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Doing my Research...I Want to Be Happy with Myself - Indianapolis, IN

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I'm 43 and I have 5 children, 25,21,18,12,9. I'm...

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ChellieBellieAugust 9, 2012
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I'm 43 and I have 5 children, 25,21,18,12,9. I'm not happy with my body and I'm soo ready to change it. I have the ugly hanging belly and my boobs are not perky..not horrible but just not perky. lol I'm just starting to research my options and the doctors in my area. I plan to have surgery in Feb or March next yr. I want to lose 40 lbs before doing so and I need to save money. I have never had any type of surgery and that does make me nervous but I'm very excited for the end results. My fiance' was not a fan of surgery and was pretty set against me doing anything other than eating healthy and exercising to make the changes that I wanted. I finally showed him before and after pictures of mommy makeovers...NOW HE GETS IT!!! YAY! :) Thank you all for sharing your stories, I'm learning alot from your experiences.

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Kate R Hebert
August 9, 2012

Good luck with your research! I can't wait to follow your experience. :)

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Forgot to mention that I did breast feed 4 of the...

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ChellieBellieAugust 10, 2012
Forgot to mention that I did breast feed 4 of the 5 children. I'm working on losing weight. Right now I weigh 208....I lost 17 lbs in the last 3 weeks. I want to be in the 160's before surgery. I feel even more motivated to lose the weight now knowing that I will get better results. I will post pics soon without clothes....... dreadful. LOL

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Blonde in bluffton
August 10, 2012

How exciting! Have you gone to any consults? My hubby was kinda for but then totally for it after I showed him pics:-)
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ChellieBellie
August 10, 2012
No I haven't but I have made contact with a couple Dr's. I wish I could do this NOW! Lol I'm excited! Last night my fiance' and I actually looked at before and afters together... I want him to be involved also. Win win situation! Ha ha
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Blonde in bluffton
August 10, 2012

I hear ya!! I found my dr @ 3 months ago. I was ready to go right after I found him! My hubby was on board from the beginning but wasn't as excited as me until I showed him pics of the work my PS did and othe PS's have done! When I showed him what my PS has done he got way more into it! Lol
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5wreckingballs
August 11, 2012
You can do this! I agree that losing weight first is the way to go so you can "fix" all the right parts. I've lost 50 lbs and gone down 4-5 sizes and am ready for my makeover! Still interviewing a couple docs before I book. I see a lot of women using surgery as a weightless tool and I think that's backwards thinking that could end up being a problem. YOU CAN DO IT!!!
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ChellieBellie
August 11, 2012
Thank you for the encouragement! Congrats on your weight loss!!!! :) I think that losing 40 lbs will put me where I want to be. Im happy being curvacious and I dont want to lose that, so I think that the weight loss plus the surgery will be an amazing combo!! Im very excited to start going for consultations and checking out my options. I swear I dream about this...ha ha .I CAN'T WAIT!
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Angie_M
August 11, 2012

I'm so glad the photos helped and congratulations on losing that first 17 pounds. You might want to check out the weight loss community on RealSelf. Please keep keeping us posted as you get closer to your goal weight and newly sculptured body.

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ChellieBellie
August 13, 2012
Thanks Angie! :)
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MalloryW
August 12, 2012
Congrats on all your weight loss! How tall are you, because you really don't look 208! You definitely look smaller!
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I haven't been for any consults yet...I'm...

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ChellieBellieSeptember 27, 2012
I haven't been for any consults yet...I'm interested in meeting with Dr. Aker.... Life has been kind of crazy lately but I'm still planning to do the mm. I've been reading stories on here...I want it soo badly!

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