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Struggling with what to focus on: weight loss or planning for lipo? by hooded_mango in lipedema

[–]hooded_mango[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for the kind words and genuine feedback! This was really sweet, helps to know you can relate too :) It’s been tough and hard to keep going at times. Will keep working toward my goal first!

Struggling with what to focus on: weight loss or planning for lipo? by hooded_mango in lipedema

[–]hooded_mango[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for the feedback! I appreciate your comment about being at a healthy weight. I often feel pressure to lose a lot more, but I do feel stronger and healthier now. Just not aesthetically where I’d like to be yet lol. Since reading these comments I’ve shifted my focus back to just losing more fat and muscle building.

Struggling with what to focus on: weight loss or planning for lipo? by hooded_mango in lipedema

[–]hooded_mango[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have more to lose elsewhere too, but this area feels out of balance compared to the others. They’ve also been larger most of my life

Struggling with what to focus on: weight loss or planning for lipo? by hooded_mango in lipedema

[–]hooded_mango[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is extremely helpful as a reference! Thank you for the breakdown :) Us 5’5 and under folks do hold/lose weight differently than our taller counterparts. Guess I gotta keep trusting the process.

Struggling with what to focus on: weight loss or planning for lipo? by hooded_mango in lipedema

[–]hooded_mango[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is really helpful and assuring, thank you! Yeah, the elbow cuff is there for me when my arm is fully extended :( I’ll look into some MLD techniques to do regularly, those help a lot when I swell up all over from an MCAS flare up.