Leah Blog: Introduction
Hi, I’m Leah and I have always been in good shape. I like to walk and eat healthy (most of the time), so I have always had a body that I felt comfortable in. That was until I had my first child. I gained 60 pounds during the pregnancy and only lost 40 of those pounds during the first year. It was such a struggle for me because I knew that I wanted four children, but I didn’t want to gain any more weight. So I worked very hard to keep my weight down were I liked it. After my fourth child, I vowed to take all my extra weight off. After a year, I had lost any pregnancy weight, plus an extra 10 pounds!! I was so excited to have the weight gone, but I was upset when I saw what my stomach looked like. I had extra skin that looked liked an extra “buttâ€. My pants fit, but the skin hug over the pants. UGLY. I had worked out, gained muscle, but I couldn’t really do anything to loose the extra skin.
My husband has always been supportive of me. He knows that when I look good, I feel good. He also knows how hard I have worked to get this body back into shape! We talked about the fact that I need to focus on myself every once and a while, not only our four children but, I love those kids SO MUCH and I don’t want to take time out to worry about myself. I don’t want to take any time away from them, but then when do I have time to think about myself????? We decided to get a consultation and see what a tummy tuck entails. If it is too much to deal with, if it is too much money, I can forget about it. BUT, if it is something manageable and something I can handle…
OK, I am going for it. I am at my skinniest and I want to reward myself for all this hard work. I decided to get a cosmetic surgery consultation.
Please check back to read about my consultation for a abdominoplasty or more commonly referred to as a tummy tuck.
