Zachary Johnson was always the "bigger kid" among his friends, but his weight gain really accelerated when the pandemic struck.
The Penn State student reached 364 pounds in the fall of 2020 — the most he'd ever weighed.
"I thought to myself, I can keep going down this path of being miserable and keeping the weight, or I could try and change things to become better and healthier. So that's what happened," he told TODAY.
Johnson now weighs 173 pounds — less than half his maximum weight.
His first step was to clean up his nutrition and eat in a healthier way. One of his tips is home cooking: Instead of buying fast food, he cooked his own food at home — preparing simple dishes like chicken and broccoli, for example.
Tap the link to get more of his tips, including how he manages cravings for candy and ice cream.
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