“Google Girth”

Posted By elissa on Nov 21, 2010 | 3 comments

If you’ve got a lot of weight to lose, it can be tough to get, and stay, motivated.  According to the Mail Online, a UK man, Bob Mewse got motivated in a somewhat unusual way: by seeing his sideways pic on Google Street View.

An obese man was shocked into losing a third of his bodyweight after catching sight of himself on Google Street View.

Bob Mewse, 56, ballooned to 21st 3lb after years of feeding his sweet tooth with cakes, crisps and biscuits.

But he was stunned when he saw himself side-on on Google Street View in November last year and decided to get in shape.

Mr Mewse lost seven stone – the equivalent of 49 bags of sugar – following drastic changes to his diet and a strict regime of exercise.

He is now a svelte 14 stone.

For those of you not up on British measurements, a “stone” is the equivalent of 14 pounds. So Mr. Mewse went from 297 lbs. to 196 lbs. – a loss of approx. 100 pounds. How did he do it?

Doctors classed him as morbidly obese after he piled on the pounds gorging on cakes, crisps, biscuits and takeaway foods like ready meals with a high sugar and salt content.

After being jolted into action by the image, Mr Mewse joined gym and cut out the fatty intake in favour of healthier foods such as salads, fruits, fibrous vegetables, and protein-rich foods.

A personal trainer designed an exercise programme for three days each week to run in conjunction with his new eating plan and the weight began dropping away.

…Mr Mewse added: ‘If I can do this, anybody can – I’m just an ordinary bloke. I feel much healthier now.’

Props to Mr. Mewse – it sounds like he really turned his life around. The difference between his before/after pics is striking (click the link above to see!).