What a difference in 5 weeks... new pic - Oklahoma City, OK

Not too much to report as far as any changes... After 5 weeks my workouts are getting closer to pre-surgery & the swelling is getting better slowly but surely. Next week I report back to work... so I'll get a chance to see what being on my feet for 5 classes will have on me. I will also have to deal with social eating which I dread b/c for some reason people think it's weird to eat a salad every day for lunch. I will not be peer preassured to eat in the school cafetria!!

I think the new before & after speaks volumes! Happy healing gals!

4 weeks PO - feeling more like myself day by day. My swelling is not so bad, it only gets really uncomfortable in the evenings when I do too much during the day. I've stepped up the cardio on my workouts, but am still nowhere near where I was pre-TT. My strength training is down as well, but I think that once I'm totally cleared I'll get back to where I was and then some. My weight has stayed pretty steady for the past 2 weeks (down 7 lbs from day of TT) which is a disappointment to me because I've been sticking to a 1500 calorie diet and it seems like I'm starving for no reason. However, one thing I've definately learned from this whole thing is to be patient!

On a positive note, I thought I looked cute on the fourth of July... my boyfriend was impressed... and I can see definate improvement in my belly button and scar. The parts of my incision that are not still scabbed over are really smooth and thin and I haven't done any scar treatment on them. The upper part of my belly has softened up but the lower part is still tight and numb... once again patience!

I have a post-op appointment this afternoon... fingers crossed that PS will tell me all is well.

PO day 16... just had to share. My tummy has always been more tube-shaped than womanly. This morning enough swelling had gone down that I finally could see one of the benefits of the lipo... the development of a waist!!!