(Left) Ross Bendix at a pub in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, in 2020, and (right) hiking in Lantau in January 2023 after giving up alcohol and losing 60kg. Photo: Ross Bendix
60kg weight loss after quitting alcohol: how a beer lover’s liver disease saw him give up his ‘6 to 8 pints a day’ habit and get in the best shape of his life
- Ross Bendix drank beer daily and weighed 127kg (280lbs) before having a seizure, being diagnosed with liver disease and spending over a month in hospital
- ‘What have I inflicted on my family?’ he thought – so he quit alcohol, changed his diet and started walking regularly, now averaging 12km to 15km (8 to 9 miles) a day
(Left) Ross Bendix at a pub in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, in 2020, and (right) hiking in Lantau in January 2023 after giving up alcohol and losing 60kg. Photo: Ross Bendix