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  • Just How Bad IS a KFC Double Down?

    Just How Bad IS a KFC Double Down?

    During the starvation I wrote about the KFC Double Down – a reviled yet popular sandwich that uses fried chicken in place of bread. You read that right. Its 540 calories – more than 1/4 the recommended daily food intake for a woman, and almost 1/4 for a man – come locked and loaded with 5 milligrams of cholesterol. That’s twice the cholesterol of a Big Mac, and 1/2 the recommended daily intake. Of course there’s ‘good’ cholesterol and ‘bad’ [...]

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  • Day 87 – The Home Stretch

    Day 87 – The Home Stretch

    “In the end they will lay their freedom at our feet and say to us, ‘Make us your slaves, but feed us’”. ~ Fyodor Dostoevsky 187.2 lbs It’s official. I’m in the final 2 weeks of this phase of the project. Some of the email coming in is telling me “dude – people already know starvation is bad. Thanks Captain Obvious.” When it comes to, say, internment camp or desert island starvation, yes. Yes they do. But with people actively [...]

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  • Day 49 – Break It Down Now

    Day 49 – Break It Down Now

    “Mirror, mirror, on the wall, tell me mirror what is wrong? Can it be my de la clothes or is it just my de la soul?” ~ De La Soul 200.6 lbs. I shouldn’t have written that title. Now I have early 90′s rap/dance music stuck in my head *facepalm*. Does anyone have a cure for Fu Schnickens? Anyhow, back on day 43 I wrote about 10 tips for healthy, effective weight loss including eat 5-6 times a day, watch [...]

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