One of the most obese men in the United Kingdom is celebrating his achievement of losing 190 kilograms of weight.
The previously obese man, Harvey Olikh, used to weigh over 317 kilograms but has now lost over half his weight following a health scare.
Harvey was rushed to hospital in November 2019 and doctors were surprised that he was not bed-bound and one doctor warned him that:
“If you live like this, within two years you will be dead.”
Harvey was placed in intensive care unit (ICU) for nearly one week as a result of a cold and this is what triggered his attempt to start weight loss.
He has lost an excess of 190 kilograms.
The 48-year-old said: “This weight loss is a gift that keeps on giving – and it’s not just for Christmas!
“It’s like I have woken up after Scrooge’s three ghosts and I’m alive.”
The process of losing weight involved stopping drinking, he however continued consuming thousands of calories. He took weight loss very seriously because he was sick of being mocked for his large body size. At one point he was turned away from an hotel because the hotel owner feared that Harvey would break the stairs.
It has been one year of health eating and fasting which has led Harvey to weighing 101 kilograms. He loves life again.
Harvey, of Romford, Essex, said: “I can go to the cinema with my wife, I can go shopping with her, I can go on holiday and go mountain trekking.”
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