I really wanted to title this post: Michael Phelps is a Pig, but I thought that would be disrespectful, and considering all that he has accomplished, I didn`t feel it would be right. 

But can you freaking believe that.  If any of us even ate half that we would be huge.  12,000 calories a day.  I still can not believe that.  Here are his usual days of food intake:

Breakfast

• three fried-egg sandwiches loaded with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions and mayonnaise
• two cups of coffee
• a five-egg omelet
• a bowl of grits
• three slices of French toast topped with powdered sugar and
• three chocolate-chip pancakes

Lunch

• a pound of enriched pasta
• two large ham and cheese sandwiches slathered with mayo on white bread
• 1,000 calories worth of energy drinks

Dinner

• a pound of pasta
• an entire pizza.
• 1,000 calories worth of energy drinks

The reason  Phelps really loads up on the carbs at dinnertime is that he needs the energy for his five-hours-a-day, six-days-a-week regimen.

I am still in shock over this.  To put it into perspective, the average person should be consuming between 1200 – 2000 calories a day, depending on age, activity level, etc.  So you can see how freaking huge his intake is!!!

But, hey, obviously it`s working, lol. 

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