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Changsha's biggest loser sharing secrets online
(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-12-17 09:10

A former morbidly obese man has become something of an idol after losing more than 65 kg in two years in Changsha, capital of Hunan province.

Du Jie, 30, is now sharing his experiences of shedding kilos in his extremely popular blog.

Du, who weighed 149 kg two years ago, is now a shadow of his former self at just 80 kg.

"It requires persistence if a person wants to lose weight," he writes, encouraging his net friends.

A number of military institutions refused to accept Du despite the fact he scored very highly in national college entrance examinations in 1987, so he later enrolled in an institute of medical science.

(Changsha Evening News)