A 27 stone dad of two who found it hard to drive as his belly would get wedged against the steering wheel has ditched more than 14 stone to be crowned Slimming World’s Man of the Year. Dave Winchester, 36, broke beds, sofas and chairs as well as getting abused by strangers in the street.
But after hearing that his father-in-law’s dying wish was for him to lose weight, he bit the bullet and joined Slimming World and has never looked back. The data analyst from Kent said he would rarely leave the house and struggled to find clothes online or even drive because his belly would be jammed against the steering wheel.
He also said he wanted to lose weight for years but couldn’t find the right method or motivation until he learned of his father-in-law’s wish in 2018. Mr Winchester, who lives with his wife Susie, 35, daughter Heidi, seven, and four-year-old Freddie, said: “I knew I had a problem, but it wasn’t until the wake when my mother-in-law told me her husband’s dying wish was for me to join Slimming World that I decided to do something about it.
