39 Years Old, W/ 4 Kids. Ready for renovated body- Houston, TX

I have been thinking about getting a mommy makeover over the past year. I have 4 children ages 12-2 and after each pregnancy I lose the weight and get down to around 150 pounds. This last year I worked hard at eating and exercising and lost my weight all to gain it back and topped the scale at 190 in March with a stressful job. I lost hope and motivation. I got down to 185 and have been that weight until I started my diet. After 8 weeks I have lost almost 20 pounds with 25-30 to go. I contacted Dr. Basu's office for a consultation and was advised it be best to wait until I'm within about 10 pounds of my desired weight. Vivian was going to follow up with me the 1st of December to see where I am on my weight loss. We discussed possibly doing the procedure before the end of year so I can take 3 weeks off work over December and January. Now I am really motivated to keep losing so I can have my procedures done. I started a new job about 2 months ago and need to find out when would be the best time to take off work. Pictures before the weight loss.

So for the past 2 months I have been doing quick weight loss to lose weight. I have done this program 2 other times with successful results. The first time was 15 years ago to lose weight before my wedding and then again in April 2011 after working out and eating healthy and wasn't seeing the weight come off. At that time I weighed approximately 175-180 and got down to 150 and kept it off until I got pregnant with baby #4 in November 2012 and she was born August 2013. In January 2014 my work did a biggest loser challenge and I started working out and eating healthy and went from 175 to 150 and was feeling good. Then I got promoted July 2014 and work got hectic and I went from working out in the gym during lunch to eating lunch at my desk and eating poorly and the pounds came back faster and more than ever before. By the time January 2015 rolled around I was at my heaviest and by March I hit an all time high at 191 pounds!!! I knew what to do but I wasn't motivated and to top things off by the end of March was laid off due to the oil & gas economy. Over the summer I was able to get down to 185 but couldn't get past that. Flash forward to July I was starting to get motivated. I was sick of the flabby body I was living in and decided to get back on the program. I started a new job about the same time I started my diet and have been doing great. I am currently down to 167 and I am not stopping. I am not exercising, just eating on plan and taking my supplements. When I hit a plateau then I will add exercise. My goal is 140 before I get a MM. I will post pictures soon so you can see a side by side comparison. I am hoping and praying I can get my procedure done this year. Once I lose another 15 pounds then I will make my appointment for consultation. I am leaning towards Dr. Basu to do my MM so any ladies out there that have used him I would love to hear about your experience.

I wanted to know from all the ladies that have gone through the mommy makeover, how much time is adequately needed to prepare for before and after surgery? Also how long did it take to decide on breast implant type and size? I am still on my weight loss journey with 20 down and 15-25 to go before I reach my desired (wishful) weight before the MM. I would like to do the procedure 12/28/15 to allow me to be off 3 weeks between 2015/16 to minimize any impact at work and pay. I contacted Dr. Basu's office early October to see about a consultation and was advised to wait until the first week in December. I'm not sure about you ladies but I am a planner and like to be prepared. I emailed asking if I could have a consultation sooner by email but haven't heard back yet. Secondly, I don't want to put money down to secure the date without all the facts and I don't want to lose the spot either. I know his work is fabulous but I don't how much it will costs and what he will recommend. I'm anxious and was having trouble sleeping as my mind was racing about anything and everything to do with a mommy makeover. Honestly I think I will be pushing it to take only 3 weeks off but I will cross that bridge when I get there. Thanks for listening, I am an addict to real self and find it very encouraging reading everyone's stories, they give me hope.