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Well here it is. I'm so embarrassed by my before photo smh, but that was me. All 330 lbs of me. Yikes!! My highest was 346 lbs at the start of this journey, but I lost 16 lbs pre op and 134 lbs post op and still going.
330 lbs day of surgery 196 lbs

Well here it is. I'm so embarrassed by my before photo smh, but that was me. All 330 lbs of me. Yikes!! My highest was 346 lbs at the start of this journey, but I lost 16 lbs pre op and 134 lbs post op and still going.
330 lbs day of surgery 196 lbs

Well here it is. I'm so embarrassed by my before photo smh, but that was me. All 330 lbs of me. Yikes!! My highest was 346 lbs at the start of this journey, but I lost 16 lbs pre op and 134 lbs post op and still going.
330 lbs day of surgery 196 lbs

Well here it is. I'm so embarrassed by my before photo smh, but that was me. All 330 lbs of me. Yikes!! My highest was 346 lbs at the start of this journey, but I lost 16 lbs pre op and 134 lbs post op and still going.
330 lbs day of surgery 196 lbs

I had Dr cardenas. She did my tt thigh lift arm lift Lipo and she gave me a nice bubble butt

Yes a couple of ladies are using Dra Robles, but she's very conservative with how many procedures she'll do at once. Which is a good thing, but if your health checks out ok and you're prepared for the healing and down time then I say get the works done if you can. The three doctors I'm looking into are Dra Yily de los santos (her sculpting skills and TT are sick!) but I don't like her boob work so much. Then there is Dra. Duran, She sculpts your body like no bodies business and is the queen of BBL She knows how to give you a nice rump if that's what your looking for, but her breast work is satisfactory. Nothing for me to scream and shout over. And then there is Dra. Bello. She gives great TT's her sculpting skills are great but not on par as the other two surgeons, but I like the look of her Breast lifts and she offers an all inclusive package with her surgeries. Though I would love for Duran or Yily to work on me as far as giving me a knock out figure, Bello can give me the same but with the breast that I'd like as well.If you haven't check out Realself.com Tons of info about these doctors and ladies who've had work done by them.

If I may ask, Was your thigh lift the groin incision only? Or the extended one down the leg? I need the extended thigh lift, but surgeons in the U.S are too costly. I'll be heading out the country for my PS. Just don't know which Doctor to choose.

I had a thigh lift tt and arm lift. I had many procedures ar once because I did not need Lipo because I had it a year before. Every dr is different.

You and me both! I have about 15 lbs to lose for my goal weight of 165. I've come a long way (346lbs) and I'm happy where I am now (180lbs) but reaching my goal number wise is what I'm striving for. So congrats for being near goal! Much success to you.

I cant beleive..... Only 13 lbs more to reach my goal... When I see in the mirrow it seems I need to lose much more weight.. But my scale says only 13 pounds left... I belive her... =)

Ughhh wasn't finished writing my post! lol back to what I was saying...Me too! I'll be having Surgery in D.R sometime in the Spring. I have a couple of Doctors in mind, but am not concrete on anyone just yet. A

Ok so I looked up the Dr. In the DR. And I'm in pressed!

YAY!!! well maybe you can share with me your findings?! The ladies used Dr. Walkiris Robles ( not sure if it is correct spelling ) and I did find another one that I really liked, but she will only do one procedure at a time.

I have been looking into plastic surgery since three months post op!! I got two great referrals in the West Palm beach area. For a BL/BA and TT( on weight loss patients, I was told they have to do body contouring. Not the same as a simple TT) the total came to $17,000 and $19,000. And I'll still need to do my arms and inner thighs. THERE IS NO WAY I can come up with that.
Then in my support group, two ladies came back from having their surgery in DR!! I approached them and they shared with me what they had done, Full TT, BL/BA. Total cost $ 4,500.00 Guess where I am going next year?!

I went to Fernando Garcia April the 27, 2012 and have nothing but great reviews about this man and his staff, especially Alma. She is so sweet and answers all your questions and walks you through everything. I'd recommend him to anyone. I also have to agree with the post above me about pain. I had none! Just soreness, but i hear about so many others experiencing it.
My cousin had her sleeve done in TX just 2wks ago and was in severe pain to the point of tears. Maybe the surgeon wasn't gentle enough, I'm not sure. But Dr. Garcia is the man!
I started at 330lbs day of surgery and almost 10 months later I'm 197.2 lbs. He helped me to regain my life and made everything smooth and easy.
Team Fernando all the way!!

ugh me too!!!! I would LOVE to lose about 30 more but 10-15 would be good too!!! But at last to no avail. . . . sigh. . . well maybe if i stepped up the exercise a bit. . . and stopped snacking. . . and stopped eating. . . and stopped stopped stopped. . . dont we sound like how we did before the surgery?????? ugh!!!! at least we're not as big as we all were before huh? Listen to us. . . only 19 lbs, only 10 lbs. . . . wow we've done so well gals! we've come a long way. . . CONGRATULATIONS to all of you! You worked hard and have done so well!!!! Keep up the great work! Together we can do this!!!

I went to Fernando Garcia April the 27, 2012 and have nothing but great reviews about this man and his staff, especially Alma. She is so sweet and answers all your questions and walks you through everything. I'd recommend him to anyone. I also have to agree with the post above me about pain. I had none! Just soreness, but i hear about so many others experiencing it.
My cousin had her sleeve done in TX just 2wks ago and was in severe pain to the point of tears. Maybe the surgeon wasn't gentle enough, I'm not sure. But Dr. Garcia is the man!
I started at 330lbs day of surgery and almost 10 months later I'm 197.2 lbs. He helped me to regain my life and made everything smooth and easy.
Team Fernando all the way!!

I'm one month out from surgery. I'm currently losing 5 pounds a week. Even if that goes down to 4 pounds, I'll reach my goal by the end of the year.

I spoke with Alma today n set my date for April 4th.. I'm so excited
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1. I always aim for 70+ grams of Protein.
2. 112 oz of Water everyday without fail!
3. Always make healthy food choices and 45 min of cardio 4-5 dys a week.
That's it. That's what I do.

I'd rather just wear a girdle. I started at 365, there's no wrap in existance that's gonna tuck that skin in.

Well here it is. I'm so embarrassed by my before photo smh, but that was me. All 330 lbs of me. Yikes!! My highest was 346 lbs at the start of this journey, but I lost 16 lbs pre op and 134 lbs post op and still going.
330 lbs day of surgery 196 lbs

So this morning I weighed and was very happy to see that ol' familiar friend of mine again!!! Ohhhh how I have missed seeing that 1 instead of the 2 on my scale. It has been about 3 years or so since I have weighed anything under 200lbs.
Granted, I'm 6 days post op and in sure my weight will fluctuate when I start to eat again, but I'll basque in this victory while I can! Woo-Hoo!

Well here it is. I'm so embarrassed by my before photo smh, but that was me. All 330 lbs of me. Yikes!! My highest was 346 lbs at the start of this journey, but I lost 16 lbs pre op and 134 lbs post op and still going.
330 lbs day of surgery 196 lbs

Well here it is. I'm so embarrassed by my before photo smh, but that was me. All 330 lbs of me. Yikes!! My highest was 346 lbs at the start of this journey, but I lost 16 lbs pre op and 134 lbs post op and still going.
330 lbs day of surgery 196 lbs