In pictures: Weight-loss transformations in UAE

Here's a look at some super troopers who have shed a tonne of kilos

Published: October 14, 2019 11:30 Karishma H. Nandkeolyar, Parenting Editor

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Hafs Al Gazzi, a Dubai-based 33-year-old teacher, dropped 39kg in 6 months. He went to extreme measures for this goal, eating but one bowl of salad in a day. Image Credit: Supplied

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Muhammad Umar is 34 years old. He went on the Keto diet in December 2018. He has lost 52kg in 9 months. Image Credit:

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Usman Jamil, a 32-year-old foodie, lost 40kg in 9 months while factoring in his favorite dessert every week. Knafeh day is on Tuesdays, when he’s also taking a rest day from the gym. “Study your body,” he says, it’ll tell you what to eat when. Image Credit:

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Danish Ahmed lost about 14kg in 3 months by cutting out the junk food and spending a few hours a day at the gym. Image Credit:

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Intermittent fasting and running helped UAE's Mohammad Asif drop 22kg in 8 months. Today, Asif weighs 78.5kg. He burns about 600Kcl a day through exercise. Image Credit:

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Ajay Chaudhary is a vegetarian who went on a keto diet; tough though it was, he shed 14kg in 2 months. Today, to maintain his weight loss, he either skips dinner, or chomps on salad. Image Credit:

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Muhammad Dilshad went from 202kg to 126kg in a year. To kickstart his weight-loss journey, the Pakistani went on a liquid diet and short walks. Today, he not only walks 8km every day, he also spends an hour at the gym Image Credit:

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Hafeezullah Khattak used the Keto diet to go from 127kg to 84kg in less than 10 months. Image Credit:

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Gulf News' Anjana Kumar loves sweets.But after committing to losing weight, she stopped indulging her sweet-tooth and chomped down on portion sizes. She lost 18kg in a year. Image Credit:

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Gulf News' Dona Cherian lost 13 kilos by keeping an eagle eye on her macros and taking on the Keto challenge. She also busted the myth that you can't have milk on a Keto diet; it's all about quantity. Image Credit:

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