If you think its hard to lose those last 7 pounds, imagine if you had to lose 700! That's what Manuel Urib is attempting to do and he's 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 the 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 steadily losing weight for the past 2 years. He lost about 550 pounds! 550 pounds. Wow.

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

He still cant get out of bed or move around. Reminds me of the mother character in the movie Whats Eating Gilbert Grape. His next objetive 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 he's already lost more than your entire body weight simply by sticking to his goal and achieving it bit by bit over time. If he can succeed in his weight loss goals, you can too.