40st man loses HALF his body weight naturally – you won't believe what he looks like now
At his heaviest, Richard Payne tipped the scales at 39st 11lbs. His body ballooned from years of gorging on greasy food and eating late night takeaways in secret.
The 34-year-old was suffering from health problems and had to use an inhaler just to walk upstairs. The turning point came after Richard had a nightmare about dying – and saw his three kids standing over his grave.
It shocked Richard into action and the next day he signed up for Slimming World.
He said: Before Id had that dream, my weight wasnt really something that bothered me too much, it was just a part of how I was. It was so vivid.
I was at the bottom of a grave, looking up at my children, who were peering at my dead body.
Then my wife stepped in front of them and peered down at me too and I was powerless to do anything or say anything to them.
When I woke up I was in absolute bits, I had to wake my wife up to comfort me and give my kids a big cuddle when they woke up.
Of course Id thought before about how I might have potential health problems, but this was the ultimate kick up the backside. It was my minds way of telling me that if I didnt change quickly, I would die young..
The factory worker attended his first slimming meeting last July and lost more than 1st in just one week of following the healthy eating plan.
He said: Id become a bit of a hermit, in truth, so I felt incredibly awkward walking in to a room of 30 women.
Every time you got a session you have to be weighed, but it was clear when I first walked in that I was going to be far too big to fit them.
But the group leader just said: 'Leave it with me.' The next week, hed bought in bigger scales and I was able to go into a separate room to have myself weighed..
Now the Birmingham lad has become a fitness fanatic who hits the gym every day for a 90 minute workout. But the biggest change has been to his diet.
Richard explained: My diet before was awful. If I had breakfast, it would be six sausages, six bacon rashers, a mountain of beans, loads of hash browns – the lot.
"My diet before was awful" Richard Payne If I didnt have breakfast, I would get a KFC bucket or go to an all you can eat buffet for lunch, but then I wouldnt be hungry when we sat down for dinner.
So, instead, Id sneak out when my wife Christine was unaware and get a takeaway and eat it secretly in the car. There were a lot of times when I did that.
Its awful, because youre lying to yourself then. Whenever I have a hankering for fatty foods now, I go out and buy myself some nice aftershave as a treat. Its a good alternative..
The dad-of-three has shed a staggering 22.5st in total and now he weighs in at 17st 4lbs. He's had to buy an entire new wardrobe after losing half his body weight.
Richard added: Christine cant believe it and the kids have been really supportive. They love messing around with my old clothes. Im constantly finding Im having to clothes shop now, but its a great feeling.
At the moment I feel as though my weight is a bit of a mistruth, because I have 2st of loose fat, so I feel as though Im a slimmer guy thats still surrounded by old fat..
His wife Christine, 30, has also noticed the incredible difference in her husband. She said: Hes like a new man.
His energy levels are so much improved and he can keep up with the kids more. When I look at him now its like having a different husband. Im very proud of his achievement..
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