“Diet Coke Because I’m on the Diet”: 365 Lb Shaquille O’Neal, Who Got a Warning from His Doctor, Orders Double Cheeseburgers and 10 Nuggets on Every Visit to McDonald’s

Shaquille O’Neal diagnosed himself recently with a condition he calls Charles Barkley Over the Belt Syndrome. This disorder is an innovation of his own. Following this self-diagnosis, Shaq started working towards living a healthy life. Now, Shaq has admittedly 4.9 packs and is confident in his body. However, his focus is on maintaining this physique, especially after the warning he received from his doctor. Meanwhile, he recently gave fans an insight into his diet on ‘The Big Podcast’, which might raise a few question marks.

With the assistance of his trainer Rashid Shabazz, Shaq worked towards losing weight. Eventually, he lost around 36 pounds. Having said that, Shaq aims to lose a little more weight. On Logan Paul’s podcast Impaulsive, he said, “I want to have muscles everywhere, and I want to do an underwear ad with my sons [for] Fruit of the Loom, baby.” With this and the wake-up call from his doctor in mind, Shaq is on a diet. 

Shaquille O’Neal’s fast food order and diet

Shaquille O’Neal is a creature of habit. So he doesn’t like to experiment or mix things up. On a recent edition of ‘The Big Podcast’, he revealed that he has a staple order at every single fast food joint.

At IHOP, Shaq has a portion of the cheese omelet and butter-milk pancakes with a glass of orange juice. Similarly, when he visits McDonalds’, he orders a double cheeseburger with 10 chicken nuggets. Along with this, he orders a diet coke. Shaq further added, “A diet coke because I am on a diet.”

The 4x NBA Champion went on to talk about his orders at other fast food joints. The description of the Big Diesel’s orders had co-hosts Nischelle Turner and Spice Adams thinking with knitted brows. They didn’t seem to be sold on the ‘healthiness’ of Shaq’s diet.

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However, Shaq usually lives on a healthy diet. In an interview with GQ magazine, Shaq opened up about his diet and workout. His daily food intake includes fruits, salad, chicken, fish, and a few egg whites.

Shaq also consumes a protein shake and a few turkey sausages as a part of his diet. Following this, he does cardio and strength workouts.

Shaquille O’Neal and his wake-up call

The Big Aristotle admitted that he had not been to a doctor since his retirement. He never felt the need to. But after visiting the doctor’s office a while ago, Shaq received a wake-up call. He was diagnosed with a sleep disorder named sleep apnea. The doctors told him that this disorder could cause hypertension or a stroke that could be life-threatening. So now, Shaq sleeps with a sleep machine.

Additionally, Shaq was advised to stop consuming painkillers because they were affecting his kidney. He said, “When they hit you with that three-letter word that starts with D and ends with E, it changes stuff up.” As a result, Shaq has now changed his lifestyle drastically. However, occasionally, he has a cheat meal or two here and there.

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