At just 10 years old, Alia Perumana was so overweight that she was nicknamed “the fattest boy in the world.” But now he has turned his life around.
A teenager who was once the “world's fattest boy” is now unrecognizable after undergoing a dramatic transformation.
Aliya Perumana from Indonesia weighed 190kg at the age of nine and was so big that she had to wash herself in a specially built outdoor pool.
However, after undergoing a major lifestyle overhaul, she now weighs around 87kg, less than half of what she weighed when she was at her heaviest. Sun I will report.
Alia reportedly eats five meals a day, enough to feed two people, and her meals include rice, fish, meat, vegetable soup, and traditional soya patties. I was there.
His appetite began to spiral out of control shortly after he turned 8 in 2014, his parents said.
Within two years, his weight had increased by 70 kg, earning him the nickname “the world's fattest child”.
After crossing a certain point, Aria had trouble walking alone without support and was unable to stand up for more than a few minutes without being out of breath.
The situation got so bad that he could no longer even feed himself and needed someone to feed him.
A special pool was built outside his home in Indonesia so he could take a bath as he struggled to take a regular shower.
However, after trying to change himself, the boy's situation changed.
He embarked on a thorough diet plan and got in shape by celebrity personal trainer and bodybuilder Ade Lai.
“I only support him. He likes sports. When he was still very fat, he liked soccer,” said the fitness coach. Jakarta Post Office.
“The support I can give him is to tell his parents about the importance of eating well and their motivation for supporting Alia.
“Arya is now a symbol of hope. Now people say, 'Even Arya can lose weight, why can't I?'
In addition to exercise and a new diet, Alia also underwent bariatric surgery to reduce the size of her stomach and control her voracious appetite.
Now 13 years old, Alia weighs around 87 kg, less than half of her weight at her heaviest.
His father, Ade Somantri, said treatment, diet and a strict exercise routine helped his son change.
He also underwent surgery to remove excess skin.
Indonesian parliamentarian Dedi Mulyadi, who first met Aliya in 2016 when her size became a hot topic, shared photos of her transformation on his social media.
Dedi wrote: “On July 12, 2016, I visited Aliya Permana who was being treated at Hasan Sadikin Hospital in Bandung.
“Alia's weight at that time was 420 pounds 190 kg. From reading the media, we found that Alia's body had returned to normal like a typical child.
“The kid looks handsome when he wears glasses, and it turns out that he was actually handsome too. Stay healthy, son, a bright future awaits you. Kind netizens everywhere Have a nice Sunday everyone.”
This article was originally published in The Sun and is reprinted with permission