Lipedema Lady Fitness, Fashion and Beauty
The 91st Academy Awards just wrapped up a big year! I was personally so excited to see all the amazing winners of color, like Spike Lee (finally!) Ruth Carter, Regina King, and Mahershala Ali. The highlight for me was Lady Gaga winning the Oscar for Best Original Song for the heartfelt "Shallow" from the movie, … Continue reading My Oscar Week Gifting Lounge Swag Haul!
In "Lip Lady Fab's 5 Step Guide to Loving Your Legs After a Lipedema Diagnosis," you'll discover: How I went from being nearly bed-ridden and suicidal, to loving my big fat legs and losing approximately 45lbs I'll share my journey with enrolling my family and my primary doctor into my treatment plan, seeking out therapists and a surgeon How I began eating healthier and got off my depressed butt to create a regular workout routine How I managed to motivate myself to embark on this journey when I felt so alone and depressed I truly hope that everyone who reads the book enjoys learning about my journey, and what brought me to a healthier place mentally and physically after finding out I had the condition.
Join me today at 2:00pm PST for a LIVE Guest Facebook chat on the Lovely Lipedema Life Facebook page ran by Ms. April Sluder, MSW! Let's talk about staying positive, avoiding self beat up, and how we can love our legs! I'm so excited to chat with you and catch up this Lipedema Awareness Month!
I've got a confession to make, girls. I've been beating myself up EVERYDAY for not blogging more and really getting this site going. I've also been beating myself up for not being the most compliant Lipedema patient. This has got to stop! I intend to use June and Lipedema Awareness Month as my opportunity to release the self-beat up about my fat legs and my blog in more ways than one!
I decided I wanted to "keep it 100" with my fellow lippy gals and share some of what I've been going through and what helps me climb my big legs up on that wagon again and again.
Hi FABulous Lippy Sisters! Well, 2017 is off to an amazing start! I'm so excited to share with you this special interview I was invited to give for JKODD Media's newest series, A Model's Life! In this 6 minute online reality series I talk about my experiences growing up with Lipedema, how I learned to … Continue reading Lip Lady FAB Crystal Willis Shares Her Lipedema Journey and Talks Plus Modeling on A MODEL’S LIFE by JKODD Media
Hi Gorgeous Lipedema ladies! 2017 is fast approaching, and if you haven't already it's time to set some new fitness goals! I know some of you are thinking that you don't even want to set yourself up for failure. Believe me, I get it. I've done every fad diet, and gained it all back. I … Continue reading Lipedema Lady’s Top 3 Mental Keys to Weight Loss Success in 2017
Hello my fabulous Lip Ladies! I've missed you! As I sit here writing to you, I am sipping an iced mocha in the beautiful island of BALI! I'll admit I've been a bit MIA. I was going through a lot of personal challenges, including a divorce and a career shift. I have great news though, … Continue reading Lip Lady FAB Travels to Eat, Pray, Love in Southeast Asia!
Written By: Asmaa Hammad, Guest Contributor Lipedema is a fat disorder, distributed in an irregular way beneath the skin, which affects the hips and the legs, but usually the feet are spared. In the later stages, lipedema affects the upper arms and can lead to immobility and secondary lymphedema. When one gets a diagnosis, they may feel angry, depressed, … Continue reading Why Are My Legs So Fat? The Top 5 Lipedema Websites
Today is my first day using my new Flexitouch pneumatic compression pump therapy device at home to treat the secondary Lymphedema I acquired from stage three Lipedema. What conservative therapies have you tried for treating your swelling from Lipedema or Lymphedema? Were you able to get your insurance to cover part of the cost?
