FORMER quick meals fan Shaine Tench has taken up window cleansing in a bid to drop pounds — after tipping the scales at 28st.
Shaine, 25, set about slimming down as a result of he began fearing for his well being.
At his worst the ex-takeaway employee was scoffing a complete tub of cookie dough ice cream, two pizzas and three litres of Coca Cola a day.
Shaine — who has to scrub low stage home windows as a result of he’s too heavy for the ladders — admitted: “Quick meals was destroying my life.
“I had it in my head that it was going to kill me.
“I realised I’d by no means seen a fats window cleaner.
“They’re at all times slim and wholesome wanting, so I believed it could be an effective way to drop pounds.”
Shaine, of Crewe, Cheshire, joined his brother’s enterprise A Star Window Cleansing final yr.
He stated: “I consider I’m the fattest window cleaner in Britain.
“I work with different guys who’re a lot slimmer than me, who can go up the ladders and clear the higher-up home windows. It’s my dream to have the ability to do this.”
Reflecting on his previous, he stated “I’ve spent all my life working in quick meals eating places, which means I saved piling on weight.
“Throughout a shift, I’d eat two giant pizzas, wedges, hen strips, and as much as three litres of Coke every day. After which I might eat a complete tub of cookie dough ice cream within the house of quarter-hour.”
Shaine stated he was initially too massive to put on a correct window cleaner’s belt.
He stated: “I needed to get inventive and make my very own. I ordered a 22in leather-based belt from Jacamo and added clips I may connect my instruments to.
“I obtained some nasty feedback on Fb about individuals not wanting a fats window cleaner as a result of they didn’t suppose I’d be as much as the job. It made me need to show them incorrect.
“I used to be 28st and I’m now 26st 5lb.
“I’d must lose one other 8st to soundly go up the ladders, however I’m assured I’ll get there at some point.
“I really feel nice and I get fitter.”