Excess diet and lack of physical exercise are the main causes of weight gain. Hearty meals containing high-calorie ingredients can make you easily take pounds, as was the case for Ronnie Brower. This man weighed 675 pounds and was ashamed to leave his house. Watch his incredible transformation 600 days later.
As defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), it is called overweight when the Body Mass Index (BMI) is equal to or greater than 25. But when the BMI is equal to or greater than 30, Is obesity. According to the report published by the WHO in June 2016, the number of obesity cases has doubled since 1980 globally. In France, 14.5% of the adult population is considered obese. This proportion rose from 8.5% to 14.5% between 1997 and 2009, according to the Obepi-Roche 2012 survey, a national epidemiological survey on overweight and obesity.
Motivation to live!
Ronnie Brower has always been overweight. He ate a lot to deal with his depression. In one meal, he could eat an entire pizza, 20 burgers and fries. Ronnie weighed more than 600 pounds and her doctor told her he had only two years to live.
With motivation and courage, Ronnie had made a decision. He wanted to change his life completely and really begin to "live". So he decides to get into the sport and fight day after day to achieve his goal. At first, he was walking very slowly because it was difficult for him to walk. A simple move was a feat for him because of his overweight. But the more he practiced, the easier it became for him.
He practiced daily exercises by listening to songs of his favorite singer Taylor Swift. The music gave him motivation and strength to continue to fight. He was beginning to lose weight for the first time in his life.
One day Ronnie met a woman who greatly influenced her weight loss. Andrea Masella was in the same position as Ronnie. She had lost 50 kg and was also determined to change her lifestyle. She contacted Ronnie on Facebook and both decided to go to the gym. They began to support each other in achieving their goals, and it did not take long for them to fall in love, and get married.
Almost two years after Ronnie decided to change his life, he had lost 207 pounds and met the woman of his life.
However, there was one remaining problem to be resolved. After such an important weight loss, Ronnie had an excess skin of more than 30 pound.
So he underwent surgery for more than 15 hours to get rid of the skin in addition. Even though the surgery left him with several scars, he did not let himself be influenced and even amused himself by telling people that he had been bitten by a shark.
Indeed, Ronnie was grateful and liked to see her scars. They are a sign and a reminder of the hard work he has done to create his new appearance and new life.
After surgery, Ronnie saw the birth of a new man. He even surprised Andrea by wearing a costume for the first time in his life. Today, thanks to their transformation, the life of Ronnie and Andrea is totally different. Happily ending, the couple got married in May 2017!
Ronnie's story is very touching and inspiring. His struggle and his journey must be a real inspiration for other people who must know that nothing is impossible, on condition that they concentrate their efforts and their energy!
How to calculate and interpret BMI?
Formula for the calculation of the body mass index:
BMI = Weight / Size²
Interpretation of body mass index:
- BMI <16 = Anorexia or famine
- BMI between 16.5 and 18.5 = Thinness
- BMI between 18.5 to 25 = Normal corpulence
- BMI between 25 and 30 = Overweight
- BMI between 30 and 35 = Moderate obesity
- BMI between 35 to 40 = Severe obesity
- BMI> 40 = Massive or morbid obesity