[Karma]

My thoughts exactly. Who'd a thunk it!!

[Karma]

I am having double posting issues...must put the vodka down....hic...

[Kel007]

Congrats! You look awesome! Enjoy your new life!

[ninjachef]

Wow...

[foldingstars]

i lost it at #4

he looks pretty good after

[split-personality]

ive had 1 of them :) to think bout it ive been thro the wars with operations nd accidents that ive had lol but im a fighter so i gotta keep on truckin

[DiamondSmiles]

I hope he donated the skin.

Quite a transformation for the better

[Spiffyfable]

Shit on all that nonsense

[Lambiesinclair]

Didnt he end up gaining it all back?

[gorefanatic]

He actually gained all the weight back and then some over a year ago.

Now he's trying to lose it all over again.

http://thestir.cafemom.com/healthy_l...ho_lost_weight

Three years ago, David Smith became the poster boy for the extreme slim-down.

The star of TLC's The 650-Pound Virgin, Smith dropped a jaw dropping 400 pounds, became a trainer, found his first ever girlfriend, and inspired millions to get fit. Yet three years later, he has regained nearly 300 pounds and is morbidly obese once again.

The reason for the setback? On his path from dud to stud, Smith only tackled half his problem.

Focusing on diet and exercise, "I looked really good on the outside but inside I was a terrible mess," he said on Today. "I saw someone who didn't know who they were. All my life I was this monster in my head. And all of the sudden, to be this good-looking guy just blew my mind away. I didn't know how to deal with it."

The pressure didn't help either. Suddenly a public figure, "A lot of people were counting on me to be inspiring. I didn't want to let anyone down. I just didn't know how to cope," he said.

It's a sad reminder that losing weight is not just about what is happening on the outside. Too often, we focus on that number on the scale, a taut tummy, and buff arms. But that almost always guarantees failure.

Like so many others, Smith was only focused on the physical. He never dealt with the emotional issues that caused him to overeat in the first place. It's why people commonly gain back most, if not more, of the weight they worked so hard to lose. And in cases of gastric bypass patients, where it's physically impossible to eat like they used to, they will often transfer that food addiction to something else, like shopping, gambling, or drugs.