Photographer tracks entire family's amazing weightloss over 6 months

When new dad Jesse decided to get fit ahead of the birth of his son he roped in his mum, dad and wife to join him on his mission, as these amazing before-and-after pictures show.

Photo: Instagram / xyjesse

The photographer, designer and model from Xiamen, China, noticed he was getting a little flabby and wanted to transform his life before becoming a first time dad. And he somehow talked his wife and parents into coming along for the ride.

The four of them began walking, then jogging and pretty soon their fitness had improved enough that they could join a gym.

He decided to take photos every 10 days and gradually the process became their way of life - the whole thing laid bare on his Instagram, now followed by thousands of impressed fans. 

Jesse's mum moved in with her son and daughter-in-law to help with the new baby  - son Johnny  - and his father came too  - and the three generations of the family continued to work together.

Jesse, 32 particularly liked helping his father - who was battling an alcohol problem - and told website BoredPanda that he was happy with his dad's growing confidence after his staggering transformation.

Truly inspiring to look at  - most of the photos were taken from March to September, which just shows you what you can do when you put your mind to it.