37, 5'3" 115lbs After 4 Kids Need BA with lift and Tummy Tuck - Toronto, ON

Thank you so much! Good luck with your upcoming surgery. You're going to be thrilled once it's all said and done. :)

yes!! i cant wait now lol

so im wondering how do you feel about the size implants you chose? do you feel like u made the right choice or feel like u should have gone bigger?

Without knowing how they will look once fully settled I'd say I'm mostly happy with the size I chose. In terms of practicality I think going bigger would hinder me in the gym and potentially get in the way. If I did choose to go bigger I can say it wouldn't be by much. Definitely not over 450cc. So the short answer is that yes, I think overall I made the right choice. If I want to achieve that extra full at the top fake look all I need is a good push up bra.

lol im glad i asked! Im very active, stack firewood, do all the yardwork on my acre of land, i jetski, workout i just didnt want anything in my way like u said. And then theres clothing. I didnt want to be too limited with what i can buy just to suit my boobs lol

Hey, even if these end up being 32DD as I last measured, it limits where and what you can buy. 32 D or 32DD is not a standard size and I'm used to being able to buy bras anywhere in the standard 34A which is widely available. I'm ok with the trade off, but the bigger you go the more difficult and costly that choice will become.

i agree!! im not changing my 400's lol

Thank you! :)

We both have our 6 wk follow up tomorrow if I recall correctly. I'm literally dying to get this tape off. I've been slowly cutting peices away after I shower as it's not sticky anymore. They're going to wonder where it all went lol. I just want to finally be able to see my boobs after the lift. I still haven't seen them without the tape except for a small portion when they changed the tape at 3 weeks PO.

Did you get tape off today!???

Oh, I've been standing this straight or close to since 1 week post. Unless I take my binder off. In that case I hunch a little, especially if it's end of day. Honestly, you just have to not be afraid to do it. I think it's more psychological than physical. The only reason I'm not fully straight is that I feel some tightness in the skin between my boobs and belly button (perhaps a bit in the muscles as well) that I don't feel comfortable stretching out too much. I'm sure that will come soon enough.

I agree with you about the psychological over physical bc the nurses were always shocked at how quickly I could stand upright after csections, but I understand that tightness too...guess I'll know soon enough!!

Flat and fit tummy... And the chest looks great! Not puffy up to your clavicle bone like some are early on. Enjoy!!

Wow, thank you so much!! :D I did the best I could in terms of getting into shape and changing my eating/lifestyle well before the surgery. I lost about 30lbs of post kid fat and developed some muscles. Not much mind you as I've never done a real bulk. Always been in a caloric deficit which isn't going to allow you to put on any muscle. This winter I'm going to do a proper bulk and then start cutting in the spring. Come summer next year I hope to look 100x better than I do now. Goals! LOL

As for what I do, there are a lot of free programs you can find online. I started out following Jamie Eason's Live Fit trainer which also has simple instructions on eating that can change your eating habits for good if you stick with it. That said, it hardly matters what program you follow, you just HAVE to be consistent. Don't change programs after 4 weeks. Finish the full 12 weeks (or 8 etc whatever it is) even if you think you're not seeing the results you'd like. Programs are designed to take you from beginning to end with varying results at different points in the program. The other key is to stick to the meals even if you have a bad day and cheat or go crazy on junk. Tomorrow is another day and one day won't ruin your results if you stick with it.

Before surgery I was doing a bit of a crossfit/bodybuilding hybrid (5 days a week) with very little cardio and I count macros to keep track of my food. I typically lift HEAVY and no it won't make you look like a man or bulky. Lifting weights creates more lean muscle and burns fat. You will look slimmer even while weighing more as muscle takes up less room in the body than fat. And if you've been working out already and know all this stuff, awesome and feel free to ignore my rant LOL! I try to get women out of the mindset of eating like birds and doing only cardio whenever I can. It's not healthy and it won't give you the curves you're looking for. Your body will do best with lots of fuel (FOOD) and lifting weights with some moderate cardio for heart health in the mix.

Ok yeah so I'm more used to eating less and exercising. I started eating more to lose weight a little while before my TT. It got me out of my slump and I lost a bit. I eat clean and weigh my foods, making sure to get in enough fat and protein (I was doing fine with veggies etc but had to cut back on the refined stuff and up my macros that I was lacking...). I haven't ever done bulking up. Scares me! I just want your butt! Mine just blends into my legs after having my second baby, ha.

No I like the rant! I was doing cardio with some muscle building last year but then quit because my kids were missing me. Takes time! I want to learn how to do more heavy weights. I've got a leaner build up top, so as long as it doesn't make my thighs bigger, I'll be happy!

Yeah I have to really try to not eat fat free crap. Working at full fat REAL food. And hope to get back into the gym maybe by next year. Hmm. When I figure out where to fit it back into my day. :P Thanks you are inspiring me!

I'm genuinely thrilled! I just want this tape off and to be out of this binder. It's like you got this new body and you get a taste of what it's like, but you can't actually enjoy it for 2 months LOL.

I want to wear a crop top or wear normal pants/leggings without looking like Hank HIll because of posture challenges and the stupid rectangle wrapped around my waist. I even got the marena compression garment hoping it would be more low profile (which it is), but it has a butt instead of thong and just makes your booty look messed up. Not cute at all and quite tight under the ribs too. It's the right size, but I can't stand that feeling of having my ribs squeezed. Clearly I just like to complain and have no patience! LOL

omg i m the same way. i need thong or cheeky things around my butt. Im all about the sensory stuff. Its like having an itchy shirt. I will never wear a shirt of its got the slightest itch to it or a turtle neck bc i feel like im choking I was looking in Target for spanx. I was considering the high waisted shorts or the wear your own bra singlet, just not sure what to get. Any sugestions bc for 3 weeks straight i have to wear binder 24/7 then on 4th weeks 12 hrs a day. im gonna hate that

Ohhh yeah I had Marena brand for post pregnancy binder thing... zipped up the side.. and had the butt... later on, I still used it since I still had the belly... and I'd tuck the butt part up under the back portion... it did NOT look right over my butt, ha. But do you need the butt part to keep it low enough over the abdomen? I

Lol omg hank hill!!! So true!

For now, I definitely need the butt part to keep it low. I tried it on with some semi loose pants the other day and it was hideous! LOL

@Rosey19 I have no great suggestions unfortunately. It sucks and you just have to grin and bear it. Well, you don't have to grin.... I have to wear my binder for 6 weeks 24/7, after that I believe it's up to your own discretion with a recommendation of still wearing it at night and a requirement that you wear it while working out for a while. I have the binder provided by my surgeon but it's literally a heavy elastic waist cincher looking thing. Not very discrete so purchased a compression garment from Marena. It is great except for not being flattering on the butt and the elastic at the rib area is very tight to the point of discomfort even though I chose the correct size. It's probably due to my waist to hip ratio. I have a 27-28 in waist and 34 in hips, which is pretty narrow in my opinion, so in order to get the right compression I needed to make sure the bottom half would be tight enough. I got a small which is for waist that is 26-28 in and it likely reduces the size of the topmost band (odd since your waist isn't under your boobs but whatever)

The countdown is on! Not long now :)

I actually get whatever is on sale these days. I drink so much of them I need to be cost effective in my choice. That said, BPI Sports in Artic Ice flavour is awesome! Tastes like a blue snow cone. I buy most of my supplements from bodybuilding.com and Popeye's. You can get some really good deals on bodybuilding.com though and lots of reviews if you're unsure as to what you want to get. Right now I'm using Mutant BCAA 9.7 in Peach flavour. If you find the same deal on the big container do not buy the blue raspberry flavour. Tastes like cough syrup!

How exciting! Good luck, I hope you get the results you're looking for. :)

Thanks! I hope that it becomes more of an inny over time. Right now it looks like a bullseye with that X so visible. Doubt I'll get that slightly hooded look of a normal BB as there's a lot of tension in the skin between my BB and boobs. That said, im happy enough that if it stays exactly the way it is as it's still such an improvement I can hardly complain.

I've seen so many posts about how belly buttons start out looking so weird then magically at about two months it looks like a normal belly button! I head one girl refer to it when healing as cauliflower and I thought that was a perfect way to describe it! Mine def looks like skin coloured cauliflower! Your looking great! My 6 week is for the 24 I wonder if he's gonna be there then. I'm gonna call tomorrow and reschedule if he's not. Glad you posted about that :)

No need to call. My appointment is the 24th as well. He's away on the 31st.

As for the belly button, I hope that's what happened. I know I looked at a lot of his before and after pics and they all seem to look normal. I just need do be patient lol. Not exactly my forte!

No me either. I've been inspecting everything daily and finding differences in feeling and tightness and looks on both sides and keep trying to tell myself your still healing this is all normal. My belly button was seriously freaking. me out and its finally starting to resemble a belly button a bit lol do you find your tighter on one side? My right side doesn't feel tight at all and my left is tight all the way down.

I think it's the quilting of internal sutures he does throughout for the drainless TT that gives that weird tightness or pain/pulling. I'm not tighter on one side or another, but I have some sutures that bother me in spots as well as weird pulling/displacement of the skin where some of these sutures are if I flex my abs at all.

You have a good point about having enough fat around it. On surgery day I was sitting at about 20% bodyfat. For a female, that's pretty low. It's also the reason why I just had skin sacks and not breasts LOL. I may need to do the same to get the kind of result I'm looking for.

No idea on my fat percentage. I would have said I had plenty of fat but mostly around my middle! But apparently not. But made me feel better. It was definitely not going to be fixed by gym visits. Different issue from you.. I was ballooned out from muscle separation I guess!

Interested to see what my dr says about the bb. I mean, I'm loving it compared to the messed up, stretched out outtie I HAD so not complaining... I don't think anyone will notice our bbs. Other than how small and cute they are. Once they heal. I'm doing once-a-week pics. So guess I will take a pic tonight. Things aren't changing as fast as they used to.

LOL well worst case scenario I'll just get a BB piercing to distract from it. In fact, I may get it anyhow. Always wanted a tummy that would look cute with one but I haven't had that since I was 15. Now that I have a cute tummy, why not??!!