'I broke two office chairs as I was overweight - now I've lost over 10 stone in 15 months'

Maximilian Shearer's weight crept up to 26st (Image: Maximilian Shearer) Weighing just over 26 stone, Maximilian Shearer's weight made him feel self-conscious about his body. "I didn't want to socialise because of the way I looked; I preferred to spend time on my own..

. and just eat," Maximilian, 26, told Express.co.

uk. "I’ve always been slightly chubby but when I went to university, and in my early 20s, I really started to put on the weight ." Maximilian, from Hampshire, shared how lockdown made it easier for him to be reclusive and to just eat more and more.

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