…, weighing in at 226lbs. The show awards him with a $50,000 cash prize for getting so far, which provides him with the means to rent a home again.
Luckily for Tony, the journey documented on the show ends on a high. Since the taping, he has kept his weight down too. In a follow-up interview he reveals that though he continues to work in the food industry, he has not touched fast food in two years.
He is even working on a cookbook of the low-calorie recipes he credits with helping him drop the weight.
‘My favourite is the low-fat mac’n’cheese. But to get that,’ he quips, ‘you have to buy the book!’
And Tony’s happy ending didn’t stop at his newfound health and physique after dropping down to 198. He found a new love along the way, proposing to her after the program wrapped filming.