Jun 7, 2012 8:09am
Tony Mims always smiled, but hed had a tough life. The son of alcoholic parents, he left home when he was 14 and worked in the fast-food industry.
Over time, Mims weight ballooned.
Im tired of having limitations of what I have to do, he said. And I sweat like crazy. Id give one of my kidneys to have a smaller body.
Mims was tasting wedding cakes with his fiance when Chris Powell, the trainer on Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition, showed up and pledged to help him change his body and his life.
At the weigh-in, Mims, then 49 years old, got harsh news. After years and years of overeating, he weighed 398 pounds. He had to be weighed on a truck scale.
As part of Mims weight-loss program, he would learn how to cook healthy meals. Powell got him exercising.
It wasnt easy. Added to the pressure, Mims son, Marcus, fell ill. His son suffered from cerebral palsy, and the hospitalization helped put things into perspective for Mims.
Im here fighting for my life and hes in the hospital fighting for his , Mims said tearfully.
Powell moved in with Mims and his fiance, and helped them remake their home. For a while, things went well, at 90 days into his program, Mims weighed 294 pounds.
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Tony Mims Loses 198 Pounds on 'Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition'
