India, Oct. 18 -- Imagine being able to buy yourself a Porsche 911 Turbo, but not being able to fit in the driver's seat. That became one of the two turning points in the life of Indian-origin entrepreneur Jas Mathur, who weighed over 200 kgs and had a 68-inch waist at the age of 22. He took his weight loss transformation as a personal challenge, embracing a healthy diet, strict fitness routine and discipline to lose 114 kgs.

In an email interview with Health Shots, Los Angeles-based Jas Mathur recounts: "What really triggered it was when Facebook launched. I was living in Vancouver at the time and wanted to reconnect with my high school friends back in Montreal. One of them was a girl I didn't want to see me in the condition I was in. A...