Kindergarten Teacher Weighing Roughly 700 Lbs Discloses His Daily Struggles In Interview

Jan 17, 2022

George Covington is a kindergarten teacher from Georgia. His students adore him, even if their parents don’t, and it’s clear that he has made a huge impact on their lives. Covington is also trying to change his own life and was featured on an episode of the TLC series “Too Large.” The show documents people’s weight loss journeys, highlighting the severe challenges that they face on a daily basis and how they hope to overcome them in the future.

In his episode of the show, Covington talked about some of the struggles he was met with as a man who weighed close to 700 pounds. He hoped that he could implement new changes to really turn his life around. While he is fortunate to have a career and is grateful that his students appreciate him, he knows that there are many people in the world who judge him because of his size. On top of that, he expressed his desire to change to lead a better life and do tasks that some people may not even think would be difficult, such as being able to walk his students to other areas of the school he works at.

Covington announced that he was ready to take the next step. He qualified for weight loss surgery and was able to fully embark on his weight loss journey. The surgery was a success, and now the teacher is adjusting to moving forward with his new lifestyle. Read on to find out more about how far he’s come and what his goals are for the future.

In a clip from "Too Large," Covington talked about some of the struggles he faced on a daily basis. "When I come in my classroom in the morning, I normally stay at my desk all day because I can only walk about 10 feet or so before I have to take a breather," he said. "So my coworkers may take my kids to lunch. They may take them to the buses." Covington added," "I get tired when I'm walking from one room to another, so I have chairs placed throughout the building where I can stop and rest."

While he's grateful for his career, Covington is an unmarried "hopeless romantic," and really wants to change so he can live his life to the fullest. "Every day I'm living, but I'm not living," the teacher said. "I'm ready to do something. I'm ready to change my life."

Finally, Covington took the next step into changing his lifestyle and creating a better life for himself. Another clip from the TLC series showed Covington getting ready for bariatric surgery and what his results have been like since. The teacher explained that he worked hard to lose the weight to qualify for the surgery and had really changed his diet and exercise routine.

It's clear that all of his hard work paid off, as Covington unveiled his new look in front of his friends and family four months after his surgery. He lost a whopping 124 pounds, dropping from 680 pounds to 556 pounds. "Now I'm able to do things that I once wasn't able to do," Covington said. His next goal is to reach 300 pounds or less so he can live life comfortably.

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