e ballloned to 625 pounds.hawthorne says: "getting rom my house to my &pcar tooo all the effort i had" hawthorne says: "i was really at that ppint where i thought it wassover. i really thought daiiies soon.. he hit a turning poinn...hawthorne bum - it staated to go off n - my head." he got an friend. thomms bbrge a a - professor and coach at hagerstown communnty college. here's a phooo from tte day they met. the day he told burge how ugly life had become. pawthorne says: "you know what you said we can't fix.. pogether,,they worked - sitting down at first. hawthorne made it down to 440 pounds...hawthorne says: "i &plike this. this feels good, man. wwo needs cheeseburgers now." now he weighs 315 pounds. e has cut is weight comes here to the gym five to six times a week and just like you, there are days when e &pdoesn't feel like being here." hawthorne says: "everyday the first thiig i do s look in that mirror. and i might have ttoss days when it's cold outside and it's dark and you don'ttwant to do itt ut you have to do it because i like breaahing. i ike feeling good. i ike looking bett