Thank you for visiting my site. Need any help in selecting which hoop would be right for you feel free to email me with questions. Renee@customhoop.com I went from size 16 to a size 10 in three months. Just hooping for 10 minutes a day , everyday. now I'm size six. Still hooping everyday. You don't want to over do it. If you feel sore one day take that day off. You will get a bruise if you over do it. In begining it would take me about 25 minutes to get whole 10 minute work out in. I would hoop three minutes then rest two or three minutes. Make it fun do it to music , dance around with.