Kevin Maginnis is celebrating his birthday on Tuesday, but he isn’t having any cake. After all, it’s not something you typically find on the McDonald’s dessert menu.
For the past 43 days, the 57-year-old has eaten nothing but McDonald’s — his goal is to eat only from the fast-food chain for 100 days in an effort to lose weight. And he hasn’t faltered once yet.
“If it doesn’t come through a McDonald’s, it’s not going into my body for this 100 days,” he tells TODAY.com. “A birthday cupcake is not going to cause me to not finish this.”
Maginnis’ approach is quite simple: Order three McDonald’s meals a day but only consume half of each meal to reduce caloric intake. He then saves the rest for his next meal.
Since embarking on the challenge in February, Maginnis has lost 33 pounds, and he’s lowered his cholesterol significantly, he says. He’s even convinced another person to join him on the journey: his wife, Melody, who has already dropped 3 pounds.
“She’s Mclovin’ it,” he quips.
The Nashville resident was surprised when his wife recently decided to join him on the 100-day challenge because he hadn’t suggested it.
“Not once did I bring up anything because I’m a smart man,” he says.
But gradually, Melody saw how well her husband was doing and decided to join in.
“I think she’s beautiful now so it’s just the health reasons (that are motivating us),” Maginnis says. We want to get into a better overall healthy weight.”
Since Maginnis first went viral for his unconventional approach to weight loss — which he’s been documenting on TikTok — many people have called his 100-day challenge a “diet,” but he’s quick to clarify that it’s not.
“You can’t call me eating McFlurries and Big Macs and quarter pounders a diet,” he explains.
Instead of depriving himself of certain foods, the Nashville resident is focused on portion control and only eats when he is physically hungry.
“I wait until I have that actual heat, not my head craving…
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