Man Who Lost 210 Pounds In A Year Deletes His Instagram Because He Was Bullied For ‘Transformation’ Pic

Meet “The Walking Joey”:

YouTube / The_Walking_Joey
YouTube / The_Walking_Joey

He is an incredible man who has been spending the past year trying to reach his weight loss goals. He has been doing this through diet and exercise, which culminated in him completing a 5k run recently!

YouTube / The_Walking_Joey
YouTube / The_Walking_Joey

Joey has been an inspiration to thousands of people online from his YouTube channel and Instagram account.

Except Joey isn’t on Instagram anymore.

YouTube / The_Walking_Joey
Instagram

Joey recently suspended his Instagram account after hordes of trolls swarmed his “Transformation” picture that showed his progress in losing a whooping 210 pounds in the last year.

Instagram via Imgur
Instagram via Imgur

Instead of celebrating his success, hundreds of people posted mean and nasty comments on Joey’s picture, leading him to take his Instagram account offline.

Since then, however, hundreds of people have rallied to Joey, giving him his love and support.

https://twitter.com/Fit_HBIC/status/740412448767901697

https://twitter.com/Kandy_Jo/status/740370219110129664

His friend Kayla recently posted a video on her Instagram updating viewers on the situation:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BGXiY69pBTw/?taken-by=lilbugkay

YOU ROCK JOEY! And tremendous work on reaching your goals! We are behind you! <3 Thought Catalog Logo Mark

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