Half ton man leaves home for first time in five years
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.
He wants to eventually weigh 250 lbs again, a goal that could take four years to reach.
There was a show about some English guy on TV last night who weighed in at a little more than half that -- 762 pounds. They had a little demo of what this guy was eating in a day and it came to more than 33000 calories. Some days he would eat 40 bags of chips and a stack of chocolate bars on top of three huge meals. It was unreal. He has to lose a hundred pounds before they will consider the stomach stapling, which he clearly needs.
Half ton man leaves home for first time in five years
