His physical and emotional burden became so out of control that at one time, Beau Griffin pondered ending his life. He had been overweight for as long as he can remember, but his weight continued to increase beyond his control.

When he reaches and surpasses 700 pounds, he considers this to be his lowest point.

Griffin, who is 39 years old and resides in Las Vegas, said to TODAY.com that the idea of ending one’s life “crossed my mind once or twice because I felt as though I was a burden to my family.”

“It was slowly becoming disheartening. There were some unpleasant ideas that I was having at that time. To our good fortune, it did not continue for an excessively long time. I was thinking to myself, “That is not the answer.” It is necessary for me to find out something else.'”

As of this moment, Griffin has shed 450 pounds, had skin removal surgery, and claims that he is feeling “one thousand percent better.”

Through his change, he was awarded first prize in the “Submit Your Fit” event held in 2023 by EoS Fitness, a network of fitness centers, which was held to determine the most motivational fitness journeys among its members.

Griffin claims that his parents were overweight and that they were unable to provide him with assistance when he became overweight as a youngster.

According to his recollection, his father “sort of promoted gluttony by saying things like, ‘You can eat all that? “That is great,'” Griffin remembers his father remarking to him. In light of this, I thought to myself, “If he was impressed by eating four chicken thighs, how about six?”

At the same time, Griffin describes himself as an emotional eater. Every time he was feeling angry, irritated, depressed, or bored, he would always turn to food as his “go-to solution.” When things were going well, it was necessary to celebrate by eating. The consumption of sugary foods was a particular issue for Griffin, as he often indulged in sweets, cookies, and ice cream cake.

As a result of his frequent consumption of fast food, it is possible that he had a double cheeseburger, a chocolate shake, and fries for lunch. It was not uncommon for him to include a second burger in that order. On top of everything, there came the sugary soda. It would not be difficult for Griffin to get anywhere between six and eight refills if he went out to eat.

Griffin made the decision to purchase a scale that could measure up to one thousand pounds as his weight continued to increase. It was in 2014 that he reached his highest reported weight of 735 pounds. It had an impact on his movement as well as his mental health.

When he thinks back on it, he says, “I got to the point where I would just be in the bed.”

The turning moment occurred when a buddy of Griffin’s looked up to him and informed him that he was being selfish by not attempting to lose weight since his loved ones would suffer if he passed away at an earlier age.

It is imperative that you make a change because, at your current weight, you are like a time bomb that is about to explode. When he thinks back on what his buddy said, he remembers that it may happen at any moment.

According to Griffin, he considers his beginning weight to be 720 pounds, which is the weight at when he first started his investigation into bariatric surgery.

The doctors advised him that in order to perform the treatment in a safe manner, he needed to first drop weight on his own. First, he eliminated all of the sugary soda that he had been consuming, which was a significant factor in his first weight loss of one hundred pounds.

The year 2015 saw him undergo gastric bypass surgery, which resulted in his stomach being shrunk to the size of an egg so that it could contain less food. According to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, the technique has a significant potential to reduce feelings of hunger while simultaneously enhancing feelings of fullness.

Griffin was required to consume frequent, short meals and places an emphasis on protein. The consumption of an excessive amount of carbohydrates or sugar all at once might cause him to experience nausea and lead to a blood “sugar crash,” also known as post-bariatric hypoglycemia, which is a potential consequence following bariatric surgery.

A neighboring park served as the setting for his first workout program, which consisted of strolling from one bench to the next. There came a time when Griffin started swimming in the pool at his gym.

I would go into the pool to exercise because I had terrible joints as a result of lugging all that weight about. My knees and ankles weren’t in the best of shape, so I would be getting into the water. Because of this, I was able to finally switch to using the bike at the gym, and then gradually I moved on to using the elliptical machine. In the aftermath of it, I began to include the weights.

Griffin is now working out four or five days a week, with each session consisting of thirty minutes of weight training and forty-five minutes of cardiovascular exercise. Throughout the week, he switches between different muscle groups.

At the moment, he weighs 270 pounds.

Gryphon had two surgical procedures in the year 2020 to remove superfluous skin from his top and lower bodies. As a result, his mobility was much enhanced.

Nevertheless, the whole voyage was not devoid of obstacles, such as the development of a blood clot in the lung after the gastric bypass surgery and an infection in the leg following the successful completion of the skin surgery.

Despite this, Griffin claims that his metamorphosis has been of a life-altering kind. Through his travels, he has had the opportunity to visit Hawaii and trek the Diamond Head route. In Mexico, he has jumped out of a plane and parasailed. For the last three years, he has been in a committed relationship.

Griffin describes the situation as follows: “If I hadn’t made the decision to make that change, none of those things would have been possible.”

Advice that he would provide to others:
The following are the guiding concepts that Griffin lives by:

Your well-being is your wealth, therefore you must treat it with the seriousness it deserves and do all in your power to improve it.

“You might feel like you’re living in hell today, but you could make some different choices, and you’d have a completely unrecognizable experience in your life just by making those small choices,” the saying goes. “Never give up on yourself.”

It is important to maintain consistency: “Just show up every day, and things will automatically get better.” And if you show there with the aim of improving them, they will improve even more quickly.