09-04-2025
Man Claims He Lost 132 Pounds by Eating At This Famous Fast Food Restaurant Every Day
Nowadays, it's become commonplace to view fast food as the unhealthiest option for a potential meal. But in a surprising development for the culinary community, a 32-year-old Rhode Island resident is now claiming to have lost 132 pounds from a predominantly fast food-centric eating regimen.
In an exclusive interview with Eat This, Not That, digital content producer Tom Carroll said that he shed a shocking amount of weight from eating at Chick-fil-A every day for 14 months.
"Back before I was on my health journey, I would have never thought of a fast food restaurant as something that would be my engine for losing weight," Carroll admitted. But by ordering the right options off Chick-fil-A's menu, Carroll experienced a massive change in his physical health.
So what is this magic menu item that Carroll ultimately helped lose so much weight? Per Carroll's interview, the 32-year-old revealed that he specifically ordered the Spicy Southwest Salad every day, even going so far to order it a day in advance to prepare for Chick-fil-A's closure on Sundays. At 680 calories, it's one of the restaurant's healthiest meal options, complete with a hearty supply of protein in every bite.
"I was always completely conscious of the fact that all the fast food I was eating was keeping me from being healthy," said Carroll. "When I thought 'health foods,' fast food was the furthest thing from my mind. But when it finally clicked for me that this salad from Chick-fil-A was not only healthy, but also fun, easy and delicious just like the burgers and tacos I had been eating my whole adult life, it immediately changed my perception of what fast food could be."
By choosing to visit Chick-fil-A so often, Carroll has credited the restaurant for drastically improving his overall quality of life, sentiments he further echoes in his informative essay "Chick-fil-A Saved My Life." Additionally, Carroll has said that strategically cutting out certain foods and beverages like alcoholic drinks significantly helped him cut back on his weight, viewing it as one of the best things he did for his diet.
