Tummy Tuck - Vacaville, CA

I am almost 3 months post op already. Time has sure flown by. I haven't updated in awhile. I'm still doing well. I'm surprised that for almost a month and a half now I can get up from lying down and use my abs with no pain, I'm not sure if that is normal. I haven't done any hardcore ab work though. We'll see how that goes later. I'm cleared to do everything and have been to told to hit the cardio hard and watch my carbs. I'm having a hard time with that but have been walking 3 miles a few days/week. I plan to increase that. I've gained a few pounds, it's so hard because my dad is visiting for over a month now and he likes to eat and brings back a different coffee cake every time he goes to the store. Unfortunately, my appetite is normal now. He will leave next Tuesday so things will get back to normal. I haven't wore my garment for a few weeks now. I do like to wearing slimming tanks such as flexees, I feel supported and more comfy. I have another surgery scheduled for April. It's part 2. Lipo and maybe more skin will be taken. My tummy is currently lopsided, there is some extra fat on one side but I feel very confident it will be fine. My Dr. told me from the beginning that he would do more lipo and touch up 5-6 months after the first surgery. I'm not at all worried about it. What I am worried about is gaining weight or not losing any. I'm having a hard time still with that. I'd like to lose 30-40 pounds before my surgery in April. Any encouragement with that would be greatly appreciated!

My recovery is going well. My incision looks great and Dr. says I'm doing great. I should be happy right? I am but I keep feeling down on myself about my weight loss. I have lost 5 pounds total. While the surgery wasn't for purposes of weight loss, I have a ways to go as far as that goes. I weigh 180 pounds. My Dr. suggested the South Beach Diet, has anyone had any success with that? It seems pretty restrictive as far as carbs go especially in the beginning even excluding fruit in the beginning. Before surgery I did alot of walking, several miles a day. Now I feel like I don't even have enough energy to do what needs to be done in the house so I haven't added that back in yet. I am pleased with the results so far, don't get me wrong, just feeling discouraged as far as my eating/exercise goes. I have coffee with sugar (3tsp.) in each of my 2 cups every morning. I'm addicted and have tried other sweeteners. Diabetes runs in my family so I really want to do my part. I feel so unmotivated and blah.