Losing a huge amount of weight is tough for anyone, but personal trainer Adonis Hill did it twice in less than 10 years.
The 35-year-old trainer purposefully put on nearly 70 pounds in three months—and then took most of it off in four months—to help inspire his client, Alissa, to lose weight too. The dramatic weight gain and loss is part of a new A&E reality series called “Fit to Fat to Fit.”
Hill has been here before: He gained a lot of weight in his mid 20s during a bout with depression, but lost 100 pounds by age 29, according to an interview he gave to BuzzFeed. Inspired by his own journey, he became a personal trainer. Hill isn’t the only trainer to undergo this rapid weight gain and loss—at least four others underwent the same process to be a part of the show.
His client Alissa had been overweight her entire life. When she began this project, her weight was 308 lbs. Adonis had to gain more than 70 lbs in 4 months to match his partner. To do so he ate tons of junk food, drank soda, and stopped exercising.
His dedication caused some health issues. Doctors had to stop his weight gaining process one month earlier than they had planned because Adonis was diagnosed with hypertension and prediabetes. The good news is that he is no longer on meds since he returned his weight to normal. But he has no regrets and compares the risk he took with “a fireman going into a burning building and rescuing someone trapped by a fire.”
When the first goal was hit, the second part of the journey started. Alissa and her selfless trainer worked together to get the bodies of their dreams. They ran, lifted weights, followed a strict diet, and supported each other through those difficult times. It was a real challenge since they had to fight not only lazy behavior, but also old addictions to unhealthy food and judgements from others, that have the power to ruin any aspirations.
After several months both of them achieved brilliant results. Alissa managed to lose 57 lbs in 4 months while Adonis reported that his weight was around 227 lbs. This means that this venture was worth the effort.
From his own experience, Adonis Hill showed that people can achieve anything if they are motivated enough. He concludes that it was all about empathy, and the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person. With this experiment, the trainer hopes to raise awareness around obesity risks. “If we continued down that unhealthy road, the cemetery is where we would’ve ultimately ended up.”
Source: brightside.me
