After Much Consideration I Did It! - New York, NY

After reading all the reviews on this website I finally decided I wanted to try cool sculpting. I have to say most of the reviews on here have been dead on! So here's a little information about my body type, work out habbits and my experience. I'm 5'3 and weigh about 122lbs, my waist line is 33.5 inches. I have that pouch on my lower abs and no matter what I do, I can't get rid of it. I do the insanity work out about 4 times a week and run every now and then. I do have to say that the insanity work out has helped me lose weight but has NOT given me those ripped abs it advertises.

May 30, 2012 Day 1 and Day 2: I went in for my consultation and decided to go ahead with the procedure. The nurse was very informative as she had also gotten the procedure done a few months back. She then applied a cold gel cloth to my lower abs. She then asked if I was ready and counted to 3 before she turned the zeltiq machine on. She did warn me about the suction and the level of discomfort. The suction felt like my skin was being pulled really really tight and also felt a burning sensation. This went on for about 5 minutes. Nothing I couldn't handle. After that my skin went numb and I felt no pain. After an hour, the nurse came in and disconnected the machine from my skin. This part felt uncomfortable. It felt like my skin was on fire. Again this only lasted for a few minutes...The procedure was then done. I did not get massaged like other reviews I have read...The area that was treated did look funny. The skin was sticking out but it only took about 10 minutes before it went back to normal. I did have some redness and swelling but I felt ok. The area is sensitive so whenever I have to pick up my 18 month old, i'm very careful because it hurts a little if he rubs against it. I slept ok the first two nights. I will update the blog later this week to let everyone know what my experience has been like. I will also post my before pictures at the 2 week mark along with an after picture at two weeks. I hope to see some changes by the end of week 2.