What not to do when buying your first corset. by Laura

Hello everyone!

Today we have a Guest Writer, My Friend Laura sent me this post, I just added a few notes and pictures. For more information visit "The Basics"

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                                      Picture by Kathy Chin for The Tightlacing society

1.- Not take enough time to research of waist training

While it is exciting to know that there is something you can use to improve your body shape without going under the knife you should take the time to inform yourself about it as with everything there would be people with promises of the dream body as long as you buy from them, waist training requires more than just put the corset on, you should know that there are different types of corsets for different needs, look for help in blogs like this, fb groups or people that have been doing this for a while, not everyone is on it for the sales and you probably  will have better answers from them .    


   

     

 2.- Not setting your goal

What are you looking for? is it getting an hourglass body shape, just correct your posture/back support, or something nice to wear, once you know exactly what you want it should be easier to look for the right one, not all corsets are made to reduce your waist some will just help your back and posture.

·                                                                           Picture from chicvintagebrides.com

  3.-Not look for reviews of the site/person you are planning to buy from

Believe it or not... they are calling this a corset 

As I mentioned before, as long as you buy from them they will tell you the corset is magic, don’t fall for the word SALE, cheap is not always better there are a lot of things to take into account so you should look for someone that is willing to help you find the right one and even work with you if after receiving it is not what you expected.

4.- Not be aware of the materials a corset is made of

Pictures from Madame Sheer ( Quality Corsets, and
many fabrics ands styles are available there)

 It is important to know that cheaper corsets are made of cheap materials, if you are only looking for an addition to your wardrobe,  plastic bones  should be no problem  since you are not wearing it for long periods (unless you are allergic to some materials of course), but if you are looking to get into waist training you might have to invest a bit more on some steel boned corset, and even after this you have to think about the fabric you want it made of and if this is the type of corset it will make you meet your goal.

5.- Not knowing how to measure yourself

        This is a video by Cheri from Orchard Corsets :

                     

6.- Not knowing that ultimately the decision of when to get a corset is yours

There is no rush to get into a corset, it takes time to achieve any type of reduction so there would be no difference if you get it today or in a month, and once you start wearing it is going to take time to seasoning it, and even after this you might want to wear it only at home for a couple of hours or maybe when your are at work,  it is all up to you so everyone gets different results, don’t feel any type of pressure when looking for your corset, there are a bunch of styles some prettier than others so make the search fun, and

 buy something it will make you happy.

I hate to say I learned about these facts after getting my first corset, so while the one I got it can help my posture since it is steel boned my main goal was to reduce my waist which I cannot accomplish with it, I bought from the first site/person  that offered me one and it was on sale (not really) so I have no option to return it and I have found that while I don’t hate the style there are a lot others I like it better, so don’t make any rush decisions, take your time and get something you will love.

OOTD: Stealthing at work

Hello everyone

This is a simple and casual outfit I wore yesterday to work, the corset was not noticeable but the waist looked very pretty.

I was wearing OC's mesh corset

OOTD : stealthing at a wedding

Hey guys I thought it would be nice to share OOTD pictures in between posts, what do you think?

Update: a few more pictures with my friends and my BF

Diet, Weight & Waist Training

Recently I made a lifestyle change... I am trying to become vegan  (I am not there yet)

As I have mentioned before I eat mostly healthy food, but I am not dieting or trying to loose weight. 

During the first 6 months of training I did gain weight. and still lose a couple inches of my waist. I went from 59 kg to 62.5 kg and I believe the corset "shaped" the fat differently because my hips look a bit fuller.

If you haven't seen my results you can got to the next link:
 ( http://mayeccentric.blogspot.mx/2014/08/bikini-before-and-after.html) 

I started corseting almost a year ago, and since then my eating habits have improved a lot, I don't eat as much as I did before, and I stopped drinking carbonated drinks completely and I have been avoiding  fatty and salty food, because it makes me uncomfortable when I have the corset on.

Corseting has prepared me for this lifestyle change, and of course Veganism is not required to waist train successfully, but on the other hand, corseting is a very helpful tool if you start a lifestyle change as big as this one.

Not corset related information from this point.

Why did I decided to go Vegan:

At the beginning I started reading about the side effects of milk in adults, and I came across Freely, "the banana girl" on YouTube. And I watched all of her videos.

If you're interested you should see the next video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS9hh-Npc50

That was about 4 months ago, so the first thing I took out of my diet was milk ,I occasionally eat cheese, but not nearly as much as I used to.

After reading enough about milk, I started to read about the dangers of eggs... there's another Freely video about that,as well as lots of documentaries , I used to eat 2 to 3 sunny side up eggs daily! and 3 months ago I stopped, I have eaten eggs once or twice after that (when there's nothing else I could eat at work) and they made me fell sooo dizzy, it was very difficult for me to eat them.

When I started researching all I cared for was the health benefits of avoiding those foods, but inevitable by getting more involved in vegetarian and vegan groups one starts to learn about animal cruelty and how much your "food" has to suffer before it becomes that tasty steak/corps that we eat to get our protein.

If you'd like to see more about Veganism please watch the following documentaries:

Best Speech ever:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es6U00LMmC4

Forks over knives
http://vivir-naturalmente.blogspot.mx/search/label/Tenedores%20contra%20Cuchillos%20-%20Forks%20over%20Knives%20(subtitulado)

Earthlings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibuQ-J04eLQ

Dangers of Milk
http://rense.com/general26/milk.htm

http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/disadvantages-eating-cheese-5796.html

Disclaimer: I am not recommending anyone to go Vegan, it is not required to do so in order to successfully waist train, but it is a great lifestyle, if you're interested I would advise you to research a lot, It took me 3 months to go vegetarian, and I am trying to become Vegan, but you must take your time to try it and decide whether or not this works for you.

There is not good and bad here. Just do what's best FOR YOU.

Good luck

Bikini Body Before and After - waist training results -

Before waist training:   26.5" waist                                                   After waist training:  24" waist                                                                                          

             

Hello everyone!

The first picture was taken last summer, a few months before I began waist training.

 I did not consider myself fat back then, but I knew my waist to hip ratio was not as notorious as I'd like,  I felt I was lacking curve on the hips and that there was no way to change that.I know most girls just want to be slimmer, but that is not exactly what I wanted. I always wanted to be curvier,  I had good proportions before and had no problems with my top or bottom, it was the middle section that I did not like so much.

Dieting or going to the gym were not going to make a big difference, because when I lose weight I tend to get even less curvy on the hips and my waist would look the same since I do not carrying much fat there anyway.

When I started reading about waist training I knew this was what I was looking for, I saw all of Lucy's videos, I read all I could on the internet (the Lingery addict, OCC blog ,Romantacy web page, Stay lace, etc) I saw all of the youtube videos I could find about corsets, and I followed another girl that started her journey almost at the same time as me  (souljagurlsha).

I got addicted to the information and spent hours reading about corsets, then I joined Facebook pages like the tightlacing society and corsets on sale.

I believe doing research keeps you motivated, so I hope my results will give some inspiration to those who are starting this journey

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Good luck!

Driving while wearing a corset

My mom recently got into a car accident.

The other guy ignored the red light and she was driving quite fast, Luckily, no one got hurt, and my mom is not nearly as injured as she should be considering the angle in which she crashed.

She hit a car at such speed that the front part of her car slid under the other car after trying to stop for 19 meters (unsuccessfully).  Her back and neck hurt, but other than that she's fine.

So she went to the doctor yesterday to check that everything's OK, and she let him know that she's wearing a corset for support, and she was also wearing a corset when the crash happened, to her surprise, not only the doctor recommended her to keep using the corset, he also said the corset is possibly the only reason she did not end up paralyzed from the legs down after that kind of crash!!!

My mom was a secretary for over 5 years and due to the long period sitting in front of a computer she developed carpal tunnel syndrome as well as a neck injury. She also has a lower back injury so the doctor was amazed that she did not get any more damage on those injuries.

We will never know for sure what might have happened if she weren't corseted,  but I truly believe the corset made a great difference.
I am so glad my mom is fine, and I feel good because she was wearing my old C-411 that day

Have a great day! and drive safely

Other stories about Corsets helping in dangerous situations :

6 meses haciendo waist training y sus resultados

Hola

Acabo de darme cuenta que ya llevo 6 meses haciendo waist training :) el tiempo se me paso volando y ya veo resultados semi-permanentes, 

El mayor tiempo que he pasado sin usar mi corset son 10 días, conservando las 24" de cintura.

Algo importante que debo mencionar son los cambios de peso que he tenido desde que empece

Noviembre       2013     59    Kg    26 1/5" cintura

Abril          2014     62.5 Kg    24" cintura

Cuantas pulgadas de cintura mas tendria si no estuviera haciendo waist training , tal vez si hubiera conservado el peso inicial sabría con mas exactitud cuantas pulgadas se pueden perder en 6 meses, pero aun así los resultados me tienen muy contenta.

También tengo que aclarar que usar un corset no te ayuda a ganar o perder peso, yo tenia el objetivo de subir un poco para tener mas curvas y eso lo logre comiendo comida saludable pero en mayores cantidades y haciendo ejercicio varios días a la semana .

Lo interesante es que el corset si ayudo a moldear el cuerpo, evitando que el peso ganado se acumulara en la cintura, así que si se puede entrenar aun si estas subiendo de peso.
Pero si el objetivo es bajar de peso los resultados seguramente serán mas impactantes.

Estos son mis resultados de 6 meses de entrenamiento:

Cintura actual 24"

No duden en preguntar y comentar,  ya sea en español o ingles