Michelle Pearl, is an actual patient of CosMed Plastic Surgery Center who had a thigh lift and reconstructive surgery with Dr. Quiroz after her weight loss. She continues to share health and fitness advice with CosMed patients to help them keep the weight off with healthy lifestyle choices. In the past, you may [...]
Does your Fitness Instructor have your best interest in mind, or is she a "Susie Selfish" with only one reason to teach an exercise class: to give HERSELF a good workout? If you have decided to start the new year by finally making good on your resolution to start going to a group [...]
by CosMed Clinic Guest Blogger, Michelle Pearl CosMed Guest Blogger and Actual Patient Michelle Pearl I’ve written in the past about how Doctor Quiroz, a thigh lift and body contour specialist surgeon, who meticulously “picked up the slack” for me after I managed to lose almost 150 pounds for the final time. Thanks [...]
Most thin people share a shocking similarity: they eat the same things everyday by CosMed Clinic Guest Blogger, Michelle Pearl One surprising way that I found to break bad eating habits was to become a creature of habit. Eating predictable, well-planned staples was one of the most unexpected and beneficial lifestyle changes that [...]
Michelle shares her favorite secret weapons to help keep the sugar craving beast at bay. by CosMed Clinic Guest Blogger, Michelle Pearl Have you ever had an all-consuming craving for the Swedish rice porridge Christmas dessert Risgrynsgröt? My guess is that your answer to that would be a big, resounding “No.” This is [...]
by CosMed Guest Blogger, Michelle Pearl The art of distraction sometimes is an invaluable tool when you are trying to motivate yourself through exercise. Here are some tricks you might want to try to keep your mind off the activities happening below your neck: Finding it hard to motivate yourself to exercise? Choosing a [...]
By Michelle Pearl, CosMed Clinic's Guest Blogger The truth is that exercise and I did not start out as such fast friends. When you are an obese kid, you immediately dislike most physical, “sports-like” activities innately. Being the fat kid brings on a whole fresh set of humiliations when you are always the last one [...]
