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Tired of Holding in my Stomach - Alexandria, VA

UPDATED FROM Spare Tire
2 months post

I have been working out pretty hard lately...and...

WORTH IT$7,500
I have been working out pretty hard lately...and just recently started working out *without* a garment on. It felt weird at first, but definitely opens up my clothing options which feels good. I also can't help but notice that I am sweating profusely!!! My hair is soaking wet when I am finished..and I was never much of a sweater before. It's amazing to me.

I have been eating right, working out, but the scale is not budging!!! I know many people on here did SMARTLipo instead of Tumescent and saw instant weight loss. But my doctor took off 8lbs so I am hoping to see the weight come off eventually. I know I am smaller becuase my clothes fit totally differently and everyone says how small I am. I am just sad to see the scale stuck on the same darn number :-(

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George Bitar, MD

George Bitar, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

4.6 | 116 Reviews
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The doctor (and his team's) attention to your health is great. I honestly believe I made the right decision selecting Dr. Bitar for this procedure. I'm also glad I decided to go under general anesthesia and do all areas at once. This way I did not have to undergo multiple sessions or risk experiencing any pain during the procedure. Lastly, it allowed him to be more aggressive and safely remove as much fat as possible...in my case a whopping 8lbs!! The only complaint is that you might wait a while for your appointment. But thats pretty typical for any doctor nowadays. Apparently he is in high demand, as he was recently featured in the Top Doctors issue of the Washingtonian Magazine.

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Hey there! I am doing pretty good. Working out again is wonderful isnt it?? Do you find you are sweating more? I swear it looks like I have been swimming when I am done LOL.
Congratulations on your results, you look great! I recently had SmartLipo and had 19#s removed from my thighs. Thus far I love the results and only a few weeks out!
tomorrow is the big day for me. i'm so nervous. everybody is telling me not to do it but i'm tired of holding in my stomach every day. i'm having my abs done and hopefully they will throw in a freebie and do my love handles. will post on saturday - the day after.
Well tomorrow is my big day! I get a phone company from the doctor's office who's doing my procedure. They call and say they are giving me a gift card toward a hotel stay. Now isn't that something! Wow, I'm hoping everything turns out for the best. I am so nervous! But, I have to do it for me. This year is all about me. I will post tomorrow to let you know how everything went for me.
You will do great! Do THIS FOR YOURSELF!
@cacm - thanks. my earlier post should had stated that i get a phone CALL not company. they called me and offered a gift card to stay at a hotel. but thanks for the encouragement. i told my mom today. she is upset with me. i'm even wondering why i'm doing this. my husband says i'm lazy, to just exercise more. he doesn't understand.
UPDATED FROM Spare Tire
2 months post

So I am in South Beach with a girlfriend this...

So I am in South Beach with a girlfriend this weekend. It is a Hot Mess times 5000 down here. Too many of us are entirely too confident with our bodies. Women of all sizes wearing bathing suits and dresses entirely too small squeezing their mid sections. Yet, almost two months out I'm too self conscious of my post procedure swelling to put on my two peice for fear of the sun making me swell up like a Hot Air BallIoon :-(

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UPDATED FROM Spare Tire
1 month post

I finally went back to the gym yesterday amd today...

I finally went back to the gym yesterday amd today. It feels soooo good to workout again I can''t even explain!! I am on the elliptical sweating out all of that fluid that is still inside of (atleast that is what I am telling myself LOL). My doctor used closed incisions, so I didn't have the leaking experience that everyone else did. I have just tried really hard to watch my diet and salt intake so as not to gain any weight without working out over the past 5 weeks.

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Hey girl, how's everything going? I went to brunch yesterday & I swell up so much. But, it went down later tonight. How's ur swelling roller coaster? I can't seem to remember to drink as often; I need to do better. The doctor has cleared me to workout on my elliptical.
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