22 Year Old, 5'5, 165lb, Size 34K+ Hoping for 34D - Omaha, NE

Hello Realself Sisters!:) I have been researching and reviewing this site and others for years! Today I've finally got the courage to write a review. Let me give you a little back story: CAUTION! THIS WILL BE LONG!! ;) Like many other women on this site, I've almost always had big breasts. In sixth grade I was a B cup, and by the time I hit 8th, I was a whopping 34DD. So imagine a (at the time) 110lb, 5' nothing girl with massive boobs. I looked like a popsicle stick with chest!! As I got taller through puberty, I filled out a bit, and so did my boobs. It's like when puberty hit my boobs never stopped growing. My senior year of high school I was 135lbs with 34G breast. Fast forward a few years and I started on birth control. I gained about 35lbs over a three year period, and my breasts gained about four cup sizes. Ugh! Horrible!!! So, I've been wanting a breast reduction since about 8th grade. I knew it was time when I realized I could barely fit into a XXXL swim suit top and all my friends were wearing pushups to have the slightest bit of cleavage. Let's not even talk about how pervy guys staring at a 14/15 year olds chest instead of eyes, ruined my self confidence. At first I wanted it because I was self conscious, but over the years as I have become more comfortable with my body, pain in my shoulders and upper back have now been the drive to reduce them. I got up the nerve to talk to my doctor about getting a breast reduction when I heard through the military rumor mill that you are allowed one free cosmetic surgery procedure. In January of this year, I saw my doc and he basically told me my symptoms. He was like "you have shoulder and back pain, don't you? It's difficult for you to run, right? You've been to chiropractic care before, huh? " I was like ughhhh, yeah....? And he wrote the referral right away! I was kind of shocked. So I waited for the referral to come back so I could schedule a consultation, and when it came back, they assigned me an ear, nose, throat surgeon. I was like F*** no!!! No way am I going to let a ENT surgeon do my BREASTS. So, the insurance allowed me to pick my own doctor, as long as they accepted Tricare. After maybe three different visits with nurses, I decided to have a consultation with Dr. Hollins at Village Pointe Aesthetics. We met on March 12th. He was very nice, personable, and professional. He answered all of my questions before I had a chance to ask them! I was really impressed. Yes been practicing for over 15 years, and his work is beautiful! I was in awe how good every single breast reduction before and after looked. He sent a request for surgery and on March 25th I was approved for my surgery!!!!:) They had a cancellation and so I could've scheduled my surgery for April 25th, but when the nurse said the date, I had a mini panic attack. TOO SOON! TOO SOON! TOO SOON! So the next available date is June 19th, and I took it. It gives me time to lose some weight and get in a healthy shape, before surgery so weight loss won't affect my breasts shape outcome. I'm not too over weight, just skinny fat. I'd like to have a flat tummy and a nice back and booty, lol. Any questions please ask!! Have a wonderful Monday!!!:)

Hi Realself Ladies!! This Wednesday I had a PT (physical fitness test) and I weighed in at 160! Down 5lbs! I'm so excited and I can't wait til I'm at a healthy weight for my height (hopefully somewhere around 135-140). I have the type of body that gains muscle fast, so I expect to be closer to 140 when everything is all said and done.
What I've been doing to lose weight:
*Cardio (2-3x daily, minimum 45 mins)
*weight lifting (3-4x weekly 15lb weights for arm curls and shoulder press, 95lbs for squats, 50lbs for chest press)
*Healthy eating ( proportion and moderation is KEY!! 3 (350 cal) small meals and 3 (100-150 cal) snacks a day eating lots of fruits and veggies and lean meats like chicken, salmon and ground turkey instead of ground beef.
*staying hydrated. I don't like water, so I use the 5 cal Crystal lite. And I drink like three bottles a day. I also love tea, so I drink tons of decaf green tea.
*NOTE: Like I said earlier, moderation is KEY. I love sweets! (S'mores, Oreos, candy) love sugary cereal (Cap n Crunch) I love pizza and Chipotle and rice. BUT,but, but!! I don't eat as much of it anymore, or as often as I used to. I still eat them, just every now again Vs everyday.

I've noticed that eating healthy minimizes cravings for the unhealthy stuff.


Anyway, good luck to everyone that is also trying to lose weight before a procedure. Keep your head up and your eye on that lovely prize!! :)

Oh my goodness ladies!! Exactly 30 days til my surgery! I feel like last week it was 60 days til the surgery....Man! I apologize for not writing a review in a while, I've just been super busy with work and home, and now I'll be moving! So I've been trying to do all three every day: go to work from the crack of dawn to 430, then come home and cook dinner, clean the house a bit, and then pack some boxes.... WHEW! Super exhausting! I don't even do much on the weekends, just packing and catching up on a weeks worth of missed sleep.

Anyways, I am super excited about the surgery! Well, it's more of a 50/50 excited/nervous feeling. I hope they turn out to look beautiful, and even...and my nipples are even shapes and sizes...and I'm not too small or too big...LOL! I'm a natural born worrier, and I worry about these things all the time. I wonder if I would still feel like me. If I would still feel sexy or attractive. Not saying my breast size is what makes me feel attractive or sexy, it's just... It seems like I've always had big boobs, and to think of actually parting with some to the majority is scary and makes me reevaluate how I perceive myself. You know what I mean???

I asked my job to allow me three extra weeks of leave after the doctor's prescribed three weeks, but they won't allow it because of some lame policy. So!! I am going to try and get my PS to extend the recommended time off work from three to maybe five or six weeks. I just want to be as stress free as possible for as much of the early stage healing process as possible. And my job is extremely stressful!!! :/ I also talked with my supervisor and was told I could be possibly put on half days (working 4 hours a day) instead of full days (working 8+) for a week or two... Which sounds nice. But I'd rather not be there completely, lol.

As for my weight loss journey, I have been so stressed and exhausted I haven't lost a single pound since the last update ????!!! BUT (optimism) I haven't gained anything either! :) I plan on losing 5 more pounds by the surgery date, bringing me to 155. I think that's a doable goal! :) Hopefully I'll lose more than that though! (Optimism)

How's everyone else's journey coming along... For the RS sisters who's surgery dates around mine: How do you feel?? Are you ready?? Has the time flew for you guys??