In the magazine issues, there are advertisements for rubber garments like
chin straps, corsets, etc., that are to be worn to lose weight. I gathered
the chin strap was worn at night. Has anyone heard of rubber garments used
in this manner? Would women have worn these items under their everyday
clothing? I imagine if they did it would be rather hot during the warm
months... are is that how you were supposed to lose weight.
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Yes. The rubber piece was supposed to induce "spot reducing". when I was
younger (college in the mid-80's) I had an entire plastic suit designed to
be worn over exercise clothes. Jockeys and wrestlers still do this to lose
weight. You can also buy neoprene "sweats" for various anatomy parts to spot
reduce horses (mostly the throat). The weight loss is temporary, of course,
as it's all water.
There is also a version of chin support for women that is supposed to
counter the effects of gravity. It covered the whole lower throat and lower
jaw line, strapped over the head and was worn at night to prevent baggy
jowls, double chins, etc. That one might actually work if a person started
wearing it before the effects of gravity became visible. Sort of like
moisturizer and sun screen preventing wrinkles---if you start doing it
*before* you have wrinkles! :-)
Denise
Iowa
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