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James swims, cycles and runs after losing 19st 7lb
Daily Express
|August 18, 2025
A MAN who used to wake up thinking about burgers has shed half his 38-stone bulk to become a triathlete.
James Baker's transformation began the day he struggled to get behind the wheel of his Vauxhall Astra without holding his breath and tucking in his gut.
He had always been on the big side but his weight ballooned in adulthood on 6,000 calories of junk daily.
IT consultant James, 38, said: "I would wake up and think, 'I'll have a Burger King today'.
"I'd find a way of having it, even if it might mean driving out of my way so I could have it.
I'd then get home and eat a second dinner with my family."
This story is from the August 18, 2025 edition of Daily Express.
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