Medics feared that 28-year-old John MacDonald - who weighed 27 stone and had developed Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure - would suffer a massive heart attack.
A young Glasgow man who was rushed to hospital after he collapsed on the scales at his first Slimming World weigh-in has lost an incredible 14 stone.
John said: "I thought I was having a heart attack as soon as I stepped on the scales. I was in a bad way and fell unconscious on a chair. Then I started being sick.“When I was there I was getting really anxious, so I think everything just hit me as soon as I stepped on the scales. I think looking back on it, it was a panic attack, my anxiety got the better of me."
"But I was told by a doctor years ago that I was at risk of a heart attack. My breathing hadn’t been great for a few years and it started to get to the point where I’d be out of breath just doing the dishes. “That was the turning point for me. It was the scariest week of my life, all I could think about was my family and friends, and all the things I’d miss out on. It was the wake up call I needed."
He added: "This has saved my life. I was once told my a doctor that I wouldn’t see 30 because of my weight.
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