article_snippet.sent: Following his in September 2011, something snapped in Nathan and his made the decision to stop wallowing in self-pity and turn his life around.
article_snippet.sent: Within two years, his had shrunk to 14 stone.
article_snippet.sent: Nathan, now a trim 13 stone, said: 'I was always overweight as a kid
article_snippet.sent: Nathan's former 26-stone bulk (left) drove Nathan to a suicide attempt when Nathan was only 18, but Nathan has since lost more than half Nathan bodyweight and is now a ripped gym instructor (right)
article_snippet.sent: Following a suicide attempt, something snapped in Nathan, pictured before Nathan weight loss, and Nathan made the decision to stop wallowing in self-pity and turn Nathan life around .
article_snippet.sent: Before Nathan lifestyle overhaul, Nathan was a sugar addict who gorged on bacon and egg butties, chocolate bars and greasy takeaways.
article_snippet.sent: Nathan then went cold turkey and cut out junk food, chocolate, crisps and alcohol, and said Nathan was left suffering from flu-like symptoms as a result.
article_snippet.sent: Nathan snacked on cashew nuts and went on a strict low-carb diet which helped Nathan lose a stone a month for eight months.
article_snippet.sent: By September 2013 - exactly two years after his suicide attempt - Nathan had dropped 14 stone, and has spent the last year dedicating his time to building the perfect body.
article_snippet.sent: Old ways: Before Nathan lifestyle overhaul, Nathan was a sugar addict who gorged on bacon and egg butties, chocolate bars, alcohol and greasy takeaways, all of which Nathan then quit cold turkey . '
article_snippet.sent: By September 2013 - exactly two years after Nathan suicide attempt - Nathan had dropped 13 stone, and has spent the last year dedicating Nathan time to building the perfect body .
highlights_snippet.sent: Nathan Priestly, 21, slimmed from from 26 stone to 13 stone over two years .
  