Almost a year Post Op!

I can't believe that it has been almost a year since my surgery (April 2013). I still LOVE my new body! I am so happy I didn't get the lift...my breasts look and feel so natural and NO scars. My b/f (yes, there is a new man in my life..the love of my life!) absolutely loves them! I will say I still am numb in my tummy area, some days worse than others but it's all so worth it.

I'll upload some pics so you can see the final result...I really couldn't be happier. This site was so helpful to get me through the rough parts. Happy healing everyone!

So...I have been quite busy these past few weeks after getting back from Hawaii...getting my kids back to school (yes in AZ they are already back). We made a quick trip to Six Flags Magic Mountain this past weekend and wow...I'm not sure I was ready for all of that. I LOVE LOVE rollercoasters..the scarier the better. But this time, I was really scared for some reason...in a good way I suppose. I will say my body definitely took a bit of a beating and the next day I was pretty sore. I don't really notice the swelling as much any more these days.

One thing I do notice is that when I over eat, I get a weird pain in my upper abs. Something definitely doesn't like when I eat too much. It actually hurts a bit and feels like my muscles under there are torn. :( I'm sure they aren't.

This week I"m back on track as far as diet and exercise goes...I am doing the full blown workouts for the first time this weekend as I KNOW I have gained a bit of weight. I haven't gotten on the scale and my clothes still fit the same but I can just tell. I have been eating like a little piggy and drinking too much wine. There I said it. :)

There are still days that I don't feel normal. Still very numb and just want everything to be back the way it used to feel (minus the loose baggy skin).

I'm still loving everything but definitely need to get a handle on the eating and working out. I have a trip to Boston coming up and one to New Orleans with my girl friends and I want to be in the best shape of my LIFE!!!!

Happy healing everyone!

This Friday will mark my 3 month post op date. I can't believe it! Gosh....where did the time go? Last week I took my daughter and son to Kauai for a mini-vacation. The before I left, I joined my workout group and did the full workout with them on Sat/Sun with the exception of abs. I felt as though I wasn't ready for those yet. Let me tell you, I could hardly walk for 2 days after working out! It felt great but man oh man was it hard on me. :) Then I left for Hawaii. LOL.

While in Hawaii, I decided to try running for the first time. I have to say, it felt pretty good...especially running along side the ocean..the views were amazing and it kept me distracted. I only ran 3 miles a day but it was still a great thing to be out and about doing some cardio.

Where I noticed my tummy the most was when I was swimming and/or snorkeling. I think it's because I was using muscles I haven't used at all and my tummy felt tight and a little strange. But my oh my it felt great to wear the bikini ! I realized I have to work on my lower body (my legs) as they are a bit jiggly still but all in all I'm definitely VERY happy with the result. All in all, it was a VERY relaxing trip...didn't do any sight seeing (we have been there before) and it was really about me reconnecting with my two kids and that we did.

Now that I'm back , I need to drop the last 10lbs and get back into my regular routine of working out.