SO SO SO Worth It!!!!!

February marks the 2 year anniversary of my mommy makeover. I'm so far removed from the pain, swelling, bruising, drains, and scar treatments that it's hard to remember going through all of that. On to real life...my babies are 2 1/2 now and my older children are 8. We're busy. I've never been happier. I look in the mirror every day and love my body. I love it. I'm so happy with myself and so confident. This was hands-down the best decision I ever made for myself. My husband can't take his eyes (or hands) off of me. My clothes fit. I have 4 kids and I wear bikinis. I maintain a weight of roughly 160lbs, and I wear between a size 6 and 8. My bra size is a comfortable 36DD. For anyone questioning whether this is worth it or not - it is. Do your homework, choose a doctor you trust, make the choice for the right reasons...but it's absolutely worth it.

So I started running this week. It's harder than I thought it would be. All the areas that had lipo burn basically with each step. I wear an industrial-strength sports bra and compression leggings when I run - but it's still pretty rough. But - I'm doing it, and it feels great to be active again. Swell hell sets in BIG TIME after exercise - I've started wearing my compression garment for a few hours after exercise to help with it. I'm not sure if it's doing any good, but it makes me feel better. :) My stage 2 CG is getting too big now...I don't think I want to spend another $150 on a size smaller, so I think I'm just going to switch to my spanx when I feel like I need the support. I've been into the office a couple of times now. People keep asking me how I lost all the baby weight so quickly. :) I feel fantastic. The confidence that I have when I put clothes on now...you can't put a price tag on that.

I'm posting some new pics - one is of my favorite new bikini - a STRAPLESS top!!! It used to take a crane to hoist these puppies up where they needed to be, and now I'm wearing a strapless top!!! I am so unbelievably excited about that. Another pic is the bare naked before and after - my scars are looking pretty good. I have some puckering on the edges of my tummy tuck scar, but I truly don't care. I also posted a pic of one of my work outfits.

So so happy. So so worth it.