congrats! thats a huge acomplishment!

That's great. Congrats!

I just bought this book after reading some reviews online. Has anyone here tried following it? Did it work for you?

I must've missed that forum while browsing, so yeah, I'll post there when I get a chance. When my skin started to get loose it wasn't an issue. I had a lot on my upper arms and made jokes about taking flight. It was a non-issue, something laughable compared with being super morbidly obese...then I started loosening up everywhere...arms, thighs, stomach, breasts...everywhere...but the only real issue is where the skin flaps over other areas and holding in moisture. I have this issue mostly in my belly button and under my panni. I keep getting bacterial and yeast infections. They smell putrid, and hurt to high heavens and that's not even addressing the other issues. For instance, when I bend over, say in a dress or nightgown...or loose shirt...my stomach hangs in a manner comparable to the way a nursing dogs nipples/underside hangs...my midline is sort of firm, and then my stomach hangs on either side of it. I make smacking sounds when I move...tempted to fund the surgery myself it's that bad.

Between all the crap I had to go through to try and get the surgery, even though every doctor I went to begged me to get it done and was jumping through hoops to help me. I just couldn't find a shrink to approve me that wasn't a quack. I honestly don't mind talking out my feelings, hell, I know I need to talk to a shrink... But wow... the last two I had were needing therapy themselves! So, with the help of my beautiful wife, we are losing together.