2 years later, 380 pounds lost

Houston Chronicle ^ | Jan. 1, 2006 | MICHAEL PRECKER

[Ninian Dryhope]

Quite a feat.

[md2576]

Great Story! No Subway Sandwiches?

[Sundog]

Thanks.

I need that inspiration.

[dsc]

"His immediate plans include a New Year's Eve wedding to Robin Dove, who stuck with him, literally, through thick and thin."

Wow, that is *some* woman.

[Kimmers]

Hurrah for him and so proud of him

[kstewskis]

Talk about your New Years resolution that never quit.

Awesome job! Keep up the good work, Mr. Bishop.

[Right Wing Assault]

I can't believe how often these online article don't have photos.

[fieldmarshaldj]

"Quite a feat."

And now he can see 'em. Attaboy ! :-D

[ErnBatavia]

600 pounds, a constant diet of junk, smoking, drinking, barely able to move. "I was heading for death," Bishop says.

Wow...no kiddin'

[sirchtruth]

I need that inspiration.

I don't beleive it's inpiration that people need, it's LESS food, and a little more exercise. For the millions of us who have this up and down dilima with losing a few LBS and gaining them right back, stirring on the endless cycle, LEARN to create a cycle of eating less.

Learn how to under eat.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[BibChr]

Isn't that what Google is for?

(c;

Dan
Biblical Christianity BLOG

[RGSpincich]

Pictures, lots of them

[A knight without armor]

This is wonderful for him. Some things in the story give me pause however. Getting up and down off the floor, doing crunches, getting on a bike (just sitting on the bike even), doing calisthenics, a conversation 'on the stairs', and THEN in six months he is at 430. What? He was doing all that at 450-600 lbs?. This story is too slick somehow. I think the reporter who wrote this did not stop to think about it. But congratulations to him and I'd love to see the pictures, too.

[RGSpincich]

I thought the same thing. Did find some pictures that seem to corroborate his story(post 14). He was young enough and lucky enough to not have been damaged too badly by his brief stint with severe obesiety, I guess.

[savedbygrace]

That is a very cool webpage. Kudos to the guy for a great feat.

[ozarkgirl]

I see he lost 150 lbs in six months! Now that is a feat, I think when you are that heavy, just walking around would use up tons of calories, just think, each step you may be be lifing a 150 lbs.

He lost most of it at first and tapered off so unlike some others with suspicions, I believe!

Thanks for the pics RG, quite inspiring after a holiday season. Now time for my own diet!

[Iwo Jima]

Is there a dietitian in the house?

I imagine that carrying around that much weight takes a lot of energy which means burning a lot of calories, so he would need to consume LOTS of calories just to maintain that amount of weight.

Maybe a nutritionist will see this thread and "weigh in."