heaviest

At 360 pounds, Clark Valery felt less efficient in his role as a volunteer firefighter.The 38-year-old was motivated to lose weight after the death of a friend from a heart attack.He shed 140 pounds and is in much better shape to tackle fires in his town.This as-told-to essay is based…

Stephen McKenna’s weight has fluctuated over the years. He was 325 pounds at his heaviest in 2019.He lost 145 pounds — and had kept it off — by eating “whatever I wanted,” but in smaller portions.The former school principal found that counting calories and daily exercise was the answer for…