I was recently having a discussion with a Personal Trainer (PT) mate of mine.

He was asking me about the changes I'd noticed with my body since losing my 230 lbs (so far)..
I told him about my 'deflated balloon belly'...

He laughed...

I told him about the 'bat-flaps' of skin under my upper arms that slap against me sometimes when I move...

He laughed...

I told him about my two sizes smaller feet...

He laughed..

The I told him about what was REALLY p*ssing me off...

My 'turkey neck'...

You see, I had a great big bullfrog type head...

Neck really...

I was one puffed-up-canetoad lookin' dude...

I mean, have a look at this -

As you can see, I've kept the beard in an effort to cover up the under-chin carry on...

Actually, that pic on the right was in October last year, so I've lost a little more from there now...

I'm in a new job now, so I'm decidedly more 'neat and tidy'..

Anyway, back to the 'roid cream thing...

My PT mate was telling me that a lot of the female body builders he knows use the 'roid cream to smooth their bits (no, not THOSE bits) when it comes to comp time...

He reckoned that if I grab a tube or two and have a crack at applying it regularly, it may just smooth and tighten my biggest uncovered embarrassment...

So, here's the sh*t -

Beginning Monday, I'll be applying the Doot Cream twice a day...

It'll be post shower in the morning and evening...

Over the weekend, I'll try to take a decent pic of the affected area...

If I can do so, I'll post it on Monday, then each Monday after I'll post updated pics to see if there's any difference...

I'll also be trying some 'neck yoga sh*t' that I just stumbled on when I googled "wobbly neck skin"...

I hope to be able to shave the beard off (or some of it) by my birthday in July (18th for all those planning gifts)...

So, if anyone is interested, stay tuned and we'll see how we go...

Of course, if anyone has already tried this, please feel free to chime in and let me know how you went...

Thanx for reading all the way to the end...

Assuming you did...

Jason

@@Nurse_Lenora

Firstly, apologies for the profile stalking...

I clicked on your name rather than the 'mention'...

Anyway...

Yeah, I don't do the selfie thing...

It's kinda funny..

As a fat dude, I was never worried about how I looked...

But now that I'm 'less fat', I'm starting to get a little vain...

I mean, I know I'm no oil painting, but I still find myself stretching my neck forward or turning myself upside down if I've gotta take/send a pic...

I'm really not a fan...

But sometimes you've just gotta do stuff...

Hopefully it works and a few of us can take advantage of it...

I mean, I know I'm no oil painting, but I still find myself stretching my neck forward or turning myself upside down if I've gotta take/send a pic...

I like my men upside down. It's all good.

@@Nurse_Lenora

Firstly, apologies for the profile stalking...

I clicked on your name rather than the 'mention'...

Anyway...

Yeah, I don't do the selfie thing...

It's kinda funny..

As a fat dude, I was never worried about how I looked...

But now that I'm 'less fat', I'm starting to get a little vain...

I mean, I know I'm no oil painting, but I still find myself stretching my neck forward or turning myself upside down if I've gotta take/send a pic...

I'm really not a fan...

But sometimes you've just gotta do stuff...

Hopefully it works and a few of us can take advantage of it...

Lol no worries about the stalking!

I'm usually not one for selfies but find seeing pics of myself makes it more concrete mentally. The shift from an obese person to one that's almost "normal" is hard for me still.

@@Sharon1964

All of them lined up or one at a time?

@@Nurse_Lenora

I don't mind the selfies thing really...

As you say, it's not a bad way to track your progress...

Or your journey to hotness...

I don't think the cream even works for what is meant for.

My friend keeps telling me to use retin a on my neck but I keep telling him that it won't work. There are neck exercises you can try but honestly, once you stretch skin out the only way to fix it is through plastic surgery.

@@KindaFamiliar First off, your threads are hilarious. There is almost nothing you type that I don't enjoy reading.

However, if you'll forgive my hyper-analytical brain possibly raining on your parade, I'm not sure this would be an effective long term treatment. I believe that the effects of a hemorrhoid cream are only temporary. It may tighten as long as you apply it regularly, but you're not likely to reach the point of it "working" and no longer needing it. I could be wrong of course. I often am. I'm certainly no doctor!

That said, I think I might try it on the little bat wings I'm forming when I go sleeveless as we head into warmer weather. Can't hurt anyway.

@@Proud2BMe

Chances are you're right...

But this will entertain a few of us on and off over the next few weeks...

And who knows - we may even learn something...

@@Proud2BMe

Chances are you're right...

But this will entertain a few of us on and off over the next few weeks...

And who knows - we may even learn something...

I don't think the cream even works for what is meant for.

My friend keeps telling me to use retin a on my neck but I keep telling him that it won't work. There are neck exercises you can try but honestly, once you stretch skin out the only way to fix it is through plastic surgery.

Possibly...I just need to get in better with the Queens...they know how to tape and make you look like you have had an instant facelift!

I have always said that if I want makeup and beauty tips forget the makeup counter at Barneys...go to the Queens !

Anyone seen preview commercial for My big fat Greek wedding 2 ?

"Wait! Hold my neck back for the picture!"

that's going to be me ! Making my partner hold my neck for every pic! She will think I'm a nut! Lol

This is fantastic!!!

I've never heard of roid cream being used for skin forming. Hahaha. Do let us knowing it works.

Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

So, here's the plan:

Spread some of the "roid" cream onto a kotex pad, then secure the pad to your ears.

I guarantee you NO ONE will notice the "roid" cream.

(selfies of "the plan" are a requirement of the experiment)

Congrats!

@@Valentina

Are you following me around?

You seem to be everywhere I go...

Wait...

Am I stalking you?

Oh sh*t!!

Maybe I am!!!

Oh...

And thanx for making me Google 'kotex pad'...

That was a wonderful visual for my Saturday morning...

@

Thanx mate!!!

@@katieroybal

You just keep coming back here and you'll know how it's working...

Or at the very least, you'll get to read the chronicles of a man who is smearing himself twce daily with doot cream..

Thanx for reading..