I tried 6 cushions after losing 70 pounds.Only 1 let me sit through a movie.
Let me save you the money and the sore tailbone.
I'm 54. In 14 months on a GLP-1 I lost 70 pounds. I can tie my shoes without holding my breath. I bought jeans off the rack for the first time since my 30s.
Nobody warned me that sitting down would start to hurt.
My favorite armchair started to feel like a church pew. The 40 minute drive to my daughter's felt like 4 hours. I'd get halfway through a movie and spend the rest of it shifting from one side to the other.
So I did what everybody does. I bought cushions.
A $59 memory foam cushion with 4.5 stars. An $89 "orthopedic" one. A $45 gel-infused one. A $24 donut from the pharmacy. The throw pillow off the couch. I even priced out a $400 office chair.
5 failures. 1 winner. Here's what finally worked, and why nothing else did.
1. It didn't go flat by lunch
Every foam cushion I bought felt great in the store. By week 3 I could press my palm right through it and feel the chair.
The MediGel is different. It's a grid of blue gel columns, and when I push down they spring straight back. I still press it every morning out of habit. Same shape as the day it arrived.
2. I finally understood why sitting hurt
My chair didn't change. My padding did.
Your sit bones and tailbone used to rest on 2 layers of natural cushion: fat, and the muscle underneath it. When the weight comes off fast, you lose some of both.
Now 60 to 70% of your weight lands on 2 small bones and your tailbone, an area about the size of a credit card. That's why every chair in the house started hurting at once.
3. My tailbone stopped taking the hit
My tailbone was the worst of it. It sits lower than everything around it, so it hits the seat first and hardest.
MediGel has a cutout right under it. There's nothing there for the bone to press against. The first time I sat down I actually said "oh" out loud.
The donut I'd bought was the opposite. It just moved the pressure onto the ring around the hole.
4. I can drive again without squirming
That 40 minute drive to my daughter's used to mean 3 stops at a gas station just to stand up.
MediGel is light enough to carry from the armchair to the car to the bleachers at my grandson's ball games. Last month I drove there and back in one go.
I ended up buying a 2nd one so it can live in the car. (Personal experience: don't skip that step.)
Up to 66% off + free gifts
I was skeptical too, after 5 cushions that didn't work. But with free shipping and 90 days to try it, there wasn't much to lose.
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Foam works by squashing down. It squashes most where you press hardest, which is exactly where your padding's gone. So it fails right where you need it.
MediGel's gel columns don't squash. They buckle sideways and pass the weight out across the whole seat, the way fat and muscle used to. No single spot carries all of you.
The open honeycomb lets air through too, so you don't end up sitting on a warm, sweaty pad all afternoon.
In plain English: it does the job my padding used to do.
6. People who've lost the weight are switching
I'm in a Facebook group for people on GLP-1s. One night a woman posted asking if anyone else's butt hurt when they sat down. I thought it was just me.
The comments went on for days. Hard chairs, car seats, church pews, desk chairs at work. Same story every time.
Now when someone asks, I just post a picture of my blue cushion.
7. 90 days to try it
You might already have a closet full of cushions that didn't work. I did.
MediGel gives you 90 days to try it in your own chair and your own car. If it doesn't help, send it back for a refund. It also comes with a 1-year warranty.
The only real risk is another few months of planning your day around where you can sit.
Sit comfortably again, at the best price.
MediGel is only sold on the Westlyn website. It's not on Amazon or eBay, so watch out for copycats. Right now they're running up to 66% off while stock lasts.
- 1Order your MediGel while the discount's live.
- 2It arrives in a few days. Put it on the chair you use most.
- 3Sit through a whole movie. Drive somewhere without stopping.
Tip: If you know someone else who's lost a lot of weight and keeps shifting in their seat, send this to them. They probably think it's just them, too.
Up to 66% off + free gifts
I was skeptical too, after 5 cushions that didn't work. But with free shipping and 90 days to try it, there wasn't much to lose.
Check availability →