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HEALTH : BE RESPONSIBLE
have you looked in the mirror?
Transformation
My current
weight is
14st 4lbs
My starting
weight was
25st
The secret
in success
is not never
falling off,
it’s always
getting
back on
FOOD
GYM
MUSCLE
REPEAT
Do you go it alone?
Jon Payne.
Half the man I used to be. Literally.
1. Starting weight
25 stone exactly. That’s 159kg or 350 pounds.
2. Current weight?
My lightest weight I ever recorded was 13 stone,
that’s a 12 stone loss which is 76kg or 168 pounds.
My current weight is 14st and 4 pounds this is from
muscle gain.
3. What was your trigger point? What made you want
to change?
Absolutely what made me change was seeing this
photo of me at Christmas.
I was utterly ashamed of how large I was and coupled
with a diagnosis of diabetes I decided enough was
enough.
4. How did you do it?
I did a diet called a Ketogenic diet. It is a difficult diet
to follow but like most things difficult, it yields good
results. This is the only diet I have ever done.
My moto drives me. “Food, Gym, Muscle, Repeat.”
Get your food right, go to the gym, make some
muscle, repeat this process. I think many people over
complicate this process.
5. Did you have support or go it alone?
I did it alone at first. After a few years and after
getting some compliments I started a group on social
media called Elonfitness where I was hoping for a
few followers. The reality was somewhat different, it
exploded to almost 5000 in 3 months. I post regularly
what I am eating, I show the real me and my daily
grind towards a better body. I’m hoping to inspire
people who don’t believe, to show that they can do
it too. I understand the mindset of an obese person
because I’ve been one.
6. Easiest/hardest part?
The easiest part of my journey was cutting the body
fat believe it or not. Building muscle requires a whole
other level of commitment. I have a new found respect
for body builders on stage knowing now just how
much goes into achieving the body of your dreams.
7. How do you feel now?
I feel fantastic and very proud. I never felt I was
depressed or angry but finding some self love and
respect and being proud of myself has helped
me become a better person, a better father and a
better husband. Health and fitness now filters out
into all aspects of my life, I am more confident and
much happier. My journey has been physical and
psychological; I would have done it for my mental
health alone.
8. What advice would you give to
others?
My advice would be not to quit
and don’t compare yourself to
others. Accept that no one is
perfect and everybody makes
mistakes. The secret in success
is not never falling off, it’s always
getting back on.
9. What’s next for you?
I am currently training to become
a PT and hope that I can turn my passion into my job
and help others achieve their goals.
Editors note.
So, to celebrate Jon’s new level of strength and
fitness he is taking on a challenge he has NEVER
done before. Yes, that’s right, he’s doing his
very first OCR!! I tried to tell him we’re a friendly
bunch.
Mud Monsters Run have kindly offered him a
little incentive by giving a 10% discount for the
May 2017 race and we’d love for you to join Jon.
OMR readers are very welcome to use TEAMELON
when booking. Choose 5k, 10k or 20k, go to
mudmonstersrun.co.uk to book.
Please understand that this is completely
out of his comfort zone so if he looks a little
scared, please go and say hi, he doesn’t bite.
