Honestly, I wasn't going to order this. My wife showed me the ad, and I said 'that's a women's thing.' She ordered NordForce for me without asking. I put it on one Saturday morning for a family dinner. No one noticed anything. No one said anything. But I knew. And for the first time in a long time, when we took pictures after dinner, I didn't hide in the back. I'm in front. I'm smiling. My daughter-in-law told me I looked good. I'm 54. It's been a long time since I heard that.

My first thought was: this is going to be visible, I'm going to look ridiculous with that under my shirt. I ordered it anyway because there was a 45-day guarantee. I wore it all day at the office — white shirt, no tie. No one noticed anything. But three people asked me if I had lost weight. Three. In one day. I now wear it 4-5 times a week. Invisible. Effective. That's all I wanted to know.

I work in construction, I'm on my feet or sitting in a truck all day. I had lower back pain for 3 years. My doctor told me it was my posture. I tried NordForce mainly to see if it would help my back — not for appearances. After 10 days, the pain had decreased by half. After 3 weeks, it's almost gone. The smaller belly is a bonus. No more back pain, that's what convinced me to continue.

"I had my doubts. $49.95 for a vest? I could have bought anything at Walmart for $15. But I had tried the cheaper ones before, and they rolled up, they scratched, they didn't last after two washes. The NordForce, it's been 4 weeks, washed 8 times, still holds up just as well. And summer's coming, I pulled out my polos from last year that didn't fit anymore. They fit. The 45-day guarantee convinced me to try. The product convinced me to keep it."

My sons are 22 and 25. We play golf together every spring – it's our thing. This year, I didn't want to be the dad hiding behind his golf bag in photos again. I ordered the NordForce in April, two weeks before our first outing. Our first 18 holes were on May 3rd. I wore the NordForce under my polo. Comfortable for the whole round, and believe me, 18 holes at 22 degrees Celsius is a real test. My eldest son looked at me on the 9th hole and said, "Dad, did you change something? You look fit." That's why I ordered it.