The Countdown is Real! - New York, NY

And happy 7 weeks post op to my bootay!! I'm still madly deeply in love with my new figure! Everything I put on looks amazing on me. I'm not complaining but a lot of new things and even pre sx outfits I've had to have altered at the waist. My waist went from 35" to 27" I feel like a have a new life! Although I must admit I have ran home from work many nights, stripped down to my underwear to check to see if the booty was still there!! Is that what's known as booty paranoia? Because I def have it! I don't wear clinging clothes I work so sometimes I'll catch a glimpse of my backside and it will appear as if there isn't much back there. And especially because I didn't ask for a dramatic change it's easy to disguise. But trust and believe the body is banging!! Lol!!!

I am still wearing my stage 2 garment with the vedette on top but only at night since week 5 with the exception of today because I went H.A.M. On some overly salted food yesterday and I am super swollen. My lower back and sides are numb and tingling off and on but as soon as I compress them in the garment they feel so much better. I still have bruising on my sides from the lipo and the actual spots where the cannula went in are so dark...can someone please recommend a good fade cream? I'm using the biocornium scar treatment gel but it's seems like it isn't working fast enough. I feel like it flattens the raised scar but doesn't fade the discoloration fast enough because I have been using it twice a day since week one and I need to be in an bikini next month 8-/

Also still not sitting directly on my butt or laying on it! I am praying for next week (8wks)to come so I can relax!

I didn't mention wearing the ab board because I think I accidentally threw it away with some Christmas wrapping paper during Christmas and i was always fearful that someone would see it sticking out or hug me while I had it on and be like wtf??!! Lol!!! So I don't miss it all that much!

Oh yes, let me address the dents and dimples I cried my eyes out about during the first few weeks....they are completely gone, my butt looks amazing. My only concern is my stomach...I paid extra for a procedure called lipo lite (I think that's he correct name) it is supposed to smooth out the skin after traditional lipo, well it doesn't appear smooth. But that too could be something that's too early to judge. I have a follow up with Dr. Schulman next week so I'll know more then. In the meantime I'll add a few pics taken today.

Thanks for reading my review and feel free to ask me any questions.

I can't believe it's been a month already! A lot of the swelling has gone down and now it's mostly in by back and abs I am still majorly bruised as seen in my pics. Aside from that I am absolutely infatuated with my body!!! It's crazy to see how amazing I look in clothes that I actually thought I looked good in before this sx! All of my pre-sx clothes fit...but with a whole new look...like bam or should I say daaaayyyuummm!!!! My waist is 27" my hips 40" lovin it!

Life is not quite back to normal..I don't eat the way I used and I try to avoid alcohol too for fear of swelling up while in my super tight garment and only 30 minute light paced walks on the treadmill a few times per week, no sitting directly on my butt for 4 more weeks. I'm wearing the stage 1 garment at night (I had it taken in) with ab board and stage 2 thong garment alone during day. I stopped wearing the vedette because the stage 2 is still super tight. Went from a large stage 1 to small stage 2.

The dents and dimples are disappearing as the fat softens up! I never thought it would/could be possible but it's happening!

Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season! ;)

Yesterday was my first day back to work. Leading up to it I was super stressed, but as it turned out I had nothing to worry about, it was a great day all around! I wore layers of long clothing to conceal the booty and the ab board. I would only sit on my thighs for 15 minute intervals then get up to walk around. I have realized that because I'm wearing this garment and the vedette, I can't eat no where near what I was eating pre-sx! I weighed 160 after sx and my weight today is 148. My butt has gone done about 20% due to the swelling, now I'm praying it doesn't get any smaller!!!!

I was really mostly worried that I wouldn't have the energy to last all day but that was not the case. I started my day at 6:30AM and went to bed at 11:00PM which is about the time I started feeling tired. I think the fact that I don't have the additional 10lbs of fat on my body and my diet has drastically changed for the good are to blame for my high energy level. I feel so good that I called Dr. Schulman to ask if I could go back to the gym! His response was, yes and no...I can light walk on the treadmill, but no weight lifting until 3 weeks. Any strenuous exercise at this stage would cause excess swelling :( so I guess treadmill light walking it is!

New pics coming soon...