39 with 2 Kids; 5'3, 130 Lb; Tt; Lipo Flanks and Abdomen - Calgary, AB

Had a consult with 3 doctors.
It was a very difficult decision as I had 3 different opinions as to where the scar from my old belly button whole is was going to be. In the end I picked the doctor with the more extensive portfolio. Although I wished I could go with the doctor who initially thought I wouldn't end up with a vertical scar. But after a second consult with him, he retracted his opinion, as he couldn't guarantee that I wouldn't have a vertical scar.

I'm happy with my decision. But feel a bit crazy for wanting this. Though my husband is diplomatically supportive,
he still thinks a Tt quite extreme. I'm just critically dissatisfied with my round belly, I exercise 5 times a week and often train for half marathons. Still I'm so apple shaped!!! And the skin is an issue, my second child was 10lb!!

But after logging many hours on realself, I've learned a lot. I hope I'll be able to say it's worth it at the end. As well, can you believe with all the medical risks involved, infections, seroma, bleeding, poor wound healing etc. My absolute biggest fear is fat redistribution after lipo. Hope I won't get a fat back!!! Lol!!!

Also hope I won't lose my physical conditioning after the surgery because I won't be able to exercise! Will I be ok without my daily endorphin kick?

Posted some pre-op photos. I noticed when I take them with my phone horizontal (white top), I look wider than with my phone vertical (blue top)
Dieting: I've gained 5 lbs since I've been on Alesse, going from 125 to 130. Can't seem to shake the weight off. I know I'm supposed to try to be my lightest for surgery but is it worth it, if I can't keep it off?

Like everyone else, I'm trying to lose a bit of weight before surgery. Something I found terribly difficult. But downloaded an audio book called the Diet Fix by Yoni Freedhoff. (http://thedietfix.com/). It just offered sensible eating advice. Eating smaller meals and eating protein through out the day. Eating the minimum amount of calories for my height. And obsessively counting calories, which I've never really done before. I lost 5lb in 10 days. I'm sure a lot of it is water weight because I didn't eat much protein before. I heard that going on a lower carb diet depletes the glycogen stores in your liver. I wonder when I'll plateau. More info here (https://8fit.com/blog/glycogen-gluconeogenesis-and-water-weight/). I don't think I've lost any fat, my pants feel the same. It's hard to stick to a 1200 Calorie diet. Not that I'm all that hungry at all. But that it's just mind hunger, I miss snacking and eating larger portions. So far I like the predictability of the scale, I don't seem to surprised about how much I weigh at the end of the day. I really hope I can keep this up!

Paid my surgeon, just waiting to pay for the facility fee. Has anyone had any luck getting their insurance to pay for the surgical room, as a write off as a hospital stay?