Man Loses 12 Stone After Finding Out His Girlfriend Was Cheating

A man has lost an impressive 12 stone in just 18 months after being spurred on when he discovered his girlfriend was cheating on him.

Twenty-six-year old Mike Vaughan weighed almost 32 stone after living on a diet of crisps, sandwiches and takeaways. Realising he couldn't carry on as he had been, Mike got strict with himself and began dieting and working out.

He told the Manchester Evening News that while he had always been the 'big one' at school, his weight really crept up when he went to university and lived off toast, takeaways, bacon cheeseburgers and three or four nights of drinking a week.

Mike weighed 31st 10lbs at his his heaviest. Credit Manchester Evening News

He said: "I was in a depression because of my weight but didn't know how to change. Then suddenly something inside me just clicked.

"I knew that if I kept going the way I was going, I wasn't going to be around much longer."

So, he joined a six-week boot camp and managed to quickly lose a stone, from here he joined a gym, got a personal trainer and learnt about healthy eating.

"It was such a huge change," he said. "I really struggled for the first six months but then it just became habit."

Credit: Manchester Evening News

However, when Mike had managed to lose three and a half stone he was hit with the devastating news that his girlfriend was cheating on him. But rather than let this set him back, he used it to spur him on and went on to lose almost 10 stone more.

He told the paper: "I was in a bad place. I started to sink back into it, eating junk food, not going to the gym.

"My life could have gone in one of two ways. Go back into a depression and comfort eat and go back to square one, or use it as motivation to really improve my life.

Credit: Manchester Evening News

"I put everything into my diet and training, and I can honestly say now I've never been happier."

He now weighs 19st 8lb and is hoping to reach 17 stone by the end of the year - half his weight before he started dieting.

Mike added: "Her cheating was a blessing in disguise."

Featured Image Credit: Manchester Evening News

Topics: Weight Loss, healthy eating, Gym, Exercise

Claire Reid

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