Zapping My Weight Away - Let There be Light!

 God said, "Let there be light!" and He saw that the light was good.  I started my new light therapy sessions with grand nutritionist Crystal Wine of Norman, Oklahoma's 405 Body Contouring today.  The clinic is located just off of I-35 and West Tecumseh at 3201 W. Tecumseh Road, #120, Norman, OK. If you wanted to call them you could at 405-615-5567.   Light heals.  Believe me, you are going to WANT to call Crystal and get your sessions started. I wanted to start them about eight weeks ago because I knew I would be sending the book off soon, and I didn't want to send it off without at least blogging about my first real experience with light treatments. I won't go into all the super bright (I mean BRIGHT) details, because I want you to do your own research, but I will do a bit of bragging both on the clinic and how it's run by Crystal, and of course the prognosis of using light to not only lose weight but to tone up my muscles, remove wrinkles and lines, boost my metabolism, lower inflammation and if I had any anxiety, these treatments work on reduction of anything depressing - - it's hard to remain depressed when you're smothered from head to knee in brilliant radiating light; bathing in the promises of looking and feeling so much better!

"How much weight do you think you need to lose, or what do you think you want to lose?" asked Crystal, the tiny, oh-so-pretty nutritionist whose job it is to make me gorgeous! Crystal is the epitome of the person whose photo you should put on your refrigerator and strive every waking hour of your life to become. (Smiles) She is both healthy and beautiful, and I love her positive and helpful energy. Anyone who goes into the clinic will immediately feel welcome and at home. She puts you at ease with her knowledge, and she helps you understand the entire process of allowing modern technology to be harnessed in such a way that it brings forth the healing you deserve and desire.  I answered her with a stoic, "I think I have 40 pounds to lose, but I wouldn't mind being even a tad bit smaller so I could add muscle back, and be fit again. I miss being fit."  Honestly? I haven't been or felt fit since BK - - before kids.  Not joking.

Without blinking, Crystal assured me that the red lights she uses are over 600 times stronger than the lights typically used for tanning and other body beautifying; it is the number one reason she can eagerly stand behind her product knowledge of what it is that is taking place once you lay yourself down and get all wrapped up like a little burrito in the four "pads" as they're called.  Two are used for the area just under your breastplate and extend past your thighs, and two are used for your arms or thighs, you can switch off, mix and match, or just target the area that you think is most needing to be contoured.  The lights (paraphrasing and simplifying things here) penetrate deep into the exposed skin, and they are attracted to fluid-filled fat cells, so you'll want to drink a whole lotta watta before you show up - - and go pee immediately following the 25-minute session - - immediately!

The lights find the fat plump cells and "suck out" or shrink them from their fatness to a shriveled up itty-bitty cell, and yes, you can fill them back up if you were so inclined to do so, but the entire reason one goes to the body contouring clinic is to NOT be fat; right? So, if you think about it, you're getting a fast and furious head start on the entire process. For me, I am halfway to my goal weight, having lost 40 pounds already over the past six months or so. I work out, I ride my bike, I ride my horse, I eat correctly, drink a lotta watta, and I fast from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m. nearly every single day. I don't cheat unless I feel that my body has adjusted too well to the routine, and then only cheat for a little meal or so.  Crystal blew my mind when she told me that to begin the new regime I'll need to cheat like I've never cheated and eat like I've never eaten, literally over 5,000 calories on Day 1 and Day 2 of the 42-day cycle. WHAT? How does one eat over 5,000 calories? This will be...wonderful.  I have planned a trip to Dunkin Donuts for early in the morning, and I am determined to be as bad as I possibly can be both tomorrow and the next day. I feel a pizza coming on, I feel Braum's fried chicken strips, french fries, and homemade gravy with a big fat German chocolate malt!  I am absolutely sure that I can accomplish this terrible terrible goal - - any takers? Any volunteers to go with me? I bet!

I wish I could show you the red marks Crystal put on my body to measure me before the first treatment, but I've told myself I won't take before and after photos, because I never really trusted them when I saw them in print, and I don't want to put my body out there until I'm in that stupendously fantabulous AFTER phase. Believe me, after I'm AFTER I'll be all over the blog pages! Yeah, you'll see that. You just can't see the whole fat lady thing right now. NOPE. Crystal can see me fat - - she's paid to see me fat. She keeps my secrets. Once the book is out I'll be at the end of my sessions and will be a follow-up blog to let the readers know what we accomplished; it will be one of the first blogs I use for the sequel book as well, sort of a cliff hanger! I don't mind doing the before and after shots then as long as I can fit into my skinny jeans and a bra the size of a thimble. Yeah, that's me, going for the prepuberal flatness that I had when I was a gymnast - - wish me luck; fantasies have a way of really screwing with reality. I'd settle for thin and tight. When I asked Crystal about reducing the boobs she laughed. Most women are quick to say they want the boobs left right where they are - - NOPE, take them, please. I would sell them if I thought they'd go to a good home. I have no need for them. They get in the way constantly, and if I could reduce them to next-to-nothing I'd do the happy dance!

During the light treatment, I listened to a guided meditation tape for the entire 25-minute session. I had to giggle because the man on the tape was talking about the fears and anxiety that people go through when they are called upon to be public speakers. I have never, and I do mean never had any issues opening my big mouth and sharing absolutely anything and everything that I know about whatever subject matter it is that someone has asked me to speak about. The meditation however was peaceful, and I enjoyed every minute of it. After the lights I was measured; this is so Crystal can determine how many inches I lost and she can put together a metabolic plan for me; we all knew I needed one. That was never in question. After the measuring tape party, which if you ask me should have included balloons, I was allowed to dress and taken to a room where a large vibration plate stood on the floor just waiting to shake my brains out of my head -- if my teeth didn't fall out first. Crystal explained to me that if the vibrations get too intense for my brain I can bend my knees -- which I did. I ended up doing deep squats for a few minutes to give my head a break and lift those glutes.

So, there you go. I'm starting the process. So far I like EVERYTHING about it. I'm doing two light sessions a week for 8 weeks. I'm taking special drops formulated for the program, I'm taking their recommended supplement, following their diet plan, and making great recipes to fulfill every meal obligation. Like Crystal, I plan on batch cooking and mixing and matching foods throughout the week, but they do provide you with day-to-day planners, journals, recipes, and success stories to help you stay motivated. I won't chinch on this one. I won't cheat myself. I want this to work, and I want it to work so well that many women in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area will take the time to call Crystal and find out what she can do for them. We need to shake it up folks; we need to get healthy from within so we can be strong and positive on the outside too - - we owe it to ourselves, our families, our community, to the world. We are better when we are healthier. If I can start this journey at 59, most people can do better than what they've been doing. Let's be honest.

Let's be positive! Let's make this happen. Thank you 405 Body Contouring. I look forward to the next few months of this journey!