It might be wise to get a body composition scan to find out what your body fat is.

Random question, I know, and I don't have a ton of excess skin as I was a "light weight" at 208 ish when I had the surgery. I was up to the 250s or 60s at one point but I don't have the apron since I had a tummy tuck to use the fat to reconstruct breasts after a mastectomy prior to WLS.

I'm asking this because I'm still ten pounds from my personal goal of 115 and I have lost my butt, my chest size is smaller than my rib cage measurement when I was in high school and I personally think I look too thin. When I weighed 115 in my early 20s I looked just right, maybe even chubby in my thighs/hips... Is this because I have weight in my saggy skin?

I've been sick for the past month and this is restricting my caloric intake (nausea and stomach cramping) and also limiting my workout so I'm losing muscle mass for the first time. My butt is GONE (never ever thought anyone in my family would ever have this issue!!!!) my pelvis protrudes at my back, my ribs can be seen under or through my (reconstructed) breasts... Yet I'm a good ten pounds above my goal and still dead center in my BMI chart which is significant as I have small bones.

Or will this all kind of level out once I hit goal and things settle in?

I have some minor ulcers in my stomach that is causing me to have a lot of nausea and stomach cramps which is making eating ANYTHING a challenge so I'm trying to focus on protein to slow the muscle loss, and keep moving despite feeling weak (walking now as biking is too much). Of course carbs still go down eaiser than anything else but I'm trying no to think about that when I select my food! If I let my body choose I'd be living on warm pita bread and hummus, with an occasional side of mashed potatoes. Instead plain Greek yogurt with some fresh berries is my main meal, with protein added and protein shakes to make up for the rest of the requirements.

thanks!!

I was a little worried about trying things on when I was in a binder and hunched over, so I figured I'd get them before the surgery - but then again, I'll be in a binder and hunched over even when I try them on if they're already purchased and here at home, so..

I didn't think about the hooks and eyes and zippers being easier. I don't think any of the Spanx lines have anything like that, but I'm sure another brand would be fine. She may have just said Spanx since a lot of people know that brand, and it's easy to find..

My insight is - you did the right thing by buying both! My sizing for compression stuff was all over the place after all of my surgeries. And, even at 4 weeks, be prepared to not actually want to pull anything on - I was much happier with compression garments that had hooks and eyes and zippers the entire way up.

Also.. if surgery is next week and you'll be in the abdominal binder for 3-4 weeks, I think you might want to return them now and rebuy them when you're closer to needing them? Since you're outside of the 30 day window.

On the positive side YOUR APPROVED!!! Congratulations!