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Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts) Thu Apr 9, 2015, 03:31 PM Apr 2015

magician Penn Jillette loses 105lbs in 4 months on 1000 calories a day [View all]

Ta-da! Magician Penn Jillette loses 105lbs in just four months thanks to 'extreme low-calorie' diet

By Olivia Fleming For
Master illusionist Penn Jillette has lost 105lbs - without using any of this magic.

The 60-year-old entertainer and Wizard Wars judge dropped from 330lbs to 225lbs the old fashioned way, by making a change in his eating habits.

For four months, from December 2014 to March 2015, Jillette undertook an 'extreme low-calorie program,' he told People.com, only consuming 1,000 calories per day.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3032338/Ta-da-Magician-Penn-Jillette-loses-105lbs-just-four-months-thanks-extreme-low-calorie-diet.html

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magician Penn Jillette loses 105lbs in 4 months on 1000 calories a day [View all] Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 OP

I wonder how the body reacts to that diet, besides the fast weight loss. nt ZombieHorde Apr 2015 #1

Did the same thing, sorta, and lost 50 pounds in 4 months. Rex Apr 2015 #2

Now he has to be very careful sharp_stick Apr 2015 #3

That's why I did not go for a crash diet...most gain the weight back plus more. nt Rex Apr 2015 #7

That is messed up oberliner Apr 2015 #4

WTF kind of comment is that? Based on what? He looks different. You are a joy I bet. nt Logical Apr 2015 #14

I always read one was not supposed to lose weight that quickly oberliner Apr 2015 #21

He looks gaunt AgingAmerican Apr 2015 #23

yes he does indeed look bad Skittles Apr 2015 #16

He does not look healthy 951-Riverside Apr 2015 #30

He looks like a 60 year old man teenagebambam Apr 2015 #35

It's as if he made them.....disappear! brooklynite Apr 2015 #5

Now you see him, now you don't! DawgHouse Apr 2015 #18

Looks like they migrated to Teller's feet. nt Dreamer Tatum Apr 2015 #6

lol nt Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #20

Good for him...he looks great! nt B2G Apr 2015 #8

Impressive if not entirely healthy. NaturalHigh Apr 2015 #9

1000 calories is brutal for a man his size. AtomicKitten Apr 2015 #10

Crash diets usually don't end well.. Feron Apr 2015 #11

The same can be done with 2500 a day with a little exercise johnnysad Apr 2015 #12

Maybe that and a gastric bypass REP Apr 2015 #13

Admirabke at his age. AngryAmish Apr 2015 #15

Good for him! DawgHouse Apr 2015 #17

Now can he keep it off? that's the hard part n/t PasadenaTrudy Apr 2015 #19

very hard. Oprah, with private chef and all her money, couldn't keep it off Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #25

It's only hard for most people to maintain a lower weight because they've Marr Apr 2015 #31

Hope he can maintain it. CrispyQ Apr 2015 #22

Not sure if 1,000 calories a day is smart. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2015 #24

I can't lose any weight if my intake is much over 1200 kcal/day HereSince1628 Apr 2015 #26

A more moderate calorie deficit would be much healthier. Marr Apr 2015 #27

Fuck Penn Jillette! whatchamacallit Apr 2015 #28

is he a libertarian? Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #32

Yes n/t whatchamacallit Apr 2015 #33

he will probably gain it back fast and maybe more JI7 Apr 2015 #29

He did it for health reasons. joshcryer Apr 2015 #34

My brother just did a 600 calorie a day diet Motown_Johnny Apr 2015 #36

Looks Like He's Already Regaining Weight xjr15 Aug 2016 #37

Interesting.he is hawking a weightloss book Liberal_in_LA Aug 2016 #38