The last time I visited Marie France center was year 2018. I
blogged about it and I received some comments asking me how was the after-effect.
As much as I'd love to say a lot --- busy mom with a kid who goes to school happened, and of course PANDEMIC. If you ask me, yes it is effective if done consistently with guidance from a nutritionist. And yes, you don't have to worry about skipping a year or 2 or 3 because you can always go back. It is not like a surgical treatment that requires you go to back to the doctors for another check-up. I am proud to say all treatments from Marie France are non-surgical which made me comfortable enough to go there as much as I can.
A quick story about my body - I haven't been totally overweight since I came back to the Philippines, I was overweight when I worked overseas with weight ranges around 135-140lbs. Don't ask me for photos because I kept them in the "baul" :P
I was extremely active from 2018-2020, I was doing boxing, cardio and weight training 3-4 x a week at a close-by gym. When pandemic hits March 2020, I lost all the muscles and weight from stress and weight went down to 105lbs. I felt good and clothes fit better but that weightloss (or muscle loss shall I say) did not last! It lasted only a year and my weight starts to go up.
Don't come back to me saying I am a lazy bum. Though I did not go back to the gym, I constantly exercise at home combining cardio and weight training. Not as high intensity as boxing but I watch what I eat and eat as healthily as I can.
Unfortunately, combining lack of "walking" (due to pandemic) plus AGE, my weight stayed at 122-123lbs. Even the lady from Marie France was surprised as she said I look like I am around 115-118lbs but the weighing scale says otherwise.
Little did she know that I was carrying a pouch - my stubborn tummy and a batwing --- loose skin from my sudden stop of boxing!
Not crying here, but I've decided to do something about it. As I continue with my weights workout and cardio at home. I've decided to head back to Marie France for the extra help.
And here are my top 3 favorites that work for my body type. By the way, feel free to contact them for consultation because you can't just walk in there and say the treatments you want to try --- a consultation is needed for the Doctor to be able to come up with the right program for you.
EDM+
Also known as Endermologie+ - this is a slimming technology that uses a small handheld tool to apply pressure n your body and it uses the combination of rolling, suction and pulsating motion to stimulate the fats locked within the deep tissue.
Imagine your fats hiding underneath and this treatment would create a "HUGE EARTHQUAKE" for fats to break apart.
I wore a full body suit for this treatment and there is a choice for "full body" or half body. Since I have really slim legs, my treatment has always been the upper body type concentrating on arms and tummy. The therapist would follow the machine (as seen above) and I find this treatment to be comfortable and relaxing. Expect to have a bit of pain on key areas like arms and back but super bearable.
