A man weighing over 542 pounds (approx. 246 kg) proposed to his high school sweetheart knowing that she loved him for exactly who he was. But he didn’t want to saddle her with all of the difficulties that came from being his size—so he embarked upon a life-changing weight loss journey.
At the age of 29, John Allaire weighed a whopping 38.7 stones. Allaire’s eating disorder and obesity started when his parents divorced during his childhood; he turned to food any time things went wrong or he was under stress.
