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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 ]
Second heaviest woman in history. Before her death, she lost around 325 kg (717 lb; 51 st 3 lb) in weight-loss treatment. [14] 1980–2017 (37) Michael Hebranko United States: M 499 kg 1,100 lb 78 st 8 lb 1.83 m 6 ft 0 in 149 1953–2013 (60) Patrick Deuel [15] United States: M 486 kg 1,071 lb 76 st 7 lb 1.70 m 5 ft 7 in 168
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.
(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 ...
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]
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]
At 65,589 feet, Apt beat all previous records speed records, reaching Mach 3 (2,094 miles per hour). He was the fastest flying man alive and would hold the record until 1961, when the X-15 reached ...
Robert Hughes was born in Monticello, Missouri, the son of Abraham Guy Hughes (1878–1957) and Georgia Alice Weatharby (1906–1947).He was born "weighing a hefty but not abnormal" 11 pounds 4 ounces (5.1 kg) [2] [3] and was a "fairly average-size baby until he contracted whooping cough at about five months old."