Obese Man’s Emotional Plea For Help Goes Viral

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A 23-year-old obese man’s video plea for help is going viral. Robert Gibbs of Livermore, California, recorded a video of himself asking the world to help him lose weight. In the video, Gibbs says he weighs 600 to 700 or more pounds. He has tried everything on his own to lose weight, from going on diets to being hospitalized, but has been unsuccessful at keeping off the weight. Gibbs says he’s “making this video, because he doesn’t know what else to do.” He asks viewers to “please post and share this video as much as possible,” because he is hoping that it will go viral and he will get the help he needs from a nutritionist, a personal trainer, or maybe even Dr. Phil McGraw or “The Biggest Loser.” Gibbs, who has diabetes, says he’s terrified that he will not be able to watch his niece and nephew grow up or ever have a family of his own. The video was originally posted on March 1st, just one day before his 23rd birthday, and it has received almost 875,000 views since. A local CBS affiliate in San Francisco covered his story, and Gibbs has since been contacted by celebrity personal trainer Chris Powell with an offer to help him lose weight.

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