Dieting causes fat cells to reduce in size but "really never disappear" (bleeding, surgery)
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Not allowing yourself to gain weight (more fat cells) in the first place is the best advice, if that's indeed how they replicate -- or are they always there lurking via genetics? I used to diet and exercise rigorously when I hit my "five extra pounds, danger Will Robinson" limit, but something happened to that standard during the pandemic...
I'm seriously considering it. That is, if I ever hope to get back into a bikini! Must be why you got it, beach dweller that you are...
My fat is very concentrated in one area disproportionately, which is what that procedure is ideally designed for. I'd have to be diet enough to be disproportionately thin elsewhere to get rid of my belly and, as we're discussing here, that's just shrinking the fat cells there temporarily -- not getting rid of them permanently.
Yes, lipo is never "to lose weight". I had a couple belly rolls though I was never really overweight. It took care of those perfectly and the doc showed me 2 2-liter bottles of the fat he sucked out! Now my stomach is flat, though it is not the measurement I'd like. No curves, but I never had a defined waist. It's flat but it's still larger than I'd like, but I'm still very happy with what they were able to do.
My thighs used to rub together and lipo took care of that too. Really nice not to have that uncomfortable sensation.
Now I'm looking at the old-lady back-fat around where the bathing suit top goes and wish that would be sucked out too, but guess I'm too old and not motivated anymore.
Leptin resistance can be reversed with diet and lifestyle changes.
The Healthline link below says, "It is not entirely clear how leptin resistance can be reversed, though theories abound.
And one of the suggestions is, "Eating plenty of protein....."
But since the early 1970s, starting with the Atkins diet, there have been loads of high protein diet plans. And during the past 50 years, the percentage of those who are overweight and obese has steadily gone up.
Yes, by changing to a healthier, well-balanced diet instead of "dieting" for the single purpose of losing weight, they may avoid leptin resistance that causes them to gain it back.
You are what you eat so the microbiome dictates your choice of foods. If you keep eating a very rich diet of carbs or proteins your microbiome will proliferate on those foods and desire them. A detox or elimination diet will fix your bad food cravings. As you starve your microbiome of bacteria that feeds on carbs and protein and switch to a wholesome diet of plants and low proteins your body will adapt and those cravings will lessen. Lipsuction does more harm than good, why scar your body when you can do it naturally.
Heard an interesting theory from a friend the other day, don't have any links. She said the visceral fat in your body acts similar to an organ, demanding food and nutrients. When people lose weight, they don't lose enough, they stop their diets before the fat is all gone, and that visceral fat left in their body fights to grow again.
I thought that was interesting. So sad to see people get healthy and lose weight and most times they gain it right back again. Maybe my friend is on to something.
But does that really work? I've heard mixed reviews.
If you're talking about "cool sculpting", I was seriously considering it. Then I read about Linda Evangelista and what it did to her. Although, her experience is rare, apparently it's hard to tell who would be affected by it.
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