A junior at Indiana University, Fogle couldn't walk across campus without frequent stops to catch his breath, and he had almost constant pain in his joints from the extra weight.
At the age of 20, Fogle's weight was out of control, and medically he was in trouble.
Fogle also added exercise to his routine.
Fogle had tried many diets and failed, but decided to create his own after reading the nutritional brochure from his local Subway restaurant.
It's no surprise that Fogle was overweight.
It's not necessary to stick with just Fogle's two original sandwich choices to stay on-plan at Subway.
Jared Fogle is now an advertising icon, but does the diet work?
There probably is not a person on the planet who hasn't heard of Jared Fogle or the Subway diet that allowed him to shed a tremendous amount of weight in a relatively short period of time.