A man lost half his body weight after ditching his annual $3.9k vodka habit – and is now winning ultra-triathlons. <br /><br />Jonathan Perez, 28, had been overweight his whole life but lived an active lifestyle and loved running, swimming and martial arts.<br /><br />But when the pandemic hit he struggled to keep up with his training and piled on the pounds - soon tipping the scales at 28st 5lbs and squeezing into a size 4XL.<br /><br />He sank three bottles of vodka a week – costing $25 a bottle – and ordered takeaways such as Pizza Hut.<br /><br />Jonathan decided to make a change after realising he couldn’t find any clothes to fit him and had a gastric sleeve in Mexico – costing him $10k.<br /><br />Now Jonathan eats home-cooked foods and has lost half his body weight. He is a fit 14st 2lbs and wears a size medium.
