Liposuction is not a license to eat

This is something that I tell all of my liposuction patients.  Patients tend to view it as such without even knowing it.  Areas that were previously the most noticeable for them are much smaller after liposuction.  This gives patients a sense that even though they are eating more they are not gaining weight because the liposuctioned previously more noticeable areas are the last to show the weight gain.  Get to the gym and protect the investment that you have made in your body.  Good luck!

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If you are gaining weight, you are violating the equation of stable weight: metabolism (exercize) equals oral intake. If you are eating too much or slowing your metabolism, then weight will increase. A few tricks to losing weight.

Exercize:

1. Cardiovascular exercize is good for your health but not best for weight loss.
2. With little time in a busy day, always start by building muscle mass. Muscle burns more calories than other parts of your body and will burn them day and night.
3. Best muscle groups to work on are the biggest - thighs and butt.

Diet:

1. Eat protein for breakfast.
2. Eat every 3 and 1/2 hours. Small meals reduce the overall daily intake and reduces the urge to binge eat.
3. Eat slowly. It takes 15 to 20 minutes for a full stomach to register in your brain. Thus many people on the go over-eat.
4. Eat hot soup - it slows you down.
5. Eat with other people and talk the most - it slows you down. Of course, let others talk, but focus on talking more then eating.
6. Avoid eating anything white. That includes margarine and butter. Use olive oil for cooking and soaking the whole grain bread at the beginning of a meal.
7. Diets that deprive you of food fail!

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To iklugirl,

Liposuction is good for improving shape.  Unwanted bulges are removed and contour is enhanced. And the improvement in SHAPE should very long lasting. That means the localized bulges should not come back.

But this does not affect your overall size and weight.  Unfortunately, if you eat more calories than your body needs and if you don't exercise enough, then weight will accumulate.  One thing is sure: the liposuction that you had is not causing your weight gain.

Hope this is helpful.  Now you know what to do!

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Weight gain after liposuction is not uncommon during the initial post-op period. However, by one year, you should not be having this problem unless you are eating excessively and/or not exercising. It is really simple math: too much in and not enough exercise to match those extra calories will lead to increase weight.

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