“Just be nice, please.”
With the help of lap-band surgery, exercise, and diet, 22-year-old Matt Diaz lost 270 pounds in six years. But now, Matt is dealing with pounds upon pounds of excess skin, which he's hoping to get removed.
Matt says that he weighed 495 at his heaviest, when he was 16.
Matt Diaz / Via myannoyances.tumblr.com
Just look at his incredible transformation!
In 2009, Matt was a member of a study at the NYU Medical Center. According to Matt, "the study was put together to see how people under the age of 18 were affected by lap band surgery."
Matt Diaz / Via gofundme.com
On Wednesday, Matt turned to Tumblr to expose his excess skin to the world for the first time.
Matt Diaz / Via myannoyances.tumblr.com
"I am trying really hard to love myself," Matt said in the video. "I can't preach body positivity and not show who I am."
Matt Diaz / Via myannoyances.tumblr.com
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