A man who could polish off a tub of Ben & Jerry's ice cream after scoffing a whopping meal at a Hungry Horse pub has lost more than 6 stone. Darren Rae's eating habits went on a downward spiral after leaving the Royal Air Force, where he worked as a chef, in 2015 and lockdown made it worse.
Getting a job making doughnuts at Nottingham company Doughnotts placed temptation in his path and he'd think nothing of eating up to 15 of the sugary treats at weekends. The 40-year-old said: "Once I became a civilian I could eat whatever I wanted. I could sit and eat a birthday cake if I wanted or ten tubs of Ben & Jerry's if I liked but I wasn't thinking about the impact to my health.
"I got to the point where I would keep money behind at the end of the month so I could afford takeaways instead of buying essential things I needed for cleaning the bathroom or washing up liquid. I'd always make sure I had £100 left at the end of the month so I could order pizza or Five Guys."
