My excess skin from my LBL and thigh lift this month weighed 11.1 pounds. And that was after lipo-ing out fat to put back into my rear. I had a lot of stubborn fat tissue attached to my main roll. I look pretty small now. Some people have very little fat attached to the skin and therefore their removal weight is low.

The thing that bothers me about that show is how down the people are about themselves and how much they let the skin limit their lives. I considered mine unsightly but wouldn't use the word disgusting, and too jiggly for running, but otherwise a byproduct of my hard work. It didn't change how I felt about myself as a person and I feel good about who I am. I worry that they will all be disappointed long term in their result because their dislike of themselves is so much more than skin deep. Maybe the show just makes them play that stuff up and they are willing to do it to get their surgery paid for, but it really bugs me.

That switched to the past tense afterward for me... "What did I do? This was so expensive (and frustrating to recover from) did I really need this? Why did I want this again?" I think after my healing gets to the point that I feel more like myself and I can focus on my results, all those questions will have positive answers. This middle bit just sucks for me. You might be like the super healers though who seem to have an easy time of it and are back on the horse in no time!

My LBL was 9 lbs

Congrats on your loss, but didn't your PS require that you be weight stable for a while before surgery? I'm surprised.

Also are you planning to do all of those procedures at once? From what I know personally and from other people who have had plastics, it is tempting to get it over with, but it also makes it MUCH harder to heal without complications. You are also having significant lipo and that is really hard on your body in addition to the other procedures.

I don't mean to rain on your parade, but you may not be pleased with the results and have a much harder time with recovery.

The nerves are normal. Just use all that anxiety to make lists of questions and if he is a good doctor, he will want to answer everything to make you comfortable. That is why I decided to go with Dr. Forman, no question was too dumb or avoided. Also as people told me, take this time to refocus on your dense protein and healthy eating. Also strong thigh muscles will make the getting up and down easier...lots of walking, swimming and some weights if you can.