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Eventually she got some more outside help from a physiotherapist and soon her weight dropped to 500 pounds (230 kg), a total weight loss of 553 pounds (251 kg). Bradford persisted with her weight-loss plan [ 5 ] and eventually reduced her weight to 283 pounds (128 kg), claiming a total weight loss of 917 pounds (416 kg). [ 6 ]
As a 19-year-old, Paul reached his peak weight; more than 520 pounds (235 kg). Starting in 1967, as a New Year's resolution, he decided to start fasting to lose weight because he was tired of being ridiculed. [2] In an interview posted in the Boca Raton News on March 22, 1981, Paul made this statement on the resolution, "I quit eating right there.
In the 1971 edition of The Guinness Book of Records, Barbieri's 382-day fast was recognized as the longest recorded. [1] As of 2025, Barbieri retains the record for the longest fast without solid food. Guinness does not actively encourage records relating to fasting for fear of encouraging unsafe behaviour. [1] [5]
(For the record, her heaviest weight was 230 pounds, not 300 as many outlets reported.) But there's one story from years ago that still makes her laugh today. "This is the funniest one -- It was ...
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (1959–1997), Hawaiian singer whose weight peaked at 343 kg (756 lb; 54 st 0 lb). Paul Kimelman (born 1947), holder of Guinness World Record for the greatest weight-loss in the shortest amount of time (1982). Billy and Benny McCrary, holders of Guinness World Records's World's Heaviest Twins.
The Guinness World Record researchers get many more records approved than they can fit in a single book. There are visits to history — pirate ships and shipwrecks — and pages devoted to record ...
He was not a naturally large man like other super heavyweights but was encouraged to gain strength by adding weight. In January 1970, Alekseyev set his first world record, and during the 1970 World Weightlifting Championship in Columbus, he was the first man to clean and jerk 500 pounds (227 kg) in competition.
Despite this, he soon started to gain weight again. [14] He was readmitted to the hospital just over a year later in October 1981, [29] after his weight increased to 952 lb (432 kg; 68 st); [14] he had managed to gain 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st) in just seven days. [30] He died 23 months later on September 4, 1983, aged 41. [31]