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Mar 9

Teen who weighed 19st loses over 5st now he wants to be a personal trainer – Daily Star

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A teenager who felt depressed and had low self esteem due to his weight has shed a whopping 5st 4lbs.

Luke Roddy, 17, claimed he reached his biggest size when he was 14 he weighed over 19st.

He told Daily Star Online: I've always been overweight but it got really bad when I moved from primary to secondary school.

At my biggest, when I was 14 going on 15, I was getting very depressed. I had almost no confidence, I very rarely left the house because I didnt really want to be seen by people.

While Luke says that he wasnt bullied for his weight, people did joke around about it.

Luke said: When I was 15, in October 2017, I started dieting.

I had already been training for about a year before that, but my diet was awful and I would use the exercise I did do as an excuse to eat more.

I would either say that I earned it or that I was carb loading.

Luke said that when he first started to diet he was so large that he could still lose weight while eating 3,000 calories a day.

He says that his secret was to keep his protein intake as high as possible.

Luke said: I made sure I did cardio every other day and then went to the gym and did weights on the other days.

My diet was very specific, I ate the same thing every day so I could never go off-diet at all.

While it took him around 7 months to lose the majority of his excess weight he managed to get down to 20% body fat.

He commented: When I started, I had a goal of getting to 20% body fat down from 40% by the April 8, which was my sister's wedding.

On the day, I weighed myself and I was 22% body fat I was a little bit disappointed but I was still happy with it.

Luke said that he received lots of positive comments that day which spurred him on to lose more weight.

The teenager started going to the gym and despite being a lazy person says he enjoys it.

Luke said: My brother-in-law was a personal trainer and even though I was very lazy as a person, I enjoyed the gym as soon as I started going.

I enjoyed pushing my self and getting personal bests. I hate cardio, and I rarely do it now unless it's a circuit, but at the time I knew I had to do it so I did.

Now, Luke enjoys lifting weights and tries to lift as much as possible.

He said: Thats why Im becoming a powerlifter Im a little heavier than my lowest weight now, 15st, because Im preparing for my first powerlifting competition in May.

At his lowest weight, Luke reached 14st 1lb and has an Instagram account where he documents his journey.

He said: I started wanting to become a personal trainer in 2018 when I lost most of the weight.

I want to help others who are in the same position I was in.

Luke added: My brother-in-law was the person who inspired me the most. He was always very positive about everything I was doing and tried to spur me on.

My family were supportive and they often told me I was doing well and that they were proud of me.

The PT-to-be said that he still had cravings and found parts challenging, but that he tried to be disciplined and not give in.

Luke advised others: If you dont like the way you look, change it.

Its as simple as that anyone can do it it's not easy but it is do-able.

Finally, he added: You dont need to take it to the extreme, like a lot of people seem to do, and eat only 1,000 calories a day.

Just make sure your in a calorie deficit and you'll lose it.

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Teen who weighed 19st loses over 5st now he wants to be a personal trainer - Daily Star

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