Man is eating nothing but McDonald’s to LOSE WEIGHT – and it’s working

A 238-pound man has vowed to eat nothing but McDonald’s for 100 days in a surprising bid to lose weight — and has already shed more than 12 pounds following the unconventional diet. 

Kevin Maginnis, 56, from Nashville, Tennessee, has gone viral on TikTok after announcing that he would be having meals from the fast food chain for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for the next three months. 

‘I woke up this morning and I weighed 238 pounds. It’s February 21st, 2023, and I decided that that is absolutely unacceptable,’ he shared at the start of his video. 

The business coach, who uses the handle @bigmaccoaching, explained that he was challenging himself to lose weight by only allowing himself to eat half of what he orders at McDonald’s. 

The business coach, who uses the handle @bigmaccoaching, challenged himself to eat fast-food for 100 days to show that portion control is what matters when it comes to weight loss

Maginnis is only allowing himself to eat half of what he orders at McDonald’s. He also has to adhere to eating three meals a day and drinking water instead of soda 

He also has to adhere to having three meals a day and drinking water instead of soda. Snacking is forbidden, but he has free rein to order whatever he wants, from Quarter Pounders to Shamrock Shakes. 

‘It’s not as much what you’re eating, it’s the quantity that we’re eating that really jacks us up,’ he said, adding, ‘I know many of you are gonna think I’m crazy, but let’s find out.’

The video has been viewed more than 530,000 times and has received over 1,200 comments that were a mix of supportive and appalled. 

On the first day of his diet, he opted for a Sausage McMuffin with egg and cheese and a hash brown for breakfast. Per the rules he set in place, he only consumed half of the meal and saved the rest for lunch. 

Dinner that night was half a Quarter Pounder ‘done like a Big Mac’ and half a medium fry. He had bottles of water with all three of his meals.  

His portions are relatively small, and he admitted on the second day that he was feeling the effects of cutting his calorie intake. 

‘One thing I’m noticing is I’m feeling a little more heat in my stomach,’ he said of his growing hunger. ‘I’m coining a new catchphrase: “Seek the heat before I eat.”‘

On the first day of his diet, he had half a McMuffin and half a hash brown for breakfast and lunch followed by a half a Quarter Pounder with half a medium fry for dinner 

Maginnis’s portions are relatively small, and he admitted on the second day that he was feeling the effects of cutting his calorie intake

By the third day, Maginnis shared that he had lost three pounds. He also got blood work done, so he can see how his fast-food diet is affecting his health

After getting his blood work back, he noted that the numbers were not great, but he believes that by losing weight, he will improve his stats

By the third day, Maginnis shared that he had lost three pounds. 

He also got blood work done, so he can see how his fast-food diet is affecting his health in addition to the number on the scale. 

‘Can we go from French fries to fit guy?’ he asked in one playful clip.  

Maginnis has been posting daily videos documenting his experience, and he was happy to report at the end of the first week that he was down 10 pounds. 

After getting his blood work back, he noted that the numbers were not great, but he believes that by losing weight, he will improve his stats — even if he is chowing down on McDonald’s day and night. 

Ten days into the challenge, Maginnis revealed that he had lost a total of 12.5 pounds and was down to 225.5 pounds.  

Maginnis stepped on the scale and learned he was down eight pounds on the start of day four

‘Can we go from French fries to fit guy?’ he asked in one playful clip

Since he only eats half of his meals, he has given himself free rein to order whatever he wants 

In addition to burgers and fries, he’s treated himself to apple fritters, hot fudge sundaes, and Shamrock Shakes 

That same day, he appeared on the Today show to discuss his viral diet. 

‘It’s absolutely working,’ he told hosts Carson Daly and Sheinelle Jones.

Maginnis explained that was a wrestler and used to box in the military, so he has had prior success with cutting calories to ‘make weight.’ 

‘You have to get to that part of your stomach where you have some heat in your stomach,’ he said. ‘They call it hunger; I call it my incinerator turning on to burn off all the excess fat.’

Daly was curious to know why he had chosen to eat McDonald’s for 100 days straight, especially after he confirmed that the fast-food chain was not sponsoring him. 

‘I’m big [and] my name is Maginnis, so the nickname Big Mac has been thrown out at times. I figured, “Why not embrace it?” And I like McDonald’s,’ he said. 

Jones had assumed he’d be eating nothing but salads, so she was admittedly surprised to see that he was dining on burgers and desserts.  

Ten days into the challenge, Maginnis revealed that he had lost a total of 12.5 pounds and was down to 225.5 pounds

That same day, he appeared on the Today show to discuss his viral diet. ‘It’s absolutely working,’ he told hosts Carson Daly and Sheinelle Jones

Jones had assumed he’d be eating nothing but salads, so she was admittedly surprised to see that he was dining on burgers and desserts

 ‘My belief is [I] will be down 50 pounds by the end,’ he said. ‘My health with be better, my blood work will be better – and if you don’t believe me, follow along’

Like many people, she wanted to know if he was consulting with doctors to see what this diet is doing to his insides. 

‘I have cardiologists that love it and cardiologists that hate it,’ he shared. ‘Just like the comments on TikTok.’

When asked about his pre-diet blood work, he noted that it was ‘going in the wrong direction,’ but that didn’t scare him off his fast-food regimen. 

‘My belief is [I] will be down 50 pounds by the end,’ he said. ‘My health with be better, my blood work will be better — and if you don’t believe me, follow along.’

Maginnis’s challenge has reminded many people of the 2004 documentary Super Size Me, which chronicled Morgan Spurlock’s attempt to eat only McDonald’s food for an entire month.

Spurlock ate at the fast-food chain three times a day for 30 days. His physical and mental health rapidly declined, and he gained 24.5 pounds by the end of the experiment. 

Maginnis believes his version of the McDonald’s diet will prove that portion control is what matters when it comes to weight loss, but fans will have to wait until spring to see his final results.