Meet The Man Who Went On A McDonald's Diet For 3 Months And Lost 17 KGs
Can you lose weight eating nothing but McDonald’s for three months? Yes — as evidenced by the now-famous science teacher who reportedly did just that. To be fair, he also exercised every day.
By Sadho Ram — 08 Jan 2014, 02:05 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
A science teacher claims that it is possible to lose weight even after eating junk food (he ate only McDonald's diet for 90 days) on a regular basis
John Cisna, a high school biology teacher from Ankeny, Iowa, told KCCI that he documented the changes his body underwent throughout the three months that he ate nothing but McDonald's - with very surprising results.
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John Cisna, a science teacher from Ankeny, Iowa, lost 37lbs and saw his cholesterol drop by a third in the three months that he ate nothing but McDonald's.
Image via thedailymeal.comRather than his body deteriorating like the star of 2004 documentary Super Size Me, Mr Cisna lost an impressive 37lbs and saw his cholesterol drop from 249 to 170, improving his health significantly.
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The science teacher approached the owner of a local McDonald's franchise who agreed to provide 90 days of meals to Cisna free of cost
Cisna ate McDonald's food three times a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. However, Cisna followed strict daily nutritional limitations of 2,000 calories.
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On a typical day, Mr Cisna ate two egg white delights, a bowl of maple oatmeal and one percent milk for breakfast, a salad for lunchand a value meal for dinner
Image via dailymail.co.ukThe science teacher tried to follow the recommended daily dietary allowances for nutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins, fat calories and cholesterol.
Cisna took the help of three of his students who used McDonald's online nutritional information to build daily meals for their teacher to ensure that he is on track with the nutritional limitations
During the three months, Mr Cisna - who admits that he didn't exercise or watch his calorie intake before the diet - also began walking for 45 minutes a day, a factor which no doubt contributed to the results.
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Cisna reports that by the end of the ninetieth day he lost 37 pounds and his cholesterol dropped from 249 to 170.
dailymail.co.ukThe Iowa teacher will continue his fast-food diet through mid-March 2014
"The first part is done, but it's going so well [that I want to continue]," John Cisna told the Today Show Jan. 6. "One of the things I want to try differently is continue with the diet through March 15, but now do exercise that I'm capable of doing."
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Cisna says that the reason for the experiment is not to encourage people to eat more at McDonald's but to pay attention to the daily nutritional requirement of the body
"The point behind this documentary is, 'Hey, it's (a) choice. We all have choices. It's our choices that make us fat not McDonald's," added Cisna.
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