Michael Watson, 18, battled his weight his entire life but decided to make a lasting change when he looked in a mirror his sophomore year of high school.
Watson also changed his diet, working with his dad to learn how to count calories and then forgoing his normal fast food meals for salads, oatmeal and soup. Watson started at his highest weight of 325 pounds. He now weighs 210 pounds, achieving a 115 pound weight loss.“I lost a lot of my insecurities when I lost all that weight,” he said. “You work for it and you get it, so it feels amazing for sure.”
"His story stuck with me," said Terrance Jones, a family support specialist at McKinley who nominated Watson for the school's"Senior Limelight" recognition.
Congratulations young man. It takes alot of will power to lose that weight. I know I lost 111 lbs. Back in 1999&2000.
Well done 👍
good for him ...seems his parents let him down an unhealthy path
Well done Michael your resilience to preserve and intelligence to learn about healthy food are a credit to you as a young man. Keep these 2 attributes in sync and you will be highly successful. Wishing you all the best for a healthy and happy future
Good for you, keep healthy
Already tweeted this several times fake news
Good job!
Awesome 👏🏽 👏🏽👏🏽 job You are an inspiration
Great job!
Congratulations 🎉
Its amazing what we can achieve with a little exercise and a healthy diet. What a great inspiration! Kudos! 👍👏👏
Great choice young man!
Way to go Amigo!
Eating subway
When there's a will there's a way..
Awesome!
Kool Kid...
I've never tried Kentucky fried chicken. Is it any good?
Looking good, dude!
Great job!! Keep it up.
Man had a goal and reached it. Nothing but respect.
Kudos to him! This young man learned a lesson he will carry for a lifetime. Hard work and persistence always pays off and he will always have the confidence of knowing he can achieve his goals.
Schools In America Should Bring Back Physical Education To Combat The Obesity Problem!
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A mans gotta do what a man gotta do. 🙂
Shocking, just shocking! Who knew you could lose weight through diet and exercise? Another great piece of news work.
Just imagine if we brought back REAL physical education back into schools! Oh yeah and actual nutritional lunches.
My friend i am congratulation for great lose weight success are eat green vegetable, exercise meditation are not eat PapaJohns McDonalds SUBWAY are obesity diabetes not health
Great, Congrats! I can relate to that! My son did something similar by almost same determination! Congrats again🌹
You're inspirational Michael! Way to go!
That’s awesome, good for him for taking charge of his body and doing something to help him get healthier
Awesome!
But he is no longer funny.
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