Lanarkshire super slimmer delight after losing an astonishing 14st

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A sensational super slimmer from Lanarkshire has shed nearly 14st during an astonishing transformation - and says if he hadn't lost the weight, COVID "would have killed him".Michael Ross, from Motherwell, has gone from 30st to 17st during the past "life-changing" four years.The 53-year-old former councillor turned his life around when he joined the award-winning Coatbridge Slimming World group, with his health taking a "massive turn for the better".The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Solicitor and company director Michael told Lanarkshire Live: "Before joining Slimming World, most of my clothes were 5XL.

I think my waist may have got close to 70 inches but I am now 42 inches. "My clothes haven't always kept up with my weight loss, though.

After a few months I had lost so much weight that when I got up to get my rucksack from the overhead storage on the train, my trousers fell down!"After various failed attempts to lose weight, Michael recalls that "meal replacements were grim" and he gave up after a short time.Having been obese towards the end of his time at primary school, though exercise and control of his diet he managed to lose a significant amount of weight in his third year of high school, only for it to creep back on when he attended university.By the time he finished university in 1992,