Finally! I found some motivation and actually started exercising today. I walked 2 miles this morning and plan on doing 2 to 3 this evening. I hope it doesnt matter if at first I break up the recommended 60 min into 2 separate sesions, I dont get bored with it so fast and the time goes by quickly and seems to fit into my schedule better. Do I like exercising more now?,,,,uh NO. Will I continue, well lets hope and pray. I DO want this to become a habit that I dont mind doing and hope it makes the scale move downward faster. Lets pray I can continue to find some more motivation.:thumbup:

I use lots of Gold Bond powder, but it doesn't help much when it is 101 outside and I am sweating like crazy.

That's why I do the hairdryer and baby powder with cornstartch -- gold bond didn't work for me either -- but the combination of the hairdryer and baby powder seems to do the trick - even when it's 115 here in Las Vegas ... just a thought - I know it won't work for everyone.

...although am wondering if they will include this in the exclusion of "any WLS surgery"?

Don't worry, it doesn't work like that. At least not with the 3 insurance companies I looked at.

I think I look older but I also think I look better and more interesting. I'm a bit jowly but that runs in my family and mine aren't as bad they used to be so I'm hoping they tighten up over time.

The rash is fungal and corn starch can make it worse. Desinex is an anti-fungal that is usually used for athlete's foot but works for any fungas. If you use that after showering and drying off well, the rash is gone in a few days.