He was 31 STONE and got out of breath walking the dog - now Alex has turned his life and waistline around
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAlex Cook tipped the scales at a whopping 31st 11lb after the first two Covid lockdowns. But he decided to turn his life around.
The 46-year-old technical estimator joined the Man v Fat football programme, the unique football programme where players are weighed before they play a 30-minute game of six-a-side.
Teams can earn extra goals based on how much weight they've lost. Now, Alex weighs a much healthier 18st 8lb. He's been ticking off bucket list experiences that were previously impossible due to his size, including jumping off the Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas. READ MORE: Ancoats restaurant proudly owns ‘vegan k*******’ insult after foul-mouthed review READ MORE: How the hottest kebabs you can buy went from a Longsight kitchen to the world Alex, who resides with girlfriend Lottie, said: "My life is so much different now.
Before I used to struggle walking for 10 minutes, but now I'm really active and play two games of football a week." "The programme has honestly been life-changing for me and it's enabled me to make new experiences." Alex first joined the Man v Fat football programme five years ago, but left after some time.
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