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Shopaholic921
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Michael Phelps' 12,000 Calorie a day diet...
Sorry if this was posted already and I missed it, but I gotta say I'm amazed by it... I get the "having to eat 12,000 calories a day" thing, but I'm surprised by what he eats!!! I'd figure it would be lots pasta, protein shakes and mostly healthy foods... I didn't take him for a french toast, 5 fried egg sandwhich, three choc chip pancake a day diet... LUCKY B*STARD!! 
Think about what you ate this morning.
Maybe it was a bagel, or a bowl of cereal to go along with that cup of coffee.
Now compare that to what Olympic gold medalist and swimming sensation Michael Phelps eats in the morning, and you might feel a little malnourished:
— three fried egg sandwiches with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions, and mayo
— one five-egg omelet
— a bowl of grits
— three slices of French toast with powdered sugar
— three chocolate chip pancakes
— two cups of coffee
Altogether, Phelps consumes 12,000 calories a day while in training. Compared to the 2,500-3,000 calories a day the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends for men depending on age and activity level, Phelps diet seems outrageous.
But it is, in fact, a completely normal diet for an Olympic athlete like Phelps, said Tanya Zuckerbrot, a nutritionist and author of “The F-Factor.”
“Look at his picture, he’s completely ripped,” Zuckerbrot told FOXNews.com. “He is clearly burning that many calories — if he wasn’t, he would look chubby.”
Zuckerbrot said Phelps probably doesn’t eat that many calories during his off-training season as his high-fat, high-carbohydrate diet would be dangerous to his health.
“It’s interesting, if he wasn’t eating that many calories, he wouldn’t be winning, because he wouldn’t have the energy,” Zuckerbrot said. “The carbs is what the body uses for energy. You have to give the body glucose to fuel it. That’s why people on the Atkins diet (an all-protein diet) can’t work-out.”
For lunch, Phelps drinks 1,000 calories worth of energy drinks, one pound of pasta with tomato sauce and two large ham and cheese sandwiches (with mayo) on white bread.
For dinner, Phelps’ meal consists of six to eight slices of pizza, another pound of pasta with tomato sauce, and 1,000 calories of energy drinks.
These meals are important, Zuckerbrot said, because the breads and pasta are made up of refined carbohydrates, which digests quickly and give him instant energy.
Zuckerbrot said she would not recommend Phelps’ diet to the average person who hopes to have a high intensity work out at the gym for an hour, but then sit at their desk all day.
“This is a diet created for an Olympic performer,” she said. “Clearly with 11 medals under his belt, it’s working.”
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Smileyd17
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Re: Michael Phelps' 12,000 Calorie a day diet...
Its crazy!!
drop a zero and My goal is to be under 1200 a day!!! 
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| Posted 8/15/08 3:02 PM |
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MrsPJB2007
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Re: Michael Phelps' 12,000 Calorie a day diet...
seriously--its nuts...but he really does need that many calories!!! i mean the amount of energy and calories he burns a day! ay yay yay
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| Posted 8/15/08 3:07 PM |
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anonttcer
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Re: Michael Phelps' 12,000 Calorie a day diet...
But to look at his body- it looks like all eats all day long is grilled chicken and salad... there is not an OUNCE of fat on that boy....
I don't get it!
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| Posted 8/15/08 3:26 PM |
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DRMom
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Re: Michael Phelps' 12,000 Calorie a day diet...
They said last night his workouts burn 4000 calories at a pop-not inlcluding swimming!
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| Posted 8/15/08 3:27 PM |
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mcl916
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Re: Michael Phelps' 12,000 Calorie a day diet...
Anyone else wondering where it goes?!? He must spend most of his off-time in the men's room
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| Posted 8/15/08 3:33 PM |
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SweetTooth
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Re: Michael Phelps' 12,000 Calorie a day diet...
I remember seeing something like this awhile back about one of the other athletes - if he wasn't eating that much, he would lose weight. He needs to eat that much to sustain his weight. You probably can't get that many calories a day by eating healthy stuff!
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| Posted 8/15/08 3:36 PM |
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Christine
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Re: Michael Phelps' 12,000 Calorie a day diet...
Posted by SweetTooth
I remember seeing something like this awhile back about one of the other athletes - if he wasn't eating that much, he would lose weight. He needs to eat that much to sustain his weight. You probably can't get that many calories a day by eating healthy stuff!
That's what I was thinking -- he would have to chow through a big ole pile of grilled chicken and salad to get 12,000 calories.
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| Posted 8/15/08 3:38 PM |
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neener1211
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Re: Michael Phelps' 12,000 Calorie a day diet...
wow
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| Posted 8/15/08 3:40 PM |
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Shopaholic921
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Re: Michael Phelps' 12,000 Calorie a day diet...
Posted by SweetTooth
I remember seeing something like this awhile back about one of the other athletes - if he wasn't eating that much, he would lose weight. He needs to eat that much to sustain his weight. You probably can't get that many calories a day by eating healthy stuff!
Totally, but his arteries are prob screaming I would think!! You can pack on calories with protein shakes!! The really really good ones..
His body is like a machine.. it's INSANE!!!
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| Posted 8/15/08 3:42 PM |
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nancy6485
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Re: Michael Phelps' 12,000 Calorie a day diet...
i saw this on the news, I was amazed! Lucky guy My bf is trying to gain weight right now (weight training) and eats many calories too...mostly in protein though, what phelps eats is just crazy!!
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| Posted 8/15/08 3:44 PM |
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Re: Michael Phelps' 12,000 Calorie a day diet...
a pound of pasta for lunch and then again for dinner? Lucky b*stard!!
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