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NAME: Joseph Huber

HOME: Milwaukee, WI

AGE: 33

HEIGHT: 6'2"

WEIGHT: 197 lb

OCCUPATION: Machine operator

BEFORE: 547 LB

AFTER: 197 LB

THE GAIN: Following a nasty divorce 10 years ago, Huber hit the comfort
food—hard—and ballooned from his high-school weight of 260 pounds.

A typical Monday Night Football feast consisted of a large pizza, two
2-liter bottles of soda, garlic bread, jalapeno poppers, two beef
sandwiches, chips and beer. "I never felt full," he says. Huber's weight
steadily increased to 547 pounds.

THE CHANGE: Climbing a creaky set of porch stairs took Huber a harrowing 15
minutes. "I was afraid the stairs were going to fall off the building," he
says. "I realized then that if I didn't lose some weight, I would die."
Huber opted for gastric bypass surgery in December 2003, which limited his
stomach to 6 ounces of food at a time.

THE LIFESTYLE: The surgery was just the start. Huber still weighed 450
pounds when he started to ride his bike seven miles to work. "The first
time, it took me an hour and a half," he says. Huber was soon biking or
running to work every day, and he started lifting weights. His stomach has
since stretched to fit a normal-size meal, but Huber's eating habits
haven't regressed: He avoids anything high in fat or sugar, and fuels
workouts with protein shakes and tuna sandwiches.

THE REWARD: Last year, Huber placed 26th out of 472 participants in his
first triathlon. His 2006 race schedule is already packed. "I'm at a place
I really like," Huber says. "Eating healthy and exercising are second
nature."

JOE'S TIPS

The shortcut only takes you so far. "The surgery got me in the right
mind-set, but I still had to exercise and eat right to get fit. That's what
really made the difference."

Live the diet. "A diet is something you do to lose weight, and then you go
back to how you used to eat. Healthy eating has to become your norm."

Take baby steps. "I was afraid to push myself in exercise. But if you do it
once, it's not as hard the next time. The more you work at it, the easier
things become for you."
 
At 450 lbs, having a hard time climbing a set of stairs, he STARTED by
biking 7 miles to work? every day?

He's got a heart f Iron..
Will~

"Pat" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> http://tinyurl.com/pw3rd
>
> Men's Health
>
> NAME: Joseph Huber
>
> HOME: Milwaukee, WI
>
> AGE: 33
>
> HEIGHT: 6'2"
>
> WEIGHT: 197 lb
>
> OCCUPATION: Machine operator
>
> BEFORE: 547 LB
>
> AFTER: 197 LB
>
> THE GAIN: Following a nasty divorce 10 years ago, Huber hit the comfort
> food-hard-and ballooned from his high-school weight of 260 pounds.
>
> A typical Monday Night Football feast consisted of a large pizza, two
> 2-liter bottles of soda, garlic bread, jalapeno poppers, two beef
> sandwiches, chips and beer. "I never felt full," he says. Huber's weight
> steadily increased to 547 pounds.
>
> THE CHANGE: Climbing a creaky set of porch stairs took Huber a harrowing
> 15
> minutes. "I was afraid the stairs were going to fall off the building," he
> says. "I realized then that if I didn't lose some weight, I would die."
> Huber opted for gastric bypass surgery in December 2003, which limited his
> stomach to 6 ounces of food at a time.
>
> THE LIFESTYLE: The surgery was just the start. Huber still weighed 450
> pounds when he started to ride his bike seven miles to work. "The first
> time, it took me an hour and a half," he says. Huber was soon biking or
> running to work every day, and he started lifting weights. His stomach has
> since stretched to fit a normal-size meal, but Huber's eating habits
> haven't regressed: He avoids anything high in fat or sugar, and fuels
> workouts with protein shakes and tuna sandwiches.
>
> THE REWARD: Last year, Huber placed 26th out of 472 participants in his
> first triathlon. His 2006 race schedule is already packed. "I'm at a place
> I really like," Huber says. "Eating healthy and exercising are second
> nature."
>
> JOE'S TIPS
>
> The shortcut only takes you so far. "The surgery got me in the right
> mind-set, but I still had to exercise and eat right to get fit. That's
> what
> really made the difference."
>
> Live the diet. "A diet is something you do to lose weight, and then you go
> back to how you used to eat. Healthy eating has to become your norm."
>
> Take baby steps. "I was afraid to push myself in exercise. But if you do
> it
> once, it's not as hard the next time. The more you work at it, the easier
> things become for you."
>
>
>
 

> At 450 lbs, having a hard time climbing a set of stairs, he STARTED by
> biking 7 miles to work? every day?
>
> He's got a heart f Iron..
> Will~

I'd like to know the brand and model of the bike that would support his 450
pounds.

Pat in TX
 
"Pat in TX" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> > At 450 lbs, having a hard time climbing a set of stairs, he STARTED by
> > biking 7 miles to work? every day?
> >
> > He's got a heart f Iron..
> > Will~
>
> I'd like to know the brand and model of the bike that would support his
450
> pounds.
>
> Pat in TX
>
>
Pat, There are some bikes that will support that weight. Worksman, a
company that has been making bikes in New York for over one hundred years,
builds bikes that are practically indestructible. I'm over 300 and I have
had no problem with any bike, though I've never tried one of the ultra-light
frames. I'm careful not to ride over curbs or on stairs so as not to
overstress the frame. Touring bikes are also built to carry lots of extra
stuff, so if a rider carries only his ample frame on the bike, it's not
likely to overstress it. On any bike, the chain and the gears and the
brakes all work harder for a heavier load, so a large rider should have good
ones and inspect and replace them as needed.

My hat's off to a guy who can start by riding fourteen miles per day at that
weight. Bicycling is a good, low impact exercise. I find that and swimming
are the two most agreeable forms of activity for me.

Max
 
Pat in TX wrote:
::: At 450 lbs, having a hard time climbing a set of stairs, he STARTED
::: by biking 7 miles to work? every day?
:::
::: He's got a heart f Iron..
::: Will~
::
:: I'd like to know the brand and model of the bike that would support
:: his 450 pounds.
::

There was an article in Buycycling a few months back (well, in 2005) that
discussed something similar to this situation. They even had pictures of
the guy on his bike.
 

> ::
> :: I'd like to know the brand and model of the bike that would support
> :: his 450 pounds.
> ::
>
> There was an article in Buycycling a few months back (well, in 2005) that
> discussed something similar to this situation. They even had pictures of
> the guy on his bike.
>
What I got out of the article was that the guy already had this bike lying
around the house. That means that he bought it before he weighed 450 pounds.
Now, if he bought it years ago, he didn't search out a bike that would
support a body weight of 450 pounds. He just apparently lucked out with the
old bike he happened to have.

Pat in TX
>
 
Pat in TX wrote:
::::: I'd like to know the brand and model of the bike that would
::::: support his 450 pounds.
:::::
:::
::: There was an article in Buycycling a few months back (well, in
::: 2005) that discussed something similar to this situation. They
::: even had pictures of the guy on his bike.
:::
:: What I got out of the article was that the guy already had this bike
:: lying around the house. That means that he bought it before he
:: weighed 450 pounds. Now, if he bought it years ago, he didn't search
:: out a bike that would support a body weight of 450 pounds. He just
:: apparently lucked out with the old bike he happened to have.

That could very well be. I just saw only the part I responded to in my
newsreader, and it sounds very similar to that story in Bicycle mag.

::
:: Pat in TX
 
I don't know...this is cool, but I don't feel as inspired by the weight
loss knowing that he has had gastric bypass surgery. I know that at his
weight level it was probably medically necessary, but I also know that
it makes it really easy to lose weight. Here is a quote from someone's
extensive diary after going through gastric bypass surgery:
"It's strange that I eat all I want and still lose weight, but I feel
like I've traded an inability to lose weight for an inability to stop
losing weight." - from http://www.basilwhite.com/gastric/

What I find more inspiring is that he was able to start working out and
*pushing himself* after being dormant for so long.

Just my feelings...
 
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