Dying of shame

A CHEF who shed 10 stone in six months believes stomach surgery saved his life. Now Mark Frost is urging other overweight men to think about the health risks before it is too late.

After years of failed diets, poor eating habits and lack of exercise, the chef/manager and tenant at the L'Eree Bay Hotel saw his weight gradually increase to 26-and-a-half stone.

As well as frequent snacking during long working hours in hotel kitchens, the 6ft 2in food-lover, nicknamed Frosty by his friends, was constantly surrounded by his biggest temptation: chocolate.

For years he hid his embarrassment from friends until finally deciding to have a gastric bypass. Now, just a few months later, he weighs in at 16-and-a-half stone and is expected to lose at least another two.