It's been a yr since Drew Stewart on 'Family by the Ton' had weight loss surgery. See Drew nowadays.
For many TLC enthusiasts, Family by the Ton may just appear to be My 600-lb Life's boring cousin, however this season is set to get more exciting because we're able to observe the Anderson cousins — Naomi, Drew and Chitoka — 12 months after their weight-loss surgeries.
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When they first arrived to hunt the expert help of Dr. Charles Procter Jr., the circle of relatives weighed a cumulative 2,000 lbs. The 3 underwent gastric bypass surgical procedure ultimate season and left the display with a new lease on life.
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However, the trail to health does not stop there. Drew has discussed that "the surgery is not an easy way out," and Naomi, 31, explained how "people think [weight loss surgery is] a quick fix but it's really hard mentally, physically, and emotionally."
So, how is Drew doing nowadays?
Fans of the Andersons who've been following Drew's progress since closing year know that he's quickly change into health goals. He's tremendous resilient, and even when he slips (this week, he learned he'd put on 14 lbs), he in an instant gets his head back in the recreation and specializes in strength of will.
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"One thing I learned from this situation, this whole journey, is that you will have ups and downs and you will have valleys and peaks," he properly said. "You will have times when you put in work and you see what you get and if you don't work, you'll see it."
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Drew has an incredibly certain attitude relating to weight loss — which may surprise those who have in mind how when he first seemed on the show, wearing 18X clothing, and his weight used to be so prime, the scale couldn't even read it.
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"Since the surgery, I've been cool beans," he said. "I've just been moving around better, the weight is coming off. I've just been feeling real good about myself and it's been going great." Drew seems invigorated by the activities he's able to do, and considers himself extra social in this day and age than ever.
His go-to meals and actions are delightfully sudden.
Although we every now and then see Drew slip and give into his rapid meals temptations, he is ready to remain inquisitive about his weight loss more continuously than now not. In his enjoy, the hardest parts of weight loss had been strength of will and the psychological work of uncovering "what your relationship is with food."
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But since he cites his circle of relatives as the motivation in the back of his drastic weight loss, specifically the skill to take care of his ageing mother, he's in a position to be disciplined sufficient to not have the dangerous meals he craves. And he is even came upon some new snacks he adores, although they are vegan.
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"My go-to diet food is a homemade shake," he shared. "It's melon, raspberry, spinach, kale and surprisingly it's — if the melon is sweet — it's very good." As far as exercise, "my go-to exercise is swimming," he says, "after I swim, I get to sit in the spa for 30 minutes so that's my reward."
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When the Andersons reconvene at the beginning of this season to check in on each different's development a 12 months after the surgical procedure, the circle of relatives can not consider Drew's drastic transformation. Cousin Naomi is actually surprised to see how much weight he shed since his initial weigh-in of 700 lbs. "It's so crazy watching him walk without his 'apron,'" she says.
Though enthusiasts would possibly have been too considering Drew's weight loss to note the tiny little factor he's preserving in his fingers, it kind of feels that since his surgical operation, Drew has taken in a new absolute best pal, Swag, whose adventures he paperwork on his Instagram page. Follow him there and on his Twitter page, where his funny bio reads: "Andrew... aka Mr. Swagback... aka... the fat activist... aka the obesity Ambassador is here to knock down stereotypes and insensitivity toward the disease obesity."
Keep up the amazing paintings, Drew! Watch the Andersons on Family by the Ton, Wednesdays at 10 p.m. on TLC.
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