BISTRO MD – Delish diet delivery. Wait, did I say ‘diet’ ? Way too yummy for that word that shall never be uttered!

October 20, 2010

Yes, that's me – home delivery diet junkie.  

I had to take a break from my beloved Medizone while recovering from surgery as I need to be supplement-free for a while.  Obvi, I worried this would wreck havoc on my post-baby-lose-the-weight-mission – espesh since I can't do much physical activity for a while (elliptical and hernia surgery do not a match in heaven make).

So, this week I'm devouring BISTRO MD, doctor designed gourmet meals so that I can stay on a strict program, not have to do too much (or, er, any) work planing healthy, lo-cal, lo-fat meals and enjoy a care-free week of 1 to 2 pounds of weight loss. 

So far, I'm hooked.  A weeks worth of ready-to-micro food came a few days ago in a giant dry-ice-packed freezer.  Yummies like Buckwheat Pancakes,  Chicken Marsala Risotto, Carmelized Vegetable and 3 Bean Burrito  are all as good as they sound.   My High Protein Bagel with Egg White and Canadian Bacon this morn was satisfying and delish.  

If you've even done diet delivery than you must know that what you usually get is expensive airline style food from the 70's.   Everything here is hand prepared using the finest ingredients, all customizable to you and you can work with your very own dietitian (via email or phone)  to tweak the meals to your liking (or disliking) or go over any questions or concerns you may have.

This morn I had a question about snacks.  I wrote Christy.  And within minutes a PDF arrived in my inbox with my snack options.

But really it's about : HOW DOES IT TASTE?!! 

GREAT!

And that's the bottom line.  Because it it doesn't then it'll never work. 

Alas, Bistro MD has broken the mold…

Let'cha know how things progress!

Oh!   And 5 days of meals without snacks is only $129!

Not bad for a quick hit of weight loss, I'd say.

Bistro-md

 

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PAINT SHOP OF BEVERLY HILLS – NOW ON WEST THIRD, NEAR THE GROVE

Once again, another lil gem in the hood.  Walk into this Thai-Mediterranean inspired salon for a fab mani/pedi with excellent skilled, impassioned technicians.  The buddha-bo-ho chairs are custom built.  Lots of yummy treatments to choose from.  We breathed life into my dull nails and flaking cuticles with the Revive 10 Manicure ($38) – lots of delicious and therapeutic tee tree oils, hot mitts and an insane massage brought my hands back to life and rescued them from way-too-lazy-with-my-hand-cream hell.  

They also do waxing and even hair color and cuts and from the looks of the place, jumping on a mid-week aft, the customers were plentiful and happy.   Two ladies there told me they have been going to them for years (before they moved from Robertson) and they simply give the best mani-pedis in town.   I saw Judy and she was awesome.

They also make their own line of nail/foot care, massage cream/oil products.

Best part is it's walking distance from me! 

I think I'll take these tired puppies over there for some TLC next time.

Paint Shop Beverly Hills 

7938 W. 3rd St 
Los Angeles, CA 90048 

323.658.1930

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The post-pregnancy body…YIKES! Where to begin? Let’s start with Stretch Mark removal – laser stylie

October 18, 2010

Luckily the one thing I was spared during my two pregnancies is/was stretch marks.  

Ok, maybe if I look reaallly closely I can see a few on my hips but those are most likely from a teen-hood growth spurt as is oft the case and they aren't at all bothersome.

But this isn't always the case.

Weight loss after pregnancy can turn those once super-volume-mega nursing boobs into a road map of silver and white lines once they've deflated.  I've had a ton of moms reach out to me, desperate for a solution to this unavoidable post-pregnancy skin contraction yick.  It's pretty basic, the skin stretches, rips in fact and little scars form – but you don't see them until you've lost the weight and the skin is all loosey-goosey.  This discovery can be devastating to a mom just finding her post-baby body again and without surgery to remove the skin, mom's are frantic for a solution so they can get back in a bikini without star-bursts poking out from every angle.  What. To. Do. ??

Creams. Gels. Silicone strips. 

Whatevs.  Does any of it really work? 

I found this video today about lasers for removing stretch marks and it actually looks pretty good!

Wondering if anyone out there has tried this.

If so, drop us a line and let us know how it worked for you.

 

 

GOT FAT? KISS IT BUH-BYE WITH LYNN BANFI AT PER AMORE. THIS HOLLYWOOD/CELEB SECRET IS OUT

I just got a master class on my least favorite subject – FAT!

You heard me.  A full on lecture about the curious nature of how fat lives in our bodies, how the skin sits on top of it and alas, a dissertation on the mother of all body-nightmares – cellulite. 

The brilliant Lynn Banfi who is more schooled on this subject than a PhD., took me on a visual tour not only of the layers of our bodies, overhead projections and all, but also on a tour of the thousands of bodies she has rid of the most varmant-y skin plague of all – CELLULITE.

Show me a woman who isn't racked about cellulite, fat, thin, whoever, and I'll show you a…well, I forget the other half of that expression.  But ya' get the point.

Cellulite isn't picky.  It wrecks havoc on fat and thin alike, men and women.  Even little kids.  That's because it has nothing to do with FAT.  In lay mans terms, it's a hormonal/skin thang. 

Lynn has been doing stuff with ultra-sound machines and various pieces of non-invasive-equipment like Dermsonic and Smoothshapes (think Endermologie on steroids) that literally flush the stuff out of your body, smooths the texture of the skin, re-contours the body, with zero downtime and it's actually quite affordable. Then again, can you really put a price of cellulite removal? Oh, did I mention it feels amazing.  It is after all called "Dermasonic Massage."

I experienced her brilliance for myself the other day.  Having just had surgery, my body has been swelling up a bit and retaining fluid big time.  This is called edema.  Lynn's work involves lymph drainage and moving fluid out of the body and several doctors and top-notch plastic surgeons send their patients to Lynn to help speed the healing process post-op.  They all know her work.  We took measurements before and after and I saw with my own eyes that every body part worked on was 1/2 inch smaller post-treatment.  Can you say, sign me up for next week? 

You've  got to go to her website to see the before and afters with your own eyes.  In her office she took me through hundreds of these and explained every case.  This is no joke.  This is the real thing.  So when you see these celebs in micro-mini's with perfect legs, just know, they're getting a little help.  I feel like I just solved the fricken Divinci code, having discovered Lynn.  (Ooh and psyched I get to share her with you!)

If you've been fighting the good-cellulite fight for years and getting nowhere, get your dimples to Lynn asap.

In the meantime start drinking tons of water RIGHT NOW. That's a big part of flushing the crap out.

 

Mention Groomed L.A. and get a 15% discount on any series!

A series of  10 Smoothshapes or Dermosonic is $1750.

So that is a reduction of $262.50.  Talk about trimming the fat!

AND take home a big ole gift in product: like the Mama Mio creams and serums or the anti-cellulite garments from Italy.  PARTY!!

 

Per Amore

 

415 N. Camden Dr. Suite 219
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

(310) 248-5201

WeCare@peramore.com

We perform a limited range of treatments in addition to Cellulite Treatments. Our focus is the overall well being of the body as a means to its aesthetic. We offer NON SURGICAL treatments and products that address those issues including cellulite, skin rejuvenation, skin protection.

  • Smoothshapes treatments for:
        – Cellulite Reduction
        – Subcutaneous Fat Reduction
        – Skin Thightening

  • Dermosonic treatments for:
        – Cellulite Reduction
        – Body Contouring
        – Post- Op Recovery

  • Dermosonic – (Ultrasound only) for:
        – Physiotherapy 
        – Soniontophoresis

  • Dermosonic – (N.I.S.T. only) for:
        – Peripheral Circulation Disorders
        – Treatment of Minor Muscle Aches and Pain 

  • Infrared treatments for:
        – Body Detoxification 
        – Immune System Support

  • Galvanic Spa treatments for:
        – Skin rejuvenation