Spotlight: Joe Ophield

 So I’ve battled my weight my entire life. I’ve YO-YO dieted my way through my 20’s going down to drastic low weights and through my latter 20’s getting fitter, until I met a girl and settled at the end of 2017.

Fast forward to the end of 2019 I’d ballooned my way to 400+lbs after having been in said relationship for 2.5 years, my grandmother “Betty” who I was extremely close too passed away, days before she passed she looked at me and said “Joseph, you’re my big lovely boy, but you’re too big, I want you be be healthy and happy, would you do something about your weight for me” she passed away the night after, I’d promised her I’d do something.

I took a coach on board in Christian Chapman @christianphysiqueclective on Instagram, and BOOM covid Ruins everything and I can’t train, all I can do is walk and get my food right.

After having left my partner end of 2019 I promised that 2020 was going to be my year, I moved back into my parents house and that didn’t really work out too well, we fell out and I got kicked out of the house through covid, still trying to lose the weight still trying to better myself.

Continuing to make progress even after living in my car, hotel rooms and sofa surfing I speak to you at 144LBS down from where I started.

Ethan your journey inspires me.

I’ve done more and more than I’d ever imagine I work backstage at bodybuilding shows and am part of a supplement brands family in Team Strom #neversettle.

Keep motivating, I hope to meet you sometime man ❤️