An obese father left 'paralyzed' due to his size says his dream of playing football with his kids helped him lose more than half his weight.
"For a solid three months, I was being fed in bed by my brother, and my kids were just being brought round to the house to see me. I couldn't really do anything for them. I just spent that amount of time in pain and misery - it was the worst time of my life. [My daughter] needed a lot more attention than I could give her. That made me really upset and got me down."
Mark said he managed to lose around three stone once he had become mobile again simply by moving around. Although he'd tried various diets, he decided to join Slimming World in November 2021, where he spent the next year cutting down his weight. He said:"Within six months I'd lost seven stone just through following their food plan, a lifestyle change sort of thing. After that, I started exercising, and I felt really good - like I wanted to exercise."
Mark, who now goes to the gym at least twice a week, said he'd lost his job as a car painter during his period of paralysis and had to take a job in an office, but he had never given up singing and DJing, which is his life passion. He's now been able to turn this into his main profession, touring around the country while singing everything from power ballads to swing and jazz.
He added:"I'm actively trying to get to the front of the stage and I buy a new suit every week - it's fantastic."
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