After a diabetes scare, man sees 10th weight loss

A composite image of Kenny Igumna who saw a 10st weight loss. (SWNS)

Kenny Igumna thought he was too fat for love before his 10th weight loss. (SWNS)

A man who feared he was “too fat to find love” is now engaged after gaining a newfound confidence that came from his 10st (63kg) weight loss.

Kenny Igumna, 36 years old, was 23st 7lbs (149kg), when he started his weight loss journey.

He adds that his 44-inch trouser size and 3XL tops made him feel “anxious” and “depressed” and turned him into a recluse, feeling he was “too fat” to attend family functions.

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“My weight really messed up my confidence,” Igumna, who is based in London, says. “I thought: ‘You are fat and you are never going to find someone’.

“When I put myself out there, I was looking for someone who had the same ideas as me – with health as a priority and was active like me. Social anxiety was a result of my weight. I wasn’t happy going out because I knew I was going to overeat.”

A side profile composite of Kenny Igumna before and after weight loss. (SWNS)

Kenny Igumna claims that he is happier, healthier, and more confident after his weight loss. (SWNS)

The tipping point came in early 2020 when Igumna’s sister, who is a doctor, told him he should get checked for diabetes.

“I went into panic mode after my sister said I could get diabetes. I was terrified,” he explains. “I didn’t want to feel like this anymore – I thought that my weight could cut my life short.”

Igumna began cycling in January 2020 and has since started the 1:1 diet with Cambridge Weight Plan. This involves users drinking meal replacement shakes, instead of eating real food.

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The result was a weight loss of 10st (63kg), in just seven months. Igumna weighs in at 15st (95kg) now and wears 34-inch trousers.

“It has felt like I have a new lease of life, I feel like I have been given a second chance,” Igumna says.

“All my health problems have disappeared and I have met someone who cares about me and I want to spend the rest of my life with her – she is the one for me.”

Igumna, 35, met Leanna Jemififo on a dating app. He proposed to her in their home, surrounded only by their close friends and family on Boxing Day 2022.

A before and after weight loss image of Kenny Igumna. (SWNS)

Kenny is now 15st and works in weight loss consulting. (SWNS)

Igumna said that before losing weight, he used to eat chicken, burgers, chocolate, and crisps every day. His diet now includes porridge, protein shakes for breakfast, chicken casserole at lunch, chicken noodle soup at dinner, protein bars for snacks, water, and lots of fruit.

Igumna, who is now a weight loss consultant himself, said losing 10lbs (4.5kg) in his first week of dieting was a “huge” motivator.

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“I felt considerably lighter and my body was in a lot less pain,” he explains. “I felt happier, and I suddenly had more energy. It was my second chance at happiness.

“The shape of my body began to change a lot and I felt more energetic and was visibly happier in myself. By the time I started dating my now fiancé, Leanne, I had my confidence back – a lot of which was down to her.

“I began to do things I had previously fallen out of love with due to my weight gain. I was able to cycle again and found a real passion for it.”

SWNS also offers additional reporting.

After she had lost 10st, her misshapen heart tattoo that “looked like Olaf” was removed during skin surgery.

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