As the father of a 16-year-old daughter, St. Louis native, Larry Evans used to pray that he would live to see his baby girl walk across the stage at her high school graduation. Once that happened, he said, he would be content with dying. But after a heart-to-heart conversation with his brother, Evans decided that he needed to get out of his box of depression and take his life back.While in the gym working out day in and day, Larry simply stated, “I want to live.”
Evans had lost control of his weight after graduating from high school, where, for four years, he played football as a defensive lineman. He never really knew how much he weighed until a scary moment when he woke up in the hospital and was told him that he was 800 pounds. The journey to get down to under 580 lbs which is where he is now, wasn’t easy at first.
Evans was getting sick from toxins that were released by his sleep apnea machine. That’s when he decided it was time to make a change. He and some friends decided to embark on the popular 30-Day Squat Challenge in March of this year.
Like many of us, Evans loved bread, sugar and cheese. He used to put put sugar on everything. After making the decision to improve his life, Evans stopped piling on the sugar and began to count calories.
Through his YouTube videos, Evans has decided to publicly share his struggle with a growing number of accountability partners on social media. After a workout showing him doing a bench press went viral, his “like” numbers exploded.After hearing his story, Gold’s Gym gave him free access to workout. When asked what the goal of Team Larry is, he responded “To add more years to our life…”
