Man visits Chinese ‘fat camp’ for four weeks and shares insane before and after
A man shared the astonishing before and after photos of a 'fat camp' that he went to in China.
André Helgesen from Sweden quit his job and went backpacking around Asia, when he decided to spend time at the weight loss boot camp as part of his travels.
Speaking to The Mirror, he said: "They laid out the schedule and the meals, but if I’d wanted to, I could have cheated on everything. It surprised me – realising that, just like at home, it all comes down to personal responsibility."
Helgesen recalled how he sometimes worried about 'not being able to make it' through the camp's 'brutal' regimen.
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By the time he arrived at the camp Helgesen had already lost an impressive 7.8 stone, meaning that he had gone from weighing 21 stone to 13 stone.
While this was already extremely impressive it still wasn't quite at the goal that he had set for himself, so Helgesen went to Jianfeidaren in Shenzhen, and would share his journey on TikTok.
The regimen at the camp includes exercise every day, as well as a healthy diet, support for mental health, and all monitored by regular medical checkups as well.
The brutal programme that almost broke him
André praised the personal trainers, who completed the workouts alongside everyone else.
And despite the language barrier, he said staff were friendly and supportive throughout the programme.
Each day included three workout sessions and a 1,000-calorie deficit for each person. It meant André had to consume around 1,300 calories a day.
The hardest part of the camp, however, was the fasting schedule. Dinner was served at 5.00pm and breakfast was not until 8.00am the next day.
"It was brutal to not have anything to eat between those hours," André admitted. "I honestly didn't make it some days and had to buy an apple, not a big deal, but still, I didn't stick to the plan they had set up."
The final results
In 28 days, André lost half a stone, taking his total weight loss to eight stone.
"Not just the camp, but that whole identity of being overweight. I can finally stop thinking of myself as the big person and just be myself,” he added.
"It was absolutely wonderful, but above all, a relief, and a sense of quiet, really. All that self-consciousness just vanished."
The NHS states that ‘if you're overweight, losing weight can improve your health, give you more energy and help you feel better about yourself’.
“But losing weight is not always easy, and many things can affect your progress. Your eating habits, sleep, activity levels and how you feel can all play a part. If you have struggled with weight loss before, you are not alone,” the health service adds.
If you want to lose weight, the NHS advises trying out four things:
- Change what and how much you eat
- Change what and how much you drink
- Change how much you move
- Reflect on your sleep habits
Visit the NHS website for more information on weight loss.
Anish Vij