It was three-and-a-half years ago when I was at my heaviest.

If you’ve become accustomed to a diet of cheese, pâté, never-ending chocolate and mince pies drizzled in full-fat cream, it’s likely that your favourite jeans are feeling a tad tighter than they were a few months ago.

Every year when this new season rolls around, we see what feels like all of our friends on social media, joining up to the gym or starting their post-festive-season diet.

Many people start making small changes in January in a bid to live a healthier life, but 24-year-old Virgyl Sowah knew that he had to do something fast in order to sustain the lifestyle he enjoyed.

January is here which means we’re in the month where many people set goals and challenges as part of their New Year’s resolutions.

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