spoiltmom

These are at 7.5 weeks:


These are a bit blurry but they are at 8 weeks in lowrise jeans:)


My PS will take more next month and then give me a copy of his before and afters. I will post them when I get them.
Thanks for all the well wishes guys! I'm back to full activity now. Even jogging again:) I still have some swelling but it should subside in a few more weeks.

Before I had my TT, I also wanted a thigh lift. The upper inner parts of my thighs were saggy and just didn't look good in a swimsuit. I also wanted breast implants and my surgeon would only do 2 procedures at a time so I chose the TT and implants.
Well now I don't really need the thigh lift. It turns out if most of your thigh sag is at the very top and your doc does a really good TT that skin will be stretched and pulled up when they pull up all the groin skin. I'm not saying my thighs are beautiful and perfect now but they definitely are not saggy enough for me to spend the money or time on a thigh lift.
I am so happy with my figure now:)

THank you, Brandi!
I did have 2 drains, spoiltmom. They came out 5 days post op and the other 12 days post op. I saw my PS for my 1 month checkup and she is very pleased with the results. I see see imperfections but, well pointed out, no one is perfect but I am a LOT better than I ever was. My husband has even noticed a new found confidence and LOVES it! It was the best thing I ever did for myself!

You look great! I need to post my before and after pictures too. I am only 2 weeks post op but like you, recovery has been much easier then I had thought it would be.

Please be sensitive ... I have been on threads where people have made negative comments about any number of things. It took a lot of courage for me to put these pics up here. I had my TT done 13 days ago and still swollen a bit. I am feeling pretty well, just tired mostly. I have added the pre-op pics .... I will warn you, they are NOT pretty! I am not perfect but I am on my journey.....
Thanks, Katie

Before I had my TT, I also wanted a thigh lift. The upper inner parts of my thighs were saggy and just didn't look good in a swimsuit. I also wanted breast implants and my surgeon would only do 2 procedures at a time so I chose the TT and implants.
Well now I don't really need the thigh lift. It turns out if most of your thigh sag is at the very top and your doc does a really good TT that skin will be stretched and pulled up when they pull up all the groin skin. I'm not saying my thighs are beautiful and perfect now but they definitely are not saggy enough for me to spend the money or time on a thigh lift.
I am so happy with my figure now:)

How sweet:) Since you don't like it does that mean you are volunteering to clean it up?
I have 3 kids, one is a toddler that's always needing me and the other 2 are high strung and have ADHD. I'm also a full time college student. We own our own small business and my husband works 50-60 hours a week. I finished up my finals this past Friday and had just enough time to catch up on bare basics before my surgery day. One woman can only do so much by herself. SMDH at your manners.

I'm not affiliated at all but I tried this and it's awesome! The meat is so so tender. http://www.pureandnaturalspices.com/product_p/sku16371.htm
They sell samples if you want to try it before buying a large jar.

Okay here's an update, I saw my psychiatrist again and IryshGreene is right. He said I am bipolar. He started me on a mood stabilizer and my world is already a much happier calmer place:) I'm glad to have an answer and to be feeling decent for now.

How sweet:) Since you don't like it does that mean you are volunteering to clean it up?
I have 3 kids, one is a toddler that's always needing me and the other 2 are high strung and have ADHD. I'm also a full time college student. We own our own small business and my husband works 50-60 hours a week. I finished up my finals this past Friday and had just enough time to catch up on bare basics before my surgery day. One woman can only do so much by herself. SMDH at your manners.

See ! Even you think it's Hormonal...
I'll bet it probabley is.

I suffer from clinical depression before and after surgery. Mine is not related to the weight it is do to the missing chemicals in my brain. But it is easier to manage with my meds and not adding being overweight on top of too. I did 3 years 2/week conseling and learned some great coping skills. See a MD and a shrink too I agree the Bible is to best place to read if you have depression and there are many, many books out there for depression. Just don't let people“tell all you gotta do is change your way of thinking”. They don't know what they are talking about. On the two weeks when you want to eat do something else instead, do something for yourself instead of giving yourself food. Ask about wellbutrim it really helps with depression with out weight gain. So/most antidepressants cause you to crave carbs or some weight gain. Drs seem to think you can be happy and fat or skinnier and depressed. Cheri

Before I had my TT, I also wanted a thigh lift. The upper inner parts of my thighs were saggy and just didn't look good in a swimsuit. I also wanted breast implants and my surgeon would only do 2 procedures at a time so I chose the TT and implants.
Well now I don't really need the thigh lift. It turns out if most of your thigh sag is at the very top and your doc does a really good TT that skin will be stretched and pulled up when they pull up all the groin skin. I'm not saying my thighs are beautiful and perfect now but they definitely are not saggy enough for me to spend the money or time on a thigh lift.
I am so happy with my figure now:)

How sweet:) Since you don't like it does that mean you are volunteering to clean it up?
I have 3 kids, one is a toddler that's always needing me and the other 2 are high strung and have ADHD. I'm also a full time college student. We own our own small business and my husband works 50-60 hours a week. I finished up my finals this past Friday and had just enough time to catch up on bare basics before my surgery day. One woman can only do so much by herself. SMDH at your manners.

These aren't the best. I'm going to take more after my shower today and make sure my camera flash is off first.








Despite all the bruising I'm post op day 4 today and I still haven't needed any Vicodin at all. I'm very happy with my results. I had the no drain method Tummy Tuck.< /p>

What you need is definitely a Tummy Tuck and not liposuction. I'm having mine done next week and I couldn't be more excited!!

Oh and with my UHC policy you had to have a BMI of 40 or a BMI between 35 and 39 with 1 co morbidity like high blood pressure or sleep apnea or diabetes etc. No 6 month diet and no waiting period:)

Know a few who have had it; some have maintained their weight, others haven't. Bypass is considered the gold standard because it generally results in the most dramatic/quick weight-loss, however, dramatic and quick loss is rarely ideal. To me, gastric bypass is way too invasive and I'd rather have all of me in tact. The fact that you have to worry about dumping and have to live off Vitamins for the rest of your life is a turn off for me. I don't want to be taking pills everyday for the rest of my life due to the fact that my system has been altered in such a way that I can't absorb certain vitamins.
Even though results are usually promising with bypass, all surgeries require a lifestyle change. Knowing how to eat and the importance of moving (note, I didn't say exercise) is critical for anyone losing weight, with or without surgery.
Plenty revise to bypass, but I've also seen bypass patients revise to Lapband; it's a catch-22. If you're willing to make the needed change, any surgery will work, so will non-surgical methods.

Thanks amanda. Are you definately going with one?

Someone please motivate me!! My scale hasn't moved in 2 months and I have another 30lbs to lose. I am not exercising and I'm losing my energy level big time. I can't seem to kick my butt to get moving again.
Any words of advice? 30lbs is all I need to get myself to where I want to be and that was my goal when I started this journey at 208lbs.

Wow, thanks so much for your help! I was thining a 2x for on top, definitely for the chest area. But still confused for the bottoms. I guess I just really have to get my measurements and go from there.
I really should just venture out and try clothes on. I just really hate that!! And it is so hard to focus since I have my 4 year old son with me, and it's difficult to focus and keep an eye on him.
Thanks so much!

Great questions, I wondered the same thing. I assumed when they cut out the section of skin, that they pull the tummy down and pull the cooch up, lol! I'll be SPECIFICALLY covering that as well...in the future! I've got 20 more lbs to lose before doing a consult!

I think my favorite was the time I stopped at my girlfriend's house on my way home from the gym. I was wearing shorts and a sports bra kinda thing. As I pulled up in front of her house her son (just home from Iraq) was getting in his truck. He knew I had had surgery and lost weight but we hadn't seen each other since his deployment. As I walked up the driveway I could tell he was checking me out in his side mirror and I heard him say "WHOA!" kinda under his breath. I stopped and said hello and welcomed him home and he just stared at me with his eyes bugging out and his chin down to his chest and didn't say anything. I leaned into the window and said "Hey, Adam," He said "Yea?" and I said "You can close your mouth now!" LOL!! Poor kid was so embarrassed! He may be a 6'4" lean mean fighting machine now but I've known him since he was 4 years old and afraid to go potty by himself!!!

I've never noticed the links in your siggy before today. Today I actually read them and WOW! I wished I would have read those much sooner. Thanks for sharing:) Especially the one to the Dr. Simpson website. Very informative!

Congrats! I read 155 on the scale this morning - the lowest in my entire adult life. You must be so proud. Reward yourself (and not with ice cream!)
Marci