DOWNEY, Calif. (KABC) Downey resident Andrew Pasillas weighed more than 400 pounds when he went to the emergency room in December because he had trouble breathing. That s when the 29-year-old found out he was a type 2 diabetic and had COVID-19. The biggest turning point of my life happened when I was in the hospital, said Pasillas. And I actually thought that it was going to be the last day of my life because I didn t take care of myself.
That turning point was the start of Pasillas weight loss journey.
But Pasillas is no stranger to fitness, in his early 20s Pasillas said he worked out often and was a sales manager at a gym.