Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below I work out every day and and am in great shape and am not at all fat but I've always had a belly and love handle problem which has gotten worse now that I'm 39. I do not live in the gym and obsession with diet is not my desired lifestyle. I am happy where I am at now - not fat anywhere else - but hate the pudge. Anyone have any helpfull feedback about lipo for belly and flanks?
liposuction - good or bad?
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MuSuLPhReAk
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I'd rather try an ECA stack or Clen rather than having someone stick a vacum cleaner in me.
Just clean up your diet and bust ass in the gym for a few weeks and it'll leave. Too many people look for the easy way out. Not that it's really bad, but why spend so much money and risk your life when all you have to do is take care of yourself. Don't be impatient, it'll come off.
gymtime
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Mighty P - With some people, they can diet and do cardio until hell freezes over and that last bit of fat around the middle simply won't go away.
There are a lot of guys on this board who are natural athletes. And, as such, their bodies respond to diet and excercise better than others. It's not always as simple as "clean up your diet and bust ass in the gym for a few weeks." It depends a lot on one's genetics.
There are a lot of guys on this board who are natural athletes. And, as such, their bodies respond to diet and excercise better than others. It's not always as simple as "clean up your diet and bust ass in the gym for a few weeks." It depends a lot on one's genetics.
Even if you do not have super athlete genetics, and may never look like a professional body builder, cleaning up your diet and busting ass in the gym will most certainly lead you to the best physique that is possible for you. Which, is what is important. I would say, if you feel like you have worked as hard as you possibly can, have a diet that is perfect, and are dedicated, then be happy with what you got. If you can say to any one of those points... I could do better.. then just do better.. and forget the costly dangerous surgery.
Basically.. no body in the world worth anything would expect any more from a person than the best they can produce.
My 2 cents
lata
Basically.. no body in the world worth anything would expect any more from a person than the best they can produce.
My 2 cents
lata
endpoint
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LIPOSUCTION IS NOT A LAZY WAY OUT.
It has a real purpose. Its not fat loss.
When i was younger i was very obese.
i am 21 now......and losing weight. no matter how hard i try i cant lose around my stomach.
not quite sure of the process....but when your body is forming it can add fat cells.if you were over weight when you were younger you will have more fat cells in certain areas.
geting fat is just the fat cells getting larger.
so if you have a area that has more fat cells than the rest of your body.....you get lipo to even it out and remove the EXCESS fat cells.
its not a weight loss procedure like people think
It has a real purpose. Its not fat loss.
When i was younger i was very obese.
i am 21 now......and losing weight. no matter how hard i try i cant lose around my stomach.
not quite sure of the process....but when your body is forming it can add fat cells.if you were over weight when you were younger you will have more fat cells in certain areas.
geting fat is just the fat cells getting larger.
so if you have a area that has more fat cells than the rest of your body.....you get lipo to even it out and remove the EXCESS fat cells.
its not a weight loss procedure like people think
So I read all your comments and let me make some stuff clear. I am 39 and have been going to the gym since im 16 years old. Working out and healthy eating have ALWAYS been part of my lifestyle. I am 5'8" and have always weighed a fit 155 to 160 lbs. I have gotten my weight as high as 185 using "chem assistance" under a doc's supervision. I read everything on working out and nutrition, have been on all sorts of programs, and have worked with trainers. Through it all, I have always had a thick middle. When i say that, it is something only I would notice. I could never get my abs to cut. My waist has always been from 29 (at 19 years of age) to 32" recently, and all time high was 33" at 185 lbs. What I'm saying is that with all that work it was very discouraging to always see abs covered with a layer of flab. I have ALWAYS been on a diet - low cal, low fat, fasting, combining, vegatarian and more recently - Atkins and body for life. I got so obsessed that I developed an ulcer fm constant dieting. The only time I ever had flat abs was when I had a break up, got depressed, stopped eating, and went down to 135 lbs. I looked sickly and emaciated but finally had a flat belly. WOW - i had abs - great!
Living on a constant diet - ALWAYS seeking a way to finally lose the ab flab - thinking SOMEDAY i will do it - it got frustrating. I am not fat and shouldn't be "dieting" always. What I mean is I shouldnt be trying to change my weight. Wanting to lose bodyfat was fine but I finally figured that genetically, this was probably me. Anyway, three days ago I did it. My doctor said I was a perfect candidate - in shape - NOT OVERWEIGHT at 155lbs (about 13% bodyfat). I just wanted my belly and lovehandles to match the rest of the lean me. What I meant in my first posting about not wanting to LIVE this way was I didnt want to live the rest of my life trying to get down to below 10% bodyfat. Who can sustain that?? So after it was done (took 2 hours), the doc took out 3 lbs that was bugging me for over 20 years. He really changed my shape - not my weight. He said that I would have had to lose 20 to 30 lbs to get that 3 pounds off. So it is done. I look flat but im sore and puffy. We'll see how it looks and "works". Will it look natural? It is weird to finally have a FLAT stomach and a tapered waist. I had a four pack. Will i have a six or eight pack now? I'll tell you guys as the swelling goes down. Anyway, don't be so judgemental. We're all just trying to do our best. Current info on obesity and losing weight supports the fact that diets for loosing are not good long term solutions - but that can start a whole new discussion. Ill keep you guys posted.
Living on a constant diet - ALWAYS seeking a way to finally lose the ab flab - thinking SOMEDAY i will do it - it got frustrating. I am not fat and shouldn't be "dieting" always. What I mean is I shouldnt be trying to change my weight. Wanting to lose bodyfat was fine but I finally figured that genetically, this was probably me. Anyway, three days ago I did it. My doctor said I was a perfect candidate - in shape - NOT OVERWEIGHT at 155lbs (about 13% bodyfat). I just wanted my belly and lovehandles to match the rest of the lean me. What I meant in my first posting about not wanting to LIVE this way was I didnt want to live the rest of my life trying to get down to below 10% bodyfat. Who can sustain that?? So after it was done (took 2 hours), the doc took out 3 lbs that was bugging me for over 20 years. He really changed my shape - not my weight. He said that I would have had to lose 20 to 30 lbs to get that 3 pounds off. So it is done. I look flat but im sore and puffy. We'll see how it looks and "works". Will it look natural? It is weird to finally have a FLAT stomach and a tapered waist. I had a four pack. Will i have a six or eight pack now? I'll tell you guys as the swelling goes down. Anyway, don't be so judgemental. We're all just trying to do our best. Current info on obesity and losing weight supports the fact that diets for loosing are not good long term solutions - but that can start a whole new discussion. Ill keep you guys posted.
You guys are so quick to list all kinds of drugs to use for fat reduction and then you say Lipo is the "Easy Way" implying that it is in some way cheating. C'mon. Steroids, HGH, and all these other drugs are exactly the same thing except they are chemical and this is physical. In the long term, lipo is definately safer to the body and organs than the chemical options. I am not passing judgement on any of this. I have used steroids and I'm glad i did. Gave me (started at 155 lbs) a chance to get to 185 and I looked great. I am passing no moral judgements here. Just be honest about what you are doing. I believe that chemicals used under professional supervision (most of you guys have become armchair pharmacists) and surgery by qualified and skilled physicians - are all viable ways to achieve what we are trying to achieve here (which by the way, might not be such a lofty goal to begin with).
Anyway, my surgery looks fantastic. Only 6 days post-op and I finally have a tapered upper body. The abdoman is FLAT and the lovehandles are GONE. I am still puffy and swollen so I expect that it will look even better when the swelling goes down. I am BLOWN AWAY. It is the best thing I've done. I feel so relieved. No more fighting that bulge. As I said, I am not overweight. My BF is approx 12 to 15% unless you included my lower belly fold in the measurements. Then it WAS 22%. So now, no roll. No flab. My weight (fat) was stable before, so I have no reason to believe that I will get fatter now - AND i will be MORE motivated in my workout because I won't have that constant scrutiny and dissappointment about the belly during the workout.
I am going to start working out on Monday. Doc. said I could but obviously no abdomonals for 3 weeks. The muscles are starting to show through the swelling. I cant wait to do heavy abs in the gym and see what that looks like in a few weeks. So in summary - I am thrilled. There was a lot of fear and doubt before I did it but I'm glad I had the courage to go ahead with it.
Anyway, my surgery looks fantastic. Only 6 days post-op and I finally have a tapered upper body. The abdoman is FLAT and the lovehandles are GONE. I am still puffy and swollen so I expect that it will look even better when the swelling goes down. I am BLOWN AWAY. It is the best thing I've done. I feel so relieved. No more fighting that bulge. As I said, I am not overweight. My BF is approx 12 to 15% unless you included my lower belly fold in the measurements. Then it WAS 22%. So now, no roll. No flab. My weight (fat) was stable before, so I have no reason to believe that I will get fatter now - AND i will be MORE motivated in my workout because I won't have that constant scrutiny and dissappointment about the belly during the workout.
I am going to start working out on Monday. Doc. said I could but obviously no abdomonals for 3 weeks. The muscles are starting to show through the swelling. I cant wait to do heavy abs in the gym and see what that looks like in a few weeks. So in summary - I am thrilled. There was a lot of fear and doubt before I did it but I'm glad I had the courage to go ahead with it.
DanielBishop
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Well, I'm glad you didn't listen to all the boneheads who have nothing else to say except "Get your ass under the squats bar and heave until your head explodes!!" I hate people like that.
I don't see anything wrong with lypo.... my only concern would be that if you were a naturally overweight or obese person with bad diet, you'd gain the fat back in other places like chest and back.... but since you're healthy and lean anyway, you're fine.
I hope it all works well for you.
I don't see anything wrong with lypo.... my only concern would be that if you were a naturally overweight or obese person with bad diet, you'd gain the fat back in other places like chest and back.... but since you're healthy and lean anyway, you're fine.
I hope it all works well for you.
Johnny1979
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i'm 26 y.o. been working out for the last 2 years (i have never used steroids) i'm naturally lean, like 10% body fat but i've always had the "love handles" and a little fat covering the abs, i fell my abs are hard but can't be seen, but i can feel them hard. Even on the day i joined the gym in 2004 (i was 10kg lighter back then, i'm 170cm tall and 65kg right now, i have a thin bone structure, by thin i don't mean low bone density, i mean narrow boned) i had 10% body fat and had the love handles. i need lipo so my abs will show (they are developed and hard right there) and to get rid of the love handles.
nycfitguy please tell us what kind of lipo u got, there r different kinds, one called ultrasonic liposuction. and how long did the surgeon tell u to rest before going back to the gym to lift heavy weights?
nycfitguy please tell us what kind of lipo u got, there r different kinds, one called ultrasonic liposuction. and how long did the surgeon tell u to rest before going back to the gym to lift heavy weights?
I am looking at getting lipo (lower abs and handles) myself in the next month or so. I was told by the surgeon that I could go back to a normal routine within a few weeks. He had it done and was out mowing the lawn doing yard work the next day. I agree its not the lazy way out for some of us. Even when I was ultra lean, where you could see striations in my delts, even my damn platysma, you couldnt see my lower abs, just the seperation of my upper and mid. For me to completely get rid of that lower section, the rest of me would look like an Auswitz survivor.
Good for you for having the courage to get it done and congrats with the results.
Good for you for having the courage to get it done and congrats with the results.
automaticj5
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DOes anyone know what a procedure like this would cost? and again -- are scars present?
I had a small amount of lipo done while I was living in Colombia.... My doc was from the USA.....but had an office in Bogota....flew back and forth 3 times per month.. anyway... I had always been in excellent shape... 175...very lean...could see my abs... but I had love handles that nothing would strip it away....diet....clen....T3....etc...
So 2K later....and now 3yrs later....its amazing...... and it wont come back.... I've strayed my diet for a few months here and there....and it didn't return in the lipo areas...nor in any new places....
I'll try and post some before and after pics.....
So 2K later....and now 3yrs later....its amazing...... and it wont come back.... I've strayed my diet for a few months here and there....and it didn't return in the lipo areas...nor in any new places....
I'll try and post some before and after pics.....
Norstargirl
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Very Bad. I had lipo done several years ago, and ended up with the dermis layer of my skin over my entire abdomen being eaten away. (the skin died, all 3 layers)This was due to any 1 or more of several things that were done wrong. The lipo instrument used was either used to agressively, or got to close to the skin, and/or to much solution was administered, or to much fat was removed at 1 time. The fact is that the blood supply to the skin was cut off and the skin died. This was determined in a law suit that took several years. I was bed ridden for a year, and had 3rd degree burns over my entire abdomen, and today horrible scaring remains. From my experience I tell anyone any elective surgery is a big mistake. And this was a very well known leader in the industry, he has written numerous articles, taught numerous professionals in this field and is considered a pioneer in lipo. Also while my lawsuit was going on, my attorney ended up with another case very similar to mine from the same very well known office. DONT HAVE LIPO, VERY BAD IDEA.
Norstargirl
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Very Bad. I had lipo done several years ago, and ended up with the dermis layer of my skin over my entire abdomen being eaten away. (the skin died, all 3 layers)This was due to any 1 or more of several things that were done wrong. The lipo instrument used was either used to agressively, or got to close to the skin, and/or to much solution was administered, or to much fat was removed at 1 time. The fact is that the blood supply to the skin was cut off and the skin died. This was determined in a law suit that took several years. I was bed ridden for a year, and had 3rd degree burns over my entire abdomen, and today horrible scaring remains. From my experience I tell anyone any elective surgery is a big mistake. And this was a very well known leader in the industry, he has written numerous articles, taught numerous professionals in this field and is considered a pioneer in lipo. Also while my lawsuit was going on, my attorney ended up with another case very similar to mine from the same very well known office. DONT HAVE LIPO, VERY BAD IDEA.
greenberet
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I have done lipo on my stomach including love handles. PS vacumed about pure 1,000cc of fat layers. Results were fantastic and It was the greatest choice that I'd ever made.
I would like to recommend anyone who are fit.
I would like to recommend anyone who are fit.
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