sillykitty

I mentioned a while back my mom (non WLS) was basically following a post bariatric diet + IF to control hunger. She has found it to be the easiest "diet" she has ever been on, and has been wildly successful. She is non transitioning to mostly just IF, without the VLC diet in order to maintain. She is down 40 lbs in 6 months, and now is the same weight/BMI as I am (we are the same height). Here we are today! Me on the left, mom on the right

Had my fitting last week, and my first in person meeting with my surgeon and his staff. I'm more excited than a kid going to Disneyland! I'm even more impressed with my surgeon in person than I was before. He seems very down to earth. Same with his staff. (One surgeon I consulted with, his staff all looked like they were from Real House Wives). They answered all my questions, and went over the surgery and general process in detail. My surgeon says I am pretty much the perfect candidate and expects me to be very pleased with the results. He seemed genuinely excited to do my surgery. Couple of interesting things came out of the consult. Contrary to my original plan, he believes very strictly that patients should maintain their post surgery weight long term. So if I weigh 130 surgery day, and he removes 4 lbs of skin, I am supposed to maintain 126 indefinitely. I honestly feel a little too thin at my current weight, so I'm not entirely comfortable with that. I also am going to ask for the 2 lb credit for the implants! 😂 He believe I can skip the muscle tightening portion of the tummy tuck. It doesn't appear I have much diastasis recti. (I have never been pregnant) It would save me a significant amount of pain. Approximately 80% of the post surgical pain is from this part of the procedure. I am still going to have it done, cause I figure I might as well maximize the results even if the difference will be subtle. I ended up choosing much larger implants than either my surgeon or his staff expected. I'm going with 450 cc high profile silicone. I heard the nurse and my surgeon talking after the fitting that they were surprised at how good the 450's looked 😂 Here is with and without the sizers in. This is droopier than final results should be, I couldn't pull up on my bra while taking a pic at the same time. 😁 I'm 6 weeks out! I cannot wait!!

Thanks for the thoughts. Yes, I did look at Airbnb. Unfortunately the area where my surgery is at is very suburban and has very little availability. There are a couple of properties that are available. The best option would still cost $3K. So it's still an expensive option. Also, this is just a me thing. But I stay in hotels, a lot. There is a comfort factor in staying in a chain that I'm very familiar with. I've actually stayed at the hotel I'm staying at multiple times in the past. I've stayed at quite a few AIrbnb's as well, and they are far more of a mixed bag.

It's from Amazon https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F7T6T3K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks! It's this one: https://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=390801002#pdp-page-content Was on sale for 50% off, so $20

Going in for my implant fitting this week. I'm experiencing boob greed already. I want to find that perfect balance of big & full, but short of porn star. I've also wanted to tally costs for those thinking about traveling out of state. Although I'm saving a SIGNIFICANT amount of money on the surgery, other costs do add up RT Flight for fitting (economy): $450 Car Rental for fitting: $83 Hotel for fitting: $127 Outbound flight for surgery (economy) me: $234 Outbound flight for surgery (economy) mom: $200 Return flight for surgery (first) me: $658 Return flight for surgery (economy) mom: $270 Hotel room me (15 nights): $2,100 Hotel room mom (15 nights): $2,100 Costs yet to be tallied: Lyft costs to/from airport Lyft costs out of state (car rental over the 15 days would be about $800) Items that will be shipped to and then left behind, (toilet riser, shower chair etc) Meals I am using hotel points for the hotel. It is a huge cost savings ($4K), but it is also 300K points. Points aren't free, so using 300K points on this means I won't have them for future vacations. Also using some various flight credits my mom and I both have across a few different airlines (not miles, those are better bang for your buck with international business class). So saved some money there, but again not free, because I won't have them for personal travel in the future. If this was all out of pocket (vs points), it would be over $6K additional costs for going out of state. Even as it is, it is over $2K, & using a huge chunk of hotel points. Of course savings could be had, specifically sharing a hotel room vs. two separate rooms. Also, could stay for only one week, vs. the full two my surgeon recommends. Just food for thought for anyone considering plastics out of state.

Welcome back! This has been my exact same experience. I am incredibly grateful because traveling and enjoying all aspects of culture, and most especially food culture is hugely important to me. I wouldn't rule out bread. Bread in Italy just sucks for some reason, unless it is pizza or focaccia! Where in Italy did you visit?

LOVE that asymmetrical piece on the middle left!

Look what I got @Cheeseburgh Off to an Oktoberfest event!

Your friends are fancy af! 😲

Ugh, may have to order online. Says it's unavailable at the store I was planning to go to! What size did you get @Cheeseburgh? Old Navy usually runs large on me. But after my new boobs ... hard to tell!

Checking in! I am feeling fantastic and loving my VSG. I am below goal and float between 127 & 130. My next big adventure is plastic in December. I'm getting a lower body lift & breast augmentation.

Oh, I was already planning on stopping by an Old Navy today!

Way too put together for a home improvement run! You didn't happen to get the jean jacket on Amazon and could link it did you? I don't own one either. Massive wardrobe oversight on my part!

So much leg envy!

Travel day, then straight to a business casual dinner. First day I'm wearing boots. Traveling during season change is tough on my shoe wardrobe. I can't fit both summer and winter shoes in my closet. So this time of year I'm going to be running up and down to the attic depending on where I'm headed. Oh and crazy TX weather doesn't make it easier, 25 degree temp change one day to the next!

Your dress with boots ensemble was neither boring nor conservative! 😉 I think it is all about perspective. My bf has asked me a couple of time if I have always dressed so conservatively (nice way of saying boring 😂) But I feel waaay out of the box in jumpsuits, palazzo pants, bright pink Elle Woods dress. (Typing that I realized that he actually hasn't seen me in any of those outfits, oops. But I still feel like sheath dresses, and patterned pants, which he's seen me in often, are non conservative, right??)

Here you go https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XKGJ5PQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Mine is a medium. I', 5'3" & 130 lbs. It is a little short waisted on me (weird, since I'm neither tall nor long waisted for my height), so it it riding up my butt a little 🤣 Check out my plastic surgery thread. I'm getting a lower body lift & breast aug in December!

Thanks for all the feedback everyone. The jumpsuit a keeper. I may even wear it to day two of my BIM (Big Important Meeting). I realize when I looked at the pics after I posted. I probably should have bothered to put on a bra first. You all see me in my flat chested, droopy glory. 🤣

🤣 Pretty much strip naked ....

Edamame Pasta with Meat Sauce & Green Beans

Weekend Meal prep for the bf. Non bariatric portions! Greek Chicken Salad ($2.50 each) Dijon Chicken, Mashed Cauliflower, Creamed Spinach ($4.11 each)

Yum! That looks delish, and I love capers!

More advice needed! I've been obsessing over jumpsuits. I love the idea of them, but so far all have looked awful on me. Until, maybe this one? What do you all think?

Love it! I'm a big fan of bodysuits.