A doctor’s remarkable weight loss journey has taken internet by storm. The doctor who lost 25 kgs in just 42 days has gone viral on Chinese social media platforms. According to a report by South China Morning Post, the doctor ended up winning multiple awards at a fitness contest.
31-year-old Wu Tiangen is working as a surgeon at the Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University in central Hubei province. He decided to embark upon the fitness journey after gaining weight due to the sedentary lifestyle often associated with hospital work.
In 2023, Wu was diagnosed with a light fatty liver with his weight reaching 97.5 kg last year. In his day job, Wu dealt with obese patients and helped them lose weight through surgery. However, after seeing his condition, Wu decided to shake things up.
“If I cannot save myself, how can I save others?” said Wu as quoted by South Morning China Post. He hired Shi Fan, a top athlete who won the Overall Fit Model championship at the IFBB World Fit Model Championships in Lithuania last year, as his coach and started the weight loss journey.
Both of them created a plan to shed fat and increase muscle over a short period. Reportedly, the only non-negotiables in the process were two hours of exercise every day and consistent six hours of sleep.
With tremendous dedication he managed to reduce his weight in roughly six weeks. As the competition approached, Wu intensified his training by spending close to four hours a day in the gym.
“Wu’s training intensity exceeds that of many professional athletes,” said Shi as quoted by South China Morning Post. He also participated in the Tianrui Cup Fitness and Bodybuilding Match in January. Being the only doctor in the fray, the challenge was intimidating but Wu managed to win the champion titles in the newcomer and fit models categories as well as the most popular participant.
The doctor maintained that “you should make a long-term plan to lose weight and insist on it. I do not advocate drastic, short-term methods which require eating very little.”
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