His premise: That in weight loss, pure calorie counting is what matters most — not the nutritional value of the food.
\nThe premise held up: On his “convenience store diet,” he shed 27 pounds in two months.
\nFor a class project, Haub limited himself to less than 1,800 calories a day. A man of Haub’s pre-dieting size usually consumes about 2,600 calories daily. So he followed a basic principle of weight loss: He consumed significantly fewer calories than he burned.
\nHis body mass index went from 28.8, considered overweight, to 24.9, which is normal. He now weighs 174 pounds.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
2\/3 of his calories from junk food. He improved his cholesterol, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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