India, Jan. 29 -- Knowing what's healthy doesn't always mean life makes it easy to follow it. Stress, long work hours and emotional burnout can quietly take over. Kevin Gendreau, MD, a 38-year-old physician from Fall River, Massachusetts, experienced this firsthand.

Despite advising patients on obesity risks, stress eating became his coping habit, and his weight peaked at 306 pounds (138 kg). He shares his transformation journey and the lifestyle changes that finally helped him lose weight and reclaim his health. (Also read: 26 year old woman loses 15 kg in 2 months with extreme 'devil weight-loss plan' for wedding, ends up with prediabetes )

"My weight gain didn't happen overnight," Gendreau shared with Men's Health. "It crept up durin...