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CHARLES SCOTT
Now: 217 lbs.!
"Sometimes it's hard for me to take compliments," he says.
"People will tell me I look great or that they didn't recognize me
because I've gotten so 'skinny,' but when you've been overweight for
so long, sometimes you don't feel like you deserve the compliments.
It takes your head a long time to catch up with your body. Mine is
still catching up!"
