Worlds fatest man

Israel
March 6, 2009 2:12pm CST
The worlds fattest man is getting a special car so he can leave his house. He recently got married and has lost 500 pounds. I wonder how one becomes so large? He has been bed bound for years, so he needs people to bring him his food. Why on earth did people keep giving him more to eat than he should have? I understand being 100 or even 200 pounds over weight, but this man weighed 1,230 pounds. Didn't his friends care and help him? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090306/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_mexico_half_ton_man_5
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@ElicBxn (63252)
• United States
6 Mar 09
His mother did that too him
• Israel
8 Mar 09
Why his mother? Do you know something I don't? I know some mothers do over feed their kids. There was someone on TV a while back and her toddler was 100 pounds over weight. Her mom over fed her.
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@reckon21 (3479)
• Philippines
6 Mar 09
He got fat because he can't stop himself from eating. The people around him also tolerated his huge appetite. This is bad for him. He could have stop it if he wanted to.
• China
7 Mar 09
I don't think get fat just because he eat too much. There must something wrong with his body,he should go to see a docotor for help.
• Israel
8 Mar 09
It's not that easy to stop eating. This man is obviously sick. The sad part is he didn't get help until he got to be this big.
@Loverbear (4918)
• United States
6 Mar 09
It is very easy to get that obese. It is lacking the control over one's eating habits. Also, you'll find that people can be very manipulative in how they manage to get what they want. I have watched many programs on the super overweight people and it is amazing how they manage to get extra food! They even will call delivery places and have pizzas, hamburgers, pasta, chicken and other foods delivered. I wonder how they can afford to purchase the extraordinary amounts of food they consume. As in any habit (and over eating becomes a habit eventually) can only be controlled by the one who has the habit. People around the person can beg, plead, threaten, bargain, and even hide or refrain from providing the item that the person is addicted to...but in the long run it is the person with the habit that has to decide that they are going to quit whatever behavior they have and change their lives. I have found that the more you nag or mention the habit, the more the person with the habit will do the destructive behavior. My best friend and sister of the heart is extremely overweight, and as much as I would love to nag and get after her about loosing the weight, the ultimate decision is hers. I realize that I can't make the decision for her. Recently she gave up drinking diet coke. I am so proud of her and constantly praise her for her giving up the habit of drinking sodas. But, again, it was her decision. I have been beside her in the hospital when the doctors told her that she needs to loose the extra weight and that if she didn't she would die way too early. It scared her, but because of stress factors in her life she wasn't ready to change her way of eating and way of life. Now, with a bigger support system and her desire to change her life, she is slowly loosing the weight and becoming a happier person. I have promised her that when she looses a certain amount of weight I am going to treat her to two pairs of earrings a pair of garnet and a pair of emerald
• Israel
8 Mar 09
The man must have had a lot of money. That much food would cost a fortune. Just giving up coke or a few sweets can really make a difference. I cut my butter and olive oil consumption down and lost 20 pounds. It was a tiny thing that was easy to do and it worked. I was ready to loose the 20 pounds. I have 20 more to go to reach my goal weight.
@Loverbear (4918)
• United States
8 Mar 09
I get most of my exercise cleaning up after the cats and dogs, lifting the cats off the computer desk so that I can see the screen ( it seems like they line up and take turns jumping up so I can lift them down...by the time they're done I swear I have fifty cats instead of just four!) Another thought popped into my head after I finished my post, and that is some people do have a short circuit in their brain that doesn't let them know when they are full. So they just keep eating and eating. Also it could be a low self esteem problem. I have known a lot of people that have that kind of problem and they are super over eaters. It takes getting inside their heads to find the reason for the problem before they can really deal with the problem.
@skbh12 (2946)
• Philippines
7 Mar 09
it was a neglect i think because his parents never thought about a diet control. well, at least now he was given a way for him to be able to roam around the city and get fresh air and see other stuffs that is going on with the world.. happy posting and happy mylotting!
• Israel
8 Mar 09
I havens herd anything about his parents. I assumed he lived in his own house because he is an adult.
@deejean06 (1952)
• United States
6 Mar 09
I will never understand this - ever... I agree with you - how on earth did this person get so big? Why on earth did people feed him and let him get to this size? How did he take care of himself? If he was bed bound then he had to have his facilities in the bed? This was not someone who was sick and needed to be bed bound? This was someone who chose to eat and eat to get to this enormous size and have other people take care of him. Is this another case of shifting personal responsibility?
@falconx (221)
• Finland
7 Mar 09
Yeah I'm wondering the exactly same questions as you are. I guess they just increased the amount of food when he started to get fatter. That dude should have some exercise when he's able to walk..
• Canada
7 Mar 09
Is this just pure stupidity that made him this big or what? Its not right that someones should have so much weight. Didn't he have family and friends to help him with his "problem" whatever it was?
• Israel
8 Mar 09
Obviously his family and friends didn't intervene. It's very sad that he was able to eat himself into this position.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
7 Mar 09
It is something to wonder about...I personally can't even fathom how many calories you have to eat in one day to maintain that kind of weight. It's so sad but good now that he has lost 500 pounds...hope he can find his way back to normal!
• Israel
8 Mar 09
It's great he lost 500 pounds. I hope he continues until he reaches a healthy maintainable weight.
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
8 Mar 09
Yes, this is something! You are right! I always ask myself this question. If, someone really cared about him, he would not get this fat. But it also has a lot to do with him as well. If he really cared about his own self then he would not eat so much to get this fat. I hope that he does not have an hormome imbalance. I am glad that he had lost 500 pounds. It would be great if he could lose more too. I don't know how someone can get to be this big, it just dosen't make any sense. I am glad that he is making progress. I hope that he keeps it this way too. He needs his life and health if he wants to be around for his new wife kids and grandkids.
• Philippines
7 Mar 09
maybe he was just a food lover or maybe a lazy sportsman. and yes, i do think it was his fault getting that much big, well if you want to be like him take some time to think.
• Israel
8 Mar 09
I don't think anyone wants to be like that. Not everyone can be physically active. I have many friends who are in wheel chairs and they maintain a health weight without exercise. This unfortunate man probably has many reasons for becoming so large.
@NancyXie (78)
• China
7 Mar 09
I have heard this news before,it is really incredible. Westen people are usually fatter than Chinese people because of heredity,food,life habit etc
• Israel
8 Mar 09
The Chinese tend to have fewer weight problems. The traditional Chinese diet is very healthy and well balanced. Unfortunately when Chinese people move to Western cultures and start eating unhealthy western foods, they too develop weight problems.
7 Mar 09
me don't know!