I DID IT... Best Decision Ever!!!

Well, its been 3 months since my tummy tuck procedure. I am now back to my Zumba classes and back to the gym working with a personal trainer once again. I have no pain or soreness while training, I feel great! Tummy still a bit swollen and after working out swells even more, but I know in time that will go away. Looking forward to seeing the final result. So happy I had this procedure done. I love my new tummy and its not even 100% yet. So now my goal is to work on the rest of my body at the gym to match my flat tummy and new cute belly button! Summer isn't too far away and I'm hoping to wear a bikini for the first time in many, many years!

It's been 9 week since my tummy tuck and I feel so good. I'm feeling back to my regular self again, but with a flat tummy :) . I never really had any issues at all with the surgery except a minor belly button infection, but I could still tell that I wasn't moving as fast or bending as easily or tiring faster than usual. For me 9 weeks was the magic number. I'm just moving and able to do everything I could before surgery. So for those of you who have recently had this done and feel like you will never be back to your normal self, there is light at the end of the tunnel. I'm sure some experience this sooner than I did and some later since we all heal differently. Plus, because of my belly button infection, I think that set me back a bit. It was pretty sore and slowed me down. But, it's on the mend and I don't even think about it anymore, except when I pack it daily with gauze and some cream the doctor gave me. So, I just wanted to share with all of you recent tummy tuckers that a day will come when you realize you are feeling great! Good luck to all of you ....

I'm 8 weeks post op and cant seem to stop crying today...ugh! I'm swelling more than ever it seems and I guess I figured things would get better day by day when in fact I think they are getting worse. I feel fine, but I feel fat. I miss the gym, I miss my Zumba classes. I'm not eating as healthy as I should be. I'm so worried about gaining my weight back. I know I sound pitiful. I guess I just need to vent and who better to vent to but others that have maybe experienced the same things. My doctor said I can get on the treadmill at the gym and walk at an incline, but no zumba or weights or anything that engages my abs until I reach the 10 week mark. Two more weeks to go and hopefully I can get back on track. Once I am I know everything will come together again. One thing I have learned about myself is that when I am on a good workout schedule and I am feeling good about myself, its a lot easier for me to make good food choices. I'm also a lot happier inside. I'm probably more pleasant to be around at home too .... This week has just been a tough one for me. Hope my next post is more uplifting ~ sorry girls. I would love to hear from others that are going or have gone through this. I want to hear that 4 months from now my results will be better than they are now and I hope to be able to help others get thru this stage of healing someday. Hope you all are doing well