Man loses 140 pounds on baked bean diet
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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4-14-2008 @ 7:01AM
Jan said...
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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4-14-2008 @ 12:11PM
Vishaal said...
He probably smells horrid. His malnurished, actually.
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4-14-2008 @ 8:17PM
Edwin said...
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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4-14-2008 @ 9:50PM
Spud said...
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.
4-15-2008 @ 2:43AM
DJ said...
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)
4-14-2008 @ 8:18PM
Kemi said...
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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4-14-2008 @ 10:05PM
Ellie said...
I thought it was
"...the more you eat them the better you feel
So eat your beans at every meal"? :-)
4-14-2008 @ 8:20PM
jack-e said...
Kemi thanks for a good laugh!
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4-14-2008 @ 8:29PM
Lynda said...
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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4-14-2008 @ 8:38PM
Kristina said...
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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4-14-2008 @ 8:39PM
IRISHCAT said...
Well good for him,
i think i would have added fruit and veggies,
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4-14-2008 @ 8:52PM
otrpu said...
Listen to all the fat people telling him what he did wrong, he lost the wight people. . .learn from him.
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4-14-2008 @ 9:52PM
Chesney said...
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.
4-14-2008 @ 9:28PM
WeighMaster said...
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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4-14-2008 @ 9:31PM
RONNIE said...
THERE'S NO GAS SHORTAGE HERE....
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4-14-2008 @ 9:50PM
Mandi said...
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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4-14-2008 @ 9:50PM
FRED DEN said...
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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4-14-2008 @ 10:31PM
LARGE MARGE said...
VERY FUNNY !!!!
4-14-2008 @ 9:53PM
rose said...
Beans and Rice equal a complete protein .. Very Good Thinking. Many people in mexico South American threive on This high carbohydrate cxomplete protein diet.
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4-14-2008 @ 10:00PM
rose said...
Can we assume this man has contributed to Global Warming by his methane gas emissions?
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