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Facing health issues, especially those brought on by carrying around excess weight, can sink your quality of life. Factor in some extra baggage – like the long-term effects of Covid – and it can all start to feel debilitating.
That was Faizel Patel’s situation. Seemingly straightforward undertakings, like taking a short stroll, had become gargantuan challenges. And the 53-year-old reached a point where he knew he’d have to lose weight – he weighed in at 123kg – to get his health back on track and his life back under control.
Here’s how the journalist engineered his incredible 49kg weight loss in just a few months:
