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11 Week Update! Results look really nice
Here we are at 11 weeks. My ab's are still feeling tight and a little sore, because of that I haven't started doing ab work at the gym. I'm really afraid to hurt myself. I've resumed everything else. I do cardio at the gym and only lift 10 pound weights for now. I am allowing myself the time to heal.
I finally weighted myself this week and found out that I lost a total of 10 pounds. That makes me feel better especially since I only initially lost 2.5 pounds. I have been wearing form fitting clothes and i love my silhouette! I'm SO much more confident about my appearance. I've taken more body selfies that I ever have in my life, lol! The only problem that I have now there is some slight dog-earing on my hips, but my doctor told me to allow 6 months to allow all of the swelling to go down. There is a possibility that they may go away on their own. I still have discomfort and swelling around the scar area, and it itches sometimes. I anticipate that this will go away with time as well.
I finally weighted myself this week and found out that I lost a total of 10 pounds. That makes me feel better especially since I only initially lost 2.5 pounds. I have been wearing form fitting clothes and i love my silhouette! I'm SO much more confident about my appearance. I've taken more body selfies that I ever have in my life, lol! The only problem that I have now there is some slight dog-earing on my hips, but my doctor told me to allow 6 months to allow all of the swelling to go down. There is a possibility that they may go away on their own. I still have discomfort and swelling around the scar area, and it itches sometimes. I anticipate that this will go away with time as well.
Almost 8 weeks now!
I am in the exact same size and it still hurts to sneeze.. I had my final follow-up on Wednesday and he says I'm healing well. I have concerns about some excess skin on the sides of my hips and the doctor said that it should go away in 6 months after I'm fully healed.
I was so excited for the 6 week mark to roll around. I was anxious to work out again.. only to find out that I wasn't physically ready yet. I'm still in pain and my endurance is not up to where it used to be. This week I gave in and started lightly working out anyway.. arms and legs. Stairs and weights. I dare not do any ab work until it stops hurting to sneeze and cough. People are starting to notice the change in my shape, I tell them I'm waist training. My stomach is flat but my waist is still straight, not sure if that's swelling or these are my final results.
I was so excited for the 6 week mark to roll around. I was anxious to work out again.. only to find out that I wasn't physically ready yet. I'm still in pain and my endurance is not up to where it used to be. This week I gave in and started lightly working out anyway.. arms and legs. Stairs and weights. I dare not do any ab work until it stops hurting to sneeze and cough. People are starting to notice the change in my shape, I tell them I'm waist training. My stomach is flat but my waist is still straight, not sure if that's swelling or these are my final results.
6 Week Update
Hi Friends!!
I can't believe how time flies. Has it really been 6 weeks?! Funny how it feels like a short time, but at the same time it feels like an eternity with some of the ailments.
I'm finally starting to see the results, but still feel swelling a bit. At 4 weeks I switched over from wearing my hospital binder to a spanx type girdle but I think my butt and hips are shrinking from wearing it too much. I need to find something that only goes on the waist area. I tried the Genie Hour Glass Belt, but it only made that little puffy pubic ken doll area look more exaggerated.
It took me 4 full weeks to stand all the way straight, and I still hunch over a bit when I get tired sometimes.
At the 6 week mark, I KNEW I would be dashing to the gym. I have been cleared to go back but not sure if my body is 100% up to it. It still hurts when I cough, and I am uncomfortable when I take my binder/girdle off for more than a couple of hours.
I have religiously used rose hip oil and emu oil on my scar and I think that its fading pretty well. I'm not so enthused about the way my skin folds on the sides and wondering if that will eventually go away. I sure do hope so because its not pretty.
My busy life has resumed so It's hard to post updates as often as I would like so forgive me friends. Here are a few pics I took last night so you can see the results so far. I love that my belly is flat but didn't realize that it would bring so much emphasis to how straight my hips are. In hindsight I would have asked to have some fat transferred to my hips and buttocks area.
The NEXT time I post an update, I promise to have matching undies or a decent outfit on lol! Perhaps sometime next week. Hope you all have a happy holiday weekend. :)
I can't believe how time flies. Has it really been 6 weeks?! Funny how it feels like a short time, but at the same time it feels like an eternity with some of the ailments.
I'm finally starting to see the results, but still feel swelling a bit. At 4 weeks I switched over from wearing my hospital binder to a spanx type girdle but I think my butt and hips are shrinking from wearing it too much. I need to find something that only goes on the waist area. I tried the Genie Hour Glass Belt, but it only made that little puffy pubic ken doll area look more exaggerated.
It took me 4 full weeks to stand all the way straight, and I still hunch over a bit when I get tired sometimes.
At the 6 week mark, I KNEW I would be dashing to the gym. I have been cleared to go back but not sure if my body is 100% up to it. It still hurts when I cough, and I am uncomfortable when I take my binder/girdle off for more than a couple of hours.
I have religiously used rose hip oil and emu oil on my scar and I think that its fading pretty well. I'm not so enthused about the way my skin folds on the sides and wondering if that will eventually go away. I sure do hope so because its not pretty.
My busy life has resumed so It's hard to post updates as often as I would like so forgive me friends. Here are a few pics I took last night so you can see the results so far. I love that my belly is flat but didn't realize that it would bring so much emphasis to how straight my hips are. In hindsight I would have asked to have some fat transferred to my hips and buttocks area.
The NEXT time I post an update, I promise to have matching undies or a decent outfit on lol! Perhaps sometime next week. Hope you all have a happy holiday weekend. :)
Provider Review
My experience with Dr. LaPuerta and his staff has been great. I felt very comfortable around all of them. Everyone was very responsive and they were able to answer all my questions without any hesitation or frustration. My results look great and I'm feeling fabulous!