Zap attack!

Greetings!
For those just tuning in to our blogcast, let me catch you up. I am on a quest to find out if there is some miracle procedure that will jump start my weight loss.

I am 40 years old (about to be 41) and about 20 pounds over my ideal weight of 135. I work out three to four times a week (cardio and weight training), eat healthy (sometimes a bit too healthy as my friends would agree as I am a vegetarian) and do all the right things conducive to losing weight and being healthy. Yet, I am still stuck at about 155 pounds after months of this lifestyle.

In my last posts, I underwent a procedure called detoxifying full body wraps. As pleasant as they were (my body wrap technician was wonderful and the wrap was great as well), the three treatments didn't do as much for me as I had hoped. I did lose about four inches but I'm hoping for more with this next procedure, microcurrent body sculpting.

The advertisement that led me to the MBS stated that five treatments were suggested for the best results. So, I signed up for five treatments for the same areas as my detoxifying body wraps -- my thighs and upper hips. I show up for the first appointment as directed with a happy face, a cup of coffee and an optimistic attitude.

Now, call me crazy but in my ninth grade science class, I learned that water and electricity should be avoided at all cost or else something very not nice will happen. And yet, that is exactly what this procedure looks like. I lie down with my thighs and hips exposed and allow a very amiable, very beautiful (this 50-something year old woman actually uses this procedure herself and looks awesome) sculpting tech to apply wet sponges to my hind quarters. These sponges house little squares of metal which are "plugged in" to a big machine which doles out the electricity.

At first the sponge sites feel tingly and the process actually tickles. Unfortunately, that sensation wears off quickly as the technician turns up the juice. All of a sudden I feel like I am being electrocuted, you know, that little shock you feel when you plug in a hair dryer or other appliance and get a little jolt. Yes, that feeling. But then it's for three seconds and then a four second break. Imagine strong currents going through your body for a few seconds, then getting a break. You kind of wish it would just continue without breaks so you can just get it over with. But the technician tells you that is not good for your body.

Needless to say, this was not what I planned on and it got to the intensity that it almost hurt that it was that uncomfortable. Zap-stop-zap-stop-zap-stop, for 45 minutes! Seeing as though I am committed to seeing this procedure through to the end, I enduring the shock therapy but was really not looking forward to my next zapping.

Four more to go ...