Shaping Up With CoolSculpting

I'm sure many of you have seen me tweeting about Operation Bridesmaid Dress and even talking about my goal to drop these last few baby pounds.  I have made lots of progress.  I've gone from wearing plus size clothes to a size 7/8.  Before I had kids I was a size 4 sometimes a 2, but I'm a realist and will settle for getting to a size 6.

However, despite all of my progress I'm still not completely happy with physical look of things in the mid section area.  The dreaded mom pooch you hear some women talk about it real yall.  While mine has shrunk,  I'm just ready for it to be 100% gone.  So, I've been thinking a lot about trying out CoolSculpting.  I've read and heard nothing but good things about this treatment.

For those of you who haven't heard about it, CoolSculpting is a non-surgical procedure in which a doctor freezes and destroys stubborn fat cells that just won't go away.  This is great because I'm terrified of doing anything that requires going under the knife and there's little to no downtime afterwards.  What's even better is that each treatment takes about an hour.  So, I can be in and out.  Of course, I would have make a consultation a doctor to know how many treatments I'd need to treat my problem area.

Another great plus is that this procedure doesn't damage the skin.  A special applicator with CoolSculpting technology is used to zap those fat cells and then my body will dispose of them naturally.  And the best part is that with Alive After Five events going on here in Charlotte,  the CoolSculpting team is out and about to give people a little bit more information about what actually this treatment is and how it works.  For me this is perfect because I can ask questions and learn more about the whole process to make sure it's right for me.

I think I could have some really great results with this.  Check out these before after picture below.

What do you think?  Interested in trying CoolScultping?  Click here to find a doctor's office and schedule your appointment.

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So would you try CoolSculpting?

Disclosure:  This post is sponsored by CoolSculpting. However, all views and opinions expressed are 100% my own.

Making Progress

I'm happy to report that I'm down 5 pounds!  I'm making good progress on my quest to get back into pre-pregnancy shape.  During the holidays, I developed some really bad eating habits.  I was eating a lot of sweets and drinking way too many sodas and sugary drinks.

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When the New Year rolled around I made a serious effort to drink at least a half gallon of water a day.  On a good day, I can easily get in a gallon of water without drinking juice or anything else.  I've also become more conscious of the foods I'm putting my mouth.  I did relapse and go overboard with some chocolate chips cookies my husband had.  However, since then it's been fruit smoothies and fruit to soothe my sweet tooth.

Who knew that getting your daily share of water in and cutting the sugary drinks down to a minimum could be so rewarding weight wise.  I'm realizing that my body isn't as quick at burning off calories and other things as it used to be before I had two kids.  It needs a little help and I'm glad that I'm taking the needed steps to assist it.

Did you set fitness or weight goals?  If so, what progress are you making?