395 Pounds Down, 585 To Go
Half Ton Man Continues Weight Loss - washingtonpost.com
A man who once weighed well over a half ton left his house for the first time in five years Wednesday _ wheeled outside on his bed to greet neighbors and see a mariachi band. “The sky is beautiful and blue and what I want is to enjoy the sun,” said Manuel Uribe, who had once been certified by doctors as weighing 1,235 pounds. Though still unable to leave his bed, Uribe has lost 395 pounds since he began a high-protein diet a year ago. He now weights about 840 pounds.
He passed on gastric bypass surgery, choosing the help of nutritionists and the Zone diet instead. His long-term goal is to reach a still-hefty 265 pounds, which he expects will take several years.