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22YEAROLD aspiring bodybuilder Rodney was an "emotional eater" growing up turning to food for comfort throughout his turbulent childhood. He recalls consuming an average of 10,000 calories per day, consisting of mostly junk food washed down by two litres of soda. By the time he was a teenager, Rodney's relationship with food had spun out of control and with family regularly suggesting that they were "embarrassed" by his weight, the vicious cycle continued. By the tender age of 17, Rodney had tipped the scales at 420lbs and had two "close calls with death" first, a motorbike accident caused by his weight, which "bottomed out the suspension and it bucked me off and I flew 30 feet through the air", and then a fatty liver disease diagnosis soon after, where doctors found his liver was "already 50% dead." He looked himself in the mirror and decided to make a drastic lifestyle change cutting fast food and soda out of his diet "cold turkey" and hitting the gym "seven days a week." Now, Rodney is half the weight he used to be currently weighing in at a lean 210lbs and has gone from a 56inch waist down to a 32inch waist. And with his physique giving him a huge boost in confidence and new lease of life, Rodney has found purpose as an online coach, helping others on their own weight loss journeys. On top of that, he has competed in a bodybuilding contest and now, having had 17lbs of loose skin removed, has his sights set on his next groundbreaking goal: "I want to be the first person in history to lose over 220lbs and be nationally notified as a pro bodybuilder... I want to be something great, I want to be known for something great."

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Videographer: Erik Nuenighoff
Producers:Kim Nguyen, Tom Buckman & Courtney Buabeng
Editor: Helen McKee

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