Chris Coleson ate only McDonald's for six months as part of his self-carved McDiet. He lost 80 pounds.
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When Coleson told his wife of his plans to shape up by consuming only two McDonald's meals a day, she was skeptical.
"I initially thought he was crazy," said Coleson' wife Patricia Sumner, on "Good Morning America" today.
But the 40-year-old came around when she noticed her husband getting slimmer and even tried it out herself. To date, she's dropped 30 pounds and someone called her "McFit" at her daughter's recent softball game.
Coleson lost his weight by regulating his caloric intake to only 1,400 calories a day. That's well below what doctor's would consider safe for a man his size.
Coleson said he was able to lose weight by avoiding the fast food restaurant's extremely popular French fries. He said he never had them once.
"I stayed away from the fries," he said.
What he did eat were the salads and on occasion he would integrate a hamburger patty on one.
"I might break it up and turn into a steak salad," Coleson said.
The Virginia man also would eat grilled chicken salads and sandwiches, walnut salads, and apple dippers sans the caramel sauce.
"[The wraps] were a favorite of mine," he said.
Though Coleson did say he began to get bored with meal plan until he noticed how well it worked for him.
Coleson regulated his caloric intake to a mere 1,400 calories a day — what most doctors would consider unsafe for a man Coleson's size.
In fact, Dr. Christine Gerbstadt, a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association, called Coleson's a "starvation diet."
Coleson also would skip breakfast on his meal plan and kept daily journal, as well as receipts from his exploit, both to keep himself on track and to prove to others that he had actually lost the weight with McDonald's.
Coleson also began exercising a few times a week, which he was not doing prior to the McDiet. In fact, he said he used to get winded after climbing four steps.
McDonald's has not released a statement about Coleson's triumph, but the company did tell ABC News "We applaud his efforts and his results."
Today is the last day of his Golden Archathon, which has lasted 200 days. To celebrate his new look and life Coleson changed his license plate.
The plate used to read "Old N Fat" and now it says "McFit."
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