Losing weight isn’t for the faint of heart and keeping it off can seem impossible at times.

But when one has true motivation to do both, they can be unstoppable!

That’s the scenario John Allaire found himself in when he proposed to his high school sweetheart at 540 pounds.

John was ecstatic that his girlfriend, Caila, said yes to his proposal but was also surprised. She was willing to marry John despite his weight and all of the risks that came along with being so heavy.

But John knew he could do better. Caila deserved the best and John knew that he could give her a healthy husband at the very least.

“I was like, ‘There is no way that I can, in good conscience, drag this woman through the difficulties that I am going to go through the rest of my life if I don’t lose weight.'”

Thus, before their wedding day, John began hitting the gym and changing his diet. He started walking three to four days a week and even began juicing.

He was devoted!

John even began documenting his journey on social media. He used his Instagram to keep his followers up to date with his progress. Whether he meant to or not, his page served as inspiration to those who wanted to lose weight themselves.

The pounds were melting off of John who once had to use a fish scale to weigh himself and could only wear a size 8xl shirt.

“When I was about 20 years old I tried to go to the doctor and they couldn’t weigh me. So they found a fish market where I lived in Florida and I had to get weighed on a commercial scale in the back of a fish market.”

John went on to say he didn’t fully recall the incident as he “blacked out” from the traumatizing experience.

He never weighed himself after.

During his weight loss journey, John lost his job. It turned out to be a bit of a blessing in disguise as he was able to devote all of his time and attention to losing the excess weight.

After seeing an advertisement on Facebook for, The Camp Transformation Center in San Diego, California, John decided to join.

The six-week program promised its participants that they would lose 20 pounds.

It was there that John started kicking things into high gear. John surpassed the program’s promise and lost 30 pounds in six weeks.

After 15 months, he lost a whopping 297 pounds!

John lost over 300 pounds in total. But he was caught in a bind. After losing so much weight, he had 20 pounds of excess skin that needed to be surgically removed.

John went to GoFundMe to try and raise the money for the pricey procedure. It would cost over $40,000.

His campaign went viral and caught the attention of The Doctors.

John appeared on the show and ended up getting the surgery free of charge! The 10-hour procedure proved to be life-changing for John and his wife.

The happy couple now resides in Japan where they maintain a healthy lifestyle together. They also welcomed a baby girl into the world in February 2019.

Great work, John! You are an inspiration to many!

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Sources: Shareably, Daily Mail