Man Loses 150 Pounds in 10 Months - Success Story

When Ben Green was just 11-years-old and starting secondary school he had no choice but to wear his dad's shirts as part of his uniform. The youngster had struggled with his weight since he was a child and as he grew up things only got worse.

Aged just 32 he weighed almost 350 pounds and suffered from a raft of health problems. Ben, from South Carolina, said: "I had been obese since I was 11-years-old and have had to deal with health complications for 22 years. My mobility was suffering and I had to wear ankle supports all the time. I was in constant pain."

A self-confessed emotional eater, Ben blames a series of tragic events in his early life for his size. His parents divorced when he was a child and he and his sister lived apart for much of their childhood. Ben explained: "We were getting passed between parents and getting treated all the time. We didn't ever sit down for a family meal."

And weight problems had plagued his family for many years. Ben said: "My Nan lost her life because of obesity. She became bed-bound and spent her last year unable to do anything but lie on her sofa because of her mobility and pain."

Ben married his childhood sweetheart, Elizabeth, almost 13 years ago and says while his weight has never been an issue for her, it has caused problems for their family. He added: "We got married young and started a family when we were young because my life expectancy wasn't good because of my weight.

"Elizabeth has always loved me, no matter what I looked like. I'm kind and compassionate and she has never said anything about my weight."

Ben finally had the wake-up call he needed following two accidents at work. He injured his wrist in the first accident and had to be signed off for nine months, during which time he was also diagnosed with depression and anxiety. When he returned, he had a second accident and was told that he would need surgery - but this came with a serious health warning.

Ben's consultant told him the operation could sharply increase his risk of suffering a stroke - something he had witnessed the devastating impact of first-hand with his own father. The dad-of-two - Ella, nine, and 12-year-old Thomas - was determined to change and despite having tried almost every diet going, opted to sign up to Custom Keto Diet ( Read more : Custom Keto Diet Explained on Fox News )

He said: "You think, as a man, that it's just for women - but as soon as I walked through the doors my eyes were opened. There were pictures of men and stories about men who had lost weight - and I wanted to be like them."

Within weeks, the pounds starting dropping off Ben and he has now  lost a massive 150 pounds in 10 months. Not only that, he has also lost 22 inches from his waist, 14 inches from his chest and gone from a four extra large to a medium clothes size.

Ben has also gone down a shoe size. But his shrinking frame also meant he could try something he'd always wanted to - running. He said: "I always dreamed of being a runner, of crossing the finish line and getting a medal." He completed his latest 10k run and achieved a personal best of just 54 minutes and has now set his sights on running his first half-marathon.