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Policeman who piled on pounds after retiring from dream job loses 7 stone

Sophie Barnett Published: 9:57 AM October 19, 2019    Updated: 9:06 PM October 11, 2020

A heroic policeman who served in the force for more than 30 years has lost nearly seven stone after struggling with his retirement and gaining an unhealthy amount of weight.

Steve Jay reached 26 stone after he retired from the police force in 2013. Picture: STEVE JAY – Credit: STEVE JAY Kesgrave Ipswich

Steve Jay, who was awarded a national honour for bravery alongside his fearless German Shepherd, says he put on a stone in weight each year since he left Suffolk police in 2013 – reaching 26 stone.

The 60-year-old then began to suffer from sleep apnoea and just four months ago he was taken to hospital with atrial fibrillation, where he was sedated and shocked twice to get his heartbeat down from 180 beats per minute.

Following his extreme weight loss using Slimming World the father-of-two from Ipswich has lost nearly seven stone in just seven months – giving away six bags of clothes to charity shops.

He says that losing the weight is the best thing that he’s ever done and wishes he had done it sooner as he “let it go too far”.

Aman and PC Steve Jay Ipswich Credit: ITV Anglia