As you know if you’ve been reading my posts (sorry about not really keeping things up to date!), I’ve been having some serious back pain. This pain started showing up in spring 2015 and slowly seemed to get better through my liposuction procedures as the weight came off my body. Continue Reading
Exercise
Exercise is an extremely important component in fighting lipedema. While it’s absolutely true that no amount of exercise will get rid of the lippy fat on your limbs, you can reduce size slightly by strengthening your muscles!
Physical benefits of exercise aside, it’s also very important for mental well being.
So you will be able to find all of my exercise posts under this category!
Workout for 14 September 2016
Yesterday was my workout for Wednesday 14 September 2016. It was actually supposed to happen this morning at 8am, but I’ve found out my personal trainer (PT) is the biggest baby when it comes to early mornings. When he WhatsApp’d me yesterday morning asking if I could work out at Continue Reading
Workout for 12 September 2016
Today is 2.5 weeks post op after my butt liposuction, and the 6th time back to the gym. Here’s today’s workout: 3×12 squats using the TRX straps for stability 3×12 bench press at 20kg on the smith machine (laying down for the 1st time since surgery) 3×15 cable fly at Continue Reading
Tumescent Liposuction Muscle Matters
Did you know that in tumescent liposuction muscle matters? That’s right, muscles MATTER. I found out the hard way. If you’ve been following my right thigh liposuction journey, you’ll have read that this surgery was much more painful than the left. There was a lot more post op pain as Continue Reading
Day 5 After Right Thigh Liposuction
Day 5 after right thigh liposuction once again has been the WORST day for pain. I woke up Monday morning HURTING and my right thigh had finally decided to swell up some. Not as big as the left thigh was on day 5, but much more painful. Second Manual Lymph Continue Reading
Right Thigh Liposuction Day 2 Post Surgery
Today is the right thigh liposuction day 2 post surgery. Really, things haven’t gotten any easier pain wise. I really don’t know what’s different, maybe the heat and humidity (and lack of air conditioning in the Netherlands) has something to do with it? Heat makes the blood vessels expand and that Continue Reading