Maintaining your weight after a liposuction

AnnaLoboda

I plan on getting my fat on my stomach, hips and back sucked out of me. Anyone here had a liposuction and maintained it? Any tips, plans on how to maintain? How long will my body be in starvation mode after the surgery?

nutmegoreo

Why would liposuction cause "starvation mode?"

sijomial

You will maintain your weight long term if you are in a long term calorie balance. Imagine you are going to be really sore and swollen for a while after the procedure.

Starvation mode? Why do you think this is a real thing? Why do you think having fat violently surgically removed would induce this mythical beast?

pinuplove

AnnaLoboda wrote: »

I plan on getting my fat on my stomach, hips and back sucked out of me. Anyone here had a liposuction and maintained it? Any tips, plans on how to maintain? How long will my body be in starvation mode after the surgery?

Maintaining your weight long-term will be the same as if you hadn't had lipo. Eat enough but not too much.

AnnaLoboda

A doctor and a personal trainer told me this would happen. Also, I had my body go through starvation mode before and I gained more weight than I’ve ever had.

RAinWA

AnnaLoboda wrote: »

A doctor and a personal trainer told me this would happen. Also, I had my body go through starvation mode before and I gained more weight than I’ve ever had.

Starvation mode as generally used just doesn't exist.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/761810/the-starvation-mode-myth-again/p1

sijomial

AnnaLoboda wrote: »

A doctor and a personal trainer told me this would happen. Also, I had my body go through starvation mode before and I gained more weight than I’ve ever had.

Can you tell me how you can add to your energy stores while in a energy deficit?

nutmegoreo

AnnaLoboda wrote: »

A doctor and a personal trainer told me this would happen. Also, I had my body go through starvation mode before and I gained more weight than I’ve ever had.

I hope that you aren't still working with either of them. It's just not physiologically what happens.

As for not gaining after the procedure, you need to keep your calories at a maintenance level. When are you having the lipo? And have you been tracking calories here? If you've been tracking calories, what has been happening with your weight?

earlnabby

nutmegoreo wrote: »

AnnaLoboda wrote: »

A doctor and a personal trainer told me this would happen. Also, I had my body go through starvation mode before and I gained more weight than I’ve ever had.

I hope that you aren't still working with either of them. It's just not physiologically what happens.

As for not gaining after the procedure, you need to keep your calories at a maintenance level. When are you having the lipo? And have you been tracking calories here? If you've been tracking calories, what has been happening with your weight?

Don't forget that there will be a lot of swelling so you will probably gain weight immediately after the procedure . . . water weight.

nowine4me

You might want to do a bit more research. Lipo works best when someone is at a healthy weight, but has pockets of stubborn fat. It’s not intended to be used for “weight loss”. If you gain weight after, you’ve 1) wasted a lot of money and 2) will probably gain weight in areas other than those where you had Lipo.

kbmnurse1

Please research. I had a friend that had HORRIFIC complications.

nutmegoreo

earlnabby wrote: »

nutmegoreo wrote: »

AnnaLoboda wrote: »

A doctor and a personal trainer told me this would happen. Also, I had my body go through starvation mode before and I gained more weight than I’ve ever had.

I hope that you aren't still working with either of them. It's just not physiologically what happens.

As for not gaining after the procedure, you need to keep your calories at a maintenance level. When are you having the lipo? And have you been tracking calories here? If you've been tracking calories, what has been happening with your weight?

Don't forget that there will be a lot of swelling so you will probably gain weight immediately after the procedure . . . water weight.

Absolutely, and the swelling can take a long time to resolve.

elisa123gal

Two of my sisters had liposuction.. both ended up gaining weight back in the areas that were not liposuctioned..and they both now have odd shapes. One sister had as much done as you plan..and she's never looked as good as she did before she had it done. what happened to her .. is her fat now goes to her boobs..which were ample before..and to her torso. I think their mistake was thinking the fat was gone and they could eat the same..all they did was gain the weight back in other areas where the fat was never before.

w8goal4life

It appears you are new to the MFP forum. Most on this forum would likely discourage liposuction. While it may remove fat from certain parts of the body for immediate gratification, unless nutrition is addressed the fat will simply accumulate in other parts of the body which may be even less desirable. Please engage in further research and consider a healthy nutrition plan and exercise alternative instead of liposuction to attain long term desired results. "Diet" is a 4 letter word in my book and typically "ends" once a goal weight is achieved without regard for what might occur thereafter. "Nutrition Plan" is a lifestyle and not a temporary fix.

Lolinloggen

I had liposuction over 25 years ago on my legs and bottom. Did it work - sure in the short term it did. But my legs and bottom were not as thin and toned as I had wished for. Of course the lack of toning was because I did not work out But my legs and bottom did improve and I did loose 2 Kg very quickly. I have 4 small incision scars to prove it.
Note the liposuction operation was painful I was black and blue for 6 weeks and due to the full anaesthesia
Did it all return? Yes it did. Not quite in the same manner as it had been removed. The sculpting part I guess. Also though the fat did return my legs were no longer stone cold legs in winter which was a win.

The funniest part is; Now through MFP and a lot of training I actually have the legs that I really hoped to achieve with the liposuction. Strong and toned. My bottom is suffering a little (but not much of loose skin, but that is my battle scar. And it is right next to my liposuction shortcut scar. I know which one I cherish

docsab1968

Lipo will not result in significant weight loss. It is helpful for removing stubborn fat in areas where dieting and weight loss or exercise do not change. After the operation it can take up to a year for all the swelling to go down and the final result to be exposed. If you overeat you'll still gain fat in the areas that weren't treated.

callmecarina

I won't even begin to pretend to know enough about medicine or science to tell you what you absolutely should and should not do.

What I do know about is my personal struggle yo-yoing back and forth and having an unhealthy opinion of myself because I let my weight consume my every waking thought.

That said, I have never considered lipo once in my life because of several reasons. The main one is that if I am the kind of person who will overindulge enough to get into the shape that I'm at in the first place, then I have no business considering a "quick fix" until I actually get my eating habits under control first. Other reasons include fear of complications, the grueling healing process, and potentially gaining fat in other areas that could make me look "unbalanced."

I know it's not the kind of thing you want to hear, but I love this community because they are honest about what works and what doesn't. MFP'ers will try steer you in the right direction (and sometimes it's snarky), but when you're going the right way then there's nothing but love and support. Also, there's very little tolerance for pseudo-science and nonsense around here, so that's sometimes why you may receive snarkier replies. Bear with us!

Now that I've got that out of the way, ultimately you will make your own decision. I sincerely wish you the best in whatever you choose to do, and I hope it's exactly what you want. (If that means that you start counting calories with us, then we welcome you! )

GordonMiller12nKi

I'm afraid of liposuction, I think it's so painful. I'll never have the guts to do that. I'd rather work out, stick to a diet, etc., but I won't let my body be tormented. By the way, I achieved very good results under the guidance of my nutritionist. She changes my diet every month, I go to workouts or do them at home and also do a procedure for correcting body contours. I ordered this device on a website with a 21-day test drive. I saw the results and then bought it for myself. Weight is very well reduced, easily and without suffering. The psychological aspect is also important, I am very much supported by my husband and nutritionist.

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VeryKatie

nutmegoreo wrote: »

AnnaLoboda wrote: »

A doctor and a personal trainer told me this would happen. Also, I had my body go through starvation mode before and I gained more weight than I’ve ever had.

I hope that you aren't still working with either of them. It's just not physiologically what happens.

As for not gaining after the procedure, you need to keep your calories at a maintenance level. When are you having the lipo? And have you been tracking calories here? If you've been tracking calories, what has been happening with your weight?

And keep in mind your maintenance calories will be less than they were just before the procedure since you will have a lower overall weight.