His dramatic weight loss, where his waistline shrank from 60 to 36 inches, has stunned the same youngsters who used to mock him.
A teacher shed almost half of his 25st 11lb body weight after cheeky pupils called him tubby.
James Bentley, 25, ditched junk food and took up cycling to drop to a much trimmer 14st 8lb in just two years.
And
his dramatic weight loss, where his waistline shrank from 60 to 36
inches, has stunned the same youngsters who used to mock him in IT
classes.
He said: “I got some comments from pupils – the word ‘tubby’ was used a few times.
“I
took it in good humour because I have a good relationship with the
students but things came to a head when I had my picture taken on sports
day.
"My body virtually filled the entire picture, which was embarrassing and I knew I had to do something to change my appearance.
“I looked in the mirror and thought, ‘who is that person?’”
James, who teaches at Oldbury Academy, West Midlands, said
his weight ballooned as he lived on fizzy drinks at school and gorged on
takeaways later while marking homework.
But he rejected a gastric band in favour of exercise and a healthy diet and has reaped the benefits.
He added: “The weight has managed to keep coming off and now I feel much better.
"When you are used to seeing yourself every day you don’t notice the change.
“But I do think it’s ridiculous when I look at photos from a few years ago and get my big trousers out.”
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