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for the programme and has since managed to lose a staggering five stone. Not just that – astonishingly the former couch potato has now become an athlete – he has cycled across Cuba, run the London Marathon and even competed in a duathlon running and cycling event with Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes. “I can’t believe how much my life has changed,” says Darin, who lives in Portsmouth with his partner Hazel. “Five years ago, I couldn’t walk down the street without fighting for breath. “My eating habits have changed beyond recognition. I love the buzz of exercise, my confidence has soared, my depression has lif m 20 wa de lo sin ev ne Iw bu wo ea of an co fo ge ov Sl cu he