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41 Year Old with 2 Kids, Who Has Always Battled Her Weight, Ready to Get This Inner Tube Removed and Have the Body of How I Feel
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Hello all, First I want to thank you all for...
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Hello all,
First I want to thank you all for putting yourself out there so others can be inspired by you and your stories. I am very thankful that a site like this exists!
I have always battled my weight and never been thin. I was probably at my lowest adult weight at 170 lbs for my wedding 8 years ago. I have had two children since then, not big babies. I'm actually heavier now than when I delivered. A friend recently has a stomach surgery to lose weight and this made me start thinking about PS. I kidded the doctor during my c-section with my last child (didn't have a c-section with my 1st) if they could do a tummy tuck at the same time. I have always had the large inner tube around my waist and had a flat wide bottom. Even when I was in my teens I still had the pouch. Now I have gained weight and my pouch has grown, I have also gained weight in my upper abdomen.
After stalking this site and seeing other that were heavy but having PS work done, I decided to have a consult with the PS. I didn't know if he would tell me to lose 50 pounds and then come back or not. After meeting with him he thought even if I exercise there will still be that inner tube and skin (although smaller I'm sure) he thought a tummy tuck would help me achieve the look I want. I will also be having lipo on my hips, upper abdomen and back fat. I am so ready to get this inner tube to finally removed. I don't expect to be thin but hopes this motivates me to getting back in better shape and feel good.
Please don't contact me with criticism, until you have been in this position you don't know how it is to live with this extra "stomach". I used to exercise and be in better shape (never thin but more firm) than I am now, going to the gym and spin class. I have lost the motivation and time with two kids who are 3 and 5. I know I could lose weight and then do a "tummy tuck". I have decided to go this route. It's a personal decision and I am tired of having to wash and dry under my stomach. Buying pants to "fit" that extra part or buying bigger shirts just so it's not tight on my stomach.
I'm ready to be on the flat side with the rest of you! I hope my story can help others as you have all helped me! Best wishes to you all on a quick, uneventful recovery!
First I want to thank you all for putting yourself out there so others can be inspired by you and your stories. I am very thankful that a site like this exists!
I have always battled my weight and never been thin. I was probably at my lowest adult weight at 170 lbs for my wedding 8 years ago. I have had two children since then, not big babies. I'm actually heavier now than when I delivered. A friend recently has a stomach surgery to lose weight and this made me start thinking about PS. I kidded the doctor during my c-section with my last child (didn't have a c-section with my 1st) if they could do a tummy tuck at the same time. I have always had the large inner tube around my waist and had a flat wide bottom. Even when I was in my teens I still had the pouch. Now I have gained weight and my pouch has grown, I have also gained weight in my upper abdomen.
After stalking this site and seeing other that were heavy but having PS work done, I decided to have a consult with the PS. I didn't know if he would tell me to lose 50 pounds and then come back or not. After meeting with him he thought even if I exercise there will still be that inner tube and skin (although smaller I'm sure) he thought a tummy tuck would help me achieve the look I want. I will also be having lipo on my hips, upper abdomen and back fat. I am so ready to get this inner tube to finally removed. I don't expect to be thin but hopes this motivates me to getting back in better shape and feel good.
Please don't contact me with criticism, until you have been in this position you don't know how it is to live with this extra "stomach". I used to exercise and be in better shape (never thin but more firm) than I am now, going to the gym and spin class. I have lost the motivation and time with two kids who are 3 and 5. I know I could lose weight and then do a "tummy tuck". I have decided to go this route. It's a personal decision and I am tired of having to wash and dry under my stomach. Buying pants to "fit" that extra part or buying bigger shirts just so it's not tight on my stomach.
I'm ready to be on the flat side with the rest of you! I hope my story can help others as you have all helped me! Best wishes to you all on a quick, uneventful recovery!
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UPDATED FROM doitforme
16 days pre
Getting closer to the big day...
I'm starting to dream about the procedure now. It's getting more real both excited and nervous.
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UPDATED FROM doitforme
6 days pre
nesting???
So one week from today, I'll be complaining of the pain and nausea I'm sure:) Hopefully the pain will all pay off in the long run! I'm so excited and a little nervous. I've been "nesting" like I did when I was pregnant- making freezer meals so I can be ready for the family to fend for themselves for a short time. My dad will be coming to town to help with my children and give my husband a hand. I'm so lucky to have family that can help. I am enjoying seeing all the after photos and stories of all of you. I look forward to being able to share mine as well. Next Thursday, Nov 5th- tummy tuck, lipo of back, hips and upper abdomen! 7 more sleeps!
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October 29, 2015
You going to hurt like heck, be tired of being bed bound,get super cranky but at the 4-6 week you will look into the mirror and cry like a baby. You will see the new you.the real you that has been their for years but stuck in a body you couldn't get out of. Does that make sence. I was like 5 or 6 weeks po and walking in the store with my husband and he says, " you looked good before but I now know why you wanted to do this. You look so damn sexy." I al m is cried and told him I've been here thus whole time, my body was huddling me.
October 29, 2015
It posted before I was done. Rest,relax,look at life and know your has just now begun . others WILL judge. I lost alot if people I talked to because they were to negative and I was just done with it. I was crying when I should of been happy. When u needed that energy to heal,i now just say screw you all ,I don't need you. I go into the world with a new light and do what I want like I want. I take small day road trips with my amazing daughter and window shop ,or just walk around a new town I never seen before. It's something that I never did before. So I guess what I'm saying is the ones who judge will still b judging but not living life. Go live life,you deserve to be gappy. Enjoy guys opening doors for you,people being nicer. It was totally worth it for me to get my tummy tuck.i wouldn't have changed it for the world. And the woman here are the real,they understand, they don't judge.its really nice. It's helped me so much getting threw tough times by posting. I have only 1 person I can tell my achievements to that was in my circle, that are happy for me,besides my husband & daughter. This surgery will open your eyes .good or bad. Sorry about the novel , don't normally share this but... I thought this would help you if someone thinks they have the right to open their big pie hole.
October 29, 2015
Thank you, those are wonderful words! I have always battled my weight but good or bad, never had a bad body image of myself until recently. I dress nice and always look put together and receive compliments. I was lucky my mother, who also has always been heavy, never hounded me about dieting growing up. I hear horror stories and I think I was lucky, but maybe I needed to have a little pressure on me. I know I am heavy but have lived with it and not let it get me down. I am now ready though to look how I have always felt. One comment I will never forget, came from a college friend's mother, now mind you she is very, very thin and has no respect for anyone overweight. She said to me, you have such a beautiful face- meaning you are pretty but fat. That has always stuck with me and pained me a bit. Although I think of it I also consider the source. She is not very pretty and her personality makes her less attractive but she is thin. I always wanted to say to her, you are so thin... but I've been the "bigger" person in more ways than one! Thanks again for all your encouragement, I know it will take time and I look forward to the down slope of this mountain we're going to climb:)
October 29, 2015
You honestly are bring tears to me. You are so so amazing and I don't know you personally but think highly of you. And I had the same kind of situation. I was doing in home health & (as you see in my photos of 2012 how big I was) this lady for 2 weeks everyday said how fay I was,overweight, i should excersizes, ect. I finally told my boss about this and told him I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK,SHE'S RIDE,MEAN,AND DAMN UGLY HEARTED! They ended up dropping her as a client because if I said something like this they knew it was BAD as I'm a real easy going person and can handle difficult people. I wanna go see her so bad just to say Ha...how's those apples.but, i also look at the source.
October 29, 2015
I think your surgery is the day before mine! I too could have lost more weight, but I know myself, and I can never maintain below 140. So I'm going into surgery my regular, albeit a little chubby, size. Wishing you luck and a whole new appreciation for the beauty that is you! Don't you think it's time?
October 29, 2015
Yes I'm unfortunately at my heaviest but I am hoping this will give me the motivation I need to get back to exercising. No exercise or diet would ever get my apron off, so this will make a huge difference. I'm sure I'll be part of the group thinking why didn't I do this sooner! I've learned the hard way, life it too short- we have to live each day like it's our last! I want to be here for my kids!
October 29, 2015
You might complain, but it will be with a semi smike. A ahhhh feeling. Acomplishment!!! You did it. The day before do ne a favor, take that day and relax,step outside and look at the trees, the sky,smell the air. Your not going to be able to take long walk for a long time. I wish I would have done this. Sit with your legs up on the sofa.play on the ground with your and wrestle if they like that type of thing. My daughter missed going in walks.
October 30, 2015
I always thought I needed to be a certain weight before going to a PS for a TT consult. In fact, I was embarrassed to go in unless I was down to 150-155. I am SO glad my sister took me in to see her PS. It helped me to move forward. I figure that I am at a weight I know I can maintain, so if I am fortunate enough to lose weight than I will just look even better. Best of luck to you and I look forward to seeing your after pics!!
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