Looking at Arkadiy, you wouldn’t think he was once a kickboxing champion. Currently, he weighs 235 kg and can barely move around his house. His greatest fear is crushing his young daughter, who sometimes comes to sleep with her parents…
Former athlete Arkadiy wasn’t always like this. He has a sports background. He practiced kickboxing professionally and was a national champion.
Over the years, he trained a lot and was always in excellent physical shape, despite his love for good food. After retiring from sports, Arkadiy began to lead a more sedentary lifestyle and became a driver. He still ate a lot but moved much less. As a result, shortly after changing his lifestyle, he began to gain weight.
When he met Oksana, he was already overweight, weighing about 130 kg. But that didn’t bother her; she loved Arkadiy. Soon, the couple got married.
His wife succumbed to her husband’s eating habits. He liked to pamper her and lift her spirits. Food brought him great pleasure. However, Oksana wasn’t overweight and had completely different eating habits from Arkadiy.
After several years of marriage, Arkadiy’s weight significantly increased, reaching 200 kg.
The couple had a daughter. When she was little, she would run to her parents’ bed at night. That’s when Arkadiy had a great fear of crushing his daughter with his body. The young girl was forbidden from running into her parents’ room at night.
The girl grew up, but her father’s weight continued to gradually increase. Arkadiy was no longer an active father; he spent most of his time on the couch. Slowly, he became less and less active. Additionally, he had to quit his job because he couldn’t drive.
He became a burden to his family. He couldn’t play with his daughter or take her to kindergarten. He could neither work nor help his wife at home. He couldn’t be a good husband… He could only lie down and eat…
Arkadiy clearly understood that if he continued this way, his wife wouldn’t stay with him. Yes, she loved him and said she would always be by his side. But why would she want him as her husband if he couldn’t do anything and everything had to be done for him?
Arkadiy signed up for the TV show “Heavyweight.” They accepted him, and he became the heaviest contestant in the show’s history, starting at 235 kg.
Participating was extremely difficult for him. He could barely walk and now had to exercise and run. In the first test, he barely managed to walk 1 km, although he was supposed to walk 5 km.
However, Arkadiy made a huge effort. People sympathized with him and didn’t expel him from the program. Everyone understood that he really needed help; otherwise, he wouldn’t survive.
Gradually, the former athlete’s body began to remember how to handle physical activity; it seemed like he was waking up from a long sleep. Each day, Arkadiy became more active and achieved good results in all the tests.
In the middle of the show, his wife Oksana and daughter visited him on family day. They were amazed by Arkadiy’s transformation! He was only halfway through the program and had already lost over 60 kg.
**Finale**
Arkadiy not only reached the finale but also won the grand prize of the show, having lost a total of 132 kg.
By the finale, he weighed 113 kg.
**After the Show**
After the show, the family finally had a true husband and father. Arkadiy became active, and the family finally started going out together, walking, and spending a lot of time together. They were very happy.
Arkadiy continued to exercise and began involving his wife. They started training together.
A year after the program ended, the couple had a son.
Unfortunately, Arkadiy gradually resumed his unhealthy eating habits. He also did less exercise. As a result, his weight began to increase again.
In just 2 years, he regained about 80 kg. This is the last photo Arkadiy shared on his social media. It’s a shame he couldn’t maintain his weight…
