Michael Hebranko:  Half an hour after I hit 198 pounds , I went out and celebrated and had 4 frankfurters , I had n't had a Nathan 's hot dog in 19 months , and loving the hot dogs I went and had _ 1 _ , thinking I could eat 1 . 1 turned into 2 , 2 turned into 3 , 3 turned into 4 . And you ca n't have a hot dog without French fries , and you ca n't have French fries without the melted cheese on it . So that 's where it started .