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It was just a short time ago that Crystal was diagnosed with lipedema. Her journey to that point included a 100-pound weight loss, only to discover that taking in minimal calories and exercising hours each day proved fruitless.

Her @CFITRevolution mission encourages other women to “Make it happen!” She posts inspiring content showing how she uses exercise to manage her condition and motivates others to “Be healthy, fit, and strong.” A great discussion about the mental challenges associated with lipedema and creating the life you want is also part of this fascinating interview.

October 12, 2020

Make it Happen: The CFIT Revolution Interview

It was just a short time ago that Crystal was diagnosed with lipedema. Her journey to that point included a 100-pound weight loss, only to discover that taking in minimal calories and exercising hours each day proved fruitless. Now she's "making it happen" and encouraging others to do the same.
October 12, 2020

A Troublemaker and Changemaker: The Valerie Mills Interview

Dr. Val Mills shares her fascinating story about growing up large with lipedema. The stigma and judgment she faced throughout her life never caused her to stop pressing forward toward her goals.
October 12, 2020

Rising Out of the Fire: The Jennifer Williams Interview

She's known as @PlusSize_and_Proud, but there was a time when she used to hide her body and was the target of cruelty. In this candid interview, Jennifer shares how surgery helped her lose weight, but led her on a path of addiction to pain pills. This strong and resilient woman says hers is a story of "rising out of the fire" and what has emerged is someone beautiful, who is shining a light for other lipedema women. Jennifer also discusses her use of the Lympha Press Optimal Plus to manage her condition and marvels about how easy it is to use. This is the only pneumatic compression device cleared by the FDA for the treatment of lipedema. Enjoy this latest installment in The Lipedema Channel interview series, brought to you by Lympha Press.
September 12, 2020

Demand to be Taken Seriously: The lippy_and_hippy Interview

Discover how Lindsey Miller has been working with nutritionists to find the best foods that make her body feel good, changed the way she approaches fitness, and moved ahead with plans to have surgery to address the extra skin and lipedema in her stomach and lower back. And most of all, her message to "demand to be taken seriously." Follow @lippy_and_hippy on Instagram!
September 1, 2020

September 2020 Lipedema Patient Roundtable

There’s hardly a lipedema topic NOT covered in this invigorating exchange – and the best surprise was Dr. Karen Herbst showing up to sit in on […]
August 24, 2020

From Pain to Empowerment: The Kelly Maynard Interview

Amid crippling pain, Kelly Maynard faced many challenges in her lipedema journey.   Can you imagine gaining two sizes overnight? Or losing 10 sizes and NOT […]
August 7, 2020

These Legs Must Dance: The Beth McKee Elliott Interview

“To not be able to move as a dancer is to not remember who you were,” shared Beth McKee Elliott. This moving interview about her lipedema […]
July 30, 2020

Lipedema Patient Roundtable – July 2020

The top social lipedema influencers come together with Dr. Lindy McHutchison to address issues from dry brushing to fibrosis; hormones to getting diagnosed.
June 30, 2020

Victim to Victor: A Lipedema Patient Story

Meet Pattie Cornute. For six years after her lipedema diagnosis in 2007, Pattie avoided exercise because she believed the myth that exercise could worsen her disease.  […]
June 16, 2020

In-Home Lipedema Treatment During A Pandemic

It is estimated that 11% of all women have lipedema. This condition is not predictable or preventable and it intensifies with each stage. By Stage 3, […]