I'VE DONE IT!!! 36 YO, one C-section, Full Tummy Tuck and Vaser Lipo to Flanks, London GB

I can only describe my body as being destroyed by a single pregnancy. That really is how it feels. I gained 70lb during my pregnancy in 2011 and I have lost 84lb in the 3.5 years since then. My stomach was stretched beyond the point of elasticity and it hangs from me like an apron of blubber. I have exercised and dieted like crazy and although the 'apron' shrank a lot at first it has now been stuck as it is for 5 months. Having major surgery that costs the earth really was the last thing I wanted to do but I have now come to terms with the fact that this belly is going nowhere naturally and that if I am going to reclaim my life I need to have this tummy tuck.

It's 10 weeks until my surgery which is giving me a lot of time to think. Some day I look in the mirror and think "is it really that bad, am I crazy having this surgery?"....then I go clothes shopping and I think "yes you absolutely need to do this!!!". I have to buy clothes that literally hang off me in order for them to fit round my tummy. It's like my stomach belongs to a different, far larger, person. I know I'm never going to look like a supermodel, but it would just be amazing to wear something other than a pair of stretchy leggings and a smock. I'm too young for smocks! Haha.

I am lucky to have an incredibly supportive husband and mother who are 100% behind my decision and poised to help me out during my recovery. I wouldn't say I'm excited about the surgery, more looking for to it being over :-)

I have now paid for my surgery in full and it's all starting to seem very real.

Here is a photo of me sitting which shows my 'landslide' of blubber. It doesn't behave like a fat stomach which forms rolls when sitting...its so soft it just kind of flops haha. You can see how out of proportion my belly is to the rest of my body. My nearen't and dearest keep telling me I'll have a wonderful result and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they are right.