M/30/6'2 [309 to 180] (1.5 years) A decent amount of pics.

You've done a great job on yourself. Keep up the hard work..

You Look awesome!!!

You look great! awesome job!

Congratulations! You have done a terrific job for yourself, and you should be very proud.

Killmenext wrote: »

Hello all, I just wanted to throw in a bit about my success story as well. Long story short I was a really bad alcoholic, to the point where I was closing in on liver issues, and was hospitalized a time or two. With help from an inpatient supervised program, I was able to get off the alcohol, and since then have completely change pretty much every aspect of my life. I eat extremely healthy, workout every other day, and have a much better overall outlook on life!

The only thing that is disappointing is the unfortunate leftover tummy skin, but I am hoping to one day get an abdominoplasty to get it removed, if I can ever afford it that is. Until then, I usually wear compression shorts to make me feel better when I am out and about, and in one of the later pics, my shorts can kind of hide it ok, but only if they stay right where they are.

Just wanted to share some of the pics of my progress. Hopefully it can inspire someone down the line, just like many others have for me since I started!

Killmenext wrote: »

Hello all, I just wanted to throw in a bit about my success story as well. Long story short I was a really bad alcoholic, to the point where I was closing in on liver issues, and was hospitalized a time or two. With help from an inpatient supervised program, I was able to get off the alcohol, and since then have completely change pretty much every aspect of my life. I eat extremely healthy, workout every other day, and have a much better overall outlook on life!

The only thing that is disappointing is the unfortunate leftover tummy skin, but I am hoping to one day get an abdominoplasty to get it removed, if I can ever afford it that is. Until then, I usually wear compression shorts to make me feel better when I am out and about, and in one of the later pics, my shorts can kind of hide it ok, but only if they stay right where they are.

Just wanted to share some of the pics of my progress. Hopefully it can inspire someone down the line, just like many others have for me since I started!

Attaboy.

Very, very good job! I have lost 95 lbs over the past 9 months but I want to tell you about my son - he was my inspiration. He lost over 250 lbs but had a lot of extra skin that sagged and bagged. He had it surgically removed this past June. He had both his stomach and his chest done at the same time and he had never experienced any surgical procedures prior to this. I don't think he was mentally prepared for what he would feel like in the beginning and it really hit him hard, both physically and mentally. Once he got past the initial recovery period he was very happy that he had made the decision to get rid of that baggage but it did take a few months for all the swelling to go down and for his body to reshape itself. He had a great surgeon and he may have more work done in the future (arms and tush). His insurance paid for the upper body but not the lower - he didn't meet the criteria for the insurance company in that area. His out of pocket was $5,000 but I know he would tell you that it was worth every penny. He accepts that he will never have a perfect body but he just couldn't live with the one he had after he lost the weight. It was a constant reminder of all the years that he was morbidly obese and he was mad at himself all the time for the "wasted years". He still has body image issues that he is working through but my advice to him, as well as you, is to be kind to yourself. The picture you took of yourself where you are grabbing a handful of loose skin really reminded me of my son. He told me that he constantly did that when he was alone and that certainly didn't help his body image issues. You have made some HUGE changes in your life and taking control of either of your addictions is truly a feat that not many have accomplished, but you did both!! Take your time in deciding on the surgery - you might still see some more tightening but I do understand that it bothers you and you certainly deserve to be happy.

Hats off to you, sir. I wish you only the very best for your future. Good luck and stay healthy!