Slimline Thomas weighs up for award

A Larne man who lost an incredible 17-and-a-half stone has earned a national award for his inspirational slimming story.
By The Newsroom
Published 31st Jul 2013, 10:57 BST
Thomas McIntyre with a pair of trousers that he used to wear before his weight loss. INLT 31-606-CONThomas McIntyre with a pair of trousers that he used to wear before his weight loss. INLT 31-606-CON
Thomas McIntyre with a pair of trousers that he used to wear before his weight loss. INLT 31-606-CON

Thomas McIntyre (43) was honoured as Slimming World’s Man of the Year 2013 - collecting his award at The Ritz in London.

Thomas - who once suffered the embarrassment of getting stuck in a football ground turnstile - reduced his weight from 31st to 13st 6lb and a clothing size 8XL to a medium after being encouraged to join Slimming World.

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“I was the typical jolly fat bloke, always making fun of myself before anyone else had the chance to do it,” said Thomas, a fresh food manager in Dunnes.

“Deep down though, I’d reached the point where I thought about my mortality all the time and the more I worried the more I ate, to comfort myself I suppose. It was a vicious cycle,” he said.

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