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With diet and lifestyle changes over the past few months, I have lost a few pounds but can\u2019t seem to make a dent in the mid-section area no matter the diet or exercise I put in. It\u2019s just not up to par.\n\nI had heard of \u201ccool sculpting\u201d from a few friends and of course heard about it, but wrote it off as \u201cI don\u2019t have the time or money to do that.\u201d Well, after doing more research and even talking to someone who had the procedure done, I was hooked! It\u2019s a non-invasive, nonsurgical procedure that freezes and eliminates fat. I met with Beaty Facial Plastic Surgery for a consultation and I am excited to say my first appointment is coming up and I will be sharing pictures, videos, and details of the procedures as I get wedding-ready!\n\nSo, if you\u2019re playing catch-up: Lauren and I have been together 11 years, we are engaged and will be married in a few short months (9\/1\/17) and we have started the wedding-ready transformation. Throughout the next few months leading up to our wedding day, both Lauren and I will be writing blogs about getting wedding ready and sharing our experiences from cool sculpting, specialty facials and even laser hair removal! I\u2019m excited to share my experiences, even very honest and unflattering pictures of before and after experiences. 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Everyone in the office couldn\u2019t be nicer, accommodating, and informed about every aspect of the procedure and that made me feel really comfortable from the start.The area that I wanted to focus on was my stomach and those wonderful love handles. First things first, any sense of modesty goes out the window! This is the exact time you shouldn\u2019t be embarrassed or ashamed, this is the time to \u201clet it all hang out\u201d while they take pictures \u2013 at every angle. Then, my nurse, Bryn, measured how much of the fatty area would be suctioned with the CoolSculpting machine. Now, let me be honest here. When I say \u201cmeasures fat area\u201d I mean grabs all the \u201cextra\u201d of the specific area to make sure that as much fat can be cool sculpted as possible.\u00a0 Then\u2026 well, I could try to describe each aspect of the process, but a video does it justice, check it out!Again, the process itself is not painful. Yes, you feel the suction but it\u2019s not bad and you go numb after 6-8 minutes. As you saw in the video, my stomach was very red and swollen immediately after the treatment.\u00a0 By the next morning, the redness of my stomach had calmed down, and you feel numb and swollen for the most part, almost like you have a little bruising. A few days after the initial procedure, the swelling and numbness feeling subsides and if anything your stomach feels a little gelatinous. \u00a0I was a bit sore with moderate touch for a few days but very tolerable. There are no restrictions after the procedure \u2013 you can work out that same day if you want.\u00a0 The only restriction, or common sense I should say, is don\u2019t have this procedure and then go eat a cheeseburger, this would of course defeat the whole purpose of freezing the fat cells.They say results take anywhere from 8-10 weeks to kick in, I\u2019m about 5 weeks out from my abs (5\/3) and 3 weeks for my love handles (5\/24) so still in the early stages, but believe me I\u2019m looking in the mirror every day!In the coming weeks, I will reveal my pre-CoolSculpt and post-CoolSculpt pictures\u2026 stay tuned!Questions? Thoughts? Suggestions? Comment below and don\u2019t forget to share with your friends!"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"My wedding makeover: Part 2","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/my-wedding-makeover-part-2\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]