http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/diet.fitness/10/27/weightloss.kathy.tandy/index.html

i found this article about a woman who once weighed over 400 pounds and now weighs a little over 200.  She was eating between 8,000 and 10,000 calories a day.  when she realized that she could no longer buy clothes to fit her she decided to go see a nutritionist.  she has currently kept her weight off.