Feeling fat, out of shape or lumpy and want to tone up that skin, kick start your diet and lose a few inches to get into that sexy little black number? Well look no further than a Full Body Wrap.

I lost 13.5 inches after my first wrap and 9.5 inches after my second wrap. I'm 1/4 of an inch away from losing a dress size on my top half. My skin feels lovely and more toned and it had also helped me to kick start my diet, as I have lost 3lbs too!

UPDATE: I have now had my 3rd body wrap and this time lost 6 1/8 inches. My total loss is 29 1/8 inches! I wondered if it would stay off or, like my fiance reckons, go back on as it has to go somewhere in his mind. BUT, I recently visited John Lewis's to get fitted for some new bras and I used to always be a 36. The fitter now informs me that I measure 34. I can only say I'm thrilled!

Here's what happened...
I was feeling pretty low after my diet had ground to a halt six months down the line and was searching for some sort of treatment that would give me and my body a boost. I read an article in my local paper about this body wrap and thought I'd give it a try. Now I'll admit that it isn't cheap - I got in on a special which did 3 wraps for the price of 2 at £90 - so it's worked out only slightly more expensive than a facial. It would be £45 per wrap at normal price.

Now what does it involve?

Well firstly you have to take a spare pair of knickers and a towel with you for after the treatment. You are then asked to fill in a medical form and are shown into a cubicle where you undress (except for your knickers) and then pop onto the scales to record your current weight. It's a good idea to go for a wee prior to the next bit as when you are wrapped you can't go for about 1hr 15mins.

On returning to the cubicle the person wrapping you then takes several measurements of your body, starting from your chest and finishi
ng at your ankles and wrists. To make sure that they always get the same readings, you have to stand with your hands behind your head for upper body measurements. To ensure that the next time you come the measurements are taken in the same place, they measure how far up from the floor each pen mark is to enable accurate measurement.

Now comes the fun part! In a large sink looking basin is a murky brown liquid. This is the mineral clay solution in which are lots of elastic bandages soaking ready for application. They are in warm water so you don't have to worry about freezing whilst they are being applied. The bandages are applied from shoulders to ankle and if necessary around the chin area. I have to admit that you look pretty much like an Egyptian Mummy once the process is finished. I made the mistake of telling my children what happened when I had this done and then promptly regretted it when they laughed hysterically and threatened to tell their friends. Not a problem you might think but when you also work at the same school it becomes a sensitive subject!

Anyway, I digress. Once swathed in these clay soaked bandages, which do not smell nasty at all, you are helped into a rubber tracksuit to help aid the soaking process. You have to wear lovely rubber bootie thing as well! After sitting in this strange attire for an hour, you go back to the cubicle and are unwrapped. You have to be careful when walking back as you may well have a lot of water sloshing in your boots from the bandages.

It does get a bit chilly as the bandages come off, but you are covered up with your towel and then asked to dry yourself off and change into your spare knickers. After you have done this you are then measured again on the marks made previously to see how many inches you have lost. They guarantee a minimum of 6 inches on the first wrap.

Once the details are recorded, there is an aftercare regime to stick to for 3-4 days to aid co
ntinuing inch loss. They recommend that you drink 3-4 pints of water, lay of tea, coffee and caffeine or drastically cut it back, stay off salt and fried and fatty foods. If you think about it, what is the point of eating all this stuff as it puts back in the toxins that you have just drawn out which causes the inch loss. They also recommend that for the next 3-4 days you shower in just plain water (except for your smelly bits of course!). This is because the clay leaves a residue on your body for these few days which continues to pull out the toxins. Showering using gels and things will only clog up the pores again.

They recommend having the wraps about 1 week - 10 days apart and after a course of 3 you are normally 'wrapped up', meaning that they have drawn out as many toxins as they can for now. It is recommended to have one every six months just to keep everything toned and form.

The inch loss is guaranteed as long as you don't go putting any weight back on. They say that once you lose 2 inches all over your body then you go down a dress size. I'm half way there losing it on my top half.

If you want a bit of a treat I would thoroughly recommend it!