One year post-op... Feeling great

One year ago today I had my tummy tuck. It was a great decision for me. It didn't change my life because I loved life before and I love it now! BUT it did take away that small amount of anxiety I had each day trying to figure out what to wear that would look & feel good. I wore a 2 piece swimsuit for the first time since I was 18 back in March when I went to San Diego, CA. It felt amazing and freeing. I would still love myself without the surgery but I feel more myself now. Here are a few pics.

Here are some pics from this morning...very little swelling on the weekends. Scar is flat and smooth. Looking forward to it fading more.

I still get some lower abdominal swelling when I'm at work since I sit all day. On the weekends when I'm up and moving around a lot more I am pretty darn flat. I am completely back to all my pre TT activity, in fact I am more active at the gym than I was before. Now that I know the results from the gym will actually show in my tummy I work so much harder. I didn't bother working out the rest of my body before my TT because I figured there was on point since my stomach was always going to look bad. But now that it's flat I have to get the rest of me (arms, buttocks, thighs) up to par with my flat stomach :-) I have the beginnings of a six pack (more like a 4 pack) but it doesn't show up well in photos. I can see it when i look down at my stomach and it gives me motivation to keep working hard, and eat a clean diet which I've been doing pretty consistently now for 4 1/2 weeks. I still splurge on the weekends and have sushi and/or wine and beer. but during the week I eat very clean. Since it's the middle of the week and I definitely have the "work week" swelling going on I will wait until this weekend to take updated photos. YAY I'm 4 months, I can't believe it. It seems like it was yesterday and yet another lifetime ago. I am still very happy I did it and would do it again, and recommend it to anyone who thinks they are a good candidate for this procedure. It can be life changing, I was happy with my life before, now I am content and motivated to be the best I can be.