Lower Body Lift Fun!

[lizrbit 0]

man puddin, you really are an inspiration. the Pics are phenomenal and encouraging!

I cried when i read this last post. Im pre band...and i cant wait to remember what it was i enjoyed doing. The excitement you have, the energy and the way you described it, i could almost remember doing similar stuff, at least being able to ride a bike outside! I cant remember the last time i did it. Its one of those things where if i KNEW it was going to be the last time, i would have stayed on it longer!!!

Congratulations girl, you really truely have earned it, and rediscovered your life it sounds like...

[Jachut 487]

I cant agree enough on the importance of having physical achievement goals other than weight!

For me, it has been ever increasing fun run distances. It just makes ALL the difference, its motivating and you focus on that and work towards it and voila! The weight just takes care of itself. Plus you're motivated to eat properly to achieve your goals.

[lyndalafe 1]

Don't know if my earlier message got thru? Puddin, who did your lower body lift? Looks like a fantastic job and great surgeon. I know that is exactly the surgery I would need to get if I ever want flatter stomach and thighs that don't sag.

[MysticstarD 0]

Puddin

You are amazing. Thank you for being so open. I am so inspired. I will have a breakdown in the doctors office if I am declined for the surgery. I cannot do it w/o it, I have tried so many things. I have been dieting since 9 yrs old and I am 31.

As for the ex-boyfriend forget about him, when I met my husband while dating I made sure he saw me naked so he could see what he was getting. It was not easy. He saw me and still loves me and we have been married for 3 years and it has been 4 yrs since he saw me naked. He knows about my weight struggles and all. My ex husband was always making fun of my weight and telling me to loose weight and would not take me anywhere because of my weight.

Just like I found someone who loves me for my soul and personality, you will too.

Dalia

[mypov 0]

Puddin- have you become our resident lower-body lift expert??? I definitely want this done when I am done losing weight. What I'm most concerned about are the drains. How long do you have them for? What are they Draining? Where are they going to? Also, do they JUST lift or do they do some lipo- and this may win a prize for the day's dumbest question but can they ADD fat too my butt??? I look like a walking letter "D" lol. Even my skinny sisters have no butt and gosh darn I WANT ONE....know anything about it?

Thanks Puddin! PS- thanks for sharing your story, you really help a lot of people!

[~Jules~ 0]

Mypov,

I have no butt either. It runs in my family too. But to answer the last question, yes they can add fat to your but. It is a relatively new procedure. They take fat from another part of your body and process it or something then inject it in your rear. I have researched it a little because I don't want implants, but I want a butt. I literally have NO butt. I don't know how rehab is with it, or how much it costs.

[Eficka 0]

Puddin-CONGRATULATIONS you look soooooo amazing! I guess I might need the TT once I hit my goal although I hired a personal trainer and she said I wont probably need to.And yes the second option sounds better to me...lol...Im so scared of the pain...I hated the pain right after the Lap band-my port area was really bad cause they had some problems there. But here I read that it was no big deal? Hm I might think ybout it again:-))

You are really amazing and really good motivation for me, since I lost mine few weeks ago:-) you go girl!!!

[spldgrl 0]

puddin-

been thinking of you and wondering if you were super woman or what! I had tt and breast lift on Thursday-10 days ago. from your first post on this thread you were ready to go on day 2 and you had the whole body lift. I felt like a whimp.

Did you have harder days after that you didnt post? Or are you Super Woman?

I had 3 drains removed at once, one hurt like hell the others didnt even know he took out. The removal however changed my life everything is easier being able to move freer.

Cant believe you are wearing jeans.. I wore my fat jeans last night for 30 mins to a bday party and was told by someone there that had tt she was told no jeans as theres no give and it can make the scars show more so until my surgeon answers the question on Wed no jeans for me. Has anyone head this before?

How did you stand up or lay down? with only TT/BL my lower back hurt like --- is the back incision killing you?

Your pics look great hopefully my tummy swelling goes down as nice as yours did in a few days. still not ready to post but like to see what to compare to. so thanks for the pics.

Good luck and

PS- forget looking for men, let them look for you cuz I am sure they will be once your standing up straight lookin hot in your new bod and youll have the delema of choosing!

[kareyquilts 1]

Brenda B.: When do we get to see your before/after pics and hear more about your surgery?

[puddin 7]

Hey y'all, sorry I've been gone. Went to idaho for a little while to clear my head and see a friend!

I'll do my best to answer some of these questions:

Dr. Brzowski in Utah did my surgery. I picked him because he was rated one of the top 100 cosmetic surgeons in the nation. He just HAPPENS to have an office 2 blocks away from my house. Handy. I am happy with him and his staff. Very awesome.

As far as the drains go... I had them in for just over a week. But once they came out, boy am I SWOLLEN! In the morning my stomach is flush, but in the evening I look like I have a teenie ponch over my incision, and swollen hips and my pants get tight again. Yeah, I'm still super swollen. But I'm not really taking things easy, either. I'm not exercising yet (it's only been 2 weeks), but I'm going, going, going all day. Can't stand to be inside any more. And with my schedule that used to be filled 100% of the time with either physical activity or the boyfriend, well, that leaves me with zippo right now. So I'm trying to fill the time with doing things with friends or some kind of service activity (mostly because if I can focus on someone else for awhile I can forget about my stupid breakup).

Mypov, they cut me ALL the way around, lift and lower skin, and they did Lipo all around the place. I'm afraid they lipo'd my butt LOL! I have no butt any more!!! I want the butt injection too, now. Nah, it'll look better once my hip swelling goes down. And hey, we were banded by the same doc! I love those guys.

Efficka... why did you lose your band???

Brenda B. - I wanna hear your story, too!!! And see pics. Have them posted anywhere? I really don't mind pain, believe it or not! I was doin okay a few days after surgery. And yeah, my back hurts like a motha, but not where the incision is. The back incision is NO BIG DEAL! Honestly, very, very minimal. It's the Tummy Tuck part that I've had to be bent over. I am NEARLY standing up straight. I've been de-evolved for two weeks now.

By wednesday I'd better be standing up straight cuz I'm going dancing LOL! I'm a glutton for punishment, I tell ya.

ALL:

As far as men go, you guys, I'm taking a serious break. I'm not kidding you. There's no school for once you've lost the weight and there seem to be no books on the topic. It's all about LOSING the weight. But how do you handle yourself after you've lost the weight? It's almost as if my identity has completely changed. I've become this very outdoorsy, sporty, outgoing girl who hangs out with a lot of guys and takes pride in her personal appearance. This is a 180 from who I was a year and a half ago. Nobody recognizes me who knew me from before. Nobody. I saw my aunt in Idaho, who I haven't seen since I lost the weight. She answered the door and didn't recognize me. I was like "it's me" and she just about fell over. I was never the pretty girl. Never. This is a whole new experience for me and I don't know how to handle it. I can't seem to control myself around men, and I seem to be going out with the wrong ones. Sounds funny to say this, but I keep getting these really good looking guys who are so into themselves it almost makes you sick. But I can't get past it! I'm sure it's a reflection of how I'm feeling inside. For so long we have been judged on our personal appearance and weight... and it sucks, and we hate it and it's not fair! But then I turn around and do the EXACT same thing! I won't date a chubby man. I want an athletic man. I won't date men who are 30 and never have been married because there must be 'something wrong' with them. So I keep going after these 32-year-old divorcees or the 25-year-old players. How terrible is this??? I'm sure the ex did some emotional damage to me in this department. So... as hard as it is to admit... I'm getting some therapy for this right now and doing some serious praying. I've never felt as close to God as I do now and never felt so much personal direction as to what I need to do. I realize now that my feelings of hopelessness about finding a man who 'understands me' and yet I'm still attracted to is a futile concern. I WILL find that man. For now, I need to focus on being the kind of person who deserves a good man who will not love me just for my looks. I just have to trust that I can work at doing all I can do, trust in that direction, and that the rest will be taken care of. So right now, the guys I'm dating know that I'm not going to kiss them (at least for awhile) and that I'm not looking for a serious relationship right now. They seem to respect that.

Stop me now... please. I swear this is my online diary - LOL!

You guys are great... really. I am so flattered by all the wonderful, sweet words you have said. And I'm not an anomaly, y'all. You ALL CAN DO THIS!!!

[Eficka 0]

hey Puddin did I say I lost my band?:-) No I lost the 1cc I had in the band due to stuck food they had to unfill me completly.Sorry my English isnt perfect:-)Oh you are so brave I cant imagine going through some pain and being swollen! I wish you all the best:-)

[MysticstarD 0]

My ex husband is a great looking man (of course Knowing him as well as I do he is uglier than heck) anyways I married him 21 days after meeting him and after 7 years and 3 children (2 of which he wanted me to abort) trying to get out of my mariage that was full of emotional, physical, psychological, verbal abuse and cheating.

Not all handsome men are like that but I think most are. My husband is handsome. He doesn't attract the same attention as the ex but on the inside he is the most beautiful handsome man on earth. I am really lucky to have him in my life and after what I have been through and still go through with the ex makes me appreciate him all the more. So have fun with the cute ones but be open to the not so cute.

I lost 30 with Medifast last year (gained all back then some) and as I was loosing the weight I got scared about who am I going to be once the weight comes off?, will people like me? will my marriage survive the "new me" which is actually the real me that was suppressed by the fat and a few other questions.

I wish you strenght in this new journey.

Mystic

[Kelly Ann 0]

Hi Puddin- I have not posted in a long while on these boards but I am so intrigued by your story. You are really a cool girl! You're personality comes across as so genuine . I know what you mean about the transformation thing and the not knowing how to act around men. I am married but I have not worn my wedding band in three years ...not really sure if I am staying . Anyway....I just wanted to say to you I too understand about the major change and how it is difficult to get used to how different you are treated by everyone -----men especially! It just happend again last weekend. A man I used to know came up to me and said I was watching you walk across the gym (we were at a sporting event) and he said I was thinking "wow who is that?" He then said I saw you talking to so and so and then realized it was you! I thought you were some 25 year old....This guy used to never even say hello to me or even acknowledge me on previous meetings. The kicker for me is I had just turned 40 that very day! I am happy but not at ease at the attention from men sometimes. I would not trade this for anything but it is something huge to deal with. Therapy would be good for me too I think. I have also been considering surgery like yours. I am basically at goal and in sizes 4-6 on the bottom and small- medium on top I am 36C but mostly skin and sagging in the bra now. I am inspired to start planning final part of the journey and get the surgeries done!!! You really are a great girl and have much to look forward to! I look forward to reading more about your recovery and getting on in life with the new and improved you!

[~Jules~ 0]

Puddin, you are a wonderful person. I appreciate you sharing your story with others. You are an inspiration. Thank you!@

[kwhenrykerr 0]

Puddin: Take your time, what is the rush? Try to relax and enjoy some shopping, try looking for a different style of man. If the fit is not what you want move on to another. Find a friend that you can enjoy.

It's a new world, all yours to enjoy.