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Diet Book Deep Dive: Ed McMahon’s “Slimming Down”

Maintenance Phase

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The Breadstick Conspiracy

"It's just like dad joke central. Yeah, I'm imagining a lot of citations to people with the last name, McGillicuddy," he says. "This is what I associate with this era in American life." The book includes chapter titles such as Metra Cal, Carbocal and O Cal cutter. 'I would eat that and be hungry like 20 minutes later,' one reader complains.

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