When doctors told Carlos Orosco, from Zilwaukee in Michigan, who was severely obese, that he was unlikely to survive past his early forties, he decided to take action. He changed his unhealthy eating habits so that he could undergo weight loss surgery. The man then continued his journey by losing an incredible 475 pounds (approx. 215 kg) in five years.
At 38 years old, Orosco weighed 651 pounds (approx. 295 kg). He had always been a larger man but started piling up the extra pounds after moving out from his parents’ home and living on his own in his late 20s.
