Upper/Lower Abs - Brooklyn, NY

I went to the consultation last week, I purchased a deal for one area (which I was going to use for my lower abs). Dr Voskin was very nice but he told me I need to do the upper as well or it would just look weird. He also told me to consider doing my sides (love handles) but I am pretty set on keeping them. I like them and they make my hips look bigger/waist look smaller, also for financial reasons. I work out a lot and walk about 10-15 miles a day, and I eat 3 healthy meals a day, but I can't lose the stubborn belly fat. I can see my obliques and feel hard ab muscles under the flab. I cannot wait to *hopefully* be able to see those Abs after the surgery. I agreed to both upper/lower abs and paid the deposit. I have a bloodwork appointment scheduled for August 2, and the lipo surgery schedule for August 12. I am super nervous when it comes to medical/surgery stuff (have only had my wisdom teeth extracted) so I'm trying to be prepared yet not overthink it. I'm posting here to document my experience from start to end. Thanks for reading!

I went for bloodwork yesterday. My appointment was at 4pm, I got there at 3:40, and was leaving by 4:05. I guess Tuesday afternoons are quieter. The tech was very nice and took a couple vials of blood from my arm. I paid the rest of my bill (I had paid the deposit last time, so now I'm fully paid). I had to give them a number for my local pharmacy to they could send the prescriptions there for pickup the day before surgery.

I am planning to cut down on alcohol and salt this week, and then cut out alcohol completely starting this weekend. I'm thinking that after the surgery I will to stick to a no-alcohol & minimal salt plan. I don't think that will be as hard as cutting out carbs...I'm in love with bread. :'-(

Here are some more before pics. I have been thinking a lot about my decision, it's really intense reading all the reviews and stories from other ladies who are doing the same thing. I'm glad to be doing this because I have wanted to get rid of the tummy pooch ever since I was a kid. Seriously, like as a little kid I remember hating that I had a chubby belly and everyone telling me it was baby fat. But now I'm in my mid twenties and it's only often worse despite good diet and Ina of exercise.

Also thinking about how everyone's body is so vastly different and its like...even though you may not be happy with your body, what you have pre-surgery might be somebody else's post-surgery goal. So it's all about perspective and personal preference. Just some food for thought.

Last spring, around the same time I started lifting at the gym, I started taking a generic birth control and I gained 20 lbs. I know a lot of that was muscle and water weight but I did retain a lot of the belly and thigh flab after stopping the pill a few months ago. Anyway when I flex my abs I feel that I have reached a good point of fitness underneath the layer of belly fat. 1 week away. I'm so nervous and excited!

Any ladies going to Allure Clinic for lipo this month feel free to message me if you wanna be recovery buddies. ????