Arya Permana, the 12-year-old boy who belongs to Indonesia was considered as the fattest boy in the world. But that’s the old story. Now he has gone through some unbelievable transformation and lost more than half of his body fat. His inspiring story is worth knowing by the world. The journey of this 12-year-old from being the fattest boy in the world to going through some major weight loss was not easy and maybe there is a lot to go. But this boy is an inspiration for everybody out there who are going from the same situation.
The Indonesian boy used to weigh more than 420 lbs and now he has lost about 217 lbs that is more than half of his body weight. He did it all by exercising and eating a healthy diet. When Arya Permana was 10 years old his body was around 430 lbs, and that kind of body fat made him the fattest boy in the world. His journey of weight loss started at that time and after two years he has done some remarkable weight loss which resulted in his unbelievable transformation.
His earlier diet included fish, curry, beef, and rice in an amount that could feed more than two adults for an entire day. His enormous weight gain started when he was just two years old. At the time of his birth, he weighed about 5 lbs.
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He eventually started eating more fruits and veggies and cut off sugar from his diet. Arya started working out regularly that helped him in losing more weight. He said, “Now I am happy, I can walk. I can play as well. I have become more agile than before. I like playing football too. I can walk 5km with my friends and every afternoon I play football with them. ‘I want to be a professional footballer. My favorite football club is Liverpool FC and my favorite player is Roberto Firmino. I want to play like him.”
The inspiring story of Arya Permana from being fat to nearly fit is truly remarkable and worth sharing. He is truly an inspiration from everyone who is suffering from obesity. His inspiring story of unbelievable transformation is the ray of hope for people whose weight is coming between their way of living their life the way they wish.
