Sassy
October 12th, 2003, 08:48 PM
i'm 21 years old and i've been seriously considering liposuction. now before a lot of you jump on the wagon and wail: "you're too young to be going through this procedure," let me explain.
i am petite (5'3) and am about average weight for my height. i am completely proportional in my body EXCEPT for my stomach and hip region. i guess you can thank my parents because both of them are built this way too. i carry all my weight around this area and it looks like i have a floation device around my waist.
i've never had a flat stomach....EVER! i remember being 9 or 10 years old, on my way to birthday parties in my swimsuit and wondering, "why do i have this little bulge?" i was always conscience of other girls...."did they have this too?" then i realized that they had flat stomachs and i was alone (well not completely alone, but you get my point.)
i'm young and i've never worn anything that shows off my middrift, unless you count a bathing suit and even then i'm extremely self conscience. i'm not a $5 whore who wants to wear little tube tops and bounce up and down for the sake of it, but i cant even show a little stomach.
forget tight clothes....because of the weight on my hips, it makes me look so triangular in my midsection.
my mom had lipo on her stomach about 6 years ago and since i was 16, i have been telling her that i would like to get it done myself. my mom's response would be: "go work out." well i do....5 days a week i'm either outside running or in the gym working a serious sweat, but still no results.
my mom visited me recently and knows all the work i've been going through to get back to a healthy weight and be in shape. we went shopping and i made the comment about how clothes just dont look right on me b/c of my waist. pants fit weird because i always have to get a size too big just to fit in that area and then they are all baggy around my legs.
my mom told me that a friend of the family found a great plastic surgeon in the area and is going to get some lipo done soon. she told me that if i was serious about having this procedure, i need to go in for a consultation and find a good time for me to have it done.
i know that i can reach out to many of you on this board because i know that from reading a lot of yalls stories and posts, many of yall have been through this before.
what i'm trying to get at here (now that i'm finally stepping off my soapbox) is how much do you really enjoy your body now that you've had this done? are you open to telling people about your procedure? my biggest concern is telling people (especially at my age) and people thinking i'm conceited or have low self esteem or because my parents can help pay for it, i'm being a spoiled brat. i know i'll probably end up going down a pant size and i was wondering for those that had it done, did people really notice or was it more nonchalant, kind of like: "oh have you lost some weight?"
if you dont feel like telling your whole story through this thread, you can private message me.....i greatly appreciate all comments!
i am petite (5'3) and am about average weight for my height. i am completely proportional in my body EXCEPT for my stomach and hip region. i guess you can thank my parents because both of them are built this way too. i carry all my weight around this area and it looks like i have a floation device around my waist.
i've never had a flat stomach....EVER! i remember being 9 or 10 years old, on my way to birthday parties in my swimsuit and wondering, "why do i have this little bulge?" i was always conscience of other girls...."did they have this too?" then i realized that they had flat stomachs and i was alone (well not completely alone, but you get my point.)
i'm young and i've never worn anything that shows off my middrift, unless you count a bathing suit and even then i'm extremely self conscience. i'm not a $5 whore who wants to wear little tube tops and bounce up and down for the sake of it, but i cant even show a little stomach.
forget tight clothes....because of the weight on my hips, it makes me look so triangular in my midsection.
my mom had lipo on her stomach about 6 years ago and since i was 16, i have been telling her that i would like to get it done myself. my mom's response would be: "go work out." well i do....5 days a week i'm either outside running or in the gym working a serious sweat, but still no results.
my mom visited me recently and knows all the work i've been going through to get back to a healthy weight and be in shape. we went shopping and i made the comment about how clothes just dont look right on me b/c of my waist. pants fit weird because i always have to get a size too big just to fit in that area and then they are all baggy around my legs.
my mom told me that a friend of the family found a great plastic surgeon in the area and is going to get some lipo done soon. she told me that if i was serious about having this procedure, i need to go in for a consultation and find a good time for me to have it done.
i know that i can reach out to many of you on this board because i know that from reading a lot of yalls stories and posts, many of yall have been through this before.
what i'm trying to get at here (now that i'm finally stepping off my soapbox) is how much do you really enjoy your body now that you've had this done? are you open to telling people about your procedure? my biggest concern is telling people (especially at my age) and people thinking i'm conceited or have low self esteem or because my parents can help pay for it, i'm being a spoiled brat. i know i'll probably end up going down a pant size and i was wondering for those that had it done, did people really notice or was it more nonchalant, kind of like: "oh have you lost some weight?"
if you dont feel like telling your whole story through this thread, you can private message me.....i greatly appreciate all comments!