I’m sure you’ve heard of corset training and/or waist training; the bad, maybe the good, definitely the ugly. But did you know incorporating corsets into your weight loss plan could help you lose weight?! Grab your protein shake and fill up your water bottle now, because this is going to be a long one!

Many people are shocked when I tell them that I use corsets as a tool for weight loss. Some other tools you may or may not have heard of, or use(d), include: a healthy diet change, including a high protein and fiber rich diet; eating in a calorie deficit and/or calorie counting; hormone regulation; an overall active lifestyle; walking 10k or more steps daily, running, HIIT, or any other form of cardio; resistance training, weight training, pilates, yoga, or any other muscle training; weight loss supplements including fat burners, GLP-1 medications, and meal replacements; and weight loss surgery such as gastric bypass or gastric sleeve.

Enter corsets and waist training.

Like most of the tools I mentioned, wearing a corset can assist you in your weight loss journey, though it is not for the faint of heart, nor is it a magical tool. You are still responsible for the food you put in your mouth. Nevertheless, here are three valuable reasons you should incorporate corsets and waist training into your current or future weight loss plan.

Reason #1: corsets may help prevent binge eating and/or overeating.

I’ve struggled with both all my life, for many reasons including: having parents who bought me any food I wanted, big portions being a big part of culture and tradition, lack of awareness or ignorance about what’s unhealthy, not leaving the table until all my food was gone, etc. I’m sure you (or someone you know) can relate to some, or all, of these examples that leads to binge eating or overeating. And to be clear, it’s no one’s fault; I’m not blaming my family, or culture, or myself.

But it’s important to recognize it for what it is, because binge eating and overeating runs rampant in many households, and food noise takes up so much space in our minds. Food noise: that little voice, or noise, in your head that nags you about what to eat, then what to eat after that, and then what sweet treat can you then eat… Food noise refers to “excessive and intrusive thoughts about food that can lead to unhealthy eating behaviors” according to Google’s AI.

Now I know from experience that food noise can sound pretty loud until you have quieted it down with chewing. And even then, once the meal is over, the food noise is back with “What else can I eat?” or “When’s my next meal?” Our brains don’t need to continue searching for food all the time and eating as much as we can for fear of a shortage (aka over eating). We have better things to do than worry about what we’re going to eat next, like blog, pet our furry babies, chat with a friend, get some fresh air, learn a new language, etc.

Let me give you an example of how corsets prevent me from overeating. But first, here’s some context. I love Indian food. Lamb Tikka Masala is my go-to, with garlic naan bread and vegetable samosas. Put that in front of me any day, everyday, and I will clean my plate. Wait, scratch that – would have cleaned my plate. Past tense. I used to get Indian food almost every weekend from this amazing restaurant near my home. And you better believe I was taking off my corset (if I even had it on that day), putting on a big, already stained, T-shirt, stretchy pants, and devouring that delicious food. But I’d like to think that I’ve grown out of that “big back” behavior.

I now choose to keep my corset on, even while eating my beloved Indian food. A few pieces of lamb, half a samosa, a couple bites of garlic naan bread, and I’m full. And if you’re looking at it from a health-conscious perspective, those portions are equivalent to what a “normal” serving size is. Not finishing the entire dish. That’s gluttony. A deadly sin. Literally. People die every day from obesity (overeating).

Another example of how corsets have helped me get my weight under control is by “forgetting” to eat, or not constantly thinking about food (aka food noise). Now I’m not saying wearing a corset always lowers or prevents food noise, but what I am saying is that when I wear my corset, the food noise isn’t so loud and overwhelming. Meaning it comes and goes and is not constant all day long. Don’t quote me on this because it’s just my theory, but I think it could be from the tightness of the corset. Perhaps the tension on the abdomen sends signals to the brain that says something like, “It seems we are already at full capacity, do not send any hunger signals or thoughts of food, aka food noise.” Maybe it has something to do with the stomach being the “second brain”. Or the fact that wearing a tight corset keeps you from feeling full and reminding you constantly about your weight loss goals, rather than what goodies are in the fridge. I don’t know why exactly corsets keep the food noise at bay for me, but they do.

Of course there are times when I’ve put on my corset, haven’t had any food noise for a few hours, and then all of a sudden, all I can think about are those delicious Costco chocolate chip cookies (300 calories each) taunting me inside my cupboard. And of course I’ve been in the situation where I was wearing my corset tight, eating a cookie, and then another, and slowly feeling my belly expand inside the corset. Sugar and carbs does that to the body. But some of us can’t feel it right away so we keep eating until we feel either full, or pain. Especially when something tastes really good. But when wearing a corset, that feeling of fullness comes a lot quicker, so after one cookie, the tummy expansion will start.

So I have two options: put down the cookies, or remove my corset and continue the harmful ritual. It takes less work to put down a cookie (even if it’s already 1/2 eaten) than it does to remove my corset, especially when I realize why I’m removing my corset. To be so for real, the awareness that I’m uncontrollably eating flour and sugar makes me feel pathetic, like I should be in control of the cookies not the other way around. And let’s be honest, after about a day or two, those cookies start to taste a little stale. Suffice it to say, wearing a corset has really affected how much I eat. I’ve taught myself to look at serving sizes on foods and to stick with that, rather than feel the wrath of a bloating tummy inside a tight corset, or the upsetting feeling of why I’m taking off my corset.

Reason #2: corsets are cheaper than weight loss meds and weight loss surgery.

Weight loss medications can run anywhere from a few hundred bucks to a couple thousand dollars, monthly. And if your insurance does not cover it, bariatric surgery could be over $10,000 out of pocket. But corsets… Corsets are around $80-$100 and will last you 4-6 months, maybe even more, depending on how consistent you are with wearing it. Corsets also make you eat like you’re a bariatric patient, or like you have been taking weight loss pills. Wearing a corset only offers your stomach so much room for food, so you tend to eat less and smaller portions.

You may even think twice about drinking soda or eating fast food because you don’t want to feel bloated from the carbonation, or even nauseous from fast food grease and high calorie junk. If you, or someone you know, has ever been on weight loss pills or had weight loss surgery, you know (or are at least aware) that with everything you eat, you feel it 10x more. It’s the same thing with wearing a corset.

For example, having a few sips of soda doesn’t sound too bad, right? Moderation is key… or so we’re told. But you know that bloated feeling you can get from the carbonation (air in a liquid) after chugging a can of Coke, or Poppi, or even sparkling water? Yeah, that feeling hits after the first one to two sips if you’ve had weight loss surgery or you’re wearing a corset. It’s extremely uncomfortable, and even after you burp to let some of that air/carbonation out, you’re sat there wondering why you did this to yourself and praying to whoever’s listening that if they take away this pain, you’ll never do it again…

Another example would be going out to eat. Everyone is excited that it’s the weekend and they’re ready for their cheat meals. You’re on a weight loss medication that’s been working great for you and you are choosing to stay on it. So just because it’s the weekend, doesn’t mean your medication stops or that you no longer feel the effects. You’re happy it’s the weekend and ready to go out, but you’re just not hungry and every restaurant that gets brought up doesn’t excite you like it has in the past. Nevertheless, you end up going to the restaurant of the group’s choice (it’s one you’ve always loved). You order what you usually get because they always make it perfect. Normally, you end up eating the whole thing because 1) you don’t like to waste food, or 2) if you take it home “it’s just not the same”. But this time you’re on your weight loss medication, and after tasting everything on your plate, you push your food away because you’re done. Everyone’s shocked, including you. People are trying to convince you to take a few more bites, saying that you hardly touched your plate, which is a true statement. But you physically cannot take one more bite. You know from previous experience that if you force food down while on your meds, the food will forcefully come back up. It’s the exact same thing when wearing a corset; it stops you from overeating, consuming way too many calories, and therefore, gaining weight.

That example was something I experienced in real life, albeit I was wearing a corset rather than on weight loss pills. Don’t get me wrong, the thought “just take the corset off so you can eat more to shut everyone up” did cross my mind. But please trust me when I say this: the action of removing your corset in order to overeat (or please others), -which as we acknowledged previously, is detrimental to the body- can make you feel pretty bad; like you are insulting yourself by purposefully and knowingly overeating and hurting your body. All three of these tools (weight loss meds, surgery, and corsets) make it very hard to overeat. Long story short: meds and surgery? Not in this economy! Corsets? Very affordable and do the same trick!

Reason #3: corsets mold and sculpt your body.

If you’re overweight and shaped with little to no waist, corsets can mold your fat (and muscle) so as you lose weight from your mid section, you will be sculpting it into a more hourglass shape, and flattening the front of your tummy. If you’re overweight but still have a contoured waistline, a corset will accentuate those curves, so as you lose weight, your waist will also continue to reduce in size, giving you a beautiful waist to hip ratio. It’s pretty incredible how corsets work, and I’m going to demonstrate how they do through an example: my life.

Here is the story of the world’s best worst on-again off-again relationship ever told (from what I can recall).

Around 2012-2013, I was at the lowest weight I had ever been, and my waist was a natural 30″ (I’m 5’2″). But I was not corset training at the time, nor was I even aware that corsets existed. I simply made the commitment to myself to finally lose weight through diet and exercise. I went from around 150 lbs down to 115-120 lbs., but yet I still wanted more. More gains, more fat loss, more loss of inches. It’s okay to want more. Complacency is the devil and I implore you to always strive for more, no matter what anyone says. Don’t get me wrong, it’s important to be happy with your achievements and the fact that you’ve reached your goals; but feeling so satisfied with your situation or the goals you’ve reached and telling yourself that you don’t need to try any harder or create more goals for yourself, simply will not do. And so, I wanted more. A more smaller waist. So I did my research, and stumbled upon corset training. Seek and ye shall find.

When I started waist training in March of 2013, I started with a 30″ waist and a 24″ corset. At first, I was very consistent, wearing my corset to bed, and all day after I got home from the gym. After I closed that corset, I, of course, wanted more. So I went down to a 22″ corset, but unfortunately around 2014, life and family got in the way and I slowly stopped my consistent waist training. I never truly saw any major reduction in inches, but my waist maintained a sweet contour and my tummy no longer had a bulge; yes, it still had fat, but the fat had flattened due to the molding of the corset.

By 2015-2016, I wasn’t wearing them as often, maybe a few times a week, and I ended up gaining weight to around 145 lbs. Still, I wasn’t gaining any weight on my waist, or if I was, it stayed slightly contoured due the years of on and off waist training (at least I’d like to think so). Then, in 2017, I started my weight loss/ wellness journey again, and back to the gym I went, and wearing my corset consistently once again. But by December 2018, when I quit my 9-5 job to become a full time content creator, I was wearing corsets intermittently, with no real goals, just mainly for content. Basically, I was complacent because I maintained by weight of around 135 lbs., and I thought I looked decent from corset training here and there, aka when it was convenient for me, or when I was creating content.

2019 was when I realized I needed to get back in the gym for real this time and back in my corset, and I did… but then 2020 happened. And I started gaining weight again, not wearing my corsets, overindulging and over consuming because the world was going to end. But by 2021, I snapped out of it, and went back to wearing corsets here and there, and by 2022 I was back to consistent waist training and losing weight. I dropped back down to 120 lbs and achieved a 28″ natural waist through weight loss and wearing a corset to maintain my loss of inches. If you need a reminder, in 2013 when I was 120 lbs, I had a 30″ waist… so yeah, consistent waist training for the win!

But then in 2023, I started gaining weight again, though I was still consistently wearing my corsets. The scale was slowly creeping up, but I just did not care. I gained a lot of weight, and by 2024, I was at my heaviest of almost 170 lbs. Although the scale was going up, and my arms, hips, legs, boobs, and butt were all getting bigger, my waist stayed around 30″ – 31″ and again I give credit where credit is due: my on-again off-again corset training. That’s an almost 50 lb. weight gain and only 2-3″ waist gain. Again, corsets. They kept the fat on my tummy flattened, and my waist contoured. There were, of course, weeks at a time where I wasn’t waist training, and that’s when I started to see my stomach expand and my waist line go from Coke bottle to water bottle. That was my sign to put my corset back on, even just for a few hours.

In 2024, I made the biggest commitment ever to myself, and in January 2025 I kept that commitment. I was almost 170 lbs and I had had it up to here with my detrimental eating habits. Instead of continuing to stuff myself into my 24″ corsets, I took the plunge and bought a 26″ corset. I’ve been documenting my waist training journey on my YouTube channel, and am proud to say I lost over 20 lbs; I’m currently around 142 lbs, but my goal is to get to 130 lbs by May. My ultimate goal is to get back down to 120ish lbs and go from there. I am currently waist training with a 22″ corset and will soon purchase a 20″ corset. (I am also on weight loss medication. Corsets and weight loss meds are an amazing combo btw!) Waist training has reduced my waist down to a 28″ natural waist. Today I measured in at 27.5″ and I’m going to keep going. My current goal is a 26″ waist, but ultimately I want a 24″ waist; always have since March 2013. It’s always been my goal, but this time I will 100% reach it. And yes, a calorie deficit diet is still required in order to lose weight/fat.

At this point, molding and sculpting your body becomes an art form. Wearing a corset takes discipline and dedication. If you’re not sure you’re ready for that kind of torture, I mean consistency, you need to ask yourself how badly you want it (whatever your “it” is). Obviously I didn’t want “it” that bad for years, and although I’m a little salty about my on and off journey, I’m happy it happened because I get to tell you about it and hopefully it helps you. It’s never too late. Start sculpting your body today.

Until next time… xo, Sin