Father loses 13 stone in TEN MONTHS after being unable to ride a rollercoaster with his children because he was too fat

A shamed father turned away from a rollercoaster because he was too fat, is almost unrecognisable after losing 13 stone in ten months.

Craig Unwin, 39, was left mortified when he was told the popular Alton Towers theme park ride ‘Thirteen’ could not handle his 27 stone 7lb bulk, and was forced to watch his family climb on without him.



The father-of-two had piled on the weight while working as a security guard often doing long night shifts and snacking on chip butties and chocolate bars

Craig Unwin, pictured left, is almost unrecognisable after shedding 13 stone on his new diet, and right, when he was at his heaviest weight of 27 stone and 7lb

He joined Slimming World last September and by July - just 10 months later - he had shed an incredible 13 stone.



He has now dropped five belt sizes and has a 34in waist and stands a trim 14 stone 7lbs.



And to celebrate his new leaner figure Craig finally got to enjoy a ride on Thirteen with his daughters Julia, 15, and 13-year-old Katie.

Craig, from Abbey Hulton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs., said: ‘I put around two stone on just by having a job sitting down.



‘I was getting less exercise, I’d have a drink every night and takeaways after work.



‘It became a way of life for me and the weight piled on.



‘Two years ago, I had to have my gall bladder out because it rotted away.

Craig, pictured with his wife Mysanwy and their children Julia, 15, far right, and Katie, 13, far left,on holiday before his weight loss. he would have to take two t-shirts with him on days out because he sweated so much As a security man working night shifts, Craig, pictured on holiday with his family, gorged on takeaways night after night ‘I thought that would stop my bad habits, but it didn’t.

‘Last summer I was at Alton Towers with my daughters and my wife and we queued up for the rollercoaster but a member of staff approached me and said I wouldn’t fit in the car.

‘I had to sit and watch my wife take my girls on the ride, it was an awful feeling. I’ve never felt so low.

‘At that time I just knew I had to do something to change my lifestyle or I’d be dead by the time I was 50.

‘I used to sweat so much on days out I had to take two T-shirts with me to get me through the day.

‘I thought it would take me 18 months to two years to lose 10 stone.

‘Even I’m gobsmacked at how quick it has come off.

‘I’ve been averaging five pounds a week. The difference it has made is incredible.

‘It was hard at first, but Slimming World really does the trick.

Just months later a much lighter Craig stands with family, who he is able to spend more quaity time with since losing weight After being turned away from the Alton Towers ride Thirteen, pictured, Craig is now able to enjoy rollercoasters with his family following his dramatic weight loss

‘You don’t get hungry as long as you stick to the plan.’



Craig started gorging on takeaways and booze 10 years ago following the death of his dad Terry.



He piled on even more weight after his baby daughter Jessica was stillborn in 2006.



Craig, who now works in a call centre, joined his local Slimming World club after his wife Mysanwy also decided to lose weight.

His incredible weight loss also saw him named the group’s Man of the Year.



He was also a semi-finalist in Slimming World’s national Man of the Year awards.



Craig now wants to lose another two stone so he is the same weight as he was when he was 21.



He added: ‘I do three of four trips to the gym each week and do around two hours there. It is amazing, I consider it my second home.



‘I also did a sponsored mile swim in April. I was so proud of myself afterwards.’



Wife Mysanwy, 41, a learning support practitioner at a nursery, said: ‘We are incredibly proud of Craig.



‘He has turned his life around and become a different person.



‘I can tell he has so much more confidence now and he is enjoying more quality time with us as a family.



‘We have always gone out a lot, but I would be the one dashing around with the kids or going on rides with them because Craig couldn’t.



‘I am shocked at how quick he has lost the weight but he is incredibly focused.

