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    I LOST 113KG to be a BETTER DAD

    Aug 27, 2020 3 minutes
    As told to Amber Wemyss

    Lounging on the couch one day, I waved off my family.

    My partner, Ashley, then 29, and our daughters, Paige, seven, and Katelyn, four, were going to spend a day at the local pool.

    ‘Please come with us, Daddy,’ Katelyn pleaded.

    It broke my heart.

    But, tipping the scales at 211 kilos, I was far too embarrassed to be seen in public without my shirt on.

    Growing up, I’d always struggled with my weight.

    From an early age, I was one

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