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Hi, I'm a 30 year old woman, I have 3 beautiful boys that I love and adore. I had my first son at 17 and my body looked good after. When I had my 2nd son at 19 yrs old I had gained 70 lbs and was left with a huge belly :( even tho I lost all the weight months later, my tummy was stretched and I was left with a baby pouch. This is when my self esteem got a bit low, I just dint feel Like my self anymore. After 10 years of smoking cigarettes I decided to quit cold turkey and this is where my weight struggles started. I'm 5'4 my normal weight was 150-165, I got up to 215 lbs! I have been yoyo dieting for years, I loose weight, get fit and look down at my tummy and the pouch is still there and that's when I always give up working out. Ever since 2007 I been wanting to get a tummy tuck, but I been to afraid to do it. 2 years ago, I gave birth to my beautiful baby boy that weighed 10 lbs!!! This pregnancy and delivery took a toll on me ???? I lost all the baby weight and now my tummy looks worse than before! Its stretched out and my belly button looks like its sad!! After years of feeling down about my tummy, I found the courage to do my tummy tuck. I had my consultation in January 2016, with a PS that has worked on 3 of my friends. He is right in town, his work is amazing. I'm getting a full Tummy tuck, Muscle repair and lipo on the flanks! My surgery is scheduled for March 17, I'm nervous, scared, exited, I'm already feeling guilty about the procedure. I keep telling myself that I deserve to do something for myself, for once! I take great care of my kids and put them above every thing. Right now I'm focusing on getting myself mentally prepared and educating myself about the procedure. Reading everyone's journeys is helping me be more at ease. I'm also trying to loose 15 lbs my surgery which I'm confident I will, I'm eating extra healthy taking vitamins and working out. My husband loves me for who I am and what I I look like, but he's being super supportive to me. He's taking a week of work to take care of me and mainly watch over our 21 month old that weighs 37lbs!! I won't be able to pick him up for a while! I'm grateful and blessed for his support. My worst fear is not waking up from surgery, I have never been put under, I have never had surgeries at all. I have no bad health history and as far as I'm concerned I'm very healthy, thank God! I'm expecting recovery to be difficult and painful, I don't know how well I'll do with pain medicine. That's another worry. As far as the scar and belly button, yes I want a nice belly button and scar, but not totally my worry since I don't plan on wearing revealing clothing or anything. This surgery is for me to get rid of unwanted belly fat and loose skin from pregnancy. I hope I can get feedback please!! My post op is on March 2!! Omg, its getting close!

I feel really embarrassed even posting these pics. A lot of people have been telling me "Don't get a TT, you don't need it!" What they fail to see is that I hide it very well!! High waisted jeans and over sized shirts do the trick! I'm tired of hidding it, I just want it gone! Im currently in the process of loosing at least 15 lbs by surgery!

Lost 6 lbs!! I been eating extra healthy and working out almost everyday, my body feels extremely sore. Pre op is in 12 days!!! I'm hoping to be down another 5-7 lbs by then.. :)