Mommy Makeover Post-op, Day 17

Hi everyone! I am patiently waiting for my mommy makeover, scheculed April 5! A little bit about me, I have two great kids, 5 and 4, and a very supportive husband who is behind me 100%! For my mommy makeover I am getting a full tummy tuck, and a breast aug. I chose to have 375 cc, high profile silicone. I am currently a 36 B cup, and weigh about 124.

I am so excited to have this surgery! I have been waiting to have my tummy tuck for the past 3 years, and it is almost here!! I know this is not going to be an easy surgery, but I am definitely looking forward to having a flat tummy, and my husband says "and big boobs!" ;)

A little more about me, I am a figure competitor, so I am super nervous about my scar showing up on stage, but my doctor has made me feel comfortable that he can place it low enough that it won't show. I have given it my all to get rid of my round pooch, I even had a 6 pack on stage, but as soon as I relax my core muscles, it comes right back! It has been annoying to say the least, and I am super excited to not have to flex or suck in my pooch all day long.

I am also very excited to get my boobs done too, even though I laugh and say that I am doing it for my husband. During competition season, my body fat drops so low, that I am lucky to be an A cup. I am not in competition mode now, which is why I am a B, but I don't stay like this all year. I will hopefully be uploading my photos real soon, including some of my competition photos. Thanks for reading and for your support!

Ok, I finally took the "good" or really "bad" before photos! It is so embarrasing to post the photos of me not flexing or sucking in, but here they are just as a reference point. So, let me explain my photos real fast. I took one trying to be what I consider normal. Not sucking in like I do on stage, but not letting my core relax all the way. This is how I try to be all day long. It is hard to think about always keeping your tummy in, but as a lot of us know or do, we just make it work! Then I took the photos of me completely relaxing. This actually hurts a little after a minute as I feel like all my insides are spilling out on top of eachother. My husband kept telling me not to poof out my belly, just to relax, but this is relaxed for me. When I poof my belly, it sticks out more at the top of my rib cage versus spilling out at the bottom. So no, I am not poofing in these photos! It feels so much better keeping my core tight and trying to suck it in rather then relaxing though.
So, as you can see, even though I can get a six pack, I can also look like I am pregnant. :( This is why I am getting the tummy tuck!! I will be so relieved not to be asked how far along I am in the middle of an intense workout, just because I wasn't thinking about sucking in!

40 minutes until showtime, woo hoo! I'm really excited, and happy to have my procedures done... I'm pumped that this morning is finally here. Wish me luck, and I'll be back with updated surgery stories, and updated progress photos. Wish me luck!

Sincerely,

Amy