Formerly half-ton man can leave house at last

AN NICOLAS DE LOS GARZA, Mexico (AP) -- A man who once weighed well over half a 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 weighs about 840 pounds.

To celebrate the milestone, six people pushed Uribe's wheel-equipped iron bed out to the street as a mariachi band played and a crowd gathered. Then, a forklift lifted him onto a truck and the 41-year-old rode through the streets of San Nicolas de los Garza, a Monterrey suburb.

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I'm going to start working out again tomorrow

I'm glad he's dropping the weight, but dang, he's got a looooong way to go still. At least he's trying. :thumbsup:

Imagine finding yourself in his predicament.

May he get some goddamned joy now and again.

with the reasons why he let himself get that bad. There must be some underlying disorder.

Sure puts the 85 more pounds I need to lose in perspective (I've already lost 60). If he can do it, I sure as hell can.

He's lucky to be alive.
And, he hasn't given up!

:wow:

lose weight and he did, i hope he can get the rest off.

I feel very bad for him.

I wonder if it's an underlying metabolic disorder, or the disease where one can't stop eating?

I've never understood how the human body get to that weight. It just doesn't seem possible. Like our skeleton would just break or something. I dunno.

And I'm what's conventionally regarded as a big fat guy.
He's lost more than I weigh. Astonishing.
I dont know what hes doing but ..keep it up!

and sending out vibes for future success in his mission to lose weight.

Yellow Cross does a better job... and has a higher risk of stroke or heart attack too! :woohoo:

I just can't see how anyone's body would let one eat so much to get that big. I wish him well.

Poor guy... :(

I would think as soon as it became physically HARD to get out of bed, you'd take a good look at where it was going and change your ways...