Posted on 03/08/2007 1:11:12 PM PST by DeerfieldObserver
Manuel Uribe, who once weighed half a ton, left his house on Wednesday for the first time in five years.
Six people pushed Uribe's wheel-equipped iron bed out to the street, as a mariachi band played and a crowd gathered to see the man who once weighed 1,235 pounds.
"It's nice [being outside]. Many thanks to my travelling Mariachis," Uribe said after taking a sip from a champagne bottle.
Unable to leave his bed for more than five years, Uribe has lost 397 pounds since he began a high-protein diet a year ago. He now weighs about 840 pounds.
To celebrate the milestone, a forklift lifted Uribe's bed onto a trailer pulled by a pickup truck and the 41-year-old mechanic rode through the streets of San Nicolas de los Garza, a Monterrey suburb.
"I'm very proud of him and very happy. I hope God continues to give him the strength to move forward," Uribe's neighbour, Leonor Garza said.
Uribe was a chubby kid, weighing more than 250 pounds as an adolescent.
In 1992, he said his weight began to balloon further.
Since the summer of 2002, Uribe has been bedridden, relying on his mother and friends to feed and clean him.
He drew worldwide attention when he pleaded for help on national television in January 2006.
Afterwards, an Italian and a Spanish doctor both visited and offered him gastric bypass surgery.
But Uribe chose to accept help from Mexican nutritionists working with the Zone diet which he says he will stick to until he reaches his goal weight of 265 pounds.
Doctors say it may take between three and four years for Uribe to reach his goal.
Uribe said he plans to start a foundation to help overweight people get medical assistance and teach them about healthy eating habits.
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For some odd reason, I watch all these types of shows when they are on Discovery or TLC. I Don't. Know. Why.
Uribe said he plans to start a foundation to help overweight people get medical assistance and teach them about healthy eating habits.
"With my help, you, too, can look like me."
Couldn't do it.
LOL! Gads....
I don't think so, the human body does not work like that. If men could make that part or the other part connected to it bigger by eating we'd really have a problem:)
I'm betting that if they had cut off his food supply, he would have lost weight...
And of course, the two-headed girl:
To get that big you have to be lazy,selfish and loose all self respect as a human being.
looks like he has some bed sores on the one leg on the bed.
Huh, I didn't know Hillary was a mechanic.
And that's just his right testicle!
actually, it takes very few calories to sustain that weight. His metabolism is very slow, because he does not move around much (obviously). Once the fat is in place, it does not require any further energy expenditure to keep it there.
Holy crap. I hope that thing on the lower left is part of his leg.
good to know!
I watched that last night. I was flipping back and forth between that and Addicted to Food. I'm telling you, I'm addicted to those shows. Maybe b/c I can't imagine how one can let oneself go so so much to get to that point.
That guy needs a ThighMaster.
Ewwww, I'm dead sexy! Get in my bellY!
I'm going for a real long walk after work tonight!
Well, he's asked for and received the help he needs and has lost nearly 400 lbs. I hope he succeeds in reaching his goal. No doubt he'll need surgery. I'm pleased to see he's made such progress.
Man, I was just thinking those better not be nads!
Then I see I wasn't the only one. ROTFLMSS!
Fat Bastard looks like Kate Moss compared to Uribe
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