Friday, June 20, 2008

Super-Small Me

A Virginia man lost about 80 pounds in six months by eating nearly every meal at McDonald's. Not Big Macs, french fries or chocolate shakes, but mostly salads, wraps and apple dippers without the caramel sauce. Hmmm..not as exciting as I'd hoped.

Chris Coleson tipped the scales at 278 pounds in December. The 5'8" Coleson now weighs 199 pounds and his waist size has dropped from 50 to 36. The 42 year old businessman 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 - neither of which seem to have anything to do with McDonald's. Coleson says his goal is to get back to the 185 pounds he weighed when he married his wife Tricia, timing it to fall near their 10th anniversary.

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