The Blind Side actor Quinton Aaron has revealed a major weight-loss milestone, saying he feels “overwhelmed and blessed” after losing 200lbs from his 6ft 8in frame. The 41-year-old now weighs 375lbs.
Born in the Bronx, Quinton previously reached 575lbs in 2012 before realizing that his eating habits were putting his health at serious risk. He now has 55lbs left to lose to reach his target weight of 320lbs.
Aaron, who has 495K followers on social media, said reaching his goal would return him to the weight he was at age 14, when he played football in high school.
The actor also said he attempted to use Ozempic last year but discontinued the popular GLP-1 medication after experiencing an allergic reaction.
On Sunday, The Blind Side alum Quinton Aaron was ‘overwhelmed and blessed’ to announce that he’s shed 200lbs off his towering 6ft8in frame, and he now weighs 375lbs (pictured Tuesday)
Instead, the self-described depressive eater credited his shrinking waistline to intermittent fasting, cutting sugar and carbs, and ‘a lot of cardio in the bedroom’ with his new wife Margarita.
‘Mentally, physically and emotionally, she has been my confidant and shelter through my storms,’ Quinton gushed to TMZ on Tuesday.
‘I truly believe God was blessing me with one of his Angels when he sent her to me. She’s helped me get over my depression and so much more.
‘She loves to tell people that she only does 5% and I do the other 95% but I believe she’s much more important in my life than even she gives herself credit for.’
Aaron – who was diagnosed with congestive heart failure – last made headlines for being hospitalized on February 27 with Type A flu and pneumonia.
The Experiment 77 actor first found fame in 2009 playing NFL offensive tackle Michael Oher in John Lee Hancock’s biopic The Blind Side, which amassed $309.2M at the global box office and scored his onscreen ‘adoptive’ mother Sandra Bullock an Oscar.
In 2023, the 39-year-old footballer filed a shocking lawsuit against Leigh Ann and Sean Tuohy alleging they never legally adopted him, but instead created a conservatorship which gave them authority to make business deals in his name.
2025 vs 2012: The Bronx-born 41-year-old once topped the scales at 575lbs in 2012 until he realized he was eating himself ‘into an early grave,’ and he now has only 55lbs to go to reach his 320lb goal weight
Quinton claimed he tried to take Ozempic last year, but he stopped after suffering an allergic reaction the trendy GLP-1 agonist drug beloved by celebrities (pictured September 27)
Instead, Aaron credited his shrinking waistline to intermittent fasting, cutting sugar and carbs, and ‘a lot of cardio in the bedroom’ with his new wife Margarita (L, pictured November 10)
The self-described depressive eater first found fame in 2009 playing NFL offensive tackle Michael Oher in John Lee Hancock’s biopic The Blind Side, which amassed $309.2M at the global box office and scored his onscreen ‘adoptive’ mother Sandra Bullock (R) an Oscar
Quinton will next portray the character Raw Dog alongside Raven-Symoné and Michael Beach in Kevin Grevioux’s action flick War Dawgz, which premieres this Thursday on BET+
A judge has since terminated the Tuohys’ conservatorship but the scandal put a dark cloud over Warner Bros’ big-screen adaptation of Michael Lewis’ 2006 book.
Quinton will next portray the character Raw Dog alongside Raven-Symoné and Michael Beach in Kevin Grevioux’s action flick War Dawgz, which premieres this Thursday on BET+.
Aaron also commands $50 on Cameo.
