This special episode of Start TODAY highlights four community members: Emily Baker, Nick Bricker, Melissa Paluch, and Bayar Bayarsaikhan. Al Roker takes a look back at their stories and the huge milestones they’ve achieved in their fitness journeys.
By the time he was 15 years old, Nicolas Garratt already weighed 400 pounds. Bullied at school, he says he hated himself and felt like a “freak, a monster.” It was 2020 and he welcomed the lockdowns that came during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I was happy. I was relieved when COVID happened because I didn’t have to leave the house,” Garratt, now 19, tells TODAY.com. “We had to quarantine, and I was relieved that I could just stay in and not have to see people.
The teen says he’d lie awake at night, thinking about where his life was going, and worried he’d end up like people he’d seen on TV who were so obese they couldn’t get out of bed. He was determined to change. By early 2021, Garratt had lost about 140 pounds with extreme fasting. He warns others against trying this unhealthy approach. Because he lost weight without gaining muscle, the teen still felt fat and still hated himself. “I was very unsatisfied.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Community gathers to support family of 14-year-old found with gunshot wounds on northwest sideMother of teen shot, killed calls for end to teen gun violence
Read more »
Marysville teen who lost foot in fireworks accident shares warningWith the Fourth of July only two days away, a high school wrestler who lost his foot in a firework accident last year, has a warning about safety.
Read more »
200-pound endangered Atlantic sturgeon caught in Hudson RiverA 200-pound fish was caught in the Hudson River last week, according to the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.
Read more »
Over 200 films scheduled for next month's Indy Shorts International Film FestivalNico Pennisi joined WRTV in October 2022.
Read more »
DOJ charges nearly 200 people over $2.7 billion in health care fraud schemesThe Justice Department announced the arrest of 193 people across the U.S. on Thursday following a nationwide law enforcement crackdown on health care fraud.
Read more »
Justice Department charges nearly 200 people in $2.7 billion health care fraud schemes crackdownAttorney General Merrick Garland announced the charges against doctors, nurse practitioners and others across the U.S. accused of a variety of scams, including…
Read more »