Diet of Champs

I’ve seen it on CNN and I’ve heard it on the radio. Michael Phelps’ diet consists of 12,000 calories per day. 12,000!!!! Now, I attempt to leave my caloric intake at 2,000 and sometimes with the hustle and bustle of certain days, I may average out at 1,500 if I’m lucky. Today, my totally caloric intake is approximately 1,150.

How does one begin to eat 12,000 calories? How much could one eat before that dreaded, dry heaving begins? How could you withstand that feeling of explosion? I have to assume that a life of eating, sleeping, and swimming can account for the sizeable amount of calories on person can ingest in a single day.

Let me start by informing readers of what exactly Michael Phelps eats on a daily basis:

Breakfast:
- Three fried-egg sandwiches with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions, and mayonnaise
- Omelet containing five eggs
- One bowl of grits
- Three slices of French Toast with powdered sugar
- Three chocolate chip pancakes
- Two cups of coffee

Lunch:
- An entire packet of enriched pasta
- Two large ham and cheese sandwiches with mayonnaise on white bread
- 1,000 calories of energy drinks

Dinner:
- Another packet of enriched pasta
- An entire pizza
- 1,000 calories of energy drinks


I will start by describing, in depth, the calories in which I fulfilled today with my daily intake.

Breakfast:
- One cup of coffee
- One packet of oatmeal

Lunch:
- A flatbread panini prepare by Lean Cuisine
- A handful of low fat Wheat Thins
- A bottle of water

Dinner:
- Half a peanut butter sandwich
- A glass of merlot

I will say, Michael Phelps’ diet seems non-comparative to my personal diet. As far as I am concerned, 12,000 calories is an unreachable endeavor. I have come to the conclusion that there is no mode to which I can even begin to imagine what I would consume on a daily basis to equal 12,000 calories. But it’s assumed that if your daily activity consist of eating, sleeping, and swimming, one can afford to splurge on a, what I am deeming, a “Diet of Champs.”