How this obese couple lost 150kg after falling in love

JONATHON and Lisa had a combined weight of 318kg when they met online. Now they’ve lost a whopping 150kg.

An obese couple with a combined weight of 318kg underwent an incredible transformation and lost 150kg after falling in love. Picture: Caters News Agency

JONATHON VanBuskirk and Lisa Berg had a combined weight of 318kg when they met online.

Then, his health kick inspired her to get in shape, too.

Since moving in together in December 2013, the couple from Michigan has lost a combined 150kg, with VanBuskirk shedding 100kg and Berg 50kg.

The effect was so dramatic that the duo — nicknamed “The Thincredibles” — had to undergo extensive surgery to remove all the sagging skin that was left over.

Johnathon was 190kg at his heaviest. Picture: Caters News Agency

At age 23 Lisa Berg tipped the scales at 127kg

“I met John at my heaviest. He had already lost about 75 pounds (34kg) and was my inspiration to getting healthy,” said Berg, 23. “Our journey has made us so much closer.”

The two lovebirds — who say they overate as children — traded in sugary soft drinks for fruit.

They also started going on bike rides and long hikes.

“We are each other’s ‘accountabilibuddy’,” says Berg. “We both understand the struggles of desperately wanting pizza. We are able to keep each other on track and celebrate each pound lost.”

Lisa and John after their weight loss.

But the dropped weight came with a price: huge amounts of excess flesh.

“It was always depressing knowing that no matter what I did, I’d never be able to completely undo what I had done to my body,” VanBuskirk said.

Berg adds: “I’d put in all this work, and yet I was constantly reminded of the person I was moving past ... I had these extra flabs everywhere that not only got in the way when trying to do sit-ups, but slap[ped] me when trying to run.”

John has lost 99kg.

Lisa lost 50kg.

The pair had matching tummy tucks last year to help get rid of some of the flab, and now they’re looking slim and trim.

VanBuskirk, who at his heaviest tipped the scales at 190kg, still has more skin to lose — about $15,000 worth. The couple have set up a GoFundMe page to help cover the costs.

For her part, Berg’s days of clocking in at 127kg are over.

“My whole family is heavy, so I just assumed I was heavy because of genetics and it would never change,” she says.

But now she knows otherwise.

This article originally appeared on The New York Post.