Blogger Matt Diaz, 22, took social media abuzz when he posted his half-naked photos on his Tumblr blog. Diaz lost about lbs, and has since carried excess skin all over his body. While he religiously documented his weight loss journey, which started when he was 16 years old, he never revealed how he looks like under his shirt. For him, the excess skin on his body are flaws that he is too scared to expose. But then, he realized that he cannot promote positivism and acceptance in his blog if he himself is not ready to embrace his imperfection. Just recently, he decided to show his body to the world saying,. Before posting the video showing off his stretch marks, excess skin, and skin folds all over his body, Diaz said that he experienced severe anxiety. Conversely, people only have positive words to say to Diaz.

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By Unity Blott For Mailonline. Three slimmers have stripped off to discuss the reality of living with excess skin in a series of brutally honest confessions. Speaking on BBC 's The Naked Truth, two women and a man, each of whom has lost a significant amount of weight, stripped off to speak about their weight loss journeys and how they have come to terms with their changing bodies. Steph, who did not give her full name, shed over 8 stone through diet and exercise alone, but an unpleasant side effect is that her tummy is often 'black with bruises' from accidentally kicking it during exercise. While Rowan fears his appearance will have a detrimental impact on his love life - because he 'looks like Winnie the Pooh' underneath his clothing. Each episode in the new four-part series will focus on a different topic related to body image, from loose skin to tattoos and limb difference. Here, the three brave slimmers share their stories. Steph, pictured, has tried to make light of her appearance by nicknaming her loose skin 'blubber' - but her happy-go-lucky disposition belies her true feelings about her body.
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Paul Mason, who once tipped the scales at 70 stone, has been left with folds of loose skin after shedding an incredible 46 stone following a gastric bypass operation. A man once dubbed the world's fattest has released naked pictures of himself in a desperate plea to have his excess skin removed. Paul Mason, who once tipped the scales at 70 stone, shed an incredible 46 stone after undergoing a gastric bypass operation. But his drastic weight loss has left him with an estimated six stone of unsightly saggy skin hanging from every part of his body. The year-old claims that the loose skin is hindering his mobility and is affecting his health as the sheer weight of the excess folds even causes the skin to split, causing ugly, painful sores. But the NHS have insisted that his weight must be stable for at least two years before he can go under the knife again.
Stories from four women and one man who, left with loose skin after losing significant amounts of weight, have very different perspectives on how they feel about their bodies. Recently, more women have been opening up on social media about what it's like to have loose skin and it has been widely accepted into the body positivity movement. But while some people learn to live with it, others find it very difficult, and some resort to surgery to have the loose skin removed. This episode features the stories of four women and one man who have all lost significant amounts of weight and are left with loose skin as a result, with very different perspectives on how they feel about the experience and their bodies.. See all episodes from The Naked Truth.