Helen and Kieron Buxton decided to tackle their weight after Kieron developed type 2 diabetes
A couple are celebrating losing 27 stone between them in two years.
Mr Buxton said he was referred to Slimming World by his doctor after his weight reached almost 30 stone and could not put his own shoes and socks on.Image caption,Mr Buxton, 50, said: "I'd been overweight for much of my life, to the point where I didn't really acknowledge it any more."I was even used to the abuse that would get thrown at me in the street.
"I was almost 30st at the time and couldn't even put my own shoes and socks on - Helen used to have to do it for me."Since losing 19.5 stone, Mr Buxton said he had reversed his diabetes and no longer required medication for the condition. "I could barely walk 100 steps at first" he said. However, he said the couple steadily increased their exercise until they were doing 10,000 steps a day or more."I genuinely think that if I hadn't tackled my weight when I did, I wouldn't be alive right now."
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