matthop, are you me? That sounds like me to a tee except I hit the gym 4 times a week and/or walk 3 miles 4 days a week with the wife. When I was 22 I lost 160 lbs in 9 months. I could not loose the extra skin for over 2 years and gave up. I ended up gaining back 50 lbs to get rid of it and have now hovered at the 270-290 range for 5 years or so. now that I make enough to get the surgery for it, I cant loose the weight. I can drop to 500 calories a day and it just wont happen. oh well.