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101-pound man eats 6,500 calories a day

IL Ruffino
19-04-2006, 19:03
Stomach condition keeps 22-year-old from putting on weight

The Associated Press
Updated: 1:16 p.m. ET April 19, 2006


IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - A 5-foot-9, 22-year-old man who eats 6,500 calories a day — two and a half times the average intake for an adult male — has earned a special reward for breaking the 100-pound mark:

Dinner out from his mom.

"I'm a medical mystery," said Matt Chaffee, who weighed in at 101 pounds on Saturday. "I've accepted it."

Chaffee, who has a 26-inch waist, had several health problems as a newborn. One of them, pyloric stenosis, prevents food from emptying out of the stomach. The condition and ulcers he developed in his esophagus reduced his ability to gain weight.

Chaffee weighed 8 pounds when he was 4 months old, and 17 pounds when he reached kindergarten, his mother said. He was up to 85 pounds at age 14, but couldn't participate in some activities, including swimming.

"He sinks like a rock," his mother, Kelley Chaffee, told the Post Register.

Since turning 18 his goal has been to go over 100 pounds. He achieved that on a diet that included 5,000 calories a day in protein shakes.

"He was so happy," Kelley Chaffee said.

Sandi Birch, a registered dietitian at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, said most of the people she deals with are not trying to put on weight.

"Its far more common to have the opposite problem," she said.

Matt Chaffee is an Eastern Idaho Technical College student and WinCo Foods cashier who works out five days a week and can bench press 130 pounds. He uses his bike for daily transportation.


He said he'll stop drinking the protein shakes if he reaches 120 pounds. Until then, he said he'll continue to wear long johns in the summer that help him conserve heat and prevent illness.

Kelley Chaffee said she will continue to search for clothes in her son's size that make him look his best.

"He doesn't look good in Wranglers," she said.

URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12388081/?GT1=7938

*begs for this to happen to self*

What? I'm fat. Sexy, but fat.
Pythogria
19-04-2006, 19:06
O_o

That is one wierd condition that guy has.
Fass
19-04-2006, 19:06
Sexy, but fat.

That does not compute.
Fascist Emirates
19-04-2006, 19:08
During BUD/S trainees easily burn 6,500 calories.
IL Ruffino
19-04-2006, 19:10
That does not compute.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y79/Goomg/fuckIFiKnow/b6182f14.jpg

See, I'm sexy. But fat.
Pompous world
19-04-2006, 19:28
intriguing
The Infinite Dunes
19-04-2006, 19:29
Oh god. That's harsh. If I had that condition I'd probably die. I struggle to maintain my weight as it is. 101lbs? That guy must really look like a lampost.
Sdaeriji
19-04-2006, 19:33
My friend Adam has a similar disorder. I'll have to ask him if it's the same one.
The Infinite Dunes
19-04-2006, 19:47
My friend Adam has a similar disorder. I'll have to ask him if it's the same one.Doesn't actually say what the guy has. Is says it he had pyloric stenosis, which is a disorder specific to babies apparently. And he says he's a medical mystery, which I guess means the doctors haven't told him what he has as they have no idea.
Sdaeriji
19-04-2006, 19:54
Doesn't actually say what the guy has. Is says it he had pyloric stenosis, which is a disorder specific to babies apparently. And he says he's a medical mystery, which I guess means the doctors haven't told him what he has as they have no idea.

Then I imagine it's probably not the same thing. My buddy is about 5'4" and about 100 pounds. He has to take medicine in order to not lose weight, because he metabolizes so fast. But he doesn't have the problem with wearing lots of clothing even in summer time. Oh well.
Ratod
19-04-2006, 19:59
I'm 6'2" and my weight changes drasticaly.My lowest weight was 105 lbs and my highest 240lbs(currently 140lbs).I can bascally choose my weight and went from my highest to my lowest in 8 months
Jello Biafra
19-04-2006, 20:00
Lucky bastard.
The Tribes Of Longton
19-04-2006, 20:15
I'm 6'2" and my weight changes drasticaly.My lowest weight was 105 lbs and my highest 240lbs(currently 140lbs).I can bascally choose my weight and went from my highest to my lowest in 8 months
I want to hurt you so bad right now...















:p
Terrorist Cakes
19-04-2006, 20:21
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y79/Goomg/fuckIFiKnow/b6182f14.jpg

See, I'm sexy. But fat.

That does not compute.
The Tribes Of Longton
19-04-2006, 20:29
That does not compute.
http://www.primitiveways.com/images/atlatl_branch2.jpg
Here, have this stick, you can use it to bash his ego a little more!

¬_¬
Kraow
19-04-2006, 20:32
Eating 6500 calories does nothing if it all comes straight out the other end.
Incidentally I can never lose weight, every time I start an exercise program I gain a little weight because I gain loads of muscle. Then when I finally stop the same fat stays where it is and any that went re-accumulates. The whole thing leaves me looking like a body builder wearinga thick sweater!
Ratod
19-04-2006, 20:32
I want to hurt you so bad right now...:p
Its easy ,plenty of beer and maryjane every and the weight will fall off although its a bitch on the old kidneys;)
Terrorist Cakes
19-04-2006, 20:50
http://www.primitiveways.com/images/atlatl_branch2.jpg
Here, have this stick, you can use it to bash his ego a little more!

¬_¬

Hehe...It was mostly the picture, really. No one looks good from that angle.
Dinaverg
19-04-2006, 20:55
Hehe...It was mostly the picture, really. No one looks good from that angle.

He's usually drunk, that doesn't help.
Terrorist Cakes
19-04-2006, 20:56
He's usually drunk, that doesn't help.

I thought his expression hinted lightly of intoxication.
Kryozerkia
19-04-2006, 21:19
Stomach condition keeps 22-year-old from putting on weight



*begs for this to happen to self*

What? I'm fat. Sexy, but fat.
That is NOT sexy...