35 - Weight Loss Efforts As I Fight My Genetics - Alexandria, VA

I'm excited and nervous. I have scheduled my surgery for next Thursday & have my pre-op instructions.
I am fighting inherited genes. With a history of diabetes on my father's side and being overweight on my mother's side, it's hard for a girl to loose any weight. While I don't expect lipo to miraculously fix such problems (I still plan to exercise and make healthy eating choices most of the time - hey, life is short. I'm not going to say 'never' about anything I enjoy eating. I can eat less of it or less often), I am excited about getting rid of these fat cells so they won't be there for my body to fill again and again! I'm at 193lbs now, a gain of ten pounds from last autumn, during which I had added jazzercise to my life as well as making better eating choices. It was very discouraging! I signed up for a whole year of jazzercise to give it a good chance, and although I believe it helps me keep healthy overall, it hasn't done a thing for my waistline, so I will drop it when my year is up and stick with HIIT and strength training as I believe I may be a 'non-responder' to aerobic exercise.
More next week including pre-op photos! I've been encouraged by reading some of the other accounts on here - thanks ladies!

I'm having my procedure done tomorrow. I'm not sure why I"m so nervous - I went through gall bladder surgery last year so I expect the pain the be similar, though more widespread and with more swelling. Perhaps it is because I know what is coming that I am apprehensive. I really don't have a reason to worry though - I just got a check up with my regular GP and everything is good - cholesterol is down & all levels of whatever they measure during blood tests are good. I plan to hold in my room for the next few days with snacks, Netflix, and hydrocodone.
Here are my before pics. I always think I look worse in photos than in person. I put on an outfit and think, yeah, I'd like my waist to be smaller but I look ok. Then someone takes a photo and posts it on FB and all I can think is how big I look! : ( But this will all be mended soon . . . I hope!

Well I can't say the procedure was pleasant. If I'd had a choice, I would choose general anesthetic. The doctor had to keep pumping the anesthetic fluid into different areas. I think my body fights anesthetic as much as possible - it also seems to wear off quickly at the dentist's office. But she definitely did everything she could to get as much out as possible and make it even, which was a little trickier on me because I have scoliosis so the fat accumulated a little differently on each side.
Also I seem to get nauseated with any anesthetic, though it happens hours afterward. But I had some meds on hand for that so got over it quickly. The compression garments are not fun but bearable and I can tell that they definitely help the healing process. I already feel better than last night, though I still feel like someone stabbed me and beat me with a stick in the abdomen. But I know all this shall pass! And it will all be worth it. I tried on a dress I had recently ordered online that didn't fit as well as I would have liked and it looked great! I know there may be more swelling to come in the following days, but even one day later I feel it was worth it.