Subway Diet
"When Fogle was a junior in college, he weighed in at around 425 pounds. His roommate, a pre-med student, became concerned with Fogle's health and encouraged him to schedule a visit with his doctor. Upon visiting the doctor, he learned that his health was in serious danger if he did not start losing weight fast.
After trying unsuccessfully many times to lose weight, Fogle wanted to try something new. He came across a Subway restaurant near his college apartment and decided to give the sandwiches a try. He stopped eating breakfast and started replacing lunch and dinner with subs from the restaurant. He also ate baked potato chips, which are offered at Subway, and drank diet soda.
After years of consuming nearly 10,000 calories a day, Fogle cut his daily caloric intake down to 2,000. The drastic changes made in his diet helped him to shed 245 pounds in just a year. Eating Subway sandwiches helped Fogle to finally lose a significant amount of weight.
On January 1, 2000, the Subway diet advertisement aired for the first time. The ad included Jared and his incredible story and even contained a disclaimer that read: "The Subway diet combined with a lot of walking, worked for Jared. We're not saying this is for everyone. You should check with your doctor before starting any diet program. But it worked for Jared."
