A 24 stone father who lived on on pies and doughnuts has lost an amazing eleven and a half stone.
Alwyn Beckles, 44, used to tip the scales at almost 25st and had a life-threatening 54in waist.
But now he is half the man he used to be after he was 'volunteered' for slimming classes with his stepdaughter.
Alwyn, of Burton Gardens, Brierfield, Lancashire, started Slimming World classes in February 2012.
Mr Beckles, a father-of-two and stepfather of six, said: 'My stepdaughter Sophie said she wanted to start the classes to lose weight before a holiday but she wanted someone to go with her.
'My wife said she hadn't got the time but I know someone who has - and I was volunteered for it! I knew it was time to do something about my weight if I wanted to see my children grow up so it was good timing really. Scroll down for more:
'I eat healthily now. I used to eat crisps, cakes and doughnuts as well as pies, now it is a lot of fruit and veg.
'At first I thought I'll be thin but I'll be miserable without the cakes, but after I started to lose weight I didn't feel hungry and I thought 'this is great'.
Mr Beckles, whose wife Amanda, 38, has also lost a lot of weight, weighed in last week at 13st 3oz and now has a 34in waist. he was named Man of the Year at the Slimming World group in Nelson.
Mr Beckles, a service engineer for Herbert Retail, said: 'I feel more confident now and more energetic. I never thought I could lose this much weight.'
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