I relied on WD40 heavily, as you can see in that gross pic there were puddles of it haha it was between that and using all my strength straight out of the gates plus a little bit of luck I figure. That pic was embarrassing but it clearly illustrated my struggle. Couldn't mislead anyone into thinking it was an easy undertaking for me, I literally thanked all the powers that be each step I completed especially dislodging the old toilet.