Hey Stacie,

It's not wrong to want to have the surgery now!  Remember, you have also gone through a year and half of behavior modification and can continue your good habits the next 4 weeks.  Also remember, calories in/calories out....you will not magically gain weight.  If you don't already, I would recommend eating 5 small meals a day to ensure you don't get overly hungry.  I actually do that now, I eat at 9a, 12p, 3p, 6p, and 8p.  This keeps me from grazing and I plan my day in advance so I know how much I'm going to eat.  I know I'm giving you this advice with having a small tummy but some of the same principles can apply.

Congrats on being down 104 pounds - you lost a 5th grader!

Most insurances don't cover plastic surgery unless there is a medical necessity for it.  For a total body lift, I've been quoted $38,000.  For the lower body lift $13,000 - $17,000.

Thanks for posting.  This is a real testament to the 80/20 rule...which is where I try to reside! :)  Coffee is my weakness too and I really was never a coffee before surgery - go figure.  Oh well, I drink 1 cup a day and my nutritionist says as long as it doesn't hurt my tummy I'm good. :)  Thanks for taking the time to post.  We should do this again on our 2 year anniversary!

Hard to believe a year and a half have gone by already. I reached my goal of 135 pounds over the summer and have been maintaining ever since. I lost a total of 112 pounds and I feel great. I worry about re-gaining so I make sure I stick to the program most of the time. I do have an occassional splurge now & then but I don't carried away like pre-surgery days. I weigh myself once a week and if I noticed I went up a pound or two I just cut back on my carbs and add more protein....that seems to do the trick. I always make it a rule to first eat healthy foods before I let myself indulge in the junk... usually what ends up happening is I don't have anymore room for the junk or I only eat a very tiny bit. This is a good rule of thumb to stick by.... it keeps me from going crazy on the junk.

I don't exercise regulary but wish I did... I just can't seem to work it into my hectic schedule. I hope to add excercise to my new life style sometime soon. I don't dump anymore but I don't eat that much sugar either. I still wait about 30 minutes to drink after I eat and I take my vitamins everyday. I probably drink too much coffee but it's my weakness.  I just love coffee! The neat thing is that I don't add surgar to my coffee and like just a little bit of cream in it, so that's not too bad. I'm very fortunate to not have a lot of lose skin. I have some but it's hidden by my clothes and doesn't show up much. I need to get myself some spanx to hold it all in and give me a smooth tummy. I don't track my food.... never did. I just reach for healthy choices and stay away from the junk. I'd like to lose another 5 pounds but that's my personal desire not my doctors. Overall, I'm very happy with how successful my weight loss surgery has gone and how I look. Shopping for clothes is an absolute blast now whereas before it would bring me to tears. Life is good and I'm sooooo happy I hade WLS!

I packed up the candy and sent it with hubby to work and my kids asked me what happenend to the candy and I said it went to under priveledged people daddy works with lol. The unopen candy I had will be used for stocking stuffers and I tossed them in the freezer.
Lisa

Congrats!  Sorry to hear about the reflux but I'm sure you'll find a happy medium with the fill.  I had RNY but have friends in support group who struggle sometimes with getting the sweet spot.  I do have extra skin and my PS said there was 8 - 10 pounds.  I am hoping to have surgery but it will realistically be a while.  I had "lipo in a box" that I wear sometimes depending on how sheer the clothes are - mostly in the Spring - I haven't had them on since August.