Cool Sculpting, anyone?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4079633/
Cryolipolysis is safe for all skin types, with no reported pigmentary changes, and is safe for repeated application.18 The best candidates are those within their ideal weight range and those who engage in regular exercise, eat a healthy diet, have noticeable fat bulges on the trunk, are realistic in their expectations, and are willing to maintain the results of cryolipolysis with a healthy, active lifestyle. However, there is a lack of substantial research, with current knowledge based only on uncontrolled case studies and retrospective practice reviews. No head-to-head studies evaluating noninvasive body contouring devices have been conducted as yet. More randomized, controlled, double-blind studies with a sufficient number of subjects and objective measurements with high reproducibility are needed to evaluate the short-term and long-term efficacy and side effects of cryolipolysis. Further research should be directed towards identifying more ideal settings and maintenance programs.

Presumably, whoever woo'd the article didn't read it, basically says it was horrendously uncomfortable and didn't do anything long term.

elisa123gal wrote: »

Go to a plastic surgeons office who does cool sculpting... talk to them get references and the facts. in fact, maybe talk to three different EXPERTS.....and don't take advice from a bunch of dieters who think we know everything from googling.

Yup -- any plastic surgeon who is reputable will do a free consultation.

cushman5279 wrote: »

I don't know. It seems like too much of a fast and easy solution. So get cool-sculpted, but does the person change anything about their nutrition? Who knows... It's certainly not a remedy for weight loss, nor a prevention for future weight gain, it targets and kills only a fraction of the fat in the treated area. I wouldn't bother.

Of course it isn't. And no one is claiming that it is a remedy, or a prevention of future gain. Some of us just aren't getting the desired results by doing everything by the "cosmetic work bad! bad person!" approach. Because genetics can be unkind, and I can't go back in history and get a different set of ancestors.

I eat ~1550 calories (on average) a day, and work out between 5-7 days a week (and no, not just aimless walking -- we're talking half marathon training + swimming + spin + barre + moderate strength training). I don't eat back exercise calories because I use TDEE instead. I weigh everything. Literally. I track to the gram. My records are meticulous, and I cross check everything with the USDA database.

And frankly? I'm exhausted and frustrated with banging my head into the wall trying to fix my genetic fat distribution.

But by all means, please tell me about how I'm not going to change or learn anything about nutrition or fitness.

Maybe you wouldn't bother. But if throwing money at a problem takes a level of body-self-hatred off, and means that I can actually finally proportion out my waist (because quite literally, I've shed inches off my arms, hips, bust, and thighs, and not seen the same on my waist), then I'm going to do it.