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27, Having a Rough Year, Time to Do Something - New York, NY
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I'm 27, almost 28. I used to weigh 200 lbs...
hazel1988September 6, 2016
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I'm 27, almost 28.
I used to weigh 200 lbs probably pushing 50% body fat.
In my last two years of college I lost 45 lbs, got to 27% body fat. Until some serious health issues kicked in. It took almost 10 years from my first flare to be diagnosed with endometriosis. (You can see my belly scars from April's surgery.)
Now I won't blame the pill/ring/IUD for my weight gain. But it did coincide. I gained quite a bit of fat back (but also 20 lbs of muscle. I'm sitting at 35% body fat currently.
I'm getting four applicators (2 large on abdomen and 2 small on flanks) of coolsculpting on Saturday. For full disclosure I am continuing my weight training/cardio/martial art training and doing a whole30 diet. I plan on doing everything to cut this chub down to size.
Next update will be day of.
I used to weigh 200 lbs probably pushing 50% body fat.
In my last two years of college I lost 45 lbs, got to 27% body fat. Until some serious health issues kicked in. It took almost 10 years from my first flare to be diagnosed with endometriosis. (You can see my belly scars from April's surgery.)
Now I won't blame the pill/ring/IUD for my weight gain. But it did coincide. I gained quite a bit of fat back (but also 20 lbs of muscle. I'm sitting at 35% body fat currently.
I'm getting four applicators (2 large on abdomen and 2 small on flanks) of coolsculpting on Saturday. For full disclosure I am continuing my weight training/cardio/martial art training and doing a whole30 diet. I plan on doing everything to cut this chub down to size.
Next update will be day of.
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UPDATED FROM hazel1988
Day of treatment
The Day Of
hazel1988September 10, 2016
Hi everyone. I just got back from my procedure. I ended up doing two of the large applicators on my lower belly and two small on my bra line.
I took my weight/measurements the day of just as a baseline.
186.2 lbs
35% body fat
45 inch hips
39.5 around the belly
34 waist
Let's see how this changes. I am continuing my training regiment and keeping a restricted diet as I have been.
Now as for the experience itself:
I have to say it was one of the strangest sensations of my life. The suction itself was not so bad but the initial cooling was intense. I did briefly panic wondering what I had gotten myself into. But even the numbness didn't feel like an absence of pain. It was uncomfortable but not shocking to my system.
The belly definitely hurt more than the bra line. The bra line was easy in comparison.
But as others said the massage is probably the worst, all that sensation coming back into the frozen stick of butter on my belly! I'm gonna rest for a bit, and I'll keep you updated as it progresses!
Now I'm home. I feel a bit ill - in the way I feel sick after a tattoo. The body's immune response has gone up. My belly feels tender to the touch and sort of numb. But nothing shocking or horrible.
I took my weight/measurements the day of just as a baseline.
186.2 lbs
35% body fat
45 inch hips
39.5 around the belly
34 waist
Let's see how this changes. I am continuing my training regiment and keeping a restricted diet as I have been.
Now as for the experience itself:
I have to say it was one of the strangest sensations of my life. The suction itself was not so bad but the initial cooling was intense. I did briefly panic wondering what I had gotten myself into. But even the numbness didn't feel like an absence of pain. It was uncomfortable but not shocking to my system.
The belly definitely hurt more than the bra line. The bra line was easy in comparison.
But as others said the massage is probably the worst, all that sensation coming back into the frozen stick of butter on my belly! I'm gonna rest for a bit, and I'll keep you updated as it progresses!
Now I'm home. I feel a bit ill - in the way I feel sick after a tattoo. The body's immune response has gone up. My belly feels tender to the touch and sort of numb. But nothing shocking or horrible.
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UPDATED FROM hazel1988
2 days post
Day 2 - Feeling bruised
hazel1988September 12, 2016
So, symptomatically, I feel quite bruised. Almost like I got kicked. (I spar so I'm fairly used to the feeling.)
It's not bad enough for me to take any medication for it. The bruised feeling is more on the bra line. My belly is still fairly numb but I feel the bruising when I walk. Wearing spanx helps.
It's not bad enough for me to take any medication for it. The bruised feeling is more on the bra line. My belly is still fairly numb but I feel the bruising when I walk. Wearing spanx helps.
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