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An Independence man said he lost 40 pounds, eating a Chipotle burrito every day. Justin Hall started the Chipotle Diet three months ago and so far, a burrito a day has him moving up the notches on his belt.
It all started with a once a weekly lunch run to Chipotle, but when he and his co-workers started gaining weight, they came up with a simple, spicy diet plan."We did, we concocted a scheme where you can eat a Chipotle burrito everyday, but you also have only eat fruits and salads for the rest of the day," Hall said.
Hall said the Chipotle Diet delivers results. The burrito keeps him satisfied for nearly 24 hours, before he needs another.
"In three days, it'll be three months on the dot and I have lost 40 pounds," Hall said.
Hall said those 40 pounds made for big changes in his life.
"I used to wear XXL shirts, now I'm down to XL," he said. "I'm down 4 notches on my belt so far. And my wedding ring can now fit on my thumb."
Hall's burrito packs a whopping 1,330 calories, which is less than your daily intake so nutritionists say, it'll work for a while. But they said it's not a weight loss plan you should stick to.
"Short-term that may work and have some protein, fiber, it restricts your calories to lose weight," nutritionist Laura Running said. "But long-term is about developing behavior changes and learning to do things that you can maintain for your life and eat anywhere you want, and a variety of foods to do that."
Hall said he is not exercising, but he did drop his daily soda. He's drinking more water and taking a multivitamin.
"I think I can get below 200. I'm shooting for 70 pound weightloss, we'll see what happens," he said.
Hall plans on keeping with his Chipotle diet until the end of the year.
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