I've seen quite a variety of opinions on the topic across social media and figured I'd come here for a few more. Wondering if anyone has used a waist trainer since WLS and if so, how do you like it? Any specific brands/styles you prefer over another? As I continue to lose, I have thought about the possibility of using a waist trainer to help give me the curves I don't necessarily have? I believe I have more of an apple shape than any. However, I don't want to waist my money if they're a lost cause?

Thoughts?

Opinions?

Go!!

I'll just be happy to not have a huge bloated tummy in front of me anymore. If I have hanging skin, so be it. My husband and I have already talked about it. It doesn't bother him as long as I'm healthy. Besides, I don't know that I would do plastics unless the skin was really causing me some problems. It just looks so painful when I've watched skin removal surgery on TV.

I thought the same thing before surgery.. I even didn't think my friend needed skin removal surgery before she had hers.. now that I have it, I feel differently though. I could fit almost 2 sizes smaller if I had a tummy tuck.

I'm still losing weight, and I truly didn't think I would consider plastics...the rny was my 2nd surgery, c-section 13 months earlier was my first...surgery always scared me and I thought "no way will I risk that for nice belly"...lol my tune is rapidly changing. I can so clearly see my smaller body under my bigger skin, having to choose more forgiving fabric cause my upper arms and thighs are pretty huge. It sucks...I remember being younger and being in-between sizes and having to go up a size, and now I'm much smaller and have to go up a size cause of the extra skin! But I won't seriously consider plastics until I've built more definition.

I bought one very nice stupid waist trainer from Hourglass Angel when I was pre-op, nearly 40 pounds ago. Could barely squeeze into it, used it a handful of times and then banished it to the bottom of the lingerie drawer.

That said I pulled it out today and put it on and OMG it is so comfortable. It's obviously not tight enough for any "waist training" benefit but it's got me in a perfect posture all day and I look so nice and smooth under my t shirt. I have been slouching which caused me some discomfort and my flabby stomach skin had been flapping about and this is solving both those issues in a way my Spanx have been failing.

Kind of loving it. Had to share!