I remember when...

I was at goal and even a little below.  While I LOVED my look in my clothes, I hated it outside (yes, as little as a year ago)

As most know I had some PS to take care of the tummy and bewbies, but I really DID want to have a LBL... but hesitated because of money and the recuperation/complication issues.  After the bewbies I decided that I wasn't having anymore PS.

I have been reading a bit lately how people are not happy with their saggy skin.  Unfortunately exercise cannot tighten the skin up, but firming muscle under it can help a little. 

Why am I writing this?  Because I was going through some pictures on my computer the other day and found some pics I sent to a PS in Mexico when I was thinking of going there.  My legs were all saggy and baggy and looked shar-pei-ish, and I do remember not wearing shorts because my skin wiggled and jiggled when I walked. 

Well yesterday I pulled out my summer capris and shorts and tried them ALL on.  Yes, there were about 4 pairs that were casualties I cannot wear anymore.  A few pairs I couldn't even get pulled up.  Yep - they all fit good last year....

Yes - I've gained about 5 lbs and it seems to have all gone to my butt and legs.  While I'm not happy about this, I've realized that a lot of the saggy/baggy has filled in and I don't look nearly as bad in shorts anymore!  I also know over the past year (I'm 2 1/2 years out) that a LOT of redistribution has happened.  So - the good with the bad....

I know my tummy would never have firmed up, thus the TT... and basically I wouldn't want it to fill in.. if you know what I mean!  And the "girls" would always have been tennis balls in tube socks...

We're used to seeing our bodies all filled out with fat, and when its not - it can be a shock to us, as our body has changed tremendously. 

But  - what I want to share is to give your body time to catch up to the new you. You will have redistribution and maybe a little gain in some spots - but it may NOT be a bad thing.





 

Hi Jody,
Thanks for the timely post.  My thighs are shrinking probably faster than any other "big" body part, and my inner thighs particularly are really saggy and loose now.   EU YUK! 

My shoulders and upper chest are shrinking fast, but my belly seems to be the same size..... what gives with THAT?

I don't know why, but the tummy area seems to be the last to go. I can remember 20-30 lbs ago, trying on jeans that I wore years ago, that were too tight in the waist, but too large in the thighs. My waist seems to be going down a bit, and the new modern style jeans fit so much better. Not the low ones, but the ones that have the waist just below the belly button.

Ya know - its funny how my taste in clothes has changed too.  Prior to WLS I liked the pants/jeans that sit at the waist - now they drive me nuts.  I was cleaning out my closet and tried on a pair of Gloria Vanderbilt jeans I picked up about a year out.  I tried them on and HATED them now - I like the ones that sit just below my belly button too. 

Now my pants are too tight in the thighs and fit in the waist...

Yup, same here. I put on jeans that fit me when I was this weight a few years ago.  Now they fit me differently.  The thighs are too big, but also the waistband is up so high it rides just below my bra band.  I feel like I need a pocket protector.

I don't think the "law of losing" has equal "losing proportionately" rules...

Are you taking progress pictures along the way?  I'm still amazed when I look back and where I lost first - my "girls" were the last to go.  It went from my hips/thighs first - and that ALWAYS was the hardest place for me to lose in the past.

Well, it's good to know that other folks lost in the hips/thighs first, funny that I never really lost much there in the past either. 

Yup, my dear friend takes photos and measurements for me once a month before my monthly bad therapy appointment.  I didn't see any changes in the photos the first month, but the inches were definitely dropping. The sistas have shrunk some, but not so that DH notices.

Hi Jody, I am hating my saggy skin these days. It looks okay, when it is covered up, but my thighs are a mess, my upper arms are wrinkly, my bewbies-what bewbies?They are more like tube socks.  My tummy hangs, but could be worse. Weight training has helped, but I know that it won't take care of all of the saggy and wrinkly skin. I keep telling myself to see how things redistribute, but I think plastics are in my future. I am 57, so my skin will not bounce back, like someone younger. Oh, I almost forgot, I have no butt, but have butt flaps. UGH!!!

Yea - I was 50 when I had my PS - I definitely knew my skin wouldn't bounce back.  I've always had, what I called a "kangaroo pouch".... I knew it would still be there after too... just smaller - lol

Thank you for this post Jody, as you know I posted in FB and this has been a big issue with me. I am going to give it time and attempt to love me as I am and wait to see what happens with redistribution.