If I had it to do over again,I would have only had lipo and not a tummy tuck. And, I was also 34 years old at the time. I think you are too young right now. And a tummy tuck is really severe. Your navel may be relocated. Think about it. It changes *everything*, from the way you buy clothes to the way they fit. The best thing about it was having my ab muscles surgically tightened. The rest of it, I could have skipped. Lipo would have been enough. And changing the way I worked out. I should have used free weights from the beginning. Nothing really heavy, 5 to 15 pounds. Made the most difference of all. Give that a try.
I understand where you are coming from. I had a tummy tuck in 1992. I was not overweight at all, and did lots of cardio, but my proportions made some clothing (jeans, straight legged pants) uncomfortable to wear. I was glad I had the surgery. I needed the tuck to get rid of loose skin from losing weight in my teens (when I was overweight for a time). Good luck!
Dude, my experience was the same as yours and your sister's. I was *already* working out regularly and eating clean. Zerona was a waste of time and money.
Just an opinion, but if you went totally hardcore vegan, and added plyometrics to your workouts, I believe, from what I have read, that this combination would make a visible difference for you. But it is hard to sustain.
Sorry, I can be of no help on that. In the photos of people who were happy with their results, for the most part I could not tell any difference in their before and afters. But they were happy. Most of them also paid less than $2000. So I think there is a mind-wallet connect there. They think they got what they paid for. We did not get $3000 worth of improvement, so we, and others, are very unhappy.
Got some good news for me today. This coming January I'm getting lipo for the spots that Zerona was supposed to improve 3 years ago. If I had made this decision in 2009, it would only have cost me $800 more than Zerona and my results with be 100% visible. I'm going with the same doctor who did my eyelift in 1998. He is a perfectionist and a real artist with body contouring. I will NOT be robbed again.
Menopause is hard, as evidenced by your ongoing struggle after 10 years. I am in my fourth year myself and have managed to lose 4 pounds over the past 4 months. Yes, just 1 pound a month. I am getting married in 10 days. And you would not believe what I had to do just to lose those lousy 4 pounds. I am lucky I only gained 18 pounds total during those first two terrible menopause years.
I am sorry for your loss of $$ and hope you will aggressively pursue a refund. Demand full, and accept half, and I think you will be doing okay. Try to stay positive.
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Menopause is hard, as evidenced by your ongoing struggle after 10 years. I am in my fourth year myself and have managed to lose 4 pounds over the past 4 months. Yes, just 1 pound a month. I am getting married in 10 days. And you would not believe what I had to do just to lose those lousy 4 pounds. I am lucky I only gained 18 pounds total during those first two terrible menopause years.
I am sorry for your loss of $$ and hope you will aggressively pursue a refund. Demand full, and accept half, and I think you will be doing okay. Try to stay positive.