In early 2024, H. Scott Salinas weighed 254 pounds. He realized, though, that his weight was impacting his daughter. "She patted me on the belly and said, 'I want a big belly. What do I have to do?' I realized I wasn't being the best parent I could be," he says. Over the next year, he started walking and lost 100 pounds. He shares his story below. |
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'I wondered if I was going to live through the night.' Man starts walking and loses 100 lbs |
In early 2024, H. Scott Salinas weighed 254 pounds. He had terrible sleep apnea and acid reflux. "There were many nights where I wondered if I was going to live through the night. With the apnea I was suffocating, and with the acid reflux I would wake up choking on my own vomit," he tells TODAY. By the end of 2024 he was 100 pounds lighter. Read his story. |
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| H. Scott Salinas started walking 10,000 steps a day, strength training and quit drinking alcohol. He lost 100 pounds, cured sleep apnea and acid reflux. |
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