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| Weight loss from Zone Diet- 1200lb man loses 400lbs in a year!
:eek4: :eek4: :eek4: Half Ton Man Continues Weight Loss By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ  (AP) Manuel Uribe, who once weighed half a ton, celebrates with champagne as he sits on his bed while...
SAN NICOLAS DE LOS GARZA, Mexico (AP) - 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.
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.
With dozens of reporters and photographers in tow, Uribe traveled along, passing the town's plaza and church and waving at clusters of people eager to get a glimpse of him.
"It fills me with joy to see he's getting better and getting a little sun," Uribe's neighbor Guadalupe Guerra said. "I would go crazy if I had to be inside my house for so many years."
Uribe was a chubby kid and weighed more than 250 pounds as an adolescent. In 1992, he said his weight began ballooning 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. Afterward, an Italian and a Spanish doctor both visited and offered gastric bypass surgery.
But Uribe chose to accept help from Mexican nutritionists working with the Zone diet. He says he will stick to that diet until he reaches his goal of 265 pounds.
"My goal is to leave the house on my own but I know that will be a long process," he said. 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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03-13-07, 09:08 AM
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| Re: Weight loss from Zone Diet- 1200lb man loses 400lbs in a year!
Any update? Did he continue to loose?
I jusr read that a 900 lbs women had gastric bypass surgery but died a few weks later (heart problem).
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hi Fred! last thing i saw on tv about this gentleman was that he was still losing weight and on the right track
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It wasn't the zone diet that magically helped him lose weight. It was the idea that energy balances were finally regulated through programmed nutrition. | |
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Wonder of this of this is the heaviest man (in USA?). Steve, any more info on this "programmed nutrition" available?
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Originally Posted by freddebruyn  Wonder of this of this is the heaviest man (in USA?). Steve, any more info on this "programmed nutrition" available? | What I meant by "programmed nutrition" is nothing special. The Zone Diet is a program of nutrition. Atkins is a program of nutrition. I simply meant a program that you follow.
These programs don't work because of some secret blend of macronutrients that trigger fat loss. They work simply because energy balance is kept in check when utilized properly.
That said, I am not a fan of programmed nutrition. I am more a fan of building a balanced nutritional strategy that is based on your personal traits and goals. | |
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Originally Posted by Steve That said, I am not a fan of programmed nutrition. I am more a fan of building a balanced nutritional strategy that is based on your personal traits and goals. |  That is how I have been eating over the majority of the last 10 years and it has served me well when I apply it. The key is when I apply it 
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Originally Posted by Obesity Discussion That is how I have been eating over the majority of the last 10 years and it has served me well when I apply it. The key is when I apply it | Looks like it has worked good for you, considering how close you are to your goal.  | |
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Originally Posted by Steve Looks like it has worked good for you, considering how close you are to your goal. | Thanks! My remaining 5lbs is really just a little trimming up for spring/summer time
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