32YO Mommy of 5 Ready to Get my Body Back (MM = TT, BL, BA) - Virginia Beach, VA

Hi Real Self. I am like many on this site who have stalked this site for months before actually deciding to share their own story. This site has been such a resource for me, I knew that at some point I would share my journey with others. I am the mother to 5 beautiful children! I have given birth to 3 and adopted 2. Giving me a grand total of 5! I am a pretty young mom and love my children, but of course hate the toll that breast feeding and pregnancy have had on my body. Also with having 5 children you always put yourself on the on the back burner. Well I have wanted a "mommy makeover" for about 4 years now and actually started looking into it back then. But my husband and I were in the process of buying our first home so of course that was way more important. So i put it on the back burner. Fast forward 4 years later it started nagging at me again. Just not liking what I see in the mirror. Not feeling like I look like myself! So I couldn't ignore it any longer, I had to do it! First I had gained 40 pounds over the last 4 years, so I knew I had to get rid of that. I decided I wanted to loose 20-30 pounds. So that is what I started working on. I have lost 17 pounds so far, I began that process on April 8th. I am currently 5'5 158 pounds and have at least 3 more pounds to go. I am confident I will lose this by August which is my surgery month. I think 150 want be so bad either. You see I love my curves and so does my husband. He doesnt want me to get too small that I lose my curves. Cause then I would need a BBL too, which would totally freak him out, LOL. My husband has been great and is very supportive, of course he loves me the way I am, but wants me to be happy so here we are. This site has helped me in choosing my PS. I have looked at you ladies before's and after and who you recommended and didn't recommend and use that as a guy to screen PS. I have thought about DR. Contacted PS in Miami. And had consults in my home state of Virginia. I have ultimately decided on Dr. Mancoll in Virginia Beach. I went to his consult on June 3rd, my husband and I, and completely fell in love. We did have to wait about 30 mins after our scheduled appointed time, which my husband commented on, but I was fine with that. The lobby is very welcoming and nice and so are the girls that work at the front desk. They continued to check in on us and make sure we were okay and give us updates to let us know that we weren't forgotten about. Once we did go to the back, our nurse who took my pics and blood pressure was super nice. She explained everything she was doing and why. She also mentioned she had just relocated from out of town and was a new employee. I told my husband I couldn't believe it because she was so knowledgeable about the office and how to do everything. Dr. Mancoll used the pics to do a virtual computer imaging to show me what to expect with the procedures I wanted. I was fitted with sizers. He asked me lots of questions about what I want. Was honest with me when my expectations were not obtainable and explained to me why. I loved that! Please don't sell me a dream. Any who I felt very comfortable with him and his team. More comfortable than I felt with anyone else. So here we are. I actually had more consultations lined up with other PS that I cancelled because I have found my guy. I have an appointment on Monday to put my deposit down and secure my date and then the count down will begin. I have more questions for Kim (his patient coordinator) which I know she will be able to answer because she is amazing too. Since last Friday we have been in constant contact via email. Well that is it ladies. I will keep you posted. I'm sure I will be asking you guys for your advice as time gets closer. I will add pics as well. And feel free to ask me anything I will respond. So glad I found this community.

Hey RS fam. So I made my deposit on Monday. My pre-op appointments is on August 11th and my surgery date is August 24th! So now the waiting game begins. This week I am weighing in at 156 pounds. I think I want to lose 6 pounds. I don't know, maybe I should focus on toning. I want to make sure my body is as fit as possible before the surgery, so that I can have the best results. Any who I will post some before pics soon. I'll try tonight. With 5 kids my schedule is hectic.

These are pics from about a month ago. I took these pics and sent to the doctors in Miami I was considering. I was 161 pounds then so about 5 pounds heavier. Not sure if I look that much different now but I will share my pre op appointment pics to have a good idea of the change. Hopefully I will be at my goal of 150 for my pre-op appointment.