Simple Changes Helped This Grandfather Drop 45 Pounds and Get Shredded at 43 As told to Edward Cooper HIIT Training Helped This Man Lose 50 Pounds Replay Video UP NEXT Matt Scanlon, a 43-year-old steel erection manager from Sligo, Ireland, shares how he reversed his weight-gain from living a sedentary lifestyle for almost 10 years with diligent training and a re-calibrated diet. After 25 weeks, Scanlon cut his body weight down by 45 lbs and slashed the dangerous amount of visceral fat around his midsection. Here's how he did it. I've been working and living in London for 10 years and, for eight of them, have been working as a manager in an office-based role. Being less active has meant that I've gradually gained weight, going from 150 lbs—which had been my weight for over 20 years—up to 180 pounds and, after Christmas wrapped, stepping on the scales at nearly 200 pounds. This was when I knew I had to make changes.