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Little man, what now? - America’s fattest man slims down

A strange entry for a blog of that name, surely. The blog, btw, I was alerted to via An Englishman’s Castle.

‘Big Pete’ Loiselle decided that once he’d reached 54.5 stones in weight, it was time for a change. His surgeons were warning him about the damage he was causing to his body, and were keen for him to undergo gastric bypass surgery. However the strict diet that this operation imposes was not to Pete’s liking. He decided to diet, and lose weight the conventional way.

A new diet was drawn up for him, reducing his daily 10,000 calorie intake down to 2,200 calories. Allowing him to continue eating his favorite foods, albeit in greatly reduced quantities.

He has pictures. It seems to me that standing up would burn a great many of those 10,000 calories. I don’t know why everyone always jumps into the gastric bypass thing.

His dietitian has obviously done an excellent job, as over the period of 2 years, Pete lost on average 17lb per month. This has given him a total weight loss of 36 stones.

In his new form Pete is able to do a whole host of things, all of which we take for granted:
-fit into airline seats -climb stairs -see his feet -tie his own shoelaces -climb into the bath -fit into the seats at his favorite restaurant

He looks super skinny now.

A stone, btw, is 14 pounds. 36 stone, therefore, is 504 pounds. He was originally 54.5 stone, which would be 763 pounds.