Fastest weight loss of the year
Thomas McIntyre, 43, shed a whopping 110kg after going through the embarrassment of being a football fan, he got stuck in a turnstile and rescuers had to free him with a welding machine. Last year, Thomas weighed 196 kg, and his waist was 187 cm - 10 cm more than his height! But now Thomas can rightfully be considered the owner of the title of the fastest thinner person of the year! He dropped 110 kg, and his waist reached 86 cm.
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1. Thomas admits that he was very worried about his weight and always thought he would die young. He was registered with doctors due to high blood pressure, shortness of breath and fluid retention in the body.
2. “I was a typical joker who always joked about his own weight so that someone else wouldn’t have time to do it,” says Thomas. “But in the depths of my soul I reached a point where I was constantly thinking about death. And the more I thought about her, the more I ate - apparently to calm down. It was a vicious circle." A restaurant manager, Thomas began to put on weight after quitting football over 20 years ago.
3. Just before the wedding, five years ago, Mr. McIntyre was so worried about his weight that, in secret from his future wife, he bought exactly the same wedding suit in a larger size. “My weight was a huge burden when I married my beautiful wife Claire. She always loved me, but getting into the costume in this state was just awful for me. But once I got stuck in the turnstile at the stadium, and it was much worse. After that, I had to go through the disabled entrance, and it was humiliating.” Thomas had tried to lose weight before, but because of diets, he constantly felt hungry, and therefore simply could not maintain a figure for a long time. He again gained all the lost kilograms, to which new ones were added.
4. In February last year, a friend of his was seriously worried about his weight and convinced Thomas to come to their weight loss club "Slimming World". “I didn’t believe that this club would help me, I thought it was another attempt to go on a diet, but everything changed when I met my consultant Jason.”
5. “Jason himself lost 57 kg, although, looking at him, I would never have thought that this guy had weight problems. After hearing his story and seeing his commitment to helping others, I realized that I could do the same. And when, after the first week, I realized that I had lost 5 kg, I realized that I had conquered my own laziness and fear. As he lost weight, Mr. McIntyre gradually started exercising, running three times a week and walking his dogs.
6. But the biggest changes happened inside him: he became more confident in himself, learns to drive for the first time, thinks about children. Before that, his days were all the same: he lay on the couch and watched TV.
7. “Now I feel much better, I am happier. If we ever have children, which I very much hope, I will be the active dad that I always wanted to be. I feel like life has passed me by, but now I can catch up. I calmly pass the turnstiles when I go to football, so no more humiliation. Although, now I have to stand in line with everyone, and this is the only drawback that I am ready to put up with.
Keywords: Biggest Loser | Overweight | Obesity | Slimming