i posted on this thread a while back, and i just wanted to say that i really think it is getting better. i'm now at 162ish pounds, and my neck is almost completely cleared up. i don't have a wonderfully even skin tone or anything, but that obvious ring is pretty much gone, even to the point where i'm holding up my hair and examining just the very back of my neck in the mirror and thinking, hmm..i think i could wear my hair up now if i wanted, which is a really new thing. i don't know if it will ever clear up completely, but i am beginning to think now that basically the more weight we lose and the more we get our insulin in check, the better it will get. there is hope!

deborah