Three Years in the Making

It was 6 Years after the birth of my 3rd child. I was 70lbs over weight and like many moms I hate how I looked and felt. I seen a friend of mine give the Thrive system a go and had lost a good bit of weight. It was a bit expensive at almost $200 a month. It worked I dropped 25lbs in the 3 months and I was thrilled. That is until it didn't work. I had hit a plateau and not another pound was coming off.I didn't think $200 a month was worth loosing nothing so I stopped the Thrive and started looking into how to loose the weight the right way. I started exercising and eating a balanced diet. Plus I stopped drinking anything other than lemon water. Over the course of the next three years I dropped a total 61 lbs. I went from a size 12 down to a size 2. I felt great physically. I even felt strong. There was one set back. I had this gross loose hanging skin on my abdomen. I debated with myself, beat myself up, and literally went back and forth in my head a million times on the idea of a tummy tuck.

I'm no stranger to plastic surgery as I had plastic surgery before in 2005. I wasn't ashamed or embarrassed. For me it was cost. I knew it was going to be a pretty penny and I felt like I didn't deserve to spend that kind of money on me. It could be between $12k - $20k. Seriously that is a really nice used car, or house payments for almost 2 yrs. Why couldn't I just except the skin and get over it? I had worked so freaking hard to get in shape and eat healthy I felt like I deserved to truly look it. I wanted to hit those people that say abs are created in the kitchen. Sure that is true to a point but if you have had three pregnancy stretch out your muscles and your skin that shit is not getting fixed via your diet. Or a ZILLION CRUNCHES!!!I had researched and watched a million videos so I was prepared for what took place in the surgery and the recover. In Jan 2019 I took the jump and started calling Doctors to set up consultations. My first one is this Monday.

I decided to blog my journey for others who might want a first hand experience when looking into plastic surgery. I will be also replacing my breast implants that are 14 yrs old at the same time I address my stomach issues.

I little legal warning... I am in no way giving medical advise. This blog is only my experience many others experience are completely different. If you have a weak stomach you may want to turn back now because some pictures will look like Frankenstein's wife. Below I have added pictures of where I was before and weight loss and where I am today prier to plastic surgery .

2015 I was 5ft3in 175lbs size 12

 

   2019 I am %ft3in 114lbs size 2

So if you're interested in coming along on my journey the Good, Bad, and Ugly then stay tune for my updates. See you after my first Consultation on Monday 1/21/19