Weighing the risks

Thursday, May 12, 2005

The Lankheit family of Cape Girardeau lost three people, but they don't want them to come back. Cliff Lankheit, his wife, Melanie, and son, Kevin, each lost the equivalent weight of one person during the past two years. Cliff, 54, once weighed 367 pounds; he has lost 121 pounds, and is still losing. Melanie, 52, weighed 311, and has lost the most weight at 155 pounds, just a pound shy of her current weight. Son Kevin, 23, started out at 307 and now is a trim 180.

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