Flab

"Jayjay" wrote in message
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On Wed, 8 Oct 2003 08:41:35 -0700, "determined"
wrote:


"Susan Jones-Anderson" wrote in message
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Ok this is going to sound really shallow.. but I am curious to what
others think.

Which is less physically attractive? Stretch marks or skin/flab? Also,
if I had a tummy tuck when all weightloss is said and done, could they
do anything about the stretchmarks? Because I honestly don't think I
will ever get rid of the flab totally, even as much as I exercise.
Maybe
I wont need a tuck?

A tummy tuck will get rid of all the skin below the belly button - and
all
the stretch marks there too. I've already looked into it... I think
flab
is less attractive. When I achieve 18% bodyfat, and have maintained
there
for a few months, I will reconsider a tummy tuck.

det


Just remember - in lue of the excess skin, tummy tucks leave one hell
of a scar across the abdomin. If you are hoping to be a bikini wearer
- then you might want to consider other alternatives.

Hell yes, I want to wear a bikini! that would be the whole point of a tummy
tuck. Isn't the scar hidden by the bikini? If not, what's the point? If
there are other options, what are they? I was thinking about just lipo, to
suck out the stubborn fat pocket at my abs... I wonder if the skin would
shrink on its own after that?

det

"determined" wrote in message
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When I achieve 18% bodyfat, and have maintained there
for a few months, I will reconsider a tummy tuck.

det



IMO, it's a good idea to maintain at least a year or two before doing
anything drastic like this. This way you may have maintained solid healthy
habits by then and not gain the weight back. I am not saying that you will
gain it back, but do give yourself enough time to see if your healthy habits
will still stick then in spite of anything going on in your life, especially
if you have a history of gaining and losing weight over and over again. I
hear of many people losing weight, not waiting long enough for long-term
maintenance to take hold fully, having PS, and then gaining the weight back
with worse results. Seems like a waste of money, pain, and time to me in
this case.

In article , Beeswing
wrote:

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Jayjay wrote:


I think of "flab" as being lose hanging skin or skin w/ a little
residual fat still left inside, but left hanging. Fat, on the other
hand, fills the skin to a good degree.

Yippee! I'm flabby!

*sob*

bees

Love handles, Michelin waistline tires, saddlebags, delta bat wings
--ugh!

Be very careful about choosing your plastic surgeon. The scar should be
hidden by your bikini. Part of the job of the plastic surgeon doing a tummy
tuck is to leave as little scaring as possible. Of course it will also
depend on the amount of skin you are having removed. Just make sure you
preview alot of his work and talk to some of the ones you see with good and
bad examples of the work.

"determined" wrote in message
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"Jayjay" wrote in message
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On Wed, 8 Oct 2003 08:41:35 -0700, "determined"
wrote:


"Susan Jones-Anderson" wrote in message
...
Ok this is going to sound really shallow.. but I am curious to what
others think.

Which is less physically attractive? Stretch marks or skin/flab?
Also,
if I had a tummy tuck when all weightloss is said and done, could
they
do anything about the stretchmarks? Because I honestly don't think I
will ever get rid of the flab totally, even as much as I exercise.
Maybe
I wont need a tuck?

A tummy tuck will get rid of all the skin below the belly button - and
all
the stretch marks there too. I've already looked into it... I think
flab
is less attractive. When I achieve 18% bodyfat, and have maintained
there
for a few months, I will reconsider a tummy tuck.

det


Just remember - in lue of the excess skin, tummy tucks leave one hell
of a scar across the abdomin. If you are hoping to be a bikini wearer
- then you might want to consider other alternatives.

Hell yes, I want to wear a bikini! that would be the whole point of a
tummy
tuck. Isn't the scar hidden by the bikini? If not, what's the point? If
there are other options, what are they? I was thinking about just lipo,
to
suck out the stubborn fat pocket at my abs... I wonder if the skin would
shrink on its own after that?

det

On Wed, 8 Oct 2003 08:41:35 -0700, "determined"
wrote:

A tummy tuck will get rid of all the skin below the belly button - and all
the stretch marks there too. I've already looked into it... I think flab
is less attractive. When I achieve 18% bodyfat, and have maintained there
for a few months, I will reconsider a tummy tuck.

What a moron will do to risk her health due to vanity is an amazing
thing.

Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long.

On Wed, 8 Oct 2003 09:24:14 -0700, "determined"
wrote:

Hell yes, I want to wear a bikini! that would be the whole point of a tummy
tuck.

What a moron will do to risk her health due to vanity is an amazing
thing.

Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long.

Beeswing wrote:
I have a similar question -- whether the stretch marks and extra skin/flab are
or aren't preferable to a Frankensteinian scar across my lower middle.
Seriously, I don't know which I'd like less to see.

After photos you might have seen were probably not very long after.

When I had my laparotomy (incision similar to a C-section), my doctor
was kind enough to give me a plastic surgery close, instead of the usual
staples. For the first few years, it looked like a red line about the
width of a fine point magic marker. After several years, it faded to
looking like a slight crease, and it's barely noticable.

I would hope that a plastic surgeon would close just as nicely on a
tummy tuck. (although if you have the type of skin that tends to form
keloid scars, all bets are off).

--
jamie )

"There's a seeker born every minute."

"Susan Jones-Anderson" wrote
Ok this is going to sound really shallow.. but I am curious to what
others think.

Which is less physically attractive? Stretch marks or skin/flab? Also,
if I had a tummy tuck when all weightloss is said and done, could they
do anything about the stretchmarks? Because I honestly don't think I
will ever get rid of the flab totally, even as much as I exercise. Maybe
I wont need a tuck?

Susan
260/219/160

Ok, i found this: http://www.bodyfatguide.com/LooseSkin.htm

I pray it's true and I'm giving it 2 years. I've seen the scar from my
friend's tummy tuck and imo, it's no better than having a little extra skin.
She wears her bikini even though the scar is there for the world to see.
This is the strange part (to me) she looks very slim from the waist down but
from the waist up there seems to be an extra "layer" to her.

I've said it before - a sexy little car would make my tummy look MUCH better
;-)

--
Walking on . . .
Laurie in Maine
207/110 60 inches of attitude!
Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03

Susan Jones-Anderson wrote:
"Beeswing" wrote in message
susan wrote:

Which is less physically attractive? Stretch marks or skin/flab?

I have a similar question -- whether the stretch marks and extra
skin/flab are
or aren't preferable to a Frankensteinian scar across my lower middle.

I've got a different question: would I prefer a tummy tuck or eye surgery
to ditch the glasses? Let's see: one would improve my ability to see and
improve the look of my face and the other would, um, do what again?

Seriously, my suggestion for a flabby striped belly is two-part: during
the day wear clothes and at night turn out the light.

Wendy