90 Day Fiancé star Patrick Mendes has not only set impressive weightlifting records, but also has a physical transformation journey that he shares with others online. The 31-year-old from Austin, Texas started his reality TV career opposite Thaís Ramone during 90DF season 9, and currently stars in Pillow Talk with his brother, John. Patrick is an American-Brazilian heavy weightlifter who managed to win two national championships in 2011 and 2012. Patrick and Thaís met while Patrick was in Brazil to reconnect with his father’s side of the family. He was trying to find a Portuguese teacher on dating apps.
The couple had ups and downs in their otherwise sweet storyline, when 90 Day Fiancé star Patrick made all the financial decisions, and she had trust issues because he'd cheated on her in the past. Regardless, Patrick and Thaís were meant to be, and got married during the finale. They welcomed a baby girl Aleesi in November 2022. After giving birth, Thais began a weight loss journey. She used to work as a model in Brazil, and does take good care of her appearance. She recently told followers that she used to weigh 134 pounds before getting pregnant. She was at 178 pounds when she was carrying the baby, and that was her heaviest weight. At 5’9” Thaís now weighs 157 pounds. Just like Thaís, Patrick has successfully slimmed down.
90 Day Fiancé Star Patrick Reveals Weight Loss In Before & After Photos
Patrick’s first series of Instagram posts that show his weight loss are from 2014. Patrick wrote, “This change took 10 years” in his caption for a September 2014 update. As per Patrick, life is simple when one takes the words, “easy” and “hard” out of their vocabulary, and replaces them with, “yes or no, do or don’t.” In the first, “before” image, Patrick looks very different from his 2023 version. Dressed in his weightlifting gear, Patrick even sports facial hair, unlike the clean-shaven look he has now, or in his, “after” mirror selfie from 2014. In the latter snap, 90 Day Fiancé star Patrick had lost a considerable number of pounds.
90 Day Fiancé Star Patrick Reveals How Much He Weighs Now
In November 2022, Patrick shared more throwback pictures to show his weight loss transformation. During his high school years, Patrick used to weigh 270 pounds, and he had reached the 299 mark during his weightlifting career. After Patrick decided to change his lifestyle and fitness classes, he lost over 70 pounds, and ended up at 210 pounds. At present, Patrick manages to keep his weight in the 230-240-pound range. Back in February 2014, Patrick posted a picture of his scale, to reveal the number 222.2. He revealed that his body weight was 100.7 kilograms, while calling himself, “skinny Pat.” In a different post, a very muscular Patrick posed in swimwear in a, “before and after” collage, next to a, “buff not fat” Patrick from the past.
90 Day Fiancé Star Patrick Reduces His Body Fat
“So I’ve seen these #transformationtuesday posts thought I’d post mine,” Patrick wrote as his caption for a different collage, to document his fitness makeover. “#fatpat from 2 years ago to #brasilpat back in January and Now #skinnypat or #jackedandtan Pat haha,” Patrick laughed. He wrote about reducing his body weight from 132 kg (290 pounds) to 103 kg (227 pounds). “Body fat from 31% to 11%,” he added, and gave a shout-out to a now-dormant account, @strengthsensei1. Patrick followed that account's principles to make this change possible. In the comments, the soon-to-be 90 Day Fiancé fan-favorite Patrick was praised by his friends, who commented, “wow amazing difference! You look great.”
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