Now It's the Backside That I'm Unhappy With... O_o - La Jolla, CA

Well, after doing a bunch of research about lipo I have made the decision to go ahead and make it happen before my 35th birthday and it's a master degree graduation present to myself also. As I have greatly shifted my outlook and action in health and physical activity since my tummy tuck in Nov. of 2012, unfortunately, even with diet and exercise the love-handle/flank area never seemed to correspond with how I felt inside and not much of a change happened on the physical side regardless of what I did.

So of course you read those hardcore memes or things from folks who have never really struggled with issues beyond weight-loss saying I worked for this body, well so have I... I work a 40 hour work for a few weeks to make this coin to get it sucked out since working hard in the gym is doing nothing for the fatty back. *lol* The handful who may have dealt with weight loss, but have had the weight evenly distributed on their body, likely do not require any for of cosmetic surgery because they just tightened back up and the way I worked out, you'd think I'd be ripped, but as everything shifted about the only thing that changed was very slight in the love-handle flank area, never enough to be "happy" about. To be honest it discouraged me from even working out sometimes, if my efforts were never going to show in my back. Who wants a nice front body with a fatty back? There are some things I have come to accept; stretch marks, cellulite are just two, but the sharpei back? How about nah.*lol*

There are things I know shift with workouts and nutrition such as arms, depending on how droopy they become, decent triceps exercises and arm drills will tighten them up some, but if its hanging more than one would like- yep, go ahead suck it out. There is only SO MUCH you can really do and honestly I wouldn't let anyone's personal opinion about surgery whether facial reconstruction or body contouring shift my decision. I have a good feeling about it and no different than my tummy tuck, I couldn't be any more excited. If the job is done well enough I might go ahead and schedule arms and inner/outer thighs next year if they don't get in line after pounding it out in the gym super tough after this surgery. Pics and review soon.

Well... here they are, the front is cool, though they still will lipo the upper abdomen but it's primarily the flank/love handle area I am concerned about. I don't have any unrealistic expectations but just to see some of the rolls go away will be more than enough. Hopefully I can get some smoothing going on. That's all I want. I don't want to be discouraged in my workout efforts because THIS isn't changing, regardless of what I eat or do. So.. A little less than 2 weeks and we'll have an end result. :)

In 8 days and a wake up I will be headed to SD area to get this done. My pre- op is complete and I have paid my deposit for the date confirmed all paperwork submitted and now it's just time for it to happen. This round I'll only be getting the love handle/flanks done and I'm super excited still. I think I'm just ready to get the healing process started. Hopefully I'll be feeling alright by the close out of week 2. I already know I'll be feeling like a train hit me the first few days to week. Alrighty! I'll check in the morning of...