A morbidly obese man who was forced to buy two aeroplane seats has ditched his 15,000 calorie a day diet and now looks unrecognisable.

Ross Gardner, 39, from Florida, has dropped from a whopping 28 stone to just 14 stone after he ditched fast food and became a gym junkie.

After consuming 15,000 calories every day - that's six times the recommended daily amount for the average male - Mr Gardner struggled to squeeze into size XXXXL clothing.

On a luxury trip to the Bahamas, Mr Gardner was left red faced after he was stopped at the airport and forced to pay double the price for two seats due to his size.

Doctors then warned Mr Gardner that he had less than three years to live, so in a desperate bid to turn his life around he ditched his daily diet of pizza, burgers and Jack Daniels.