A Guinnea Pig

Okay, so a very, VERY interesting thing happened today. I was asked by a Regional Director from my company to participate in an experimental weight loss procedure. I just heard about this procedure yesterday from another woman at my work who is also participating. This procedure is something having to do with a laser machine, and I must admit, I am quite curious.

So, from my understanding, I go in to the "experimental clinic" and the nurses take pictures of me in my underwear and bra, you know, for the whole "before & after" comparison. I get measured all over, in many different ways (???) and then I guess the nurses choose which parts of my body they will focus (aka: experiment) on. So, after measurements, I lie down on the exam bed and I lie still on my back for about 20 minutes while a laser machine is pointed at my body and then another 20 minutes lying on my stomach.

I have been told that is is absolutely painless (thank God) and that after a three week process (approximately 9-12 sessions) the fat cells that the laser is focusing on are supposed to be melted down. Granted, this is my lame-man's understanding from other people's explanations. I have yet to go in for my first session, which is tomorrow morning. I expect to get a full detailed explanation and the expected results. The only requirements that I have been told I must do in order to participate and be considered a true specimen is that

1. I need to drink A LOT of water (no problem.. I drink a river of water a day already)

2. I need to exercise regularly (got that down.. I'm still being good and exercising on my elliptical machine at home 3-4 times a week) and

3. I need to be on the Lindora weight loss program... (Alright, I can handle that). I haven't officially started a program in a while, only because I find it very difficult for me to get to the clinic to weigh-in and have a consultation every day (Monday through Friday)... yeah, I know, excuses, excuses... But, I know that I need to be held accountable by someone other than myself.. so yes, I will start up another program.

I'm kind of excited.. I don't know what it is about trying something completely new and "experimental" but it gets my motivation going. I think my mind takes it as being a test or a competition, which for me, always gets me hyped up. I am extremely competitive, as long as it's a competition that I am interested in. And I definitely want to lose weight. All the recent photographs of me have been not so pleasant to look at. I look like a fat heffer of a woman whose boobs are so large you'd think I was lactating for and nursing a baby elephant or something! And, at this point, I will take anything I can get that will spark my motivation.

Wish me luck everyone, tomorrow is my first morning and laser session... more details to follow!

:)