Obese dad is ‘unrecognisable’ after losing nearly part his weight – he took a commonplace medicine NOT weight-loss jabs

A father-of-two nicknamed ‘Big Dan’ has shifted greater than 10 stone and appears unrecognisable — after antidepressants gave him motivation to show his existence round. 

Dan Shilling, 39, weighed 26 stone in past due 2022, when he was once at his lowest ebb.

The electric technician, who works offshore, was once suffering with being clear of his circle of relatives and frequently encountered place of work bullying.

As a end result, he’d frequently flip to meals for convenience.

‘Being a normal guy, as an alternative of speaking about my problems I spiralled and attempted to seek out convenience in meals,’ mentioned Mr Shilling, who lives in Norfolk.

‘It led me to piling at the weight and turning into an uncongenial particular person.’

The calorific meals served on the facility the place he labored did not assist. The foods supplied integrated a complete English breakfast, bacon rolls, lasagne for lunch, biscuits and cake within the afternoon, and shepherd’s pie or steak for dinner.

He mentioned his workout was once ‘non-existent’.

Today, he’s nearly part the dimensions he was and enjoys common soccer video games and working.

At this level, Mr Shilling was once additionally placing away a 1,200-calorie Marabou chocolate bar each night time, leading to his heaviest weight of 26st 1lb.

‘Everything that might pass mistaken was once going mistaken,’ he mentioned. ‘I wasn’t actually there, I used to be simply present.’

After an open and truthful dialog together with his spouse Emma, Mr Shilling determined to seek advice from his GP for a session about his temper. 

The physician recognized him with melancholy and prescribed antidepressants. 

Within a couple of months the fog started to boost for Mr Shilling, helped via a metamorphosis in his task, running on a gasoline platform within the East Irish Sea, flying out of Blackpool.

His weight was once the general problem. 

One day in December 2023, he started ‘pouring with sweat and out of breath’ whilst at paintings and strolling simply 50m from the terminal development to a helicopter.

He mentioned he discovered it tough to lock his seat belt within the helicopter and, at this level, he concept: ‘This is sufficient.’

He then signed as much as the preferred soccer weight reduction scheme, Man v Fat Football, together with the Couch to 5K programme, and made a dedication to switch his existence from January 2024.

The electric technician was once recognized with melancholy and prescribed drugs which helped to boost his temper.

Now he’s not taking the medicine, and feels he’s a greater father to his two babies.

About 8,500 males recently participate at greater than 150 Man v Fat Football golf equipment throughout the United Kingdom.

‘I made a promise to myself that I might not be the heaviest particular person at the group,’ he mentioned.

He began counting his energy and tracking his parts at paintings, and he concerned about expanding his day-to-day step depend.

Within the primary 3 months, he mentioned he misplaced 3st 4lb and, thus far, he has misplaced just about 11 stone.

Mr Shilling now weighs about 15st 6lb and is in a position to put on garments from when he was once 20 years previous once more.

‘I haven’t had to shop for a brand new cloth cabinet as a result of I’ve nonetheless were given my previous one,’ he mentioned.

He added that he feels ‘quite a bit higher’ and will now be a greater spouse to his female friend  and father to his two youngsters – Betsy, 5, and Elsie, 4 months.

Mr Shilling mentioned workout was once ‘non-existent’ when he was once at his heaviest.

Mr Shilling has no longer minimize any meals out of his nutrition. He merely guarantees he does enough workout to make sure he has no longer eaten too many energy for his power output.

He has additionally taken up working and he plans to participate within the Rome Marathon 2026 to have fun turning 40.

While he nonetheless enjoys candy treats and rapid meals from time to time, he now has a more fit way of life and is not taking antidepressants.

Asked for his recommendation to others, he mentioned: ‘Just stick with the fundamentals – energy in as opposed to energy out. That’s all I’ve performed.

‘I’d feel free consuming a KFC so long as I opt for a run to cancel it out and I’ve were given the energy spare. 

‘I’ve in truth were given a folder on my telephone, I’ve were given an album known as Fat Me.

‘Looking again at the whole thing from then to now, you realise how some distance you’ve come.

‘It’s improbable. I nonetheless can’t imagine it myself.’