I did it! After 3 babies and losing all the weight! No regrets!! :-) - Birmingham, AL
My husband & I completed our family just over...
My husband & I completed our family just over 2 years ago. We have 2 boys, ages 11 & 4, and our daugher turned 2 this past November. My first pregnancy wrecked me. I was already overweight when he was conceived and then proceeded to gain 60 pounds. I did eventually lose all the weight but was left with excess tummy fat and flappy,floppy mess of skin. The other two pregnancies didn't add to the damage done, thank goodness!
Last year spent a lot of time at the gym and cleaned up my diet. I was able to lose 25 pounds! I am 34 yo, 5'6", 130lb. I am 10-15 pounds lighter than I have ever been and for the first time in my life I wear a size 4! YAY! BUT - I still have two handfulls of the flappy/floppy mess of skin! I am truly proud of myself for putting in all the hard work of losing the weight and getting in shape. However, I am still very uncomfortable with my stomach and will require surgery to fix what I cannot do on my own.
I had three consults and have decided to use the same surgeon who did my breast augmentation 4 years ago. I couldn't be more thrilled with my choice to use him again. We are scheduling it as a modified TT, without muscle repair. I want to avoid the MR unless the end result would be inferior without it. My surgeon has informed that he will perform the MR if it needs to be done. I trust him in making this decision.
We will be putting a date on the books soon. I'm so ready to stop thinking about it, I'd do it tomorrow! I can't wait!
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Welcome to RealSelf!
Congratulations on the weight loss. That is hard to do when you have small children.
I am glad to hear that you met with three surgeons. I always recommend doing so and not jumping the gun at the first surgeon you meet. It pays to be cautious in this situation.
Well say goodbye to that flappy/floppy mess and hello to the new you!
Keep us up to date and keep posting with pictures.
I will surely be putting up pictures before & after my procedure! I appreciate all the ladies that do. I'm sure we all obsess over what we'll look like when its all said and done!
I have officially scheduled my procedure. My...
I'm super obssesing about what I'll look like. Everytime I go past the mirror in the bathroom, I pull my shirt up and squeeze the excess skin towards the middle and try to imagine a smoother sillouhete. Or I'll push the skin down and can see that I'll at the very least have a "2-pack". I'm hoping there's 4 more toned sections underneath the worst of the loose skin. That would be awesome! If that's the case, I would like to thank my Lord Jesus and Joseph Pilates.
So with just about 5 weeks till this thing goes down I'm going to focus on getting beach ready since I won't be recovered until summer is pretty much here. I guess I need to go ahead and buy a bikini for the before pictures. Fun!!
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I'm 24 days away from the BIG day and my...
I grabbed a bikini today at Target so I could take some "before" pics. I can't wait to post some "after" pics. I won't even share these with friends until I can also reveal the end result.
Since I'm posting the pics now, I'll add my stats as well.
34 years old, 5'6" & 130lbs
waist 27"
at bellybutton 32.5"
hips 35 1/2
My highest recorded weight was my first pregnancy @ 225lbs, approx 185" with 2nd pregnany and 175lbs with the final baby. OOH, that first baby is where all this wreckage came from. God love him though! It's nothing that several thousand dollars can't fix! ;) I say that like its nothing. Its something and I'm grateful that my husband wants this for me as well. I appreciate how he "invests" in me.
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Woo-ee! Congrats on that weight loss. Not easy at all. Especially when you have three children around to care for. So it sounds like your issues are more loose-skin related than muscle related?
I hope all goes well for you. Please come back and let us know how your journey progresses. You also might want to check out:
Kimmers' Tummy Tuck Survival Guide
and
My Facebook page, Moms Who Want Their Bodies Back
I hope my issue is more loose-skin than muscle. The thought of enduring the MR recovery terrifies me! I do trust that my surgeon will make the final call to do so if it truly is necessary.