Hi K., I had it all planned. I finished having babies at 30 and I knew for my 40th birthday I would get the work done. I researched it, met people who had it done and I was ready. I was ready to release belly and the boobs (I was a size 16 and an F cup at 5'6"!)
In 2005, my dear friend got a tummy tuck, implants and her thighs nipped. In that same month I started on a nutritional cleansing program to supplement my diet. I wasn't ready for the surgery, I was waiting until I was 40. In less than a year I lost a bunch of weight...my breasts shrank (still saggy but they shrank from an F to a C) AND I feel fabulous. I am a size 1-3, I can buy clothes in the kids section AND I get to wear all those cute underwear sets that never fit me before. And it didn't cost me the thousands of dollars like surgery would have.
My girlfriend? She put on 20 pounds these last couple of years, and she is thinking of going back to the doctor to get it "fixed". I, on the other hand, had my 40th birthday in April and I chose NO SURGERY. If you want, I will send you my before and after pictures.
K., I know a lot of people who get "touched up". I really thought I was going to be one of them. But I will tell you, when I changed my body on my own my thoughts about my body changed. I do not look at my self in the mirror and see my "flaws" any more I see the changes I made...not the ones a doctor could make...and I can guarantee you this...that has made all the difference in the world between my results and my girlfriends.
Of course, your body, your decision, but I will tell you this, I will NEVER again believe that I need a doctor to help me be beautiful. I know what my own body had the power to do when I treat it right. One thing I know for sure, my eyes will always see me the way I am in my mind, not the way the doctor made me look.
B.
Family Success Coach