550lbs Man Loses A Colossal 340lbs | BRAND NEW ME

AT 550lbs, Christopher Stanley’s weight was taking over his life. The 32-year-old of Kearny, New Jersey, struggled with food addiction from a young age - resulting in him being nicknamed ‘Jelly’ in high school. Christopher told Truly: “I have been medically obese my entire life…I was never a fit child.” At his heaviest, Christopher weighed 550lbs and could barely perform daily tasks. He said: “I've broken a massive amount of chairs and couches, and I was sweaty all the time, I couldn't move, I was in pain, I could barely walk, I was a mess.” In 2011, Christopher decided to change and started going to the gym but it was not until he found a 12-step support group last year that he has been able to tackle his eating issues. He said: “It was like, boom, fixed. And I was at 375(lbs) in January and then today I'm 210(lbs).” Overall, he has managed to lose an amazing 340lbs. Christopher told Truly: “My nickname for my entire life was 'Jelly', right, I wasn't called 'Jelly' for any other reason, but just being fat, right? I’m not embarrassed of it and I don’t introduce myself as 'Jelly' anymore because that feels weird. The nickname was part of a personality, a whole type of person that I’m kind of not anymore.” One thing that has not changed is Christopher’s sense of humour which is evident when describing himself now. He said: “I use the word ‘thinfluencer’ because, it's funny I think it's funny to like just put the word thin, as in ‘thinfluencer’, just mocking influencers."