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For Phil Stonell, a 59-year-old GM at a manufacturing company in the UK, the catalyst for the start of his transformation was a work photo in which he and his colleague were portrayed as Laurel and Hardy. Stonnell, unfortunately, took on the role of the latter, as a portly Oliver Hardy. That was the final

In a recent video, YouTuber Stuart Carter looks back on his recent body transformation, sharing the lifestyle changes he made which have helped him burn fat, build muscle, and sustain his weight loss. His journey began in November 2019, when he weighed in at 198 pounds and struggled with self-confidence and body image issues. “That

When my job held a leadership development program, part of the presentation included a mock-sparring exercise with the other participants. At one point the presenter asked me why I was out of breath. He was trying to show me that I was moving too much, when I should have been focused. But it hit home

In a recent conversation with powerlifter and fitness entrepreneur Mark Bell, Hadi Doumit shared the story of how his weight loss and fitness journey began, and the role his diet played in dropping a total of 235 pounds. Doumit explains that he had grown up big, and had been overweight his entire adult life, weighing

Growing up, I was always a little heavier than most. Over time I went from being a little heavier to a lot heavier. It definitely crept up slowly. Nobody wakes up one day astonished to find they turned obese over night. It’s a pound-by-pound change. I did a lot of mindless eating, just not paying

I had been heavy for most of my life. All through middle, high school, and college, I just ate whatever I wanted and rarely, if ever, exercised. When I was at my heaviest weight (275 pounds), I felt sluggish and lazy at points. Part of me always justified it, because I was happy and upbeat.

Anthony Makins, 31, from London, shares with Men’s Health how being stuck indoors during the pandemic kickstarted a healthier lifestyle. I’ve always been in decent shape, and have been going to the gym since I was 16. But after leaving university, I’ve struggled to maintain the level of fitness I had back then, when I

In a recent episode of the transformation series Brand New Me, David Roden from Grand Rapids, Michigan shares the story of his weight loss journey, and how he went from the “funny fat kid” with low self-esteem to somebody who participates in bodybuilding competitions. “By the time I was 18, a senior in high school,

Robert Glover, a.k.a. Brix Fitness, makes a living coaching and inspiring others to pursue their health and fitness goals—and he is able to speak from personal experience, having once weighed around 360 pounds. “I wasn’t obese all my life,” he says in a new video. “I gained a bunch of weight after high school, maybe

“I was never the most athletic or confident kid,” says Andrew Brown, 26, of Tampa, FL. Back when he was 22, he’d started hitting the gym, successfully getting fit. As time wore on, that habit sputtered, and he began putting on more weight. A tumultuous relationship—marriage, a quick divorce—and a new career left him feeling

At his heaviest, Dan Witmer weighed 260 pounds — which was helpful when he was playing football. But once it became apparent he wouldn’t be going pro, he resolved to get lean. “Once I decided, OK this weight is no longer beneficial to me because I’m not playing football, I started to have issues losing

My name is Kassidy Reikens (@dilla7) and I’m from Cheyenne, Wyoming.At 260 pounds, I decided it was time for a change. So I dove into meal prepping, hit the gym, and lost 190 pounds. Before I got pregnant with my first daughter, I weighed 200 pounds. I was extremely unhealthy. And it didn’t get any

When parents separate or get divorced, it inevitably disrupts the lives of children, and can take a toll on their mental wellbeing. Over time, children learn to accommodate the changes—some more successfully than others. It’s estimated that one in three children under the age of 16 in the UK experience their parents’ separation. Parents often

• In his 30s and 40s, lifestyle changes led Dylan Thomas to gain weight, topping out at more than 230 pounds. • A regular workout regimen including free weights, pushups, and planks helped him begin to achieve dramatic results. • He also restricted his calorie intake to 1200 calories per day, which helped him complete

Not long after he turned 56, Glen Shultz found himself overweight and facing a likely pre-diabetes diagnosis. He couldn’t keep up with his teenage tons, couldn’t socialize like he used to, and couldn’t move around the way he wanted. He knew the time to make a change was long overdue. “A lot of obstacles derailed

• Years of unhealthy eating habits caused David Myers’ weight to top out at more than 350 pounds. • After experimenting with the keto diet and taking up running, in addition to other healthy habits, he’s now lost more than 130 pounds to date. • Myers says his next goal is to run a 10K

Michael Searls vividly recalls the time he knew his weight had gotten out of hand. He was in the store buying pants—he knew he’d put on a few pounds, and figured he was now too big for his usual 32 or 34 waist size. After he tried sliding on a pair of 38’s, however, he

At his heaviest, Matthew Izzo couldn’t bring himself to step onto the scale. His best guess is that he probably weighed around 250 pounds. What he knows for certain: He didn’t feel good about himself, though he wasn’t fully aware of it at the time. “Looking back, it’s a night and day difference, but part

Christopher Carman used to love gaming. When he was in his twenties, he’d come home from work, crack open a two-liter bottle of Mountain Dew, and play World of Warcraft for hours at a time. Rather than cook his own meals, he’d just order in or pick up some fast food. “If I could’ve burned

A sticky bra saved my life. I’m not exaggerating. Let me back up. Only a few weeks into 2018, I planned a weekend trip to see one of my best friends from college. As we got dressed to go out, I did something I’d done hundreds of times before—I applied an adhesive bra. This time,