If you think its hard to lose those last 7 pounds, imagine if you had to lose 700! Thats what Manuel Urib is attempting to do and hes going well on his way to succeeding. Two years ago he weighed 1,235 pounds and held the Guinness Record for heaviest person.

He says that he gained that weight from eating junk food and soft drinks nonstop when he lived in the United Stated for a few years back in the late 80s.

Now he’s been watching what he eats and has been contantly losing weight for the past 2 years. Hes already lost about 550 pounds! 550 pounds. Wow.

If my girlfriend had 4 twin sisters (now theres a thought!) the weight of all 5 of them would have been in this guys belly before he started slimming down!

He still can’t get out of bed or move around. Reminds me of the mother character in the movie What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? His next big goal is to be able to stand up at his wedding next year.

So the next time you feel like losing weight is too hard, think of Manuel. Can you get out of bed in the morning? Can you walk a little more each day? Manuel can’t and hes already lost more than your entire body weight simply by sticking to his goal and going to it bit by bit over time. If he can succeed in his weight loss goals, you can too.

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