An Ignoble Experiment: This diet change helped 1 man lose 230 pounds

2023/05/18

This diet change helped 1 man lose 230 pounds

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31-year-old Bayar Baayarsaikhan has been overweight most of his life, weighing 500 pounds at his heaviest. After his doctor said he wouldn't live past his mid-40s, he knew he needed to make a lifestyle change. Read the inspirational story of how he lost half of his body weight. Plus, get core exercises that will strengthen your abs, back and glutes.

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How 1 man overcame a sugar addiction and lost 230 pounds

Bayar Baayarsaikhan, 31, has been overweight most of his life. At his heaviest, he weighed 500 pounds.

A doctor's visit in January 2021 revealed the reality of the state of his heath. He was diagnosed with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea.

"I have two kids. I was still young. I was 29 at the time. And my doctor told me that my life expectancy was like mid-40s," he said. "I thought, I don't want to die in my 40s. I want to see my kids grow up."

That was the moment Baayarsaikhan decided he needed to make a serious lifestyle change. Today, he has lost nearly half his body weight, shedding 230 pounds in two years. His approach? He avoided the diet mentality and focused on eating habits that he could maintain for the long run, not just for the short term, like practicing portion control and cutting back on sweets.

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