Obese man lost so much weight in Thailand border guards refused to believe he was same person

Slim: Ross before and after

 

 

Ross Connor spent £6,000 to join a year-long kick boxing camp in Phuket and by the time he wanted to go home he was 13st - but was detained at the airport

 

A 21st man shed so much weight in Thailand that border guards refused to let him fly home as he looked so unlike official photos taken of him on arrival.
Ross Connor, 33, spent £6,000 to join a year-long kick boxing camp in Phuket and by the time he wanted to go home he was 13st .
He was detained at the airport until he showed officers photos that documented his fitness regime.
Ross, of Peterborough, Cambs, said: “It was a worrying moment.
“I knew I’d lost a lot of weight, but I never expected they wouldn’t let me on the plane.
“But when they showed me the image taken on my arrival, even I had trouble recognising myself.
“After all my hard work, I thought I wasn’t going to get home to show my family the result of my year of training.”
Ross started suffering breathing problems and had trouble walking after gorging daily on takeaways.
In March last year he decided enough was enough and joined the Muay Thai boxing camp on the paradise island of Phuket.
For the next 12 months he worked out four hours a day in the blistering heat and humidity - losing eight stone.

SOURCE: www.mirror.co.uk/