1 year, 1 month ago
Medieval Monk's beer diet works, but is it worth the awful side effects?
Hundreds of years ago monks truely fasted for Lent, and in order to sustain themselves drank only beer. An Iowa newspaper editor J. Wilson has put the diet to a modern test. So far he has lost 15 pounds in just over three weeks by living entirely on Illuminator Doublebock beer. That would be excellent results for a weight loss diet - most fad diets don't work at all!
However although his doctor confirms his health remains fine, there are two awful side effects. First, he has a craving for unhealthy Mexican food and bacon sandwiches:
"... some guacamole and chips or something like that. I'm really missing Mexican food. Maybe a bacon sandwich on Monday and some more smoothies, and firing up a serious Mexican spread ..."
That may cause him to regain the weight when he gives up his diet.
Second, he is now sick of this excellent beer! It may spoil his taste for it indefinitely!
" he said. "I'm completely sick of it. I was sick of it probably four or five days in."
And this was a fine craft brewpub doppelbock especially brewed for his fast.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-talk-beer-lent-j-wilson-0401-20110331,0,7274382.story
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1550/67084
http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2011-03/60558306.jpg
Would you risk spoiling your taste for a good beer just to lose 5 pounds a week?
However although his doctor confirms his health remains fine, there are two awful side effects. First, he has a craving for unhealthy Mexican food and bacon sandwiches:
"... some guacamole and chips or something like that. I'm really missing Mexican food. Maybe a bacon sandwich on Monday and some more smoothies, and firing up a serious Mexican spread ..."
That may cause him to regain the weight when he gives up his diet.
Second, he is now sick of this excellent beer! It may spoil his taste for it indefinitely!
" he said. "I'm completely sick of it. I was sick of it probably four or five days in."
And this was a fine craft brewpub doppelbock especially brewed for his fast.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-talk-beer-lent-j-wilson-0401-20110331,0,7274382.story
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1550/67084
Would you risk spoiling your taste for a good beer just to lose 5 pounds a week?
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