I am always in AWE of how much ML eats. One particular day a few years ago I guestimated Michael’s calories, eating a whopping 9,000 calories without much exercise. Today, I thought I would share an average day of eating day for ML.
Morning weight: 168lbs/ Height: 6’1″
5am: wake up/drink 16oz of water & Vitamins: Optygen and Multi-V
5:25 Breakfast #1. large banana, Udi’s Gluten Free Bagel, 2 packages of Justin’s Nut Butter, 1 heaping Scoop of Blueberry Jelly. (~900 calories)
5:45 Dog Walk with Amanda-16oz of Kona coffee.
6:05 Depart for UT Masters Swimming.
6:30-8am-5500 yds of swimming. Main Set (4 x 100 on 1:10/3 x 200IM on 3min/2 x 100 on 1:05/200kick) x 3
During Swim: 2 heaping scoops of EFS in 24oz of water. (~200 calories)
Post swim @8am 2 heaping scoops of Ultragen (First Endurance) in 18oz of water. (320 calories)
9:10am Breakfast #2. 3 FULL eggs, 1/2 of a LARGE avocado, 1 Udi’s Gluten Free Bagel, 12 oz of Kona Coffee, 16oz of water. (~660calories)
9:40-10:10: Phone consult with Coach Monica.
10:20: Breakfast #3: 1 cup of Strawberry flavored Monkey Brains Oatmeal, topped off with 1/2 cup of Blueberry Granola and about 4 squirts of Vanilla Agave Syrup (~700 calories).
(ML just said that he is still hungry….and he has already taken 3 (BIG) craps today)….@10:36: make that 4…
10:45-4pm Bike Ride: 75′ or 90′…can’t remember exact time, but ML was getting frustrated with his riding. The hills were feeling a lot harder than usual to him. He was holding 410-435 watts for the hill intervals. And so far he had hit 4x 4′ hills at Far West & Mesa. After assessing where he was, he decided to sit one out. He ate a banana, drank a bottle of EFS and ate a honey stinger waffle. All of the sudden was happy and able to push again…Food is Michael’s BEST FRIEND! (~460 calories)
Michael took his 5th crap of the day.
On his way to South Mopac for a few more intervals, ML had 1 package of peanut butter M&M’s. During his intervals which included 2 x 15′ at 70.3 pace with 3′ recovery, he ingested 1 flask of EFS liquid shot. (~660total calories). During the ride, ML had about 80 oz. of water for just under 4 hours of riding. Evidently this was not enough fluid as he came home and weighed 4 lbs lighter than when he started. The Austin humidity is a KILLER. (weight: 164)
Post Ride Smoothie: 20 oz of Almond Milk, 2 frozen bananas, half of a bag of frozen Pineapple, 1 heaping spoonful of Justin’s Nut Butter, 3 scoops of Cappacino Ultragen, 6 frozen strawberries. (~1250 calories in42-oz smoothie)
4pm Massage with Minda @ Austin Deep.
@5:30p Orange and 1 package of Justin’s Chocolate Hazelnut Nut Butter. (~250 calories) 8oz of water.
Spent some time at Jack and Adams. Picked up Bike and some waffle stingers.
@6pm ML came home…starving! Started out with 28 baby peeled carrots, 15 almonds, 10 dried cranberries. (~300 calories)
Dinner @ 7pm: 1/2 of a Large Avocado, large sweet potato, 2 full chicken breast, 3 small ones, 32oz of water (~1000 calories)
8pm-9pm ML sits in Recovery Pump Boots, does e-mails, and complains of gas. He thinks it’s “hunger gas”.
9pm-9:30pm: More Recovery Pump action, more e-mails. ML keeps asking Amanda what he should have for dinner #2.
9:30: Crap #6.
9:45-10:15: late night dog walk. Enormous bowl of Puffins Rice Cereal wiith Vanilla Almond Milk, 1/2 cup of Blueberry/Pecan Granola, banana, 1 package of Justin’s almond Nut Butter. (~800 calories)
10:30 Weight: 172. Bed time.
So if my calculations are right, ML ate 7400 calories today. Since I’m not a RD, I don’t have the exact know-how (or desire) to breakdown fat, carbs, and proteins, but you get the picture here. I have to admit, I’m not that impressed. I have seen him eat a lot more on days where he was not as busy. But as I said, this was an average day of eating.
6 craps in one day in not unusual for ML. He has taken up to 9 number 2′s (healthy ones) in one day. He just seems to eliminate waste efficiently.
Great post! It’s comforting to know that I’m not the only one that includes cereal and PB in just about every meal/snack throughout the day. I like the “hunger gas” term. I’m going to start using that one.
I’m pooped after reading that! I wonder how many calories ML burned during the day. Sometimes I wonder if I eat enough.
I’m so thankful to know how many craps Michael Lovato takes on an average day. :) No really, the post was awesome, I wish I “earned” as much food as Michael does. Your posts are always very entertaining Amanda, I just made my own version of your Pina-Colada smoothie for my post ride, evening dog walk it was INCREDIBLE, thanks!
Very detailed, I love it! and I thought i ate a lot thanks ML!
164 pounds isn’t much. How tall is he?
Holy crap! Literally! I thought I ate a lot as I have downed a whole case of Oreos in one day but damn Mike, thats impressive.
This is hysterical and not hard to believe! Thanks for sharing, as always!
Why am I most entertained by the pooping part?
Those of us (I’m guilty!) with the mentality of a 12yr old boy particularly enjoyed that part!
great post…enjoyed reading it, but was wondering, what does your typical day of eating look like?
So he basically takes more craps in a day than I do in a week, ha!
I bet you go to costco for toilet paper!
nice. ;)
ALL I can say is this is very familiar. I may not be a pro but I can eat alot of food. I can only imagine if I was a pro what I would eat. I have a very efficient elimination system so I am always pooping and that isn’t always great either.
cheers to ML and you
AWESOME post….I particularly like the addendums mid-way through the post with “ML complaining he’s hungry” and then listing his poops, because you know if you didn’t post the poops, someone would ask for sure……props to ML and his efficient waste-removal system!! Wish I could do that! :)
That is amazing. I am cracking up how open you are about his “craps”. Too funny! I saw ML at IMTX and yelled for him on the run course. Ironically, the only other IM I “watched” was 2 years ago via webcam at IMCDA and he was the webcam host.