My Journey with Marie France Bodyline (Part 4)

My final post to share with you about my
journey with Marie France Bodyline (MFB)!

I really enjoyed this journey with MFB.
I could go on and on but you probably get bored, so here's why:

1. Professional and knowledgeable team of Consultants
Fiona was put in-charge of me, and I really appreciated her professionalism and her splendid ability to listen to my needs and concerns before tailoring a personalized slimming experience for me.


2. Experienced. professional and friendly Therapists
Since the therapists were the ones whom I would spend the most time with during every session (takes about 1hour+ to 2 hours each time) that I went, I was glad that they were really professional and friendly. They were detailed and customer-oriented. One therapist to point out was Abby, who left me a deep impression and I really enjoyed my treatment sessions whenever she is assigned to me. She was thoughtful, friendly and her massage is AWESOME! :)

I have been to many beauty centres for massages, spas and facials, and I would say that the MFB therapists whom were assigned to me during this journey were really professional and experienced, and they really do know their stuff well.


3. Technology
MFB has the most updated and advanced technology and equipment to provide the best slimming services to us. They also make sure that their slimming consultants and therapists attend the most updated training courses which allow them to obtain new and timely market knowledge. In this way, I was ensured that I was receiving treatments using the best and latest machine technology.


4. Wide range of body slimming/contouring treatments
I was told that MFB offers more than 100 different types of treatments to suit individual needs. The personalized slimming experience for each individual are tailored accordingly, thus one can be assured of excellent slimming needs with no side effects. And whats more, I know MFB places emphasis on treatment efficacy, thus I know I am in good hands! ^_^


5. Nutritional advice from In-house nutritionists
I liked the fact that not only do they focus on body slimming/contouring treatments, MFB has her team of professional Nutritionists who offered practical guide on optimum nutrition and balanced eating, based on their understanding and after analyzing my lifestyle and dietary habits, health and slimming requirements. No strict diet was insisted and there was no calorie counting to do (that would be exhausting if there is, right? *PHEW*) .


The nutritionists offered brilliant food replacement recommendations, such as substituting my daily cup of milk tea ("Teh") with milk or soy bean milk, and going without the butter/mayo spread on my ham/cheese sandwiches.


I liked the idea that they provided nutritional guideline sheets for me as a reference. These serve me as a guide to choose my meals wisely. For example, if I eat Satay beehoon, it contains 38g of Fat, where ideally..... one's average daily intake of fat should be less than 30g. So by looking at the chart, I will go for penang laksa (2g fat) or beef noodle (4g fat). You see the vast difference!?

I admit I am a foodie. I enjoy tasting new dishes and having new gastronomic adventures. I do not eat to live, I live to eat (Of course, I didn't become overweight or big-sized despite eating, as I always ensure that I have my regular exercises). But naturally, I do not go for fast-food or deep-fried food much. Nevertheless, it was still a huge switch when I decided to change my diet and make smarter food choices, as I was really determined to lower down my fat percentage, and probably a kilogram or two.


6. Safe, relaxing and non- invasive treatments.
I have never been to any slimming treatments before. I always thought that slimming treatments would be really uncomfortable and painful since the goal is to eliminate those fats out. Boy, I was wrong. MFB treatments are safe and so comfortable that I normally dozed off.


7. Relaxed and clean environment
The place is certainly clean and smells nice too! The soothing music played throughout the place was a plus-point. The dim lighting provided that warm feeling.

Their shower and toilet facilities were clean and well-equipped.

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In this period of almost a month, I managed to lose close to 2 kilograms in weight. My fat level dropped, and I felt healthier with my new and smarter food choices. The whole MFB journey was amazing and I really appreciate and am glad that I have the opportunity to work with Marie France Bodyline and experience this splendid slimming journey with them..... The World's Slimming Professionals. :)

As the idiom goes, "You win some, you lose some".
For me, I lost weight and I gained nutrition knowledge.
Totally awesome~ *winks*

READ MY EARLIER POSTS OF MY MFB JOURNEY!!! :
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

My Journey with Marie France Bodyline (Part 3)

Here's Part 3 of my entry, of my journey with Marie France Bodyline (MFB)!

And in this post, it will be about the various types of treatments that I had throughout the few sessions I had at MFB. I really liked the fact that the treatments were all specially tailored to my needs and that there are specific treatments and machines which focus on specific parts of my body. In addition, the treatments are safe and effective, and are totally PAIN-FREE. Not that I am unable to take pain (In fact, I have a high threshold level for pain), but I have always thought that slimming treatments are probably very torturous... But after going for MFB treatments, that was not the case. In fact, it was relaxing and soothing that I usually fall asleep during my treatment. :)

As usual, I had to change to my bathrobe, disposable underwear and slippers. The reason to wear the disposable underwear is to avoid any of the slimming ingredients onto your precious La Perla or Chalone undies. :p Also, you can choose to remove your bra before you start your session... For me, I would as I feel more comfortable without it. But don't worry if you feel embarrassed, as the therapist would actually place a small towel onto your chest and use the cling wrap to go round your chest area.

These are the treatments that I had during my MFB journey. Although you may only notice that I went through like only a few treatments as described below, I did them more than once:


(1) Lymphatic Drainage Massage
This massage helps to promote a healthy lymphatic system by reducing any blockages, helping the lymphatic fluid to move smoothly throughout the body. By having a smooth movement, it improves our other body systems too. My therapist did this massage on my waist. She applied the right amount of pressure during the massage which felt so comfortable (Especially with her rhythmic hand massage strokes!) that I dozed off, haha! But I have to point out that I felt a warm sensation around my waist area... Probably it has something to do with blood circulation? But somehow, I do feel that such massages will help to burn some of the body fats.

(2) Perfect Body Mask

I have put masks for hair, hand, feet, face... But never a body mask. And so I had my first time trying out MFB's Perfect Body Mask. The therapist applied it onto my tummy area. It felt cooling, and then... I dozed off once again! That was how soothing the application process was. The mask contains collagen, which is an ingredient that I love to have in my beauty and food/drinks products!

My therapist shared with me that applying this mask regularly aids in attaining that awesome sexy silhouette! Erm, in that case, can I apply it everyday? LOL! So after leaving on my tummy for about 20 minutes, the mask would actually harden up. So imagine my surprise when I saw her removing it like it was 1 piece of plaster cast... Cos I thought the mask had dried up and had to be wiped off with a wet cloth.

*OK, BREAK TIME *

Let all of ya to rest awhile and see my pretty picture.
Cos after this picture, you will be (somewhat) seeing my REAL figure...
Since I will be wearing a skin-tight bodysuit stocking
and you can see a rough shape of my figure (should I be naked or in a bikini)
*HORRORS* *GASP*

(3) Cryocelle Phased Therapy (CPT)

This slimming therapy treatment is a process where stubborn stored fats is converted into energy, using the principle of "Thermolysis" (Meaning: Temperature Variance). This therapy promotes lymphatic drainage and deep tissue detoxification. By going through with this CPT, it helps to reduce my fat and cellulite deposits and provides relief for water retention. This also helps to improve my skin texture and also aids in my goal to achieve that awesome trim silhouette that I am aiming to have.

So this is the machine to use for the CPT.

This is the skin-tight bodysuit that I was telling you about.

I think you can choose to wear on your bra if you want to, but I preferred going without it.
It feels more comfortable to me. And yes, I have dignity, you know?
So I had to add on those black boxes to block out my private areas.
Other than that, no photo editing is done. So TA-DAH....
Oh yes, you can somewhat admire/critic my figure all you want.

This was the applicator that went round my full body.
My hands, legs, back, waist was given all the attention that they require.



There will be blue and green light rays emitting out from the applicator.
I felt like I was being scanned everywhere... LOL!

This treatment type is my most favorite of all the treatments that I have! Imagine lying on the bed and having like a revolving roller massager going around your body, pulling onto your skin and making it taut. I don't know if some may feel uncomfortable with that, but for me, I totally enjoyed it! I missed experiencing this in fact! :(

(4) Hot Thermal Insulator Wrap
After being scanned all over, I was asked to remove the bodysuit stocking and my arms and legs were being wrapped up like in the picture below.

Eventually, I was wrapped up in the thermal blanket, safe and secured.

With that, my therapist left me alone in the room while I went into a deep slumber for the next 20 minutes. I felt like I was lying on a thermal hot bed, and it felt so relaxing and comfortable. At that moment, I thought how great it is if there is a thermal bed like this, in a hotel room during the Winter season, instead of just the room heater. :p It was shared to me by my therapist that this treatment helps to prevent/reduce water retention and aids in converting those stubborn stored fats into energy.

Side track:
So far, do you realise that I kept falling asleep during most of the treatment sessions?
I can't help it! The treatments were totally pain-free and non-invasive!
It felt so comfortable and relaxing. ^_^


BUT there is 1 treatment which is SUPER EFFECTIVE, and I cna swear on it.
However, there is no way that I can doze off while undergoing the COLD TREATMENT. Yes, it was literally a COLD treatment! *brrrrrrr*

(5) Fat Mobilization System (FMS)
This was the ONLY treatment that I cannot take it because it was too cold. Yes, you can have the option of having a HOT wrap instead of this, BUT I was told that the Cold Wrap is more effective, so I firmed up my mind and soul to accept the freezing cold sensation of the wrap. By the way, this is MFB's signature wrap, so you know you will certainly see some results almost instantly. At least it did for me! :D


My therapist wrapped various long cloths that was soaked in their secret ingredient (which smelled rather herbal/medicinal by the way~) around both of my arms and legs, as well as my waist area. I felt like a MUMMY! :p Apparently, this therapy taps on our bodies' ability to burn excess fats through depleting the heat energy from within the body, which thus forces our body to compensate for the loss of heat energy through the conversion of the accumulated stored fats into energy.

For first-timers, the therapist would wrap a cling wrap over the cold wrap.

In this way, you will not feel that cold.

But subsequently, she wouldn't.
And it is not because they are stingy with their cling wrap...
But by going through the cold wrap process as it is, will be more effective.
So I beared with the coldness!

I have to add that the nice therapists which did the wraps for me would bring me hot towels for me to hold onto on and a hot cup of team while I beared the coldness while sitting in a nice room all by myself for 25 minutes.

So what also happens for that 25 minutes?
My hands get to enjoy a paraffin wax treatment, which softens them!
Say hello to the smooth hands of mine! Don't you just want to hold my hands now? :p

And other than the hand paraffin wax treatment,
I would be replying to tweets and emails...
Or I will be vain and take photos of myself as there is the long mirror in the room. :p

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This pretty sums up all the various types of slimming/contouring therapies that I did at Marie France Bodyline. I hope the above provided you with a better understanding of how and what MFB can help you to attain that dream figure that you always wanted, or to lose those kilos which you have been planning to!

I will be posting up my final post for this MFB series.
Stay tuned!

My Journey with Marie France Bodyline (Part 2)

Sorry for the late update, been busy with my travels...
But here's Part 2 of my journey with Marie France Bodyline (MFB)!! :)

There are 7 MFB branches in Singapore, and I had all my treatment sessions at their main outlet, which is located at International Building, level 8.

Reception counter at International Building branch.

The warm lighting and design of the place made it really intimate and cosy, and I felt instantly at ease and comfortable when I visited for the first time. I was shown around the place - The rooms were of full privacy, clean and cosy too. I can't help but to admit that the soft soothing music played in the background was really pleasant and could put me to a nice slumber/nap while going through my treatments.

View of the corridor.

So to have a nice body silhouette,
it is not just regular exercise and undergoing MFB treaments that are necessary...

You need to have a healthy diet!
And that''s where MFB in-house nutritionists come into the picture!

Before I started my first treatment, I had a consultation with the nutritionist. First, a body composition analysis test was done using the machine as seen in the right of the picture below. I love to have this analysis done as it is really very informative and detailed. It can even analyse the fluid distribution percentage in specific part of my body. And all these analysis are done by simply stepping onto the machine and holding on to the 2 'handles' for less than a minute. Cool or what!


After this test, I had my BMI taken with the machine at the left of the picture below. Honestly, I do not usually focus much on my BMI but I take it as a guide only. Reason being is that if one had more muscles than fats, their BMI is higher but that does not mean that they are fat. For example, body builders. But of course, for non-bodybuilders like me, I still pay attention to it, but not much... Especially since I am concentrating more on building my muscle mass (and fyi, muscles is heavier than fats).

Left: Machine for BMI.
Right: Machine for Body Composition Analysis.

After taking these 2 tests, my nutritionist ran through each section with me and pointed out the areas which I have to focus on. I think the only worrying this is my waist-hip ratio, which thus means that my treatments are to be concentrated on my lower half body.


On top of that, my nutritionist sat down with me, and told me to share with her my diet plan. I told her that my work nature requires me to have business meals with my clients, and my meal timings are not fixed. My everyday breakfast of 1 packet of milk tea (Teh) and 2 slices of bread with butter, cheese and ham, which I will buy near my office was to be changed, and she suggested replacing my mill tea with fresh milk (since I need protein in my diet), and that to have my bread without any butter spread.


There was more that she shared with me, but the most important thing was to start having a diet diary where I record the food and drinks which I consume daily, whuch will be reviewed during my weekly consultations with her.

I was also given some food guidelines, as to which type of food should be eaten more and which is to be avoided, as well as which food is high in protein, fats, etc. I felt that the guidelines were very helpful as I really referred to them before I decide what to eat during the period that I had my treatments.

For the past 3 months before my first ever session at MFB, I did not wear my pair of jeans at all. It so happened that I wore jeans on the day that I went for my treatment. And truth to be told, I felt that my jeans were rather tight at my thigh areas when I put it on in the morning that day. And so I was more than determined to slim down my thigh areas, and also my waist area!!!


After the consultation, I had another consultation done with the slimming consultant who discussed with me the areas I can improve and I also shared with her the areas I would like my treatments to be focuses on. She also did a height and weight measurement for me, and also measure the various parts of my body like my waist and hips. The slimming consultant is the one who will arrange different treatments during each visit of yours, based on your progress and your needs. Thus, one's treatment programme is tailored to each unique individual! Awesome~

Me! On my first visit to MFB.

I was shown to the changing room by my therapist, where I changed
into the bathrobe, bath slippers and disposable underwear.

Changed!

After changing, the therapist brought me to do another weigh-in using a weighing machine scale similar to the one in the picture below, before showing me to my treatment room.

And so my treatments begin.....
........ More in Part 3! Stay tuned!

My Journey with Marie France Bodyline (Part 1)

Towards the end of June, I embarked on a journey with Marie France Bodyline, where I worked hand in hand with their professional team of consultants, nutritionists and therapists, towards having a more attractive silhouette (and maitaining it), via their slimming treatments, diet advice and my own exercise regime.

Why Marie France Bodyline?

Marie France Bodyline boasts a total of more than 20 centres worldwide and with more than 20 years of experience in this field. Their proven track record with international celebrities and clients was made possible since Marie France Bodyline (MFB) is able to tailor a programme to meet the client's specific needs, for visible and long-lasting results.

The pretty Bernice Liu chooses MFB!

Marie France Bodyline offers easy and 100% natural treatments, which the choice of treatment session will be recommended from more than 40 slimming programmes which the centre offers. This slimming system encourages depletion of heat energy from within the body, which then is forced to compensate for the loss of heat energy by burning off accumulated fats.


Thus, slimming comes naturally for one, and with lasting results... Without the hunger pangs, strenuous exercise and pills. And Marie France Bodyline carries a good range of equipments which assists in our journey towards reducing those extra pounds and inches during each treatment session!


I am really excited to be working together with Marie France Bodyline and to try out their cutting-edge treatments that are designed for stunning results. Most importantly, I know I can trust Marie France Bodyline, the World's Slimming Professionals, in helping me to work towards achieving a nicer, and more attractive silhouette! ^_^

I may not have a supermodel figure, but I think I am fine overall...
Just that attention has to be given to my thighs and waist area.
Having these areas to be slimmer will be just purrrrrfect!
And this is where Marie France Bodyline will be helping me with!

STAY TUNED!!! :)