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There's a long list of things you should cut out of your diet if you're trying to lose weight, but the truth is that you could eat virtually anything and as long as you only at a certain amount of it, you could lose weight. So, if you wanted to eat nothing but pizza, as long as you ate only 1200-calories worth of pizza a day, you could theoretically lose weight.

Lots of people have capitalized on this idea. An ex-contestant on the Apprentice developed a diet of nothing but bagels; Jared the Subway guy lived off of sandwiches; This guy in Sweden is losing weight eating hamburgers everyday; and then there's the subject of this post, Justin, who is losing weight by eating only one chipotle burrito a day -- and at 1,330 calories, that chipotle burrito is the only thing he can eat if he wants to lose weight.

Is this the smartest way to lose weight? My answer is no, particularly since none of these 'diets' include exercise and I doubt they can be sustained in the long run, but at least these people have found something that works for them. What do you think?

(Via Sunny's Shape-up Blog)

Brent Buckman, a former contestant on the Apprentice, didn't manage to woo the Donald with his business expertise, but he has put his 'skills' to another use: promoting his Bagel Diet. He swears he lost 110 lbs on the diet, which has you eating 4 bagels a day, each toasted with low fat margarine, and as an added bonus, you can have lean deli-sliced meat on your dinnertime bagel. Plus, you can have a cheat day, either once a month, once every two weeks or once every week, depending on how fast you want to lose weight. On this cheat day, you can have whatever you want. Pizza, chips, deep-fired chicken fingers -- you name it. Exercise is optional, depending on how fast you want to lose weight. How does it work? Bagels generally have between 200 to 450 calories each so each day you're getting between 1200 and 1800 calories, which is about what you should be eating to lose weight, depending on your size. But is it healthy? That's an entirely different story.

All I can say about this 'diet' is Gross! Where are the all-important nutrient-providing fruits and veggies? All you're getting is carbs, processed fat, a small amount of processed protein and the occasional binge day where you're free to consume all the trans and saturated fat you want. And even if it wasn't awful for you, who wants to eat bagel after bagel after bagel? Borrrrrrring.

What do you think?