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So I totally have "baby rabies"--I must have got it from the city water or something...and our wedding is in April but both me and my fiance are talking names, and starting a family, and goals before we start TTC.

But--I also have a back problem that makes it so I have this stomach pooch that is totally resistant to diet (I have the healthiest diet out thanks to a nutritionist/hypothyroidism), and since I have VERY limited exercise options there (spine is fused), there's no "working it out". It's also partially genetic, since everyone on my mom's side had this pooch, and even if you are 100lbs (which I was when I met my fiance, now I'm 112...nom for wedding planning and holidays), you still have "the pooch". It's this little round ball of fat over your tummy!!  It makes me totally self concious, and I'm always tossing shirts out because I can see my tummy in them.

Then Thanksgiving weekend, I inadvertantly wore a shirt, and you can totally see the tummy in all its glory:

UUUUUGGGHHHHH.  WHY IS IT SO ROUND?????

And yes, people have asked me before/told me that I look pregnant.

So I really want to get SmartLipo, and just remove this little pooch once and for all. I talked to my Aunt about it (who has been an office manager for a great plastic surgeon for 15+ years and he has done her surgeries as well--I told you, it's friggin genetic), and she said the SmartLipo would be really good for what I want since it's not a big area, it won't come back in that specific spot, and there's not a lot of down time, so I can keep working and save up my time off for our 3 week honeymoon and week long wedding!  Woot!

The only thing is that I didn't tell her that we were talking about TTC after the wedding, probably about 7-10 months after I would have the procedure done. I'd like that to stay between us until we have baby news to share just for pressure reasons.

So has anyone done SmartLipo? Before or after pregnancy? What did you think?

I was going to post about my diet, but I thought that would be overkill. :)

I actually have a nutritionist and walk tons. I also have hypothyroidism, so it makes losing weight a bear. I eat barely any sugar, low carb, high fiber, lean protein, tons of veggies (the green kind! LOL), some fruits, no white potatoes (obvi), no fried foods, no high fat cheese or cream cheese, no white bread plus low grains (wheat intolerance), high calcium non fat milk, limited caffeine....it's a little ridiculous. Everything is fresh, organic, and cooked with minimal fats. Portions are measured (deck of cards, palm of hand for meat...measuring cups for pasta). I will treat myself to dessert once in awhile when we go out to eat, but not enough to cause that tummy thing, trust me!  And we barely ever eat out, except for things that I can't make at home like sushi/japanese, which I love.  That's part of the reason it is so frustrating. I have a nutritionist and I'm meeting my exercise goals, but this part of my body just....well it's just THERE.

I wish I knew someone who had done it before having kids....but I don't.

You obviously are on a good diet and you say working out is limited so I won't bother with that. 1. Your pooch isn't too bad but like you, I am self concious about my body so I won't try to convince you it's not an issue. 2. Like a PP said, get spanx!

There are these amazing spanx that a lady who had twins endorses called The Squeem and basically it looks awesome. I plan on getting one for post-partum. You might wanna try one now...have your kiddos... and then do the procedure later in life?

Either way-good luck dear! and yaaay for baby fever!

@MrsDulce: Wait until after the baby. After about 6 months of breast feeding and working with a personal trainer I plan to have a breast lift and a little lipo to get back to normal.

@Soladylike: breast lift! Can I geta AMEN?!.......I know some women will hate me when I say this but: I plan to get them lifted after the kids....I am only 23 and they're not the perkiest in the world,even now...I can't imagine after my pregnancies...yikes..

I totally agree about the spanx...i love them... I also love that quote from like 30 rock where this guy says about Tina fey "She wears these really crazy underwear that go up to her stomach. I wanna see em." Or something like that!! :)

SmartLipo is different from regular lipo because they don't take as much fat out. It's more of a sculpturing procedure. I'm not really a candidate for regular lipo I don't think, because I don't think there's that much there (thanks bees for the vote of confidence there too!!). It's more of a "body shape" issue. With Smart Lipo they use a laser to dissolve fat cells, then suck some of them out, but it's not for major fat removal. They also don't even have to put you to sleep if they are only doing one small area like that.

But at the same time...I have baby fever so bad, I think you bees are right and I'll just wait til after the family....I really would like to look great and lean in our honeymoon photos, but it's like PPs said...your body changes so much, and I just am not sure I'll be able to wait for the swelling to go down to see the results and enjoy them long enought before wanting to get pregnant!!!

I totally want a mommy makeover package too---and FH knows that! I want the breast lift and tummy tuck! TT has way better results than smartlipo or lipo too!

@MrsDulce: There is this one wrap they do at my spa (never tried it) but they wrap you in this seaweed stuff for a couple hours on the area you want to work on...for me they'd wrap my thighs for your theyd wrap your belly.....and basically for up to 5 days? after that you are inches flatter and smaller. I know my salon charges 150 for it. I was going to do it right before our honeymoon but then realized all of my honeymoon mini skirts and bikini bottoms might not fit well if I did it so I opted out.

Anyways----it's worth a look:

this site has before & after pix:

http://www.wrapyourselfslim.com/ 

Oh cool! That might be just the quickie fix I would like for our honeymoon. :) Thx for sharing!

I did a ton of research on photos at realself.com

I def think I'll be getting rid of it after we have our kids. And I really think you could totally end up with an eating disorder stressing over it! Thank god for my nutritionist and weight watchers, or else I would think it was me "eating too much" when I'm actually eating right! :D

@indiblue: I'm not allowed to "lift" more than a gallon of milk according to my orthopedic surgeon. My spine is fused but very unstable. :(