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Crystal Willis, Lipedema Lady

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La Vida #Lipedema 💕🌴
Since Puberty | 1 Lipo | -30lbs w/GLP-1
Wellness | Travel | Hospitality @lipladytravels ✈️
📍Dallas ✨Author & CEO
@mscrystalwillis

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If you like that….progress check🧡💪🏽 ✨
SW: 283lbs
CW: 259lbs

On my weight loss journey, working out, meal prep and better food choices, T*rzep, still drinking 🍹 so not perfect but finally seeing progress!

Making fitness a lifestyle, even with Lipedema! taken in Dallas, Texas by @lipladyfab

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Took a few hours on DND this morning! Much needed!

I'm now waitlisting for a 2023 COSTA RICA @thecrysalis Personal Reinvention and Release Getaway! Message me, because only 8 spots will be available!

#selfcarequeen #costarica #transformationcoach #wealthmindset #abundancecoach #authenticjoy #blissful #peacejoutlrney #selflovejourney taken in Guanacaste, Costa Rica by @lipladyfab

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June is #lipedemaawareness month 💜 #Lipedema is a hereditary adipose (fat) disorder that affects an estimated 11% of (mostly) women worldwide. This “congenital deformity” is usually triggered by puberty and causes bilateral abnormal deposits of painful fat tissue in the extremities. It runs in the family, is progressive over time and can cause joint, mobility issues, lymphedema (swelling) and bruising.

A lot of the women you meet with (natural) pear shapes, large legs and protruding hips, or big arms, there’s a good chance they may suffer from the condition. It’s super resistant to weight loss, this is not normal fat. It’s filled with protein waste and mitochondria trying to fight off what the body views as an attack. Sometimes the fat becomes fibrotic.

Our community focus heavily on weight management, maintaining mobility, lymphatic drainage, compression, supplements and pain reduction…but many of us also seek relief, to slow or reverse the progress and reduce volume through advanced medical Liposuction.

In 2014, I underwent a medically necessary Liposuction procedure that I had to fight my insurance on (and I won, then published a book about 📕) My doctor removed 5 LITERS of diseased fat from my calves and upper arms. After recovering, I lost 40 more lbs and my pain levels dramatically improved. I did gain this weight back eventually (I like to eat good lol 😂) but it turned back the clock about 8-10 years for me. I’ll do it again eventually.

I have Stage 3, Type III/IV Lipo-Lymphedema, meaning my case has begun to cause larger malformations and folds, it affects my arms as well, and I have chronic swelling that fluctuates day to day based on several factors. I also have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome ( hyper mobility type) so I live with chronic pain.

I DONT LET MY LIPEDEMA STOP ME FROM LIVING MY LIFE.

I used to DREAD being seen in public in a swimsuit or undressing in front of a man. 👀 At some point in my life I made a conscious decision to accept my legs the way they are and choose joy and pleasure over fear or embarrassment.

My life = courage. Shoutout to the men who LOVE 💕 them a juicy Lip Lady @lipladyfab taken in Antigua by @lipladyfab

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I’ve lost -33lbs! Sharing Lipedema visual progress on my left leg lipoma over the knee, (top is original) following 4 months (bottom) of GL 🫛 1 (T-Zep) and strength training. No MLD, vibration or compression. Marked improvement on inflammation / fluid retention and the fibrotic firmness of the abnormal fat buildup over my knee and throughout the leg.

The visible line above my knee is a wrinkle from the fat beginning to develop a fold.

My calves and ankles have been affected since puberty, and treated in 2014 bilaterally and circumferentially with one round of water assisted liposuction by @davidamronmd 🩷 although through poor habits (depressive emotional eating, drinking, no compression) I regained 40 lbs and lost some progress.

I’ll be adding conservative therapies to my weight loss journey, and will eventually revisit reconstructive surgery with @theroxburyinstitute after I reach my weight loss goal taken in Dallas, Texas by @lipladyfab

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Let me be your high 💨💚🩷 taken in Dallas, Texas by @lipladyfab

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✈️ she must be an influencer 😉 They can underestimate me, but what they won’t do is gatekeep me!

💋 boss lady is on a mission to infiltrate and motivate the people! taken in JSX by @lipladyfab

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Slow and grateful mornings have been my routine for close to a decade now.

Fill your cup first thing and spend time talking with God in the morning so you can show up for the world.

✨ I like to enjoy a combination of:
Prayer
Journaling & Scripting
Intentional reading
Affirmations
Sermons
Coffee or Tea ☕️
Gentle movement, stretching

What do you like to include in your routine? taken in Dallas, Texas by @lipladyfab

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Felt like jogging a bit! 💕 let’s go! -31 pounds down taken in Dallas, Texas by @lipladyfab

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The version of me I prayed for doesn’t wait for permission. She books the flight.

Building a life where peace is the priority, purpose is the destination, and the journey is just as beautiful as the arrival. ✨

30,000 feet in the sky handling business first class style with @flyjsx today. Also, I’m loving the journey with my black owned luxury vegan leather travel tote @the.gemcollection_ in Smoky Quartz

Here’s to choosing ease, moving with intention, and never shrinking to fit places we’ve outgrown.

What’s one destination you’re manifesting before the end of the year?

Tell me below. ✈️🤍 #entrepreneurlife #jetlife #flyjsx taken in Houston, Texas by @lipladyfab

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Stomach on flat flat! Saturday activities celebrating my babe @rea2real ☀️ 👙 had to relax with a little tanning session

Officially down -30 lbs since March taken in Dallas, Texas by @lipladyfab

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14 days ago

Enjoyed a Lavender Epsom Salt bath to recover post Essence Festival and BET Week. Here’s a few of the brands I brought along for the dip. 💦 🛀

@bathandbodyworks Inspire Love Aromatherapy and Sweet Orange & Agave candle 🕯️ @summerfridays Pink Dew Gel Cleanser @schickhydrosilk @dove @bridgertonnetflix Whispering Wisteria body scrub @vaselinebrand coco radiant body oil gel for that post bath glow and cocoa smell. ✨

We take bath time very seriously over here! Just forgot my caddy tray, pineapple and wine! 🍷 taken in Dallas, Texas by @lipladyfab

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