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Home » How to lose weight safely » ‘I knew I had to lose weight when I couldn’t play football with the kids’ – Echo

A FATHER is looking forward to playing football with his children again after his remarkable weight loss.

Matthew Riggs, 32, from Basildon, lost seven stone in just eight months through sheer hard work and determination after a friend urged him to get down the gym.

When he was at his heaviest 24 stone and nine pounds Matthew would fall asleep all the time, had no energy and couldnt even motivate himself to do anything with family and friends.

But what got to him the most was not being able to keep up with his seven-year-old son Harrison when having a kick-about in the park.

Matthew was at Harrisons football match in March, when his friend gave him some hard-hitting advice.

The father-of-two, said: I was at my sons football match and I was so out of breath just walking from one five-a-side pitch to the next.

My friend said to me come on mate, come to the gym with me, we need to get you in shape..

He went on to say you have two young kids, Harrison, three-year-old Emily, and a wife, the way you are going youre a walking heart attack..

This hit me hard as I was thinking about my dad having two heart attacks at 36 and 42-years-old.

I knew he was right, and I was coming up to the same age my dad was when he had his first heart attack.

Matthew felt embarrassed at thought of walking into a muscle-man gym and looking like the fat guy.

He added: I thought no way can I go in there, Im going to look silly.

Its hard to walk into a gym when youre the fat guy but I agreed to go along.

Matthew hasnt looked back since, and shed the weight by going to the gym every day for one hour, cutting out alcohol and junk food and making healthy meals which he says keeps him motivated.

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'I knew I had to lose weight when I couldn't play football with the kids' - Echo

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