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A Slice of Pizza Almost Ended This 800-Pound Man’s Life, But He Had One Chance

Pizza solves everything … unless you’re this thirty-something-year-old man who was supposed to be on a diet to save his life. If you’ve been feeling hopeless, like your life is spiraling on a downhill slope, know that you are not the only one.

The story of this kicked-out hospital patient in need of help will remind you that life can surprise us in unpredictable ways. Everybody deserves a chance to redeem themselves from the bad choices they’ve once made. But what happens when you mess up your one chance?

Meet Steven Assanti

Meet Steven Assanti: An 800-pound man from Providence, United States. This man had a food addiction and was attempting to turn his life around by committing to a special weight-loss program. “I just love to eat … It’s an addiction, and I realize that. And it’s a disease.”

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