Jared the SUBWAY guy makes a stop in the Eastern Carolinas

Jared Fogle was a 425-pound student at Indiana University in March 1998 when he noticed a sign at the SUBWAY® restaurant near his apartment promoting the chain’s “7 under 6” menu - seven submarine sandwiches with six grams of fat or less.

According to a press release, Jared, who had tried other diets, decided to try a calorie-reducing diet of low-fat SUBWAY® sandwiches.

Jared ate a 6-inch turkey (no oil, mayo or cheese) for lunch and a 12-inch veggie sub for dinner. He ate the same sandwiches every day for just about a year.

Combined with an exercise regiment of mainly walking, Jared was able to drop his weight to a remarkable 190 pounds.*

Jared appeared in his first national television commercial for SUBWAY® restaurants in January 2000. Today, Jared still eats at SUBWAY®, but he does eat other foods as well. He watches his calories, limits his fat intake and walks wherever he can.

Not only has Jared been able to maintain his weight at 190 pounds, but he has become an inspiration for tens of thousands of others who have gone on their own diets after hearing of Jared’s incredible weight-loss success.*

Jared’s story has been told in countless newspaper and magazine articles and on many radio and television programs, such as Oprah and Larry King Live. He has also been parodied by the likes of Jay Leno and Saturday Night Live.

Jared has also taken part in a number of health forums, including the June 2003 Harvard University Obesity Health Forum.

Jared has taken his story to others through his participation in the American Heart Association’s American Heart Walk throughout the country and by visiting school children as part of Jared’s School Tour, where Jared tells of his experiences as an obese child and encourages children to eat right and exercise.

Jared’s story resonates so well because people relate to him and recognize Jared as “a regular guy.“ He struggled with his weight like many and his story is one of determination and success.

Jared still appears in commercials for SUBWAY® restaurants which have prompted thousands of people to send letters and photos to SUBWAY® World Headquarters, all telling how Jared was the inspiration for their own weight-loss accomplishments.*

Jared will makes stops today in the Neww13 are to award the winners of the SUBWAY “Fresh-Fit” Video and Poster contest.