Manuel Uribe
Manuel Uribe Garza (born June 11, 1965) is a 43-year-old man from Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, was one of the heaviest people in medical history.[1] After reaching a peak weight of around 560 kg (1,235 lbs, 88 stone) and being unable to leave his bed since 2001, Uribe lost considerable weight with the help of doctors and nutritionists, and by following the Zone diet.
Uribe drew worldwide attention when he appeared on the Televisa television network in January 2006, but turned down offers for gastric surgery in Italy.
In March 2007, Uribe set a goal to lower his weight to 120 kg (265 lbs). Uribe has also been featured on "World's Heaviest Man", a television documentary about his bedridden life and attempts to lose weight.[2]
By February 13, 2008 Uribe had lost 258kg (570 pounds).[3] His weight loss efforts continue.
Personal life
Manuel was born on June 11, 1965. He is the child of Otilia Garza Alanis and her husband, and lived in Dallas, Texas, United States, for fourteen years. Uribe, a former car parts dealer, has been bedridden since summer of 2001.
He is currently engaged to a woman named Claudia Solís, of whom he says: "We in love, and this year my wish is to be able to stand when we get married; we are a couple; we have sex! And in the eyes of God we are already married". He met Solis, 38, a hairdresser, in 2004, who stated: "I bathe him every day, and we get along very well". They are going to marry on October 26th, 2008.
He has announced plans to launch the Manuel Uribe Foundation to educate Mexican people about nutrition, to combat obesity problems. He has asked Guinness World Records to certify in July 2008, his second title: "The world's greatest loser of weight."[4]
Weight Records
- 1965: Born at 2.7 kg (6 lbs).
- 1984: Age 19: 121.5 kg (266 lbs, 19 stone).
- 1988: Age 23: 127 kg (280 lbs, 20 stone).
- 1990: Age 25: Weight skyrockets to 184 kg (406 lbs, 29 stone).
- 1995: Age 30: Recorded at 248 kg (546 lbs, 39 stone).
- 1996: Age 31: Tummy tuck sloughs off 88.9 kg (196 lbs, 14 stone), reducing his weight to 160 kg (350 lbs, 25 stone).
- 1999: Age 34: Weight jumped to 502 kg (1,106 lbs, 79 stone) in just three years.
- 2000: Age 35: 552 kg (1,218 lbs, 87 stone), even though another tummy tuck removed 72 kg (158lbs, 12 stone).
- 2006: Age 41: Reduced his 597 kg (1,316 lbs, 94 stone) to 552 kg (1218 lbs, 87 stone), due to a diet.
- 2007: Age 42: Loses 181 kg (400 lbs, 28½ stone). Weight plummets down to 381 kg (840 lbs, 60 stone).
- 2008: Age 43: Lost a little less than 102 kg (225 lbs, 16 stone), now weighing around 259 kg (570 lbs, 40 ¾ stone).
See also
References
- ^ "Half-ton Mexican man loses 200 pounds". Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ^ "World's Heaviest Man" on Discovery Channel
- ^ "'World's Fattest Man' Drops 570 Pounds". Fox News. 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
- ^ ap.google.com, 700-pound Mexican man hopes to stand for wedding
