It was 1 year ago today that my life changed. Feeling so blessed!

Nooo problem. No need to apologize. That is why I joined teh forum, to be able to help. Ask away! I am 161cm (5'3).

I am also on Tumbl for Inspiration on Fitness now. My page is www.newmetoday.tumblr.com if you want fitness motivation check it out!

You loom AMAZING! My arms are my biggest fear as far as access skin is concerned, yours are AWESOME! CONGRATS TO YOU!

6 weeks after surgery i started the gym but just the elliptical. But i would go everyday even if it was just 20-30 mins .. Little by little i went progressing ..... Make it a point to be a little active little by little ..it will get easier..... Its all a mind thing after. Before the sugery i couldnt do much myself.... Going up one flight of stairs would kill me. I also had bac k problems . but after the sugery i promised myself i would go.... I did not want to rely on the surgery.

Hey how did your thighs turn out? Abs? I am pre-op and 234, size 14-16..... I am worried about skin......

You look good girl!

I am going to post this pic to show that with working out the skin can be a minimal issue. Mind you it may be my body type/shape ,,, this is me about 1 week ago. I wore a girdle for most of the year. now I do'nt feel I need to. The bulge in my lower abs is still fatty and there is excess skin. I do still have fat an little skin in my inner thighs. I do believe the more I lose (my new goal is to weigh 130lbs) i will probably have more loose skin in my inner thighs. but, t is not much ...not enough to have surgery to remove thh skin. I started a size 22, now I am size 8 ...(in Canada). I use any regular cream every time after I shower (sometimes 2x a day) to help with the elasticity. I am 34 years old. I am not losing much weight in the lat 2 months .. .maybe becasue it is now muscle, but I did drop a couple of more sizes. so maybe the loss was not so fast to give me too much lose skin. Everyone is different. But trust me I am now a firm believer that with excersice it is possible to prevent lose skin to a certain dregree. I always Remember that the surgery is a tool. It is not the sole solution. I set my mentality that I did not want to rely on the surgery ... I used it to get me out of the hole, but it is up to me to stay out of it. I encourage everyone to set that mentality and work out. We got the help to control our portions, but being healthy is more then that.

I hope this helps. I want to share this to help and encourage others.

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That was helpful. I am doing some stuff for the next 3 weeks before surgery... Workout-wise, to build my definition prior. Luckily I have muscular genes so I hope it helps. My mom is 5'2" and 125-130 pds. At 57 she only just started ab workouts in the last year because she lost her natural 4-6 pack and wanted more definition...... Sickening huh! LOL!!

Hopeful....