Over the last year I have been working out with a girl. We are running 3 times a week and do very light weight workouts, in addition do a healthy diet. Personally, I'm happy with my progress but her body only changed a little. She does look much fitter but arms and legs didn't get slimmer at all.
Now, her doctor told her she may have "Lipedema" in a very early stage. If this was true she would never be able to lose fat on her arms and legs. Of course she is upset now and even at the point of quitting. All the successful weight loss stories we have motivated ourselves with apparently don't apply anymore with Lipedema.
I would like to motivate her again, however there aren't many successful "transformation stories" with this disorder. Actually I can't find any examples of people who got extremely fit despite of having Lipedema. Most often I read that exercise and calorie restriction was ineffective and the only solution was surgery to remove the "infected" fat tissues. This is very discouraging.
Maybe you can point me to successful stories or even name some (professional) athletes with Lipedema who could serve as rolemodel and motivate her to continue exercising.
Thank you!
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