4 1/2 months PO just had review with my surgeon. Everything is great!

Hi everyone, yes it has been quite a while since I updated however I have found that not a lot has changed since about 8 weeks po.

I have however in the past 6 weeks worked extra hard on my nutrition and dropped 3 kg's from my PO weight. I want to drop another 2 to get down to my goal weight of 60kg and have better muscle definition from all my hard work at the gym.

I saw my surgeon last week for the first time since 10 days PO and she is really really pleased with my results. She has asked to use my before and after photos in an article that she is writing on tummy tucks :0)

So I still get some minor swelling on my left side and above my belly button but my surgeon said that is still completely normal and will eventually go away to end up looking like I do in the morning all day long.....looking forward to that day.

I am probably the fittest and healthiest I have ever been and I must say having this surgery has helped my confidence grow tremendously. I am now about to start working as a PT at the gym I go to and this is something I never would have done pre surgery, I just never had the confidence in myself.

Anyways there is not much else to update on. I hope you all are recovering well! Check out my before and after shots side by side I've just put up, it really puts into perspective the huge transformation the surgery has given me. I'd do it all again in a heart beat!

So I've just passed the 8 week mark. I have found the last 2 weeks my exercise fitness has dramatically improved again to be somewhat near to where I was pre surgery. I am doing full abdominal workouts as well and cardio and weights. I really believe that this has been made so much faster because I was really fit before my surgery. I highly recommend you all do as much as you can fitness wise before your surgery because you will definitely bounce back faster.

So my results haven't really changed much since the 4 week photo. I am still swelling a little in the evenings after exercise and I am hoping that the love handles that have developed on the back parts of my hips are from this and not extra fat. I have decided to try and lose another 4 kgs bringing me down to 60kgs to see if these go away. The skin has loosened up somewhat as well and when I sit i still do have a small roll mainly under my breasts. however this is still a major improvement from where i started so i can't really complain.

i really do think that the body stores fat in different areas after a tummy tuck. my inner thighs hips and butt certainly feel a little bigger despite all my exercise. guess i will notice them a lot more now since my tummy is no longer my major focus.

has anyone else found that they swell more on one side? my left is a lot more swollen than my right side.

Hi everyone, I haven't posted for a couple of weeks. I've just found that I haven't got too much more to report that is any different to week 4. I am still finding I am swelling a lot especially now that I am back at the gym and pushing myself a little more with the exercise. I have found that I get a little sore in the abdominal muscles after a work out but mostly finding I don't have as much energy exercising and I have found that my strength has disappeared a lot since the surgery. An example of this is before my surgery I was doing push ups on my toes with my feet up on a high bench (45 degree angle) My trainer had me try some normal push ups on the floor today and I felt like I weighed about 100kgs so obviously I have a bit of work to do before I get back to my full strength. He also had me do a few planks and hovers on the floor which to be honest I was a little scared to do it at first thinking that it would really hurt when I contracted my ab muscles. Surprisingly it wasn't too bad. I am really tired now though and will probably be totally stuffed by the end of tomorrow after my first group training session back. I'll make sure to take it easy.

I have my cousins wedding on Saturday and I am wearing a strapless cocktail dress that I have had in my closet for a few years and never worn because it comes in at the waist and when i use to wear it would push my tummy right out and make me look pregnant. I am happy to say that that is now longer a problem and its nice to be finally confident wearing a dress like that and not feel uncomfortable. Anyway I'll try to take some more pics sometime soon but at the moment I pretty much still look the same as I did in the 4 weeks pics.