Serious Eats
McDonald's Diet: Man Gets McFit with Salads and Snack Wraps
Chris Coleson, before and after his diet. inRich.com
It's an oft-told tale: guy eats copious McDonald's fare—guy gets fat.
Chris Coleson, a Richmond, Virginia businessman, has a different story to tell. He told his wife "I could lose weight eating anywhere." He chose Mickey D's.
According to AdAge.com, he has lost 86 pounds since last December on an apple-walnut salad, snack wrap, and cheeseburger diet. His cholesterol is down, too. In recognition of his achievement, he replaced his "OLDNFAT" license plate to one which reads "MCFIT." He'll appear on Good Morning America later this week to ballyhoo his weight loss saga.
The Golden Arches and our mighty obesity epidemic are faithful accomplices, or so we are told ad nauseam. A media blitz has pointed to fast food in general, and McDonald's in particular, as culprit for our collective beefy circumferences. One might think that the folks at Mickey D's would be stoked to get some good press, but their reaction is lukewarm.
"There have been numerous success stories like this one, where consumers elected to follow a responsible diet with adequate exercise and incorporated McDonald's food in a very positive way," said McDonald's USA spokeswoman Danya Proud. Of Mr. Coleson's accomplishment, she did not seem especially proud.