"Before" Pictures.

This time tomorrow I will be OUT of surgery and in recovery! I will be soooo glad when the surgery part is over. That part is really stressing me out. I have had general anesthesia one other time-  I had to have my stomach scoped and needed to be out... and I remember waking up and just feeling really emotional. So, I wonder if I will feel like that THIS time? I guess I will post my "before" pics now.... 

Now, I am at my ideal weight- but my stomach muscles have been super stretched out after FOUR pregnancies... it will never be FLAT unless I get this tummy tuck... all the sit-ups in the world will not make a difference.  My belly is disproportionate to the rest of my body. I don't like the way it looks in clothes... it drives me nuts.  I know that my belly is not HUGE. I am very athletic and eat healthy- I always have. I am in a size 4 right now... but I have hanging, sagging skin that I hate.  I almost feel like I need to apologize because I DON'T have a TON of loose skin. But for ME, this is a lot. I want a F-L-A-T stomach, and I will pay to get one!

                                Above is me sitting with my stomach relaxed. (ignore the baby hand, lol)  My Dr. said he would have to take some of the tattoo off- I said that was fine! I can get it touched up in the future if I need too.

Above is me sitting with my muscles flexed.

Above is all the loose skin...

Above is me sitting with a relaxed belly. My muscles are just not doing their job.