The Twinkie Diet

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  • Russellb97
    Russellb97 Posts: 1,057 Member
    Me too!
  • Russellb97
    Russellb97 Posts: 1,057 Member
    Check it out...this man lost 27 pounds in 2 months by earting 1,800 calories of twinkies and other junk food every day. Crazy, eh?

    Not really crazy IMO. Quite courageous for him to attempt it though.


    Amazing to think about the implications of this. Perhaps it's NOT what we eat after all that matters, perhaps it really is all about the pure calorie count and portion sizes. Perhaps this partially explains why some diets such as low carb, where you ultimately end up eating less calories because your never hungry, work so well.... It would be interesting to see more studies on this.

    Of course you could lose weight by eating less. But I am guessing his nutritional values are really low. His body would eventually shut down and it's not really healthy.

    No doubt he lost lean body mass with this.
  • RonSwanson66
    RonSwanson66 Posts: 1,150 Member


    No doubt he lost lean body mass with this.

    Not a significant amount:

    Original stats:
    201lbs, 33.4% BF -> 133lbs LBM

    Final Stats:
    174lbs, 24% BF -> 130lbs LBM
  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
    All this study was for was to show that for weight loss, it really is calories in < calories out.

    Long term weight loss, cravings, overall health, etc wasn't the goal.

    It proved it's point well. The other things people are bringing up were not part of what he was trying to prove.
  • RonSwanson66
    RonSwanson66 Posts: 1,150 Member
    All this study was for was to show that for weight loss, it really is calories in < calories out.

    Long term weight loss, cravings, overall health, etc wasn't the goal.

    It proved it's point well. The other things people are bringing up were not part of what he was trying to prove.

    This, and that as far as health markers go, getting to a healthy weight trumps food quality. (ie it's better to be lean and eat junk than to get fat on good food).
  • Russellb97
    Russellb97 Posts: 1,057 Member
    All this study was for was to show that for weight loss, it really is calories in < calories out.

    Long term weight loss, cravings, overall health, etc wasn't the goal.

    It proved it's point well. The other things people are bringing up were not part of what he was trying to prove.

    This, and that as far as health markers go, getting to a healthy weight trumps food quality. (ie it's better to be lean and eat junk than to get fat on good food).

    That is a great point.
    Being overweight is the cause of health problems and not the food itself. I know this because I eat anything and everything every single week. Donuts, ice cream, pizza, you name it. I am also only around 11% bodyfat and my blood levels are ideal. If the food was the culprit eating 5,000 calories of junk food on my Spike Day would give me diabetes, high cholesterol and blood pressure.

    We don't have to be "perfect" to lose weight and I honestly believe NOT being perfect is one the keys to long-term success.
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