Mr Uribe is proof that it is never to late to start dieting...

It seems incredible but it is true…. A man who once weighed 550 kilos… (that’s more than half a ton) has lost 200kilos and is now ‘only’ 350 kilos. The man Mr Manual Uribe was able to leave his house on the first occasion in 5 years yesterday. Mr Uribe is still not able to walk as his legs are unable to support his vast weight but with the help of a special crane he was lifted out into the sunlight yesterday to the cheers of well wishers drinking champagne to celebrate his 200kilo achievement.

Mr Uribe credits his diet success to the Zone diet which is a healthy diet of both carbs and protein. Incredibly despite his huge weight and even when he was over half a ton in weight Mr Uribe’s cholesterol and blood sugar were at normal levels. He had originally planned to have a gastric bypass operation as his weight was getting so out of control but with his new diet he knows that is no longer necessary.

You might be wondering how Mr Uribe could exercise given that he is unable to walk and he is stuck in his house. Well he used special harnesses that allowed him to lift weights and move around. When people get to certain weight exercise becomes very difficult for them and thus a vicious circle is created with more weight being gained and thus it is even more difficult to exercise.

Mr Uribe is proof that it is never to late to start dieting and that a diet and careful exercise can work wonders. Mr Uribe still has a long haul to go before he can claim to be of a normal weight and we wish him luck from all at Ukmedix News and shall be following his progress with interest.