Losing Weight After Lipo - Exercise and Proper Eating Not Working!

asked 1 year ago by gmiami in Miami, FL
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
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Tags: abdomen, flanks, hips, inner thighs, outer thighs, female, weight loss, eating, exercise

I had lipo of my abdomen, flanks, back, hips and and inner and outer thighs done 4 weeks ago today! I am very pleased with the results so far because my contours look great. I've lost 13 lbs. from just the lipo so far. However, for the past 2 and a half weeks I have been eating very, very well (I know for a fact that I am consuming less than what I am burning) and I am working out alot (40mins-1 hr on the ellipitcal every other night), but I haven't lost one pound! Why can't I lose more? :(

9 answers to Losing Weight After Lipo - Exercise and Proper Eating Not Working!

Weight loss after liposuction

Congratulations on your great result! You may not want to focus too much on your weight right now. The guidelines for weight loss are 1-2 pounds per a week and you don't appear to have much fat on your body. Keep up the exercises and proper diet.

Karol A. Gutowski, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction, Motivation, and Weight Loss After. Is weight loss possible?

At this early date after surgery you may be experiencing fluid retention. Beware of salt. Sodium will result in temporary water retention. Sounds like you are doing all right. If you truly restrict calories you will lose weight. If you are kidding youself you will not lose weight. A person can always out eat any exercise progrm. The problem with weight management is that 99% perfect is a failure. In 1 % of any day you can... more

George Commons, MD
Palo Alto Plastic Surgeon

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Time is your friend

Congratulations! You look great! Liposuction in combination with excellent eating habits and exercise provides by far the best results. You are already heading there. At four weeks out, there is still a considerable amount of water from the procedure your body hasn't yet shed. When this occurs you will see some pounds miraculously disappear. Now you can think more in terms of maintaining your desired look, and dimensions, and less in terms of actual weight.... more

Christopher J. Peers, MD
South Bend Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Weight loss after lipo

You look good and don't look like you need to lose much more weight or that you have much excess fat. As you exercise, you will build muscle which will counteract weight loss. At this point it is more important what you look like than exactly what you weigh. Your body may be holding onto all the current weight knowing that it would not be healthy to lose more. If you watch The Biggest Loser, you will know that weight loss varies from week to week quite... more

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Weight Loss after Liposuction?

Thank you for the question picture. Based on a description, your liposuction surgery has been successful in improving your contours. At this point, in order to achieve further weight loss you may be best served working with other professionals such as personal trainers etc. Keep in mind as you build muscle you may not see a decrease in your weight. Personally I would suggest mixing up your workout routine. Best wishes.

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Weight loss and liposuction

You look pretty good in the photos, but yyou lost a lot of weight already. I would not be discouraged but maybe you have hit the limit of what is healthy for you?

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction and weight loss and exercise

Congratulations on doing so well with your exercise and diet after liposuction. You have less fat now as some was removed with liposuction, so you should be consuming less calories than prior to liposuction because you need less calories to support less fat. Having reduced your caloric intake then means that you won't see further weight loss unless you consume less than the new fewer calories needed per day to support the lower fat volume. In addition, as you are exercising,... more

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

Liposuction resulted in intial weight loss which stabilized

Your results should be monitored by the outcome and not necessarily by your weight. The muscle bulk you are building may actually weigh more than the fat removed. Keep on working out and be pleased that you clothes fit better! Congratulations.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Weight loss after liposuction

At four weeks, you are still quite swollen. The extra weight may be water weight. Your movement may even be causing a seroma (fluid accumulating in the area of liposuction) which will prevent weight loss. As the swelling resolves and fluid further mobilizes, your body will become more trim, less stiff, and your weight may correct downward a bit. Your best source of information about this however, is the surgeon who performed your procedure.