Anthony Bayer of Queensland, Australia, says his weight issues began when he was in high school. Food was his coping mechanism. "Every time I was stressed out I would eat. I would consume three pizzas, three bottles of coke and three packs of ice cream in one sitting," he told Truly.
At his heaviest, Anthony weighed 330 pounds. He spent a lot of time by himself, playing video games in his room. He imagined spending the rest of his life alone with no romantic prospects.
Then came Anthony's high school prom.
He'd taken a chance and asked the most popular girl in school to be his date — and she said yes. Anthony got all dressed up in his suit and couldn't wait for the big night. But when he knocked on her door to pick her up for the dance, she started laughing at him.
"I'm here to pick you up," he said.
That's when Anthony realized the gut-wrenching truth: The whole thing was set up by his classmates just to humiliate him.
Months later, just when he thought he'd hit rock bottom, Anthony was rushed to the hospital with heart palpitations, on the verge of Type 2 diabetes.
Watch the video to see what Anthony did after getting discharged from the hospital. What an amazing transformation.
