'Rob Ford For Scale' Weight-Loss Photo

A Toronto man has used Toronto mayor Rob Ford as a benchmark for his weight loss. Matthew Wong, 32, had his photo taken with Ford at the Corso Italia street festival in July 2013. After Wong's partner at the time became concerned that his 230 pound weight could have health consequences Wong took steps to address his weight issue. He says he was inspired by Mayor Ford's Cut the Waist challenge. Unfortunately Ford was unable to stick to his diet but Wong lost 60 pounds.





The before and after photos skyrocketed to the top of Reddit with more than 5,000 up votes and nearly 2,000 comments over four hours.

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