21 Stone Man Sheds Almost HALF His Body Weight – Now He's A Fitness Guru

WEIGHT LOSS: Ricky Ingram before and after his transformation
A MAN has dropped almost half his body weight to become a fitness guru.



Ricky Ingram, 26, has got the super slim buff body most men can only dream of having.
But the personal trainer, who was once nicknamed “kebab legs”, wasn’t always in this shape.
It wasn’t until he was mocked by football fans in a bar on holiday in Spain for “blocking the screen” when he decided to kick-start his weight loss journey.

Six years on, weighing a healthy 12st and boasting chiselled abs and biceps, Ricky now runs his own online person training business.

“I covered the screen and the names starting coming out”

Ricky Ingram
The businessman, from Kent, said: “There were some lads drinking and I was just standing there watching the TV. I covered the screen and the names starting coming out.

"They were laughing and said 'get out of the way' fatty. They said there was a 'whale blocking the TV'.

"It really hit a nerve. It was nasty and that was the first time anyone had said something to upset me.

"It really hit me and I knew I needed to make a change. I wanted to do something about it.

"I wish people were more honest with me. I wish my parents told me I needed to lose weight."




BEFORE: He used to get called names by random guys at the pub

As a child, Ricky admits he was always bigger than most of his friends.

He had “no interest” in eating a balanced diet and had no knowledge about the difference between good and bad food.

By the time he was 15 he weighed 15st, and in his college years, he gained 6st more until he weighed 21st at the age of 18.

Ricky explained: "People did take the mickey out of me but I just thought they were joking. I got teased but never took any of it too seriously.

"I suppose I needed someone to be more honest with me. I neglected my body and I was ashamed of that. I was really unhealthy and I only had myself to blame."



FIT: Ricky with his girlfriend Rachel O’Flaherty, 24

After returning from Spain, Ricky sat down with his mum, Vicky, 44, and spoke about drastically changing his diet.

He "binned" the fast-food lifestyle and joined the local fitness club with a friend, where he'd spend hours using the pool, gym and tennis courts.

Then he mixed up his training with sessions of high-intensity cardio and weights.

"It didn't feel like I was dieting because I was enjoying it. It was a lifestyle choice,” Ricky revealed.

He added: “We would go every night together I felt so much better for it.

"My mum paid for me to have a personal trainer and my knowledge got better so I could do it on my own."



TRANSFORMATION: The gym hunk dropped more than half his body weight

With the help of a low-card diet of rice and chicken, the weight soon began to “drop off”.

He started studying sports and exercise science, then he had qualified as a level three personal trainer.

Now Ricky runs his own online personal training business – Bodies Made Online – where he uses his experience to help others, with business partner Ryan MacDonald, 41.

Before deciding to lose weight Ricky would eat up to and sometimes over 3,500 calories a day.

A typical breakfast would be a sugary bowl of cereal followed by a burger and chips from the school canteen at lunch.

Throughout the day he used to snack on sweets, chocolate and fizzy drinks.

His evening meal used to involve a plate of takeaway or oven-cooked pizza, a hotdog or another burger with chips and a fizzy drink.

Now, Ricky eats an average of 2,000 calories.

Breakfast consists of porridge with chocolate protein powder followed by a lunchtime meal of swede, carrot and potato mash with chicken and cup of vegetables.

During the day he snacks on protein bars and Greek yogurt and berries.

As for his evening meals, this would vary based on his calorie intake on the day.

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