23st boy sheds third of body weight before meeting a girl for his first kiss

Jake Golding, 23, from Leicester, had his first ever kiss after shrinking from 23st to just 15st.

After meeting the love of his life online, Jake refused to let his beloved see his body when they chatted, making sure the camera stayed on his face. Jake said: 'We used to video chat a lot but I was always too scared to show her my body in case it put her off - I told her I was big but I never wanted to show her.

'She lives in New York but we wanted to make it work, so we agreed that she would come over this January as part of her studies for five months, but I wanted to lose as much weight as possible before then.

Desperate for his happily ever after, Jake took matters into his own hands and set up his own diet and exercise programme.

Jake said: 'I found myself struggling to fit in any clothes smaller than XXL with a 46in waist.

'So I joined the gym and started training five days a week.

'It was pretty intense but I wanted to whatever I could to look my best for Carlisa.

A newly slimmed-down Jake met Carlisa in person for the first time after his weight loss, and experienced his first kiss.

'When we finally met it was just amazing - we were both each other's first relationship and it was incredible to share our first kiss together,՛ Jake told Dailymail.co.uk.

'We went to Paris whilst she was here and went to Disney Land and the Eiffel Tower - it was the best week of my life.'

Jake said: 'Carlisa always says she wouldn't care if I was 8st or 50st but I wanted to be my best for her - she deserves the best of everything.

'Carlisa is definitely the woman for me and I know I will marry her someday. She's changed my life.'

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