A New York man has undergone a stunning transformation after ditching booze and taking up the challenge of 20,000 steps a day.
Keenan Burton didn’t realize there was a problem with his weight for a long time. “When I was really overweight, because I’m tall, I didn’t really notice,” he told Newsweek. “I have friends, but I was always very reclusive. I work in an office but also from home, so not a lot of people see me all the time.”
Burton’s whole outlook changed after a routine visit to the doctor. “I step on the scales and it says 300 pounds. I was shocked that I’d really let myself go that much,” he said.
“Then the doctor sat down and said, ‘You know, you’re prediabetic,’ and gave me the entire runaround that, basically, you know, I was fat. That was what inspired me to get back on a health kick—it scared me.”
Burton’s …