The fattest man on record is Manuel Uribe. At his heaviest, Manuel weight in at 1,230 pounds. Instead of downing weight loss pills, Manuel lived on a diet of tacos and pizza. He now desperately wants to lose the weight and has actually shed about 500 pounds.

Manuel lives in Monterey, Mexico with his mother. He lives, eats, sleeps and even uses the toilet from his bed. At birth, Manuel weighed seven and one half pounds. It wasn’t until Manuel was in his twenties that he really started gaining weight. After marrying and moving to the United States, Manuel took a sedentary job and lived on fast food and soft drinks. By 2001, Manuel weighed in at 550 pounds. Manuel return to Mexico and developed tumor in his legs making walking difficult. His weight ballooned to almost 800 pounds and was bedridden.