How to Lose 300 Pounds without Surgery - Dan's Success Story

 A man who was "heavier than a sumo wrestler" has lost an incredible 300 pounds and turned his life around. Dan Howie, from Derby, weighed more than 590 pounds when he decided he need a change - and has since shed half his body weight.

The 31-year-old had to buy two seats on planes because of his size, and couldn't fit through the turnstiles whenever he went to watch his beloved Derby County. He was struggling to cope both physically and mentally.

He said: "Eating the wrong stuff, no exercise, working behind a desk, it was a combination of things which caused the weight to creep up. I became lazy, started drinking heavily on nights out four times a week. I used to drink a bottle of rum before a night out because I felt I needed it to give me the confidence to go out being the size I was."

But, Dan was inspired decided to change his habits of overrating and heavy drinking by the birth of his niece Olivia, now six, and nephew Riley, now five. He said: "My niece and nephew being born, being a godfather to my best friend’s little girl. Those kind of things put it in perspective, and were wake-up calls for me to do something about it."

Dan moved to Blackpool and Preston for ten years of work in online recruitment. While living in the North West in 2014, he had keyhole surgery to have a gastric sleeve fitted, which removed two thirds of his stomach. He signed up Keto Diet plan . He had previously tried every diet including Slimming World, Weight Watchers, low carb and high-fat, but nothing seemed to work until i stumbled across Keto Diet.  

"When I started the Keto plan, I started losing a lot of weight very quickly.. I just quit everything that was bad for me and followed the plan properly."  Dan said

Before embarking on his weight loss journey, Dan, wore 6XL clothes he bought online and from specialist shops. Now, Dan has slimmed down to  290 pounds, the weight he was when he was at school. He lost 300 pounds without surgery !

Dan, who is 5ft 11, said: "A few years ago, I went to Oktoberfest in Stuttgart where there were some rides, and I actually got turned away because of my size. I've never been anywhere like that since. So my next big one is to go a theme park, because I’ve never been to one just in case I got turned away because of my size. Thank for Keto"

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