Man Weighing Over 400 Lbs. Drops 215 Lbs. in Just 10 Months To Save His Life
Meet Abraham Roberts, a Houston man who figured he’d be dead by age 30. After battling heartache, loss, and his own inner demons, Roberts is no longer haunted by his past.
Roberts described a day in his 20s, lying in bed on a beautiful, sunny Saturday. But as he looked outside, all he could do was weep.
“I fell in love and got married in my early 20s. I was obese but my overall health was ok,” Roberts told Love What Matters. “The marriage ended after two years and my heart was shattered.”
Roberts blamed himself for the failed marriage, and as his mental health spiraled downward, his weight began to spike.
Roberts turned to his mother for solace, and was again devastated when she passed away after a battle with breast cancer.
“The low self-esteem, eating and bad health went from bad to worse,” Roberts said. “I was up to 460 pounds at this point and I no longer ‘carried my weight well.’”
Roberts’ body became overwhelmed with the unsustainable task of trying to manage the extra weight. He could barely walk, couldn’t breathe at night without the aid of a machine, and lived with chronic back, knee, and leg pain.
“I predicted that I would probably live to 30 or 35,” Roberts said. “I couldn’t see myself living much longer than that, and honestly didn’t really want to.”
The turning point, Roberts said, came while pouring his soul out to God. “I came to God as His child who was in trouble,” Roberts said.
Roberts let go of his pride and began acknowledging that it was okay to not be okay. “I had to forgive myself for failing before and be willing to accept a new day,” he said.
Roberts researched weight loss options and eventually settled on surgery to help jumpstart his journey. Post-surgery, Roberts poured his heart into healthy eating and regular exercise, all of which resulted in astounding weight loss.
Desiring to inspire others, Roberts wrote a book titled, “Like Night and Day.” The author is grateful that God would use his story as a way to help others.
“One thing this journey has taught me — if anything bad can happen, anything good can happen too!” Roberts said.
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