Slightly Sarcastic

Well, I did it again – I was up early this morning and got sucked into one of those wonderful, money sucking, infomercials. I’ve seen this particular infomercial many times before – the ab circle pro. I’ve been trying to find something to work my abs to help me with my back problems. I hope I don’t regret this. Whenever I buy something I have seen advertised on these infomercials I start hearing voices whispering in my head, “sucker, nitwit, nincompoop” (that’s the G rated version- the voices in my head are usually rude, with the vocabulary of a sailor”. When I hit that “pay now” button I have images of what will happen when I get the product – my hopes are high: It usually looks something like this:

Let’s hope it doesn’t turn into this (I really don’t need any more clothes hangers):

I’ve always had a love/hate relationship with exercise.  I started working out when I was 18 – I even taught aerobics for Bally’s Holiday Health and Fitness Centers for a couple of years:

But, Now that I’m getting a little older (I’ve been 29 for about 15 years) it seems that I have to step it up a notch.  The same old routine doesn’t quite do it anymore.  I’m hoping if I work harder on my abs that I can get my back to stop hurting so much.  I used to work out to stay hot, now I work out so I can keep up with my kids.

This isn’t the first product I’ve purchased sitting in front of the tube and it probably won’t be the last – I guess those marketers really know what they are doing.  No matter how many stories you here about online purchases with negatives endings they manage to make these products look the best invention in years.

When my abs look so hot that Muscle & Fitness magazine begs me for shots, I’ll post some images here.

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