Virginia man sheds 80 pounds eating at McDonald's. Comments? Thoughts?

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Fri Jun 20, 2:25 PM ET

QUINTON, Va. - A Virginia man lost about 80 pounds in six months by eating nearly every meal at McDonald's. Not Big Macs, french fries and chocolate shakes. Mostly salads, wraps and apple dippers without the caramel sauce.

Chris Coleson tipped the scales at 278 pounds in December. The 5-foot-8 Coleson now weighs 199 pounds and his waist size has dropped from 50 to 36.

The 42-year-old businessman from Quinton says he chose McDonald's because it's convenient.

His inspiration came from his two children and from the story of a blind war veteran who rode a tandem bicycle cross-country.

Coleson says his goal is to get back to the 185 pounds he weighed when he married Tricia Summer. Their 10th anniversary is Saturday.

Answer 1

It's also convenient because it is portion-controlled. He knows exactly how large everything he buys is going to be, and so long as he sticks to the diet, he doesn't get any high-calorie surprises, unlike with regular restaurants, where anything goes, and eating at home, where it is too tempting to just keep eating as long as there is food.

Answer 2

God! Anyone would lose weight eating just salads two meals a day. Good for him though.

Answer 3

wow...

I think a lot of people are going to eat at mcdonals more often now.

Answer 4

He lost weight because either he couln;t stand the food so didn't eat it or because it made him vomit or expell truckloads of warm and frothy diarrhea!

Answer 5

yeah right

Answer 6

Off course you would lose weight by eating ONLY the healthy food at MacDonald's.

Answer 7

That's remarkable.

Answer 8

He sounds so lovely.

Answer 9

heh now mcdonalds has a jared didn't see that coming, how much do ya wanna bet that they'll try and have 'im change his name to ron?

Answer 10

I say whatever - to each their own.....

Answer 11

well its cause he ate the good stuff. if he ate the bigmacs............

but it maybe better for him cause maybe before he was eating fattty foods

Answer 12

Wow. But I think they're missing some details, like he exercised and such. =)

Answer 13

Kooties I smell a commercial coming. I heard Micky ds was not interested but watch what happens now.

Publicity wh/or/e that mcdonalds

Answer 14

all I have to say is WOW!!!

that guy must be rich to be able to buy a salad every meal there.

and their salad dressing isn't fat-free.

Answer 15

I'm going to tell you my super secret formula to lose weight.

Eat less + move more = lose weight.

Amazing, isn't it?

Answer 16

Im guessing he also did more excercise, ate healthier portions too

Answer 17

his body/metabolism worked differently to most people. Entirely possible.

Answer 18

Wow. Good show, although my headline would read:

Woman gains 80 pounds eating at McDonald's.

Me and that guy are the same height and nearly the same weight, luckily for me though my waist is smaller than 36. That just goes to show you that everybody's body type is different. I think maybe it is a publicity stunt for McD's, but not everybody can lose weight the same. Some people (like me) do have to go to the grocery store to find all these foods.