After Sam Tyler booked his dream holiday to travel around south east Asia, Australia and New Zealand, he knew there was one thing he wanted to do before he stepped on a plane.
At the time the 19-year-old tipped the scales at 28st, he was severely overweigh t and thought it would be uncomfortable to travel at his size.
Speaking to our sister paper The Mirror, the now 21-year-old told them all about his weight loss journey. He said: "The second I booked my year abroad, I booked my gym membership."“I thought about flying all over the place and the heat, and I knew it would be uncomfortable.
Before, I’d made sporadic attempts to try and lose weight but with this in the back of my mind, I knew I’d do it.“I’d spent so much money on travelling
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