Incredible transformation of 'Burger Republic' dad who reached 27 stone and 'squashed his heart' drinking six cans of pop a day

A dad whose weight ballooned from a diet of fizzy drinks and takeaways has described how he transformed his life and lost eleven stone. Adeel Khan, a 33-year-old businessman, used to drink five or six cans of fizzy pop a day and fill up on takeaways and sugary snacks.

Adeel, who is dad to a five-year-old son and two-year-old twin boys, owns a dessert café called Dessert Republic and a burger joint called Burger Republic. He weighed around 27 stones at his heaviest, and says during lockdown, he stood on his weighing scales and the reading said 'error'.

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Realising how unhealthy and unhappy he felt, he decided to drastically alter his lifestyle and become healthier. Months of dieting and a consistent exercise routine followed, and, slowly, his weight began to drop.

Now, Adeel, from Stretford, is feeling happier and more confident about himself- and he wants to share his story to inspire others. Telling the M.E.N. about his healthy transformation, Adeel said: " I have always been quite big.Because of my business, I am always around sweets and desserts.

"I used to have a share in a restaurant on Wilmslow Road called Jilani’s. I’d be eating food there and always getting curries, kebabs and all sorts.

"And then lockdown started, gyms were closed and my wife and I were always cooking and baking with the kids. After the kids went to bed, we would eat fast food.

"I never used to take my kids to the park, I was lazy and wanted to lay down all the time and eat. Before I knew it, I was huge.

"I would stand on the weighing scales and it used to say ‘error’. It wouldn’t go higher- thescales went up to a maximum of 168 kilogram s.