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NATIONAL PICTURES.When his wife swam away in embarrassment after he broke a chair and toppled into the pool on holiday, fattie Donald Bullock decided it was time to fight the flab.The 26 stone transport supervisor emerged drenched and feeling like an 'idiot' and so vowed to forgo the fry-ups when he returned from Spain."I lent back and the chair leg went and so did I. Everyone laughed but my wife Jenny swam away in embarrassment and although I came up smiling I felt like an idiot."After that I put two chairs inside each other but I knew I had to do something."The 56 year-old was speaking as he celebrated being named Slimming World Target Member of the Year 2005 after losing 11 stone in only ten months. The father of two picked up a prize of £1,000 in a ceremony at the Ritz Hotel in London.
Donald said: "I never thought I was that big but I do think you kid yourself. I certainly never thought it was anything to worry about and I just used to say I was big boned.
"I was called fatty at school and known as the big fat guy at work. At the time I didn't realise how much it affected my life but now I feel much happier and chirpier."I still look in the mirror and think 'who is that?'"Mr Bullock, from Coventry, is now down to 15 stone with a 37 inch waist and has kept the excess weight off for two years.He admits everything he ate 'swam in grease' and he would binge on pies, chips, deep fried sausage and bacon butties, washed down by several pints.He said: "I'm eating to live now rather than living to eat. It was strange for the first few weeks but now I'm eating properly rather than just healthily."I eat near enough the same foods but they are just prepared differently. Plus I can still have a beer and I enjoy the taste much more now I'm not having ten."With a 56 inch waist, Mr Bullock was forced to buy his clothes from the catalogue and he can fit into one leg of his trousers.
Picture William Wintercross
13 Sept 2005
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![2005<br>NATIONAL PICTURES.When his wife swam away in embarrassment after he broke a chair and toppled into the pool on holiday, fattie Donald Bullock decided it was time to fight the flab.The 26 stone transport supervisor emerged drenched and feeling like an 'idiot' and so vowed to forgo the fry-ups when he returned from Spain."I lent back and the chair leg went and so did I. Everyone laughed but my wife Jenny swam away in embarrassment and although I came up smiling I felt like an idiot."After that I put two chairs inside each other but I knew I had to do something."The 56 year-old was speaking as he celebrated being named Slimming World Target Member of the Year 2005 after losing 11 stone in only ten months. The father of two picked up a prize of £1,000 in a ceremony at the Ritz Hotel in London.<br>Donald said: "I never thought I was that big but I do think you kid yourself. I certainly never thought it was anything to worry about and I just used to say I was big boned. <br>"I was called fatty at school and known as the big fat guy at work. At the time I didn't realise how much it affected my life but now I feel much happier and chirpier."I still look in the mirror and think 'who is that?'"Mr Bullock, from Coventry, is now down to 15 stone with a 37 inch waist and has kept the excess weight off for two years.He admits everything he ate 'swam in grease' and he would binge on pies, chips, deep fried sausage and bacon butties, washed down by several pints.He said: "I'm eating to live now rather than living to eat. It was strange for the first few weeks but now I'm eating properly rather than just healthily."I eat near enough the same foods but they are just prepared differently. Plus I can still have a beer and I enjoy the taste much more now I'm not having ten."With a 56 inch waist, Mr Bullock was forced to buy his clothes from the catalogue and he can fit into one leg of his trousers.<br><br>Picture William Wintercross<br><br>13 Sept 2005](../images/prevs/nn0019864.jpg "2005<br>NATIONAL PICTURES.When his wife swam away in embarrassment after he broke a chair and toppled into the pool on holiday, fattie Donald Bullock decided it was time to fight the flab.The 26 stone transport supervisor emerged drenched and feeling like an 'idiot' and so vowed to forgo the fry-ups when he returned from Spain."I lent back and the chair leg went and so did I. Everyone laughed but my wife Jenny swam away in embarrassment and although I came up smiling I felt like an idiot."After that I put two chairs inside each other but I knew I had to do something."The 56 year-old was speaking as he celebrated being named Slimming World Target Member of the Year 2005 after losing 11 stone in only ten months. The father of two picked up a prize of £1,000 in a ceremony at the Ritz Hotel in London.<br>Donald said: "I never thought I was that big but I do think you kid yourself. I certainly never thought it was anything to worry about and I just used to say I was big boned. <br>"I was called fatty at school and known as the big fat guy at work. At the time I didn't realise how much it affected my life but now I feel much happier and chirpier."I still look in the mirror and think 'who is that?'"Mr Bullock, from Coventry, is now down to 15 stone with a 37 inch waist and has kept the excess weight off for two years.He admits everything he ate 'swam in grease' and he would binge on pies, chips, deep fried sausage and bacon butties, washed down by several pints.He said: "I'm eating to live now rather than living to eat. It was strange for the first few weeks but now I'm eating properly rather than just healthily."I eat near enough the same foods but they are just prepared differently. Plus I can still have a beer and I enjoy the taste much more now I'm not having ten."With a 56 inch waist, Mr Bullock was forced to buy his clothes from the catalogue and he can fit into one leg of his trousers.<br><br>Picture William Wintercross<br><br>13 Sept 2005")