Reconstructive surgery - skin removal

[*Dean* 1,594]

Not to be disrespectful, but how can you gain the weight back? I'm 6+ months out and still can't eat much. Is it how much you are or what you ate? If you don't mind, I want to learn from your experience.

Thanks,

Angie

Not disrespectful at all. The best part of this forum is learning from other peoples mistakes

I lost the weight with a personal trainer, training 6 days a week and relentless with my diet. I went from 345 pounds to 191pounds. I was a diet and training machine but still couldn't get below 191. 191 is still overweight for my height.

I did make the mistake of starting to think my issues with food were 'cured' and that I was bullet proof now

At the time I was in my early 30's. Married. No kids. Working 9 - 5 (ie easy to train and plan food)

Over the next couple of years. I changed jobs and had to work shift work. My wife and I had kids, twins 8 years ago. And guess what - I wasn't cured nor bullet proof!

I slowly over the next 8 years fell into some old habits and my weight crept up to 301 pounds.

I tried and tried but weightloss in your 40's isn't like in your 30's.

I had VSG almost 9 weeks ago and that's what the tickers below reflect. I've learnt from my mistakes and I now know I'll never be cured and this is something I'm going to manage my whole life. But this time 'it' won't get the better of me again

[*Dean* 1,594]

I am getting a Tummy Tuck, next year. (Boobs too!)

I was advised by my surgeon and plastic surgeon to wait a year at goal weight. I have 13 pounds to go. Also unless your arms are really bad I wouldn't advise. Every person/photo I have seen of a skin removal on the arms the scars have looked 10x as bad as the arm skin ever did.

Good on you!

I agree. Plastics isn't a magic wand. Even the finest of scaring for a tummy tuck can be extensive. It's a fine line between managing what skin v scars you can live with. I think getting your tummy and boobs done and not worrying about your arms and legs can be a good compromise. You don't want to look like you've been attacked by a shark!

Or a croc (well, I am an Aussie)

Thing is we'll probably never be picture perfect with our gear off. We have to have some war wounds for our past sins. Being happy in your skin is the main thing. I don't mind having a bit of lose skin under my arms to remind me what a great job I've done at losing weight

Deano