Atlanta Wellness Clinic Podcast

The Missing Piece: Why Weight Loss Alone Isn't Always Enough

• Catina Wilson • Episode 7

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What Is Body Contouring, And How Does It Enhance Weight Loss?

Struggling with stubborn fat pockets or loose skin even after significant weight loss? You're not alone. The pursuit of body confidence often continues long after the scale shows your target number.

Licensed nutritionist Catina Wilson unveils the science behind modern body contouring technologies that are transforming weight loss results. Catina breaks down the powerful combination of Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) and Radio Frequency (RF) treatments that simultaneously build muscle, burn fat, and tighten skin—all without surgery or downtime. "In 20 to 30 minutes you could do the equivalent of 20,000 crunches," Catina explains, highlighting how these technologies accomplish what's physically impossible through exercise alone.

The conversation explores who benefits most from these treatments—from postpartum women seeking to regain their pre-baby bodies to weight loss achievers dealing with mild skin laxity. Catina also discusses Cryolipolysis (fat freezing) as another effective body sculpting option, particularly for targeting love handles, belly fat, or thigh areas. What's particularly valuable is understanding the limitations of these technologies and when surgical options might be necessary for those with significant skin laxity after major weight loss.

This episode showcases how comprehensive weight management goes beyond diet pills and exercise programs—it's about creating a complete system that helps you not only get healthy but look and feel your best!

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Speaker 1:

Welcome to the Atlanta Wellness Clinic podcast Hosted by licensed nutritionist and clinic owner, katina Wilson. We're here to kickstart your weight loss journey Because, let's be honest, the only thing we want gaining weight is our wallets. From medical weight loss and nutrition coaching to body contouring, we help Metro Atlanta women get real results. Let's dive in.

Speaker 2:

Losing weight is an incredible achievement, but for many, stubborn fat or loose skin can still be a challenge. Body contouring offers a way to refine your body and enhance your weight loss results, but how does it work exactly? Welcome back Millie M, co-host producer, back in the studio with licensed nutritionist and clinic owner, katina Wilson. Katina, how are you?

Speaker 3:

Hey, good to see you again.

Speaker 2:

Good to see you as well, can you please fill everyone in, including myself what is body contouring and how does it enhance weight loss?

Speaker 3:

Yeah, so body contouring is really just a. It's a range of cosmetic procedures really designed to kind of reshape and improve the appearance of the body. So you know I have a clinic and we do primarily focus on, like medical weight loss. You know, we have lots of patients that lose weight very, very quickly and sometimes we get people where the weight doesn't come off exactly like where they want it to come off, right. We'll have women come in and say like I really want to lose weight in my stomach, but of course they start to lose it everywhere else. Or some people lose, you know, so much weight they actually end up having a bit of excess skin, right.

Speaker 3:

So body contouring, there are different technologies out there. We here we have. So body contouring, there are different technologies out there. We here, we have devices that have both what's called EMS and RF technologies. So EMS stands for electrical muscle stimulation and RF stands for radio frequency, and so we have a device that actually does both, and so with EMS it actually builds muscle, right.

Speaker 3:

So we've talked about other podcasts like the importance of weightlifting, the importance of building muscles. Well, we actually have a device that can help. The technology uses electrical impulses to stimulate muscle contractions. So for us, like when you sit with our device, in 20 to 30 minutes you could do the equivalent of 20,000 crunches. Can't do that on your own, but you could do the equivalent of 20,000 crunches. Can't do that on your own, but you could do the equivalent of 20,000 crunches.

Speaker 3:

Now the first question people ask is like, oh my gosh, like does that hurt?

Speaker 3:

No, because with a lot of these body contouring tools, including the one that we have, not only is it stimulating the muscle, but then it's also breaking down the lactic acid, and the lactic acid is what makes you feel that soreness and stiffness after you've done a really heavy workout. So that part is electrical muscle stimulation helping you build muscle, whether it's your glutes, your quads, your abs, your arms. It allows you to help to start to build that muscle. Radiofrequency is another type of technology, and that technology uses heat to target the deeper layers of your skin. So with that heat not only is it starting to burn fat, but it's also stimulating collagen production, which will naturally start to tighten the skin. So we actually have a device again that not only does the muscle building, but then it also does the targeted fat burning and the skin tightening right, and so that combined effect, you know, gives you that kind of tight-toned physique that a lot of people are looking for, and so that's where kind of body contrary comes into play.

Speaker 2:

So tell me what are the benefits of using that radiofrequency treatment for the skin tightening? I guess the other alternative would be surgery, right?

Speaker 3:

If you want to take that extreme approach, you could.

Speaker 3:

For some people, if they lose a lot of weight and you've heard about people who lose, you know, like 100 pounds or more and they have that excess skin that's just hanging. A body contouring tool is not going to tighten that up, so that individual would be a candidate for some sort of surgery. So that individual would be a candidate for some sort of surgery. However, the device that we have could be used even before the surgery to help build that muscle, build that strength underneath, Because once they've had the surgery, you know they're going to be down for a bit and so you could start to kind of like do that baseline.

Speaker 3:

So the benefit of the RF technology is for people who have, you know, whether it's women who've had babies, or you've lost some weight and you notice you know you've got like some loose skin. The benefit is, as I said earlier, is not only is it going to give you that targeted fat burning so you know if your stomach is bothering you, it's going to give you that targeted fat burning or, like for me, it's thighs. It will burn the fat naturally and then it'll also build that collagen and so you start to see your skin firm up over a period of weeks.

Speaker 2:

Makes sense. So you were saying those are the type of people who would be ideal candidates. Maybe moms, people who have lost a little bit of weight, just want to target certain areas.

Speaker 3:

Oh yeah, absolutely Absolutely. And again, if the skin is what we would call kind of hanging probably not the best candidate, you know, but the devices are extremely helpful and they compliment people who are on a weight loss journey. And so again, with our device, over a period of like six sessions, you really can see like up to 20% muscle growth. You really can start to see a definition. Like for me, I'm getting ready for the summer and I'm like you know what I want? To tighten up my stomach. I'm on my fourth session and I'm already seeing defined abs right and tighten up thighs. It's a great device. There are different technologies out there, but the technology that we have in our clinic has both the EMS as well as the RF technology, so you're getting not only the muscle building but you're also getting the targeted fat burning and the skin tightening as well. So it all goes together. Summer body's loading I love it. Yes, so we got to get ready for those vacations, right?

Speaker 2:

Have to have to. We got to look good in those bathing suits when we're traveling. So let's talk about fat freezing. I can't even pronounce this word, can you do?

Speaker 3:

that for me. Cryolipolysis yeah, so cry. Cryolipolysis yeah, so cryolipolysis. So it's another form of a body contouring, except it freezes the fat. So in both cases, whether you're melting the fat or you're freezing it, you are going to have to have some sort of lymphatic drainage over time to flush it away.

Speaker 3:

And so we also have a tool where it targets specific pockets of fat, and so the cryo is very effective for localized kind of fat freezing or fat burning. So it's good for like love handles or belly fat or thigh fat, that sort of a thing. Cryo is also great and I use this myself because not too long ago I injured my shoulder. It's also great for quick kind of targeted relief when it comes to pain, and so what ends up happening is like the cryo it is so cold, right, the blood rushes to that area, and so it's ready to like heal that area, and so you reduce the inflammation much faster than healing on your own. Cryotherapy also is a mechanism for reducing not only body fat and those stubborn areas. So it's another tool for body contouring.

Speaker 2:

Love that. So you're going to eat, right, you're going to get in the gym, you're going to have those come see you in your clinic for those that medical weight loss and then you're going to contour your body. It's a full system.

Speaker 3:

It is a full system and that's what's important to us. We obviously want people to get healthy, but we want them to look and feel good as well, so we try to cover it all.

Speaker 2:

Absolutely. Thank you so much and we'll catch you on the next episode, All right.

Speaker 3:

Take care, thank you.

Speaker 1:

That's a wrap on this episode of the atlanta wellness clinic podcast. If you're ready to kickstart your weight loss journey, and not just your bathroom scale and frustration, visit atl wellness cliniccom or call us at 770-726-8978 for a free 10-minute weight loss consultation, because the best time to start was yesterday. The second best time right now. See you next time.