22-Year-Old Who Weighed 435lb and Attempted Suicide Loses 235lb in 2 Years, Becomes Powerlifter
So, too, does losing 235 pounds (106 kg) when you’re overweight.
At the height of his weight gain, Connor Terry, from Moncton, Canada, tipped the scales at 435 pounds (197 kg). That was two years ago.
Now, at age 22, he’s shed over over half his previous body weight and become a powerlifter, participating in his first powerlifting competition in August.
But it didn’t come easy.
Terry faced obstacles as a child before he gained all that weight. He faced mental health issues anxiety and depression in high school.
MONCTON, N.B. A Moncton man has one last goal to accomplish after losing more than 200 pounds over a two-year period. Connor Terry, 22, spent his high school years trying to keep on top of his mental health, living with anxiety and depression. The physical kind of went by the wayside, he says. I wound up gaining up to 435 (lbs). That was my heaviest weight. A couple years back I just couldn t really take it anymore, I couldn t breathe when I was laying down. Terry made a point to try and be more active, going for daily walks, each time challenging himself to go further and further. He found an interest in powerlifting and eventually competed in the sport.
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