So I hate what being fat has done to my body. I've been fat since I was 12 thats when the streach marks on my thighs started. of course I had no idea what they were at that time and after that it was all downhill. now they cover pretty much my whole body I have giant caverness ones that go from my boobs to my arm pits I won't even get to my stomach my ass my arms on the inner and outer. my thighs all the way to the back of my knees I'm seriously afraid i'm going to look like a deflated baloon! I'm just so angry at myself and at the fat i feel like it robbed me of ever really feeling confident becasue I'm basically scared for life from this. Not I won't be happy with my weightloss and the rest is really secondary, but it really does bum me out, to be so young with no children and to feel like I look like i've had 4 or something. Anyway just my venting.

Is anyone planning on getting a tummy tuck pre-kids??? I don't think I am going to be happy until I get some of my problem areas taken care of with PS, but I just don't have the money and I hear there is a debate about whether PS should be done before kids. I am at least 7-10 years away from having kids so I would like to enjoy my body and my success in the mean time. What are your thoughts???

I have has the skin chopped from my stomach and my thighs, next will be my arms and my boobs. I am 22 and i feel like i want the body i would have had if i had been this size my whole life.It is an indiviual choice but i figure when i have kids i can get a c-section and they can fix it up while their in there lol:lol:

I did have so much skin it was unhealthy cause i have rashes and stuff though(you needed to know that)

Bel

I'm slightly confused Bel -- have you really been banded for 7 years? You're 22! ....

Best of luck to everyone! -- I'm trying to stay away from threads like this because they freak me out. I just want to go back to being happy that I'm going to lose weight.. instead of freaked out about the excess skin. ahhh. lol.

Yes i was banded in early 2001, i was VERY young for the band but i was also VERY young to be at risk of a heart attack