Obese Couple Shed HALF Their Combined Bodyweight After Being Told They Only Had Years To Live

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A couple with a combined weight of 285kg shed nearly half their bulk after being told they would be dead in a few years if they carried on overeating.

Joanne Richards and Barry Ricketts had both been overweight since childhood and were dubbed 'Fatty Jo' and 'Big Baz' by school bullies.

The pair were both so unfit they struggled to get round the house they shared in Stourbridge in the West Midlands. Miss Richards even stored her clothes downstairs because she could not make it up to their bedroom to get changed.

The 31-year-old Joanne tipped the scales at 155kg and wore a size 32, while her long-term partner Mr Ricketts, 43, was 133kg and wore a six XXXL trouser.

'I was told I would die by the time I was 40 if I kept going the way I was,' Miss Richards says.

'I couldn't believe how bad we'd got and knew it was now or never to lose weight. It had to happen.'


Source: www.dailymail.co.uk