David Smith, '650-Pound Virgin,' Regains Lost 300lb Weight

**huge285** · 06-07-2012, 02:26 AM

David Smith, '650-Pound Virgin,' Regains Weight, Plans To Lose Again

In 2009, David Smith sat down with Matt Lauer on "Today" and revealed a dramatic 400-pound weight loss.
But over the past three years, Smith has regained over 300 of those pounds. In an exclusive interview with "Today" in the video above, he opens up about his weight loss -- and the tumultuous time he's had since.

"All my life I was this monster in my head and all of a sudden to be this good looking guy, it blew my mind away, I didn't know how to deal with it," he says in the video above.
Previously featured on a TLC documentary called "650-Pound Virgin", Smith, of Phoenix, initially worked with trainer Chris Powell to drop over 400 pounds over 26 months without surgery.
Despite forging a close personal friendship with Powell, becoming a personal trainer, finding a new girlfriend and living in his new body, Smith felt like "a terrible mess" on the inside, and eventually turned to alcohol and drugs to cope, "Today" reports.

When those outlets didn't help, he turned once again to food. "A lot of people were counting on me to be inspiring, and I didn't want to let anybody down. But I just felt so bad, I didn't know how to cope," he says.

Smith began overeating after being sexually molested as a child, the Daily News reported, and struggled even more after the death of his mother when he was just 17.

But now, something has changed. Fearful that his time is running out, Smith says he is determined to lose the weight once and for all. He's back in the gym, thanks to unconditional support from his girlfriend. "If your foundation isn't built up, you're just going to crumble down," he says. "Unfortunately, I fell down, but I know I can climb back up."

He's not alone. By some estimates, about two-thirds of dieters regain more weight than they lost after four or five years, Women's Health reported. While Smith is still below his initial weight, he has gained more than 75 percent of his size.

That doesn't mean permanent weight loss is impossible -- it just takes commitment. Want proof? Click through the inspiring weight loss success stories below.

**Colin K** · 06-07-2012, 12:21 PM

heres the interview http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/tod...03439#47703439

**weezer** · 06-07-2012, 12:29 PM

If he's not a virgin any more, is pussy really that fattening?

**BigGreen1** · 06-07-2012, 01:50 PM

i wonderd what trey brewer was up to

**Friendly Milkshake** · 06-07-2012, 02:58 PM

damn! he got fuckin fat quick!

**Friendly Milkshake** · 06-07-2012, 02:59 PM

i bet he stopped at cotsco for a couple boxes of candy bars on the way home each day.

his car smelled like 3 musketeers most likely...

**Triple-H_2005** · 06-07-2012, 03:43 PM

I just can't feel sorry for these people. Sorry.

Actually, I'm not sorry.

**swingslammer** · 06-07-2012, 04:39 PM

I thought this was the bodybuilder....big Dave smith??

**fishmeat** · 06-07-2012, 05:53 PM

i cant feel sorry for the fat bastard either... i lost it... ive kept it off also.. i do it alone i aint got no pussy to encourage me..

**ManimalPatB** · 06-07-2012, 09:08 PM

Sounds like do need to go on Dr. Phil and not Good Morning Today

But damn really...this is what is in the news, a virgin who went from 650 lbs to 200 lbs and then back to 400+ lbs; Yeah I know it is a sob story and we are in the dreaded AGE OF OBESITY!!!!! But come on, we got a war going on, a presidential election about to happen, the fucking Olympics, the NBA finals, a Bi Sexual German dude who cut up his lover and mailed the body parts to the Canadian Parliament

Come on yo!!! Just get your act together

**sassy69** · 06-07-2012, 11:15 PM

Despite forging a close personal friendship with Powell, becoming a personal trainer, finding a new girlfriend and living in his new body, Smith felt like "a terrible mess" on the inside

Kinda screams "TALK TO A PROFESSIONAL!!!!" doesn't it? I agree any major change should maybe be accompanied by some therapy to learn management skills. Sad tho. I hope he gets the professional help to support the whole process cuz its not just that he eats a lot. He's going to abuse something no matter what it is, until he learns some coping skills.

**Friendly Milkshake** · 06-08-2012, 11:12 PM

Originally Posted by sassy69

Despite forging a close personal friendship with Powell, becoming a personal trainer, finding a new girlfriend and living in his new body, Smith felt like "a terrible mess" on the inside

Kinda screams "TALK TO A PROFESSIONAL!!!!" doesn't it? I agree any major change should maybe be accompanied by some therapy to learn management skills. Sad tho. I hope he gets the professional help to support the whole process cuz its not just that he eats a lot. He's going to abuse something no matter what it is, until he learns some coping skills.

did you see all the excess skin ?

he still had alot after multiple surgeries....so what's the fuckin point of lookin like a deflated circus tent.

**78up** · 06-08-2012, 11:21 PM

Originally Posted by swingslammer

I thought this was the bodybuilder....big Dave smith??

That's what I thought. First a pec tear then a bulk gone horribly wrong.

**Curt James** · 06-08-2012, 11:27 PM

Originally Posted by Friendly Milkshake

did you see all the excess skin ?

he still had alot after multiple surgeries....so what's the fuckin point of lookin like a deflated circus tent.

What are the health dangers of excess skin? ;-)

Wishing Smith the willpower and, yes, professional help he needs. Great that his gf stuck by him.

**Friendly Milkshake** · 06-09-2012, 02:22 AM

Originally Posted by Curt James

What are the health dangers of excess skin? ;-)

Wishing Smith the willpower and, yes, professional help he needs. Great that his gf stuck by him.

i dk what the health dangers are..maybe skin infections? rash.

that's not the point..the amount he had just looked really weird....so he decided to fill out i guess