Tummy Tuck Part 1: 0 - 6 Months: Initial Surgery & Recovery - The Woodlands, TX

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Well, it's official....I started with an Ab routine. I did my exercises last night. I did dumbbell side bends, bicycle crunches, plate twists (I really like these), windshield wipers, & flutter kicks. I know I'm gonna be sore as all get out tomorrow, I can already feel it today. But, it feels good. I can't wait to get to the point where I have muscle showing. I am heavily concentrating on obliques & lower back because those are the areas that will take care of the love handles. I really like the plate twists because i could really feel the burn in my obliques & lower back. I'll be off to the gym in a little while, starting the week of right. I'll keep you posted on the Ab work as I know everyone wonders about doing that after a TT. I didn't have any discomfort, just some serious weak issues because I've never bothered w/ abs & my abs aren't that strong, lol!   To read part 2 of my Tummy Tuck journey, please click here.

Well, I am officially back on schedule to get my body back. I took a pretty long hiatus from working out due to vacation. My muscles went to [RS bleep] and I started looking all bloaty & ugly & clothes were starting not to fit. I put on 12lbs. I have been off and on trying to get back on track, but it just never stuck. I kept trying, starting over every Monday, and finally.....I think I'm good. I have worked out 5 days this week. I jogged 4 miles everyday and did my normal weight routine. I feel good and I feel like I want to keep improving on the areas that I need to improve on....like my no ass, and my muffin back top area, oh....and maybe get some abs working!!!! Most importantly...I feel like working out!! I mean, I wanna wear all my cute clothes and new shoes!!! It felt so good to wear things and not be self conscience. I'm self conscience now, I hate that feeling. There was a lot of talk today about sitting down after a TT and what it looks like while after the initial surgery. So, I had to see what was going on in the back of me when sitting down. I knew there was no problem with the front. I knew I had a little muffin back working in the back when standing up, but no idea if I looked like a hot mess sitting down from behind. Well, I took a bunch of pics sitting and I am posted them. Everything seems fine. I just have more weight to lose and I need to tone up. I have 9lbs to lose now. I did just scarf down a big ass lunch because I had worked out & had not eaten for 2 hours after my workout. So my tummy is swollen....that's my sandwich in there, lol! Plus, running I'm sure bloats me some too....although I'm not sure how much since I put on this weight. I can't tell what is fat & what could be swelling. Either way, I just want it gone. For any of you reading my post, please look at my pics of my back and tell me if you think I am obsessing and the amount of skin that hangs over my jeans is normal for wearing low rise jeans. Maybe it just appears that way because I am so high waisted?? Any input would be appreciated. I know I could for sure benefit from toning up. I also did some planks because...what the hell, I wanted to see what was going on down there too, lol! So here I am 6 months and a week and 9lbs heavier. I can't wait to post again when I have taken the weight off and toned up my body. Also, I kinda think we all go through this phase of our transformation. It's a bump in the road for sure, one probably a lot of women don't want to talk about. It happens, we work so hard to get here. Then there is a time when we start to think it will be ok, because we don't have that crazy tummy anymore....we can handle it. But, as time goes by and bad habits creep back in, things have to change. No matter what the battle to look the way we each want to look never stops and always has to be maintained. I just think it's a matter of when it happens to you and how far you will let it go till you decide to turn things around. It happens to us all.