Graham was 240kg and "just wanted to die…"

Hey everyone, I’m Graham and this is my journey.

It all started in 1978 when John and Robyn had a baby boy… too far back? Let’s skip forward.

I am the proud father of four awesome adult kids. I have two daughters and twin boys.

I have lived an interesting life, to say the least.
I was homeless for around two years and I was living in my car. I was addicted to ice for close to ten years but am now clean for 7 years. My heart has stopped doing what it is supposed to do and I had died a couple of times. Thankfully I woke up and now have a pacemaker to keep me going.

On top of all this I was 240kgs. I was this heavy for years. It was too hard, and I really just wanted to die…
I remember buying funeral insurance with the goal of living just one more year until the cover kicked in. I didn’t want to burn my family by having them pay for my death.

I know that was deep but it gets better, I promise.

Fast forward to September 2023. My youngest daughter, Violet, was having her graduation. I was still 240kg or more. I didn’t know for certain because I couldn’t find a scale that could hold me.

I had an existential crisis. I broke. 
I hadn't truly left the house in years aside from driving someone somewhere to do something or to see the Doctor. That's it.
I had no clothes that fit. I had nothing to wear for Violet’s graduation. I was ashamed.

From that moment I decided I NEVER wanted to feel like this again.
I change my whole world.

I can’t speak highly enough of The Man Shake. It was absolutely instrumental at the start of my journey.
Reducing how much I would eat left me incredibly hungry but knowing a Man Shake was just around the corner made my day bearable.
Some days I would put it in a smoothie or my favourite was The Man Shake GO. It filled my belly and gave me a kick for the day.
I now work out every day without fail. It’s part of not only my health routine but my mental routine. I’m very happy and proud to say I have been off antidepressants for 11 months and I feel awesome!

It is hard to believe that I am 46, 105kg lighter, and I feel better physically mentally and spiritually than I ever had.
The Man Shake is a big part of that and I thank them from the bottom of my pacemaker-supported heart. Thank you so much.

I feel like I’ve found my light. My special, you might say. Not to say I think I am special. I believe everyone has that special in them and I'm just starting to realise that maybe my purpose in life is to help people find theirs. I just need to work out how to make a living doing it because we all have to pay the bills and I haven't worked in some time. I was thinking maybe being a personal trainer or something like that. Hell, I’d take a job at The Man Shake immediately! I’ll sell the s**t out of it because it is something I genuinely believe in.

Anyway, I hope I didn't bore you too much. Thanks for caring and taking the time to read my story.