Computer geek dad loses 37 kg for love! Weight loss tips revealed

Computer geek dad loses 37 kilograms for love! "Daughter, daddy wants to watch you walk, wear your wedding dress... and wants to accompany you for the rest of your life." Mr. Liao weighs over 100 kilograms and has many health problems. In order to accompany his child to grow up happily, he uses Facebook to record his weight every day and has lost 37 kilograms in a healthy way. Doctors say that obesity can be improved. In addition to perseverance, proper diet and exercise are the only ways to lose weight healthily.

Doctor Chen Mei-Chin (first from right) emphasized that losing 37 kg in 7 months is a healthy way to lose weight without surgery. (Photo provided by Chung He Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University)

Mr. Liao, 39 years old, is married with a pair of children and is a home-based computer SOHO worker. He said that he had been fat since childhood, seldom exercised, and his weight remained high. He once finished a bucket of fried chicken at home while his wife was at work, but he was afraid that his wife would get angry and scold him. His wife often nags him to lose weight, so he has tried all kinds of weight loss methods, including dieting and exercise, but he always ends up struggling in a cycle of weight loss and weight gain.

Mr. Liao is 175 cm tall and weighs 117.9 kg. He suffers from sleep apnea and snores loudly when he sleeps. Not only does his wife's sleep suffer, but his snoring often wakes him up. Because he had not been sleeping well for a long time, he felt tired during the day and kept dozing off while driving, so his family members were forced to accompany him to see the doctor.

Last year, Mr. Liao sought help from the Kaohsiung Medical University Sleep Center. The examination results showed that he had severe sleep apnea, which may cause serious chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, myocardial infarction, pulmonary hypertension, and heart failure in the long run. The doctor provided Mr. Liao with two treatment options: wearing a ventilator to sleep every night or losing weight.

Mr. Liao said that he loves his wife and children very much, especially his daughter. Although his past failed weight loss experiences discouraged him, he hopes to walk his daughter down the red carpet at the wedding in the future, so he decided to report to the Kaohsiung Medical University Weight Management Center. He participated in the Kaohsiung Medical University weight loss class for more than 7 months, learned how to correctly choose balanced food, and the sports coach guided him in exercising to effectively burn fat and improve metabolism.

Mr. Liao lost weight from 117.9 kg to 80.6 kg, his waist circumference dropped from 119 cm to 93.5 cm, and his body fat percentage dropped from 38.6% to 15.1%. After successfully losing weight, I posted on Facebook to announce it to the world. With the encouragement and support from my relatives, friends and classmates in the weight loss class, my weight dropped rapidly.

Doctor Chen Mei-Chin emphasized that a 37 kg weight loss in 7 months is possible without surgery. Through diet and aerobic exercise, controlling the daily diet to within 1,500 calories, exercising 3 times a week, and 30 minutes of strength training each time, weight can be effectively reduced. At the same time, refusing to consume fast food, snacks and processed foods, and using nutritional knowledge to successfully control diet can achieve the weight loss goal.