I was a model from age 16-24 and I was always aware of my appearance. At age 41, I married someone that had 4 children and I had three children of my own. So I was always cooking and taking care of 9 people. I stopped taking care of myself to take care of everyone else. I was at a size 12, which was a lot larger than I wanted to be. I threw away all my belts, because I thought I would never show my waist again.
I constantly told myself, you are not who you want to be, nothing looks good on you, look at this belly...and on and on. I wasn't happy with the way I looked and my attitude was unhappy too.
I started thinking, we paint our house, we plant flowers, we groom the dog, and we take care of the exterior of our home and cars, why not my exterior? I had my gallbladder removed because I was having problems and thought nothing of that surgery. So why can't I repair my entire body. And that is how I looked at having surgery; it was repair to my body. Repairs from having children, raising children, and just plain old wear and tear.
My husband was very supportive and I was finally tired of criticizing myself. So I had a breast lift with augmentation, liposuction and a tummy tuck. When I came out of surgery I was so happy with my results, little did I know that it was only going to get better. I was a size 12 before surgery and now I am a size 8. I had most of my clothes tailored to fit the new me. This surgery exceeded my expectations. I'm finally free from constantly putting myself down. I love looking in the mirror again. I can buy anything I want and know it will look great on me. It not only changed how I look, but how I feel.