33 Year Old Female, Upper and Lower Abs Smart Lipo - Palm Harbor, FL

I was training for a marathon, but had to put it on hold due to some respiratory issues. The air quality is very bad here and I have some sort of seasonal asthma. So, after a few very scary asthma attacks where thank God I had my rescue inhalers on me, my doc suggested taking it easy until we can figure out what's going on. Singular is doing an okay job at this point. Kinda sucks, but there's always next year or perhaps one in a different location that would be less of a trigger for whatever is happening right now.

Now, the good news! I'm down 17 lbs. from the day of the procedure with steady improvement of dropping about 2 lbs. a week with the switch to eating whole foods. It's great because I'm not hungry - I get to eat as much as I want whenever I want, and red wine and dark chocolate are okay, too! Finally, a lifestyle change I can stick get on board with!!!

So, I might have lost one battle with the marathon which I have to admit I'm kind of bummed about because I was doing really well (minus my near death experiences), but am totally doing great as far as dropping a few lbs. The dietician says I will be down 25-30 lbs (total) easy and into my ideal range over the next few months. I'm not big into weight, I just want to look nice in my clothes!

Attaching two pics from today. What's crazy is I cannot tell a difference between my last pics and these even though I am at least 10 lbs. lighter and 2-3 inches smaller in my hips/waist area. But, no matter what - the SL procedure was worth it. It got my self esteem up which directly impacted my desire to commit to getting my body back.

I haven't posted much recently because there hasn't been any change. I am VERY happy with my results. As I said before, my PS did his job, now it's time for me to take over with getting my act together. I've been swimming twice a week and I've also started training for the Rome Marathon in March. I'm not sure I'll run the whole thing, granny-style powerwalking is more my style so maybe a hybrid of running and powerwalking in the end, but it's nice to have a goal and go after it.

In terms of clothing, I'm slowly ditching my yoga pants for my stitchfix outfits that my stylist sends! I love it! For the first time since dealing with all this postpartum stuff, I am feeling more like myself! I actually do my hair and put on makeup some days, lol. It's been a drastic change for me, but mostly positive changes, thank goodness!

Anyway, I really don't see any changes now and still feel my skin tightening sometimes and I have hard spots. Same stuff. I will, however, post more pics as the marathon gets closer!

I've been trying to redefine my daily schedule lately and it's definitely a work in progress, but I'm inching closer to where I want to be in the end. I've noticed a huge change in my overall self esteem and I'm proud to report that my husband loves the results so far, too. I think I may have been holding back affection before because I didn't feel sexy. Not so much any more! We're back in business!

It's been about 6 weeks since the SL and I have to say that this could totally be my final result and I would be over the moon. I can work with this body!!! Once I get a tan, I'm pretty sure my lip/overhang area will not be visible.

I noticed that working out for the first time in 4 years (3 days a week, starting 2 weeks ago) coupled with the SL is a causing more inflammation than I ever remember having from working out. I took a hot yoga class this week and my ab area turned into one big hard spot and it was HOT to touch for a day afterward, almost like my tummy was running a fever and putting pressure on it via some of the poses made me sick to my stomach. Weird, huh? Anyone else experience something like this after working out?

I had a 4 hands massage which focused a bit on my ab area last week and it felt great! The (Ukrainian) ladies put some special oils and I think maybe some honey?? on me as part of their lipo massage routine. I have another one next week :)

Attached are two pics from today. I've maintained the 7 lbs. loss and I'm down a dress size with minimal effort so far. I had wanted to go all in on my food intake as suggested by the nutritionist, but my husband convinced me to ease into things. Start with meal planning, buy smart to set myself up for success, drink lots of water, work out a few times a week and go from there. I'm definitely a work in progress!!!