kristieshannon

Wedding pics finally back. Here’s my favorite of my daughter & I.

Damn…those are HOT!! What my bestie & I call “flat on your back shoes” aka f*ck me pumps 😂

I have a date tonight. I bought this dress at Nordstrom Rack today-was stunned to be in a size 4! Last dress I bought was a 6, but tried on several today and they were baggy in the waist. Here’s hoping this guy is worth the effort! 🤞

Me too. I still, even 2+ years out, am delighted at the sizes I fit in to, how comfortable I feel in form fitting clothes.

Nope, super easy. Dice an onion, a couple carrots, and 4 oz ham. In a pot with 7 cups liquid (I used 2 cups chicken bone broth and 5 cups water). A 1 lb bag of split peas, a couple bay leaves, 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper, 1 tsp garlic powder. Let it simmer a couple hours until the veggies & peas are soft. Chop a bunch of kale and stir it in for the last 5 minutes.

Fall comfort food. Split pea and ham soup. Pumped up the protein by using bone broth instead of regular chicken broth. A bunch of chopped kale goes in at the end.

I’m now 18 lbs from goal, which if I continue on my trend I should hit in October. I want a lower body lift, arm lift, and breast lift done. I met with two surgeons today, and have a third consult next week. I was very surprised in the different opinions/approaches of the two doctors today. Both were very nice, personable, and professional and per their photos have good results and good reviews online. Here’s what they had to say: Arm lift: Doc #1 said he could do all three procedures on the same day. He said my arms would have a great outcome, would require a compression garment for 2-4 weeks, each would have a drain in for the first 7 days. Doc #2 does arm lifts as an in office procedure under local anesthesia only! Internal sutures only with minimal steri strips, NO compression garment, said he often has people return to work after just a day or two off! Breast lift: Doc #1 pushed hard for implants, which I don’t want and don’t think I need. I’m a 36DD right now and wouldn’t mind if the tissue removed from the lift dropped me a cup size. He would do the lift/implant same surgery as the other procedures. Doc #2 agreed my breast size is fine, and would look great with just a lift. He would do the lift along with the LBL. Lower body lift: Doc #1 said he’d do a belt lipectomy and would leave in a drain on each side. Doc #2 said I don’t need a belt lipectomy, just a extended hip-to-hip incision. Again, NO drains. He uses a quilted internal stitching technique which he said reduces drainage to nearly none. Doc #2 is who I am leaning towards. He has about 10 years more experience. Sounds like his recoveries are quicker and easier. I’d say their photo results and reviews are on par with each other. The quote for Doc #2 was about $6000 less ($40,000 vs $34,000). Both doctors agreed a December/January planned surgery time frame is reasonable. I’m so excited to be starting down this road! Hopefully after my third consultation on Thursday I come away with a clear preference. I’ll update this thread as I go along. Bat wing photo for reference, I’ve lost about 10 more pounds since this was taken.

You’re right, I’m being impatient. My breast scars are nearly invisible, and my tummy tuck scar is fading fast. It’s just the arm scars that are dark pink. And of course, these are the ones most likely to be seen. I’ll be patient and wait awhile longer before doing anything!

It probably would be! My arm lift scars just aren’t fading and I’d consider this to cover them up.

Ummmm… drinks look delish but where’s the OOTD? I know you’re looking hot down there in Texas!

I love that skirt! So classy :) No pics of the bride yet, she insisted on professional pics of her only so we’re waiting on the photographer to finish her editing.

Killer curves! You look fabulous ❤️

As some of you know, I've been through a recent-ish divorce. After my plastic surgery in Jan my husband got weird, angry, super insecure and borderline abusive. I've started dating again and have met a really nice guy. I have disclosed to him about my WLS but not PS yet. Although my loose skin on my belly and arms is gone and my breasts are perky again, my thighs still show the evidence of my significant weight loss. Plus I've got all my PS scars. I've been seeing this guy for about a month. He is super sweet, funny, smart, and supportive. I'm having him over for dinner tonight at my place for the first time, and I imagine things are likely to progress to where he may be seeing said loose skin and scars. I'm so nervous! I'm for sure worried about rejection, about his reaction, etc. Any guidance for me? I'm totally confident and feel awesome fully dressed but am super nervous about being on full view by someone new for the first time in many, many years.

Hey, I’ll take MILF any day :) Thanks everyone. I felt really great!

My mother of the bride dress.

I just re-read-I took your “guys” as the generic “guys”, not referring to actual dudes :) I think there have been a couple men to get PS as well. Hopefully some of them chime in with their experience!

There’s a whole forum on here for plastics! Lots of us have had it done :) I had mine in January of this year at about a year and a half after my WLS. I had a tummy tuck with muscle repair, breast lift & augmentation, and arm lift. I took 3 weeks off work. It was a little rough that first week back, but over all healing was smooth. Click on my name, I’ve posted before & after pics.

I was shopping at Costco today and walked up to a display of down vest type jackets. There was a woman looking at them as well. As I was digging through the pile she said “Oh, I already looked-they’re out of smalls in all colors”. Even two years post op it surprised and delighted me to have a stranger look at me and assess me as a size small. It made my day 😊

My daughter is getting married tomorrow (again, they had a tiny little COVID wedding last year, this is a re-do with all the relatives). Tonight is the very casual rehearsal dinner. I’m bound and determined not to look matronly. I’ll post my dress tomorrow :)

Perfect for a mud run! I still us scar tape too. It’s a good camouflage for the scars :)

I’ll just say I had a wonderful time and my worries were for nothing ❤️

Ooohhh…I like those! Great idea! Dating is fun :)

For what it’s worth, I was 49 when I had my surgery 5’3.5”, started at 286 and now 140. I had the sleeve and it worked well for me.

I would equate the pain of the muscle tightening to a really hard an workout. It was sore for sure, but entirely tolerable. And just looking at me belly in the mirror without the big skin flap made all the discomfort worth it.

I like these, you make them in a muffin tin so they are perfect portions. https://www.bunsinmyoven.com/low-carb-meatloaf/