Man loses 140 pounds on baked bean diet
Categories: Diet & Weight Loss, Nutrition & Supplements
After he was warned he was at-risk for bowel cancer, Neil King of Essex England took action. No, he didn't add fruits and vegetables to his diet, and there's no mention of a regular exercise routine. Instead, he started eating baked beans, six cans a day to be exact.He eats them with rice at lunch and with a potato for dinner. The "diet" has helped him lose 140 pounds. There's nothing special about beans though, except for the fact that they are low in fat and high in fiber. His weight loss likely came from dropping his daily eight pints of lager and meals that included sausage and bacon.
Though no one would ever recommend a diet with such restrictions, some weight loss experts do say that in the beginning stages of weight loss, dieters do better when they limit their choices. The fact that he gave himself so few options may be what helped King take the weight off.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Jan 4-14-2008 @ 7:01AM
Maybe he didn't drink as much because his friends wouldn't go out with him any more - we all know the effect beans have on most people. LOL
Seriously this diet can't be very healthy - surely he could have varied things a bit more - had a more interesting diet and lost just as much weight.
Jan
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Vishaal 4-14-2008 @ 12:11PM
He probably smells horrid. His malnurished, actually.
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Edwin 4-14-2008 @ 8:17PM
This man must be at the toilet rather often and I am sure his under garments are thickly coated with excrement not to mention his smelling of poop and constant gas passing.It is no wonder people avoid him at all costs!!!
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Spud 4-14-2008 @ 9:50PM
How Pathetic you are .
In the Uk they are Pork and beans not like this concoction you call baked beans that are full of sugar and other distasteful things.
Not everyone suffers from bloating and gas, there are tablets to control and relieve the symptoms.
There is also nothing like a can of good pork and beans cold on good English bread.................. Bean Butty Yum Yum.
DJ 4-15-2008 @ 2:43AM
that's why I'm glad I'm an American...beans are not a staple!!! You Brits can have them!!!!! (along with the stench they produce)
Kemi 4-14-2008 @ 8:18PM
Beans, beans good for your heart
The more you eat 'em
The more you fart
The more you fart the better you'll feel
So eat those beans on your plate
Gotta go to the bathroom
Oops! Too late!
Kids ryhme but I thought of that and laughed and laughed.
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Ellie 4-14-2008 @ 10:05PM
I thought it was
"...the more you eat them the better you feel
So eat your beans at every meal"? :-)
jack-e 4-14-2008 @ 8:20PM
Kemi thanks for a good laugh!
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Lynda 4-14-2008 @ 8:29PM
Beans Beans the musical fruit, the more you eat the more you toot, so my not eat beans for every meal. Laugh, I did. what a nut..lol
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IRISHCAT 4-14-2008 @ 8:39PM
Well good for him,
i think i would have added fruit and veggies,
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Kristina 4-14-2008 @ 8:38PM
Not all people have gas with beans. Your body does get used to them. Once on a whole foods diet, for awhile, it's no big deal. I eat them everyday and nothing.
Beans are extremely nutritious. Full of protein, a bit of fat, carbohydrates, plus vitamins and minerals they can keep a person going for a long time. The only thing this man is missing is vegetables and fruits but we already knew that didn't we.
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Brenda 4-15-2008 @ 11:35PM
The saying is Beans beans the magical fruit the more you eat the more you toot the more you toot the better you feel why not have beans for every meal! lol
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otrpu 4-14-2008 @ 8:52PM
Listen to all the fat people telling him what he did wrong, he lost the wight people. . .learn from him.
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Chesney 4-14-2008 @ 9:52PM
How come you assume everyone who is telling him he did something wrong is overweight? Honestly, who gives a rat's ass if he lost the weight? That's not exactly the point, here. Really, that's a very unhealthy diet. But people like you tend to put more stock in weight than in health, so go figure. No pleasing that type.
dynamobro 4-16-2008 @ 5:14PM
This reminds me of something.
Kids are like farts...........
You cant stand them, unless they are your own.
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WeighMaster 4-14-2008 @ 9:28PM
Sounds good to me....it's filling, a slight bit of bacon to boot, and baked beans have alot of other goodies in it for energy. Think I'll go to the pantry right now!!
Don't laugh....the price of food has gone up so much because of OIL prices, we all may be on that diet just to pay for gas!!! Gasoline that is!!! Ed in Tx City, Tx
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RONNIE 4-14-2008 @ 9:31PM
THERE'S NO GAS SHORTAGE HERE....
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Mandi 4-14-2008 @ 9:50PM
What anyone who reads this needs to know is you can eat ONE of anything all the time and lose weight. There are TONS of diets like that out there: Ice Cream, Hamburger, Cheeseburger, bananas, grapefruit, salads, etc. The point is - do what works for you and stop listening to everyone else. And BTW, I am sure he ate other things becuase it says "the diet HELPED him lose weight." Beans was the main attraction, but by no means, not the ONLY one as they allude to.
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FRED DEN 4-14-2008 @ 9:50PM
NEWS UPDATE FROM ESSEX ENGLAND @6:45 PM PST
MR. NEIL KING KNOWN FOR LOSING OVER 140LBS EATING NOTHING BUT BAKED BEANS, IMPLODED TODAY AT HIS HOME IN ESSEX ENGLAND. NEIGHBORS REPORT A "RUMBLING NOISE" AROUND 2 AM MONDAY MORNING AND THEN A GIGANTIC EXPLOSION. "I TOLD OLD NEIL TO STAY AWAY FROM THE HEATER", SAID HIS NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR AND FRIEND OF OVER 20 YEARS MR. IMA EXLAX. "HE WAS JUST A SWELL GUY BUT DAMN, HE WAS A PUBLIC NUISANCE", WAS MR. EXLAX'S FINAL COMMENT. FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE PENDING DEPENDING ON LOCATING THE NECESSARY BODY PARTS.
CREDIT UPI: LONDON ENGLAND
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LARGE MARGE 4-14-2008 @ 10:31PM
VERY FUNNY !!!!