- 001. Potato Only Diet Challenge – Day 1 of 366 – What, Why, How?! (2026-06-20-Sat, 2024-08-16-Fri)
- Andrew Taylor of Spud Fit explains that he began a year-long potato diet after reaching his heaviest weight and realizing that food had become an unhealthy obsession in his life. Rather than focusing primarily on weight loss, he wanted to simplify eating, break his dependence on food, reduce decision fatigue, and free up mental space for more meaningful pursuits. His plan was to get nearly all of his calories from potatoes, prepared without oil and flavored only with simple seasonings and sauces, because potatoes are inexpensive, nutritious, filling, and have historically sustained entire populations. He viewed the challenge as an experiment in both physical and mental health, hoping that by removing food as a constant focus, he could create room for personal growth and positive change while proving that a simple, plant-based diet can be both practical and healthy. 🥔
- 002. Potato Only Diet Challenge Day 2 of 366 – what I ate today. (2026-06-21-Sun, 2024-08-17-Sat)
- On Day 2 of his potato-only challenge, Andrew Taylor reported feeling surprisingly good and said he wasn’t craving any other foods or feeling deprived in any way. Despite eating nothing but potatoes—prepared as breakfast potatoes with barbecue sauce, a large baked potato with sea salt, pepper, and sweet chili sauce while out in Melbourne, shredded potatoes with chili and capsicum at a restaurant, and mashed potatoes topped with a vegan dukkah spice blend for dinner—he enjoyed everything he ate and felt satisfied throughout the day. He noted that his stomach and digestive system felt lighter than usual, even though he wasn’t particularly hungry and didn’t eat breakfast until after 10 a.m. The overall tone of the video was positive and optimistic, with Andrew emphasizing that the simplicity of the diet was working well so far and that he genuinely did not feel like he was missing any other kind of food. 🥔
- 003. Spud Fit 2016 – day 29 (2026-06-22-Mon, 2024-08-18-Sun)
- After 29 days of eating only potatoes, Andrew Taylor reported that he was surprised by how much he still enjoyed the diet and had not become sick of potatoes as he expected. Without counting calories, he simply ate when hungry and had lost 10.2 kg (22.5 lbs), though he emphasized that weight loss was never the primary goal—the real purpose of the Spud Fit experiment was to improve his relationship with food and break unhealthy eating patterns. His early blood tests were mostly positive, and while he hadn’t exercised as much as he wanted due to moving house and family responsibilities, he had recently resumed daily scooter rides as low-impact training. When asked how he dealt with seeing other people eat tempting foods, Andrew explained that cravings are often driven by fear of missing out, and he reminds himself that giving in to a temptation means missing out on the experience and results of completing his larger goal. For him, the key lesson is that every choice involves a trade-off: you can have the immediate pleasure of the tempting food, or you can continue building toward the person you want to become.
- 004. Spud Fit Challenge 2016 – day 30 – Spud Fit cooking show! (2026-06-23-Tue, 2024-08-19-Mon)
- After 30 days of his potato-only challenge, Andrew Taylor filmed the first episode of his “Spud Fit Cooking Show” and demonstrated how he makes a giant potato rosti. He grated about two kilograms of potatoes, drained off some of the liquid, mixed in sweet potato flour, onion powder, garlic powder, and nutritional yeast flakes, then cooked the mixture in a non-stick pan without oil. Along the way he emphasized that he doesn’t count calories or carefully measure portions—he simply eats until he’s no longer hungry. With help from his wife Mandy, he showed how to flip the large rosti using a plate, then finished it with a little sriracha sauce. The finished dish was a success, which he described as delicious. More than a cooking lesson, the video reinforced one of the core themes of his potato experiment: simple, inexpensive, satisfying food can be enjoyable, sustainable, and require far less complexity than most people assume.
- 005. Spud Fit Challenge – day 31 – South Melbourne Markets (2026-06-24-Wed, 2024-08-20-Tue)
- Andrew Taylor takes a trip with Mandy and Teddy to the South Melbourne Market to see if he can find better potato prices than the supermarkets and local organic stores he normally shops at. After navigating the busy market, he finds an excellent deal on regular potatoes—5 kilograms for just $3—and purchases nearly 3 kilograms of sweet potatoes at $3 per kilogram. For a total of about $11, he leaves with almost 8 kilograms of potatoes, enough food for roughly two days on his potato-based eating plan. Throughout the video, Andrew’s focus isn’t on dieting trends or nutrition theories but on the practicality, affordability, and simplicity of eating whole foods. His main message is that healthy eating doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive, and that potatoes remain one of the most economical and satisfying foods available. 🥔
- 006. Spud Fit Challenge day 32 – no more binge eating! (2026-06-25-Thu, 2024-08-21-Wed)
- After 32 days on his potato-only diet, Andrew says one of the biggest surprises has been that he no longer feels the urge to binge or overeat. He believes this is because his relationship with food has shifted from seeking pleasure and comfort to simply fueling his body. While he still enjoys his potato meals, they aren’t so intensely delicious that they trigger cravings to keep eating, allowing him to naturally stop when he begins to feel full. Unlike his old eating habits, where highly palatable foods often led him to eat until he was uncomfortably stuffed, potatoes satisfy his hunger without overstimulating his appetite. He hopes that after a full year of practicing this way of eating, he’ll be able to enjoy a wider variety of foods while maintaining the same healthy ability to stop when he’s had enough.
- 007. Spud Fit challenge – day 34 – Today I went VIRAL! (2026-06-26-Fri, 2024-08-22-Thu)
- Andrew Taylor discusses the intense media attention surrounding his year-long potato diet, responding to critics who claim he will become deficient in protein, iron, and fiber by explaining that potatoes provide complete protein, ample iron, and plenty of fiber when eaten in sufficient quantities. He stresses that the experiment is a personal effort to overcome food addiction—not a fad diet he recommends others follow—and notes that he is doing it under medical supervision. News clips highlight that after just one month he has already lost 10–13 kg (22–29 lbs), has more energy, and is sleeping better, while dietitians continue to express concerns about relying on a single food group. Reflecting on the coverage, Andrew praises the reporters who interviewed him but feels some of his responses were edited out, making him appear more extreme than he intended. He concludes by thanking viewers for their support, expressing appreciation for the encouragement he has received, and committing to continue documenting his journey to see where the experiment leads.
- 008. Spud Fit challenge – Day 35 – Facing fears and going viral. (ps. I’m sorry for swearing) (2026-06-27-Sat, 2024-08-23-Fri)
- Andrew reflects on the overwhelming global attention his potato diet has received, admitting he is exhausted after days of nonstop media interviews and struggling to understand why so many people care. He explains that before starting his YouTube channel, he was hesitant to publicly share his struggles with food addiction and binge eating, fearing ridicule and judgment, but ultimately decided that being honest and vulnerable was more important than worrying about what others might think. During the video, he catches himself using an inappropriate word, sincerely apologizes after his wife points it out, and uses the moment to reinforce his message: if people choose to mock someone’s vulnerability, that reflects on them rather than the person being open. He concludes by encouraging others not to be afraid to share their true thoughts and feelings, saying that embracing vulnerability has ultimately changed his life for the better.
- 009. Spud Fit Challenge – day 36 – Weigh in day and Sunrise TV at our house! (2026-06-28-Sun, 2024-08-24-Sat)
- On Day 36, Andrew Taylor shares a difficult but encouraging update, explaining that after several sleepless nights caused by the sudden media attention surrounding his potato-only diet, he accidentally missed scheduled BBC and Irish radio interviews and felt terrible about letting people down. Despite expecting stress and lack of sleep to stall his progress, he was delighted to discover he had lost another 900 grams, bringing his total weight loss to about 14 kilograms. He then shares what he considers his best television interview so far—a live appearance on Australia’s Sunrise—where he explains that his experiment is really about overcoming food addiction rather than losing weight, describing how he chose potatoes because they are the most nutritionally complete single food he could find. Supported by his wife Mandy, who believes his all-or-nothing personality makes this approach well suited to him, Andrew answers the hosts’ questions with humor, reflects on the advantages of live interviews because they can’t be edited, apologizes for his amateur video editing, and ends the day optimistic, grateful, and looking forward to catching up on sleep and completing more media interviews.
- 010. Spud Fit challenge – day 37 – Spud Fit Fitness Show! (2026-06-29-Mon, 2024-08-25-Sun)
- After an intense week of media interviews following his growing popularity, Andrew says life is finally beginning to settle down. He managed to get a full night’s sleep for the first time in days, admits he hasn’t exercised all week because of his media commitments, and is excited to get back outside on his scooter along Melbourne’s beautiful beachfront. Inspired by his love of fitness as well as potatoes, he jokingly launches the first episode of the “Spud Fit Fitness Show,” explaining that the best exercise is simply the one you genuinely enjoy. For him, that means scootering while listening to audiobooks—currently Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone narrated by Stephen Fry, whose storytelling makes long exercise sessions feel effortless. His advice is to pair an enjoyable activity, such as walking, cycling, running, or scootering, with a great audiobook or podcast so that exercise becomes something you look forward to rather than a chore. Looking ahead, he mentions upcoming interviews with Swedish student radio and American doctors while reflecting that it has been the strangest and most exciting week of his life. He encourages everyone to get outside, find a form of movement they enjoy, and have fun staying active.
- 011. Spud Fit challenge – day 38 – my potato sponsor!! (2026-06-30-Tue, 2024-08-26-Mon)
- Paul visits a local fruit and vegetable store after receiving an unexpected message from Brendan, who generously offers to donate all of Paul’s potatoes for an entire year to support his potato-based diet. Grateful and surprised, Paul tours the century-old family business, admiring the fresh produce while joking that although he can’t eat the fruit right now, he still enjoys looking at it. Brendan shows him different varieties of potatoes, including Dutch creams, sweet potatoes, and white chats, discussing which are best for mashing or roasting. Paul shares that he has been eating large amounts of sweet potatoes and white chats as part of his diet and mentions that a television news crew had recently visited his home. The visit ends with Brendan reiterating his offer to supply whatever potatoes Paul needs, and Paul thanks Brendan and his colleague Elliot for their remarkable generosity, expressing hope that their support will help him stay healthy throughout the year.
- 012. Spud Fit challenge day 40 – Paul Henry TV and Dr. McDougal news!! (2026-07-01-Wed, 2024-08-27-Tue)
- Andrew reflects on a major day in his Spud Fit Challenge, beginning with a live interview on New Zealand’s Paul Henry Show, where he explained that his potato-only diet is really about overcoming food addiction by making eating simple and shifting his emotional fulfillment toward other areas of life. The day’s biggest surprise came when he learned he would appear on the American TV show The Doctors, and that, at his suggestion, Dr. John McDougall would join him. Andrew is thrilled that his personal experiment has grown into an opportunity to introduce one of his biggest nutritional influences to a worldwide audience, calling it one of the proudest moments of his journey so far.
- 013. Spud Fit Challenge day 41 – MY rules (2026-07-02-Thu, 2024-08-28-Wed)
- Andrew explains that his potato challenge is based on his own personal rules, not something everyone should blindly copy. His first rule is to do your own research, make informed decisions, and ideally have medical supervision rather than following someone on YouTube. His second rule is to eat only white potatoes, sweet potatoes, fat-free herbs, spices, sauces, and a little soy milk for mashed potatoes, avoiding all oils and high-fat foods. His third rule is to eat as much as you want, whenever you want, without counting calories or obsessing over nutrients. He also recommends joining the supportive Potato Cleanse Diet Facebook group run by High Carb Hannah and Derek Howlett, and adds that anyone following the diet for more than a few months should take a vitamin B12 supplement.
- 014. Spud Fit Challenge day 42 – My Argument Against Moderation. (2026-07-03-Fri, 2024-08-29-Thu)
- Andrew argues that the advice to “eat everything in moderation” is often meaningless for people with serious food addiction. He compares food addiction to alcoholism, drug addiction, and gambling, saying that society would never tell an alcoholic to drink “just one beer” or a heroin addict to use drugs in moderation, yet it routinely gives that advice to people who struggle with overeating. From his perspective, moderation has repeatedly failed him, so he is experimenting with complete abstinence from the foods that trigger his addiction, just as other addicts often quit cold turkey. He also argues that extraordinary results rarely come from moderation, pointing to people like Roger Federer, Tiger Woods, and Mozart, who achieved excellence through intense dedication rather than doing things “in moderation.” His goal is not to be moderately healthy but to achieve the best health possible, and he believes that requires an unconventional approach. While acknowledging that moderation works for many people, he concludes that it does not work for everyone and believes those with severe food addiction should be open to trying a different strategy rather than automatically accepting conventional advice.
- 015. Spud Fit Challenge day 46 – Baked Kipfler potatoes. (2026-07-04-Sat, 2024-08-30-Fri)
- Andrew from Spud Fit visits a local fruit and vegetable market and introduces Kip potatoes, jokingly calling them “ugly food” and encouraging people to embrace imperfect produce instead of worrying about eating “clean.” He gives the potatoes a quick scrub, pierces them with a fork, and bakes them at 180°C (fan oven) for about 55–60 minutes, until the skins are wrinkled and the insides are soft. After baking, he keeps the meal extremely simple by seasoning the potatoes with a little garlic chili salt and tomato sauce, explaining that his philosophy is to make healthy eating as easy and sustainable as possible. Throughout the video, he humorously banters with his wife, emphasizes that elaborate recipes aren’t necessary for success, and encourages viewers to keep healthy eating simple and enjoyable.
- 016. Spud Fit challenge day 50 – Weigh in day and trusting the process (2026-07-05-Sun, 2024-08-31-Sat)
- On Day 50 of his Spud Fit challenge, Andrew Taylor celebrates losing 17 kg (37.5 lbs) but emphasizes that weight loss is only a side effect—his real goal is overcoming food addiction and binge eating. He explains that he no longer feels compelled to binge and believes his success comes from thoroughly researching nutrition before he began, allowing him to trust the process instead of constantly worrying about food. His advice is to answer all of your questions before starting, then keep the diet simple, stop obsessing over food, eat when you’re hungry, stop when you’re full, and use the mental energy you save to focus on the rest of your life.
- 017. Spud Fit Challenge day 53 – What I Ate Today. (2026-07-06-Mon, 2024-09-01-Sun)
- The video is a practical “day in the life” look at Andrew’s simple potato-based eating plan. He explains that people constantly ask exactly what he eats, so he documents an entire day of meals. Breakfast is a potato cake made by frying leftover mashed potatoes in a non-stick pan with a little sriracha. Lunch is reheated mashed potatoes seasoned with onion powder, garlic powder, vegan chicken-style stock powder, nutritional yeast, and a small amount of soy milk. Later he eats another potato cake, and dinner consists of baked sweet potatoes with a little sweet chili sauce after an evening training ride. Throughout the video he emphasizes that there is nothing complicated about his approach: he cooks large batches, keeps meals simple and repetitive, eats potatoes whenever he’s hungry, stops when he’s full, doesn’t count calories, and trusts his body’s hunger signals. He also notes that anyone following a long-term potato or vegan diet should supplement with vitamin B12. His overall message is to stop overthinking nutrition, keep it simple, enjoy potatoes, exercise when possible, and focus on consistency rather than perfection.
- 018. Spud Fit Challenge day 55 – Oh no, I’m going to DIE!! What should I do?! (2026-07-07-Tue, 2024-09-02-Mon)
- Andrew says he finally read comments about his potato-only diet and found many people confidently predicting protein deficiency, malnutrition, vitamin C deficiency, addiction to potatoes, or even death. He mocks the panic by pointing out that he has medical supervision, blood tests, and a simple backup plan: if something goes wrong, he can just eat other foods. His main point is that critics are reacting to headlines without thinking logically, while he is on day 55, feeling great, and enjoying the experiment.
- 019. Spud Fit Challenge day 57 – weigh in day & why a whole year?! (2026-07-08-Wed, 2024-09-03-Tue)
- Andrew shared his Day 57 update from his year-long potato journey, reporting another 1.6 kg (3.5 lb) loss for a total of 18.6 kg (41 lb) in just 57 days, bringing his weight to 133.5 kg (294 lb). Although pleased with the progress, he emphasized that weight loss is not his primary goal; rather, his focus is changing his relationship with food. He explained that he originally considered doing the potato diet for only two months, but with New Year’s approaching, he decided to commit to an entire year, inspired by people who had completed extraordinary long-term challenges, such as running a marathon every day for a year or remaining completely silent for a year. He believes setting a firm one-year end date is crucial because, in the past, he abandoned diets as soon as he felt “in control,” only to relapse. By committing to a fixed finish line, he hopes to prevent that cycle from repeating. He closed by saying he feels energetic, is exercising regularly, and is grateful that everything is going well, while also announcing that his appearance on The Doctors would air on March 3 in the United States.
- 020. Spud Fit Challenge day 58 – How To Beat Cravings (2026-07-09-Thu, 2024-09-04-Wed)
- The speaker explains that overcoming cravings isn’t about willpower or permanently giving up favorite foods—it’s about changing the order in which you eat. His strategy is simple: whenever he craves chocolate, pizza, ice cream, or other treats, he gives himself permission to have them after first eating as many potatoes as he wants until he’s completely full. In every case, once he was satisfied with nutritious food, the craving disappeared. He believes this approach works best with healthy, filling diets where you can eat until you’re satisfied, rather than restrictive plans that leave you hungry. His key message is to acknowledge cravings instead of fighting them, satisfy your hunger with healthy food first, and then honestly reassess whether you still want the treat.
- 021. Spud Fit Challenge day 59 – A Poem for Level Headedness and Mental Strength. (2026-07-10-Fri, 2024-09-05-Thu)
- On Day 59 of his Spud Fit challenge, Andrew Taylor explains that one of the most valuable tools supporting his journey isn’t just eating potatoes—it’s strengthening his mindset. He shares that he reads Rudyard Kipling’s famous poem “If—” once or twice a day, especially in the morning or during stressful moments, because it helps him stay calm, resilient, humble, and focused. The poem reminds him to keep perspective through success and failure, persevere through hardship, and maintain integrity regardless of circumstances. He says reading it gives him shivers every time and has become an important daily practice for developing his “mental game,” encouraging viewers to read it themselves if they want to build greater mental strength.
- 022. Spud Fit Challenge day 61 – Irish TV! (2026-07-11-Sat, 2024-09-06-Fri)
- In this Day 61 update, Andrew Taylor experiments with using a bike headlight as a makeshift studio light before sharing a clip of his appearance on Ireland’s Today Show, where he explains the motivation behind his year-long potato diet. He tells the hosts he began the challenge after recognizing his food addiction and wanted to simplify eating by choosing a nutritious but intentionally boring food. At the time of the interview, he had lost 17 kg (about 37 lbs.) in 55 days, was eating around 20 kg of potatoes per week, supplementing only with vitamin B12 and a little soy milk, and reported feeling healthier, more energetic, mentally sharper, and sleeping better. Despite skepticism about such a restrictive diet, Andrew defends his research and notes that potatoes have historically sustained entire populations, including the Irish. After the interview, he says he enjoyed the lighthearted discussion, mentions an upcoming appearance on The Doctors, and announces the launch of his new website, spud.ca, which includes a FAQ to help manage the growing number of questions and emails he receives from supporters.
- 023. Spud Fit Challenge day 62 – Decision Fatigue. (2026-07-12-Sun, 2024-09-07-Sat)
- Andrew explains the concept of decision fatigue—the idea that people have a limited capacity to make good decisions each day, so the more decisions they make, the harder it becomes to make wise ones later. During his Spud Fit Challenge, eating only potatoes has eliminated countless daily food decisions, freeing up mental energy and making it easier to stay on track while also improving decision-making in other areas of life. He cites examples such as Albert Einstein, Barack Obama, and even the Buddha, who simplified aspects of their daily routines—like wearing the same clothes—to conserve mental energy for more important choices. His takeaway is that simplifying repetitive decisions, especially around food, can reduce stress, improve self-control, and create more mental space for the things that truly matter.
- 024. Spud Fit Challenge day 63 – The Doctors TV with Dr McDougal!! (2026-07-13-Mon, 2024-09-09-Mon)
- Andrew (Spud Fit) shares his excitement about appearing on the U.S. TV show The Doctors, where he discussed his year-long potato-only diet alongside renowned physician Dr. John McDougall. On the show, Andrew explained that after 43 days on the diet he had lost 16 kg (over 35 lbs.), felt energetic, and ate only plain potatoes with minimal seasonings and no added fat. Dr. McDougall defended potatoes as a nutritionally complete staple, citing historical populations and scientific research showing people can remain healthy on an all-potato diet for extended periods. Although the show’s hosts ultimately recommended a balanced diet of natural foods rather than any extreme eating plan, they acknowledged Andrew’s positive results under medical supervision. Reflecting afterward, Andrew said he was pleased the discussion was open-minded and respectful, but noted that the program focused mainly on weight loss, whereas his real goal has always been overcoming food addiction and changing his relationship with food, with the weight loss being a welcome side effect.
- 025. Spud Fit Challenge day 64 – Weigh in day!! (2026-07-14-Tue, 2024-09-10-Tue)
- Andrew Taylor shares another enthusiastic weekly weigh-in, joking that he’s saying “woohoo” too often because he’s genuinely excited by his progress. Despite riding through the rain, he recalls a Dutch saying—”We’re not made of sugar”—as motivation to keep training regardless of the weather. This week he lost another 2.6 kg (about 5.7 lbs.), bringing his total weight loss for the year to 21.2 kg (nearly 47 lbs.), but emphasizes that his real goal has never been weight loss itself. Instead, he focuses on overcoming food addiction by eating potatoes and letting the weight take care of itself. He also begins tracking his resting heart rate, averaging 54 beats per minute, increases his daily endurance training from 90 minutes to as much as 2 hours without any loss of energy, and credits potatoes with fueling his workouts. Overall, he reports feeling healthier than ever, experiencing no negatives, and is delighted with his continued progress.
- 026. Spud Fit Challenge day 65 – Rethinking a “Balanced” Diet (2026-07-15-Wed, 2024-09-11-Wed)
- Andrew responds to a common question about whether eating mostly potatoes can really be considered a “balanced diet.” He argues that the true purpose of a balanced diet is not to eat a wide variety of foods, but to obtain all the essential nutrients the body needs—including adequate protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals. In his view, if a person’s food choices provide complete nutrition, then the diet is balanced regardless of how many different foods are included. He explains that his SpudFit diet consists of a variety of regular and sweet potatoes, small amounts of soy milk, and minimal fat-free condiments, herbs, and spices, and he believes this combination supplies the nutrients needed to remain healthy. He concludes that the success of the diet should ultimately be judged by health outcomes rather than by the number of different foods consumed.
- 027. Spud Fit Challenge day 69 – Success is Inevitable. (2026-07-16-Thu, 2024-09-12-Thu)
- Andrew begins by explaining why he hasn’t posted for a few days: he unexpectedly accepted a new job after originally planning to be a stay-at-home dad, then shares a lighthearted story about the “I Love Mandy” singlet he surprised everyone with during his wedding reception. He then reflects on a major mindset shift in his weight-loss journey, explaining that for the first time success feels inevitable rather than uncertain. In the past, losing weight seemed like climbing an impossible mountain, but now he believes that with a solid plan, clear rules, and consistent daily action, the outcome is no longer in doubt. Instead of obsessing over the goal, he focuses on staying on the path, believing that if he follows his plan without wavering, success will naturally follow. He concludes that this principle applies to any worthwhile goal in life and leaves viewers with a new personal motto: approach your goals with conviction, courage, and confidence, stay the course, and the results become a foregone conclusion.
- 028. Spud Fit Challenge day 70 – Mandy’s Breakfast Salad. (2026-07-17-Fri, 2024-09-13-Fri)
- In this lighthearted “Mandy Mondays” episode, Andrew Taylor’s wife Mandy explains that although she hasn’t followed Andrew’s all-potato diet, she’s gained weight while he’s lost it, inspiring her to create a more flexible “potato displacement diet.” Instead of eating only potatoes, she replaces less healthy foods with potatoes to stay fuller while still enjoying a variety of vegetables. She demonstrates a hearty breakfast salad made with boiled potatoes, spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, red onion, herbs, spices, lemon juice, and optional tempeh cooked with liquid smoke for a bacon-like flavor—all prepared with virtually no added oil. Throughout the video, Mandy and Andrew joke about her lack of cooking skills, her nonstop talking, and the improvised nature of the show, giving it a warm, humorous feel. In the end, Mandy tastes the finished dish, declares it “really yum,” and encourages viewers to try this healthy, satisfying, potato-centered meal as an easy way to improve their diet without committing to eating only potatoes.
- 029. Spud Fit Challenge day 71 – Weigh in Day & Date Night!! (2026-07-18-Sat, 2024-09-14-Sat)
- Andrew Taylor (Spud Fit) records a casual weigh-in update while out on a rare date night with Mandy, seeing a friend’s band. For the first time since starting his potato-only challenge, he didn’t lose weight, gaining 0.1 kg, but he isn’t concerned because his primary goal is overcoming food addiction, with weight loss being secondary. Quoting Rudyard Kipling’s If—, he says he wants to treat both weight loss and weight gain the same rather than allowing the scale to dictate his emotions. What matters is that he successfully completed another week eating only potatoes, feels great, is happy, and believes things are moving in the right direction. Mandy points out a tangible sign of his progress: one of his shirts has become so oversized and baggy that she made him change before going out. The video ends with live music and a conversation with a friend who tells Andrew that his Spud Fit videos about fear of starvation, food envy, and fear of missing out have genuinely helped change his relationship with food.
- 030. Spud Fit Challenge day 72 – It’s not about weight loss… or is it? (2026-07-19-Sun, 2024-09-15-Sun)
- Andrew Taylor reflects on a weekly weigh-in where he gained just 0.1 kg (100 grams). Although he admits feeling a little disappointed after consistently losing weight, he reminds himself that his year-long potato experiment is primarily about gaining control over his food addiction, not chasing the number on the scale. His strategy is to simplify eating as much as possible—using potatoes as the main food—so he can learn to view food more as fuel rather than pleasure, comfort, or emotional support. He acknowledges that underneath it all he does want to lose weight, become healthier, and get fitter, but believes those results should come naturally if he focuses on the real process: changing his relationship with food and controlling the addiction. His resolve remains strong despite the small gain, and he accepts that weight will fluctuate from week to week. His central message is: focus on the process—controlling food addiction and sticking to the plan—and let weight loss, health, fitness, and happiness become the byproducts.
- 031. Spud Fit Challenge day 73 – Minced Potato Curry (2026-07-20-Mon, 2024-09-16-Mon)
- Andrew (“Spud Fit”) experiments with a new potato-based recipe inspired by a viewer’s suggestion to use finely chopped potatoes in place of ground meat. Instead of tacos, he turns the idea into a potato curry, pulsing potatoes into a mince-like texture and cooking them with curry powder, garlic powder, onion powder, a little water, maple syrup, and finally a small amount of salt added at the end to maximize flavor while using less sodium. Throughout the video, he and Mandy joke back and forth while discussing kitchen gadgets, cooking, and health. Andrew also explains why he believes a whole-food, plant-based diet supports long-term brain health and may help reduce dementia risk, mentioning turmeric as one evidence-backed ingredient he likes to include. The finished curry is declared a success—simple, inexpensive, filling, and surprisingly delicious—with Andrew encouraging viewers to try it themselves.
- 032. Spud Fit Challenge day 74 – Mandy’s random veggie stew (2026-07-21-Tue, 2024-09-22-Sun)
- Andrew opens the video by joking that his wife Mandy is trying to take over his YouTube channel after she films a cooking segment on her own. Mandy then demonstrates how she makes a simple vegetable stew from leftover vegetables in the fridge, explaining that she prefers savory breakfasts and improvises with ingredients like garlic, eggplant, onion, capsicum, cauliflower, corn, peas, spinach, lentils, smoked paprika, herbs, and vegetable stock. She recommends serving the stew over mashed potatoes (or with potatoes cooked directly into it), adding lemon juice and fresh parsley at the end, and emphasizes that it’s a filling, nutritious, low-calorie meal that can be eaten freely without worrying about weight gain. Andrew closes by joking about Mandy’s “solo cooking show,” encouraging viewers to comment, subscribe, and share the channel.
- 033. Spud Fit Challenge day 78 – Weigh in day! This week I weighed in every day… (2026-07-22-Wed, 2024-09-25-Wed)
- Andrew Taylor reports a big week on his potato diet: after gaining 0.1 kg the previous week, he experimented with weighing himself every morning under the same conditions and was surprised by how dramatically his weight fluctuated day to day. His weight dropped as low as 126.6 kg before finishing the week at 127.5 kg, a 3.3 kg (about 7.3 lb) weekly loss. After 78 days, he says he has lost 24.4 kg (over 50 lb) from his starting weight of about 151 kg and has broken through the 130 kg barrier. His main lesson is that even consistent morning weigh-ins don’t produce a smooth downward line—weight naturally rises and falls. More importantly, he stresses that the real goal isn’t the scale but staying in control of his food addiction, managing cravings, eating potatoes, and doing the internal work needed to maintain the change.
- Spud Fit Chalenge day 92 – weigh in day AND blood testing! (2026-07-23-Thu)
- After three months of eating only potatoes, Andrew had his second blood test of the year and will review the results the following week. At his weigh-in, he was exactly 123 kg, bringing his total loss to 28.7 kg (over 60 lbs) in three months—roughly 10 kg per month. He lost another 1.5 kg this week and noted that although his daily weight fluctuates, the overall trend continues steadily downward. Interestingly, increased exercise hasn’t noticeably accelerated his weight loss, leading him to believe his diet is doing most of the work. Three months in, he says his cravings are completely under control: he isn’t bored with potatoes, jealous of other people’s food, or tempted to quit. He feels mentally and physically healthy, his fitness is improving, and he remains happy and confident with the experiment.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 95 – Mexican Chopped Chats (2026-07-24-Fri)
- Andrew shares an extremely simple leftover potato fry-up: roast chat potatoes at 180°C for about 50 minutes, refrigerate any leftovers, then cut them into quarters and put them in a hot pan. Season with onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, and a little hickory liquid smoke, then stir and cook for about 10 minutes until they begin to crisp. Serve with tomato sauce. He finishes by showing the boxes of sweet and white potatoes he picked up from Tessero and Luca Brothers in Balaclava and thanking the shop for supporting him.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 96 – Dinner With Friends (2026-07-25-Sat)
- Andrew attended a Melbourne vegan social dinner with about 45 people and showed that sticking to his all-potato diet doesn’t mean missing out on social events. Before going, he checked the restaurant’s menu, noticed they served potatoes, and simply asked if the chef could prepare plain steamed potatoes instead. The restaurant happily accommodated his request, serving him steamed potatoes with chili sauce while everyone else enjoyed their meals. He emphasized that most restaurants are willing to customize dishes if you politely explain your needs, encouraging people not to avoid dining out while pursuing health goals. Beyond the food, he had a wonderful evening meeting supportive friends, enjoying great conversations, and reinforcing that a healthy lifestyle can still include an active and enjoyable social life.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 97 – I can finally SEE changes! (2026-07-26-Sun)
- Andrew heads out for a scooter ride on Beach Road despite the pouring rain, joking that he’s “not made of sugar” and won’t melt. He says the potato diet continues to go extremely well: he feels lighter and fitter, his waist has shrunk, his clothes are looser, he’s enjoying potatoes, and—most importantly—he feels increasingly in control of his food addiction without urges to binge or eat unhealthy foods. The big breakthrough came that morning when, for the first time all year, he looked at his naked body in the mirror and could actually see that he was getting thinner. Although he still isn’t happy with his appearance, he describes himself as “happier”—finally seeing with his own eyes the progress that the scale, measurements, clothing, and other people had already been showing him. He considers it an important and encouraging milestone and is now looking forward to his blood-test results and next weigh-in on Friday.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 98 – Love your body, really?! (2026-07-27-Mon)
- On Day 98 of his Spud Fit journey, Andrew Taylor is nervous about receiving his blood-test results the next day—especially because an Australian TV crew from The Project will film the moment—but says he feels so good physically that he’d be skeptical of unexpectedly bad results. His main reflection is about the advice to “love your body.” He says that may work for others, but it doesn’t resonate with him because his overweight body cannot yet do what he wants: move athletically, compete, and perform at a high physical level. Rather than forcing himself to love how his body currently looks or functions, he believes in accepting reality honestly and doing something about it. With before-and-after underwear photos potentially being shown to millions on television, he draws strength from Rudyard Kipling’s If—, particularly the idea of treating “Triumph and Disaster” the same. His conclusion is that you don’t necessarily have to love your current body—you need to stop hiding from reality, accept where you are, confront it head-on, and work to change it.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 99 – BLOOD TEST RESULTS & weigh in day & filming for The Project. (2026-07-28-Tue)
- Andrew Taylor celebrates dropping below 120 kg (119.6 kg) after losing 32.1 kg—about 71 lb—in roughly three months on his potato-only diet, although he stresses that overcoming food addiction, rather than weight loss, is his main goal. His blood tests were remarkably positive: cholesterol dropped from 4.3 to 2.9 mmol/L, LDL was 1.4, blood sugar was excellent despite his extremely high-carb diet, and his protein, liver function, folate, iron and hemoglobin-related results were all good; only uric acid and homocysteine were somewhat elevated, which his doctor wasn’t concerned about given his rapid weight loss. A crew from Australian TV’s The Project spent the day filming him at the doctor’s office, cooking and eating potatoes at home, exercising by the beach and buying potatoes, and Andrew plans another blood test in two months to ensure everything continues going well.
- Spud Fit Challenge Day 99 (bonus video!) – Mandy Monday CHEESE SAUCE SUBSTITUTE YAY! (2026-07-29-Wed)
- Mandy makes a healthy, oil-free “cheesy” sauce as a way to incorporate more potatoes into her diet. She boils three potatoes and a large carrot, water-fries leek and onion, blends everything together, then seasons it with vegan chicken-flavoured stock, paprika, and optional nutritional yeast. Andrew explains that this isn’t part of his strict potato-only diet, but rather Mandy’s more flexible approach. Mandy also says that after gaining about 8 kg while living in Australia’s hot Northern Territory, she’s been eating potatoes more frequently as convenient snacks and has lost about 3 kg in roughly a week. The sauce turns out much better than she expected—she calls it “really, really good” and possibly the best thing she’s ever made.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 100 – ONE. HUNDRED. DAMN. DAYS. (a recap) (2026-07-30-Thu)
- Andrew celebrates 100 days of eating only potatoes, reflecting on what began as a one- or two-month experiment to overcome food addiction and grew into a year-long challenge. He shares that the first week was difficult with headaches and bloating, but things quickly improved, leading to over 32 kg (about 70+ lbs.) of weight loss, excellent blood test results, better sleep, clearer thinking, relief from chronic joint pain, and a dramatic improvement in his overall fitness through daily scooter training. Perhaps the biggest change, he says, is that he no longer feels addicted to food—food has become simple fuel rather than an obsession. He also reveals for the first time that he had been diagnosed with clinical depression and anxiety before starting the challenge, and that both have improved significantly over the past 100 days. Looking back, he describes the experience as life-changing, saying he has gained not only better health but also a deeper understanding of himself, his relationship with food, and his inner struggles, while expressing gratitude for the support he has received throughout the journey.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 103 – The "expert" Dr Joanna McMillan. (2026-07-31-Fri)
- Andrew Taylor responds to criticism from dietitian Dr. Joanna McMillan regarding his all-potato diet, arguing that many of her claims were made without checking the nutritional facts. He points out that potatoes do contain protein, small amounts of fat, iron, vitamin C, fiber and resistant starch, and he uses nutrient-tracking data and his own blood test results to argue that he is not suffering the deficiencies she predicted. He acknowledges that his testing isn’t exhaustive but says he and his doctor selected appropriate tests and plans to undergo even more comprehensive evaluations. Andrew emphasizes that his potato diet is a temporary experiment to overcome food addiction and repair his relationship with food—not a lifelong eating plan—and believes critics should keep an open mind rather than assume failure before the experiment is complete. He concludes by urging experts to research thoroughly before making public statements, especially when their opinions carry significant influence.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 106 – weigh in day and DEXA body scan. (2026-08-01-Sat)
- Andrew begins by sharing another successful weigh-in, having lost 1.1 kg to reach 118.5 kg—33.2 kg down for the year—and heads to a Melbourne clinic for his first DEXA scan, which measures body composition, including fat, lean mass, bone density, and other health markers. The scan reveals he has about 36 kg of body fat, with a healthy long-term target of around 20 kg, while confirming that his bone density is excellent despite concerns that an all-potato diet might weaken his bones. The clinician explains that fat loss and weight loss are not always the same, estimates Andrew’s resting metabolic rate at about 2,400 calories per day, and emphasizes that progress should be judged by changes in body fat rather than the scale alone. Andrew leaves encouraged by the results, plans to repeat the scan later to track his progress, thanks the clinic for providing the scan free of charge, celebrates nearing 10,000 Facebook likes, and mentions that his appearance on the Australian TV program The Project is expected to air soon.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 110 – The Project! (big TV show in Australia) (2026-08-02-Sun)
- Andrew shares his excitement about appearing on a television news program covering his potato-only diet and says he enjoyed filming the segment and appreciated that one panelist emphasized the real purpose of the experiment: breaking his food addiction rather than simply losing weight. The report highlights his dramatic progress after nearly four months on potatoes, including losing over 33 kilograms, improving his cholesterol, and seeing positive changes in his mental health, while nutrition experts express concerns about the diet’s long-term sustainability. Andrew says he doesn’t mind the comedians joking about him but is frustrated that experts repeatedly claim potatoes contain no protein or fat, pointing out that they do contain both. He argues that because no one has conducted an experiment quite like his, it would be more honest for experts to admit they don’t yet know what the long-term outcome will be instead of confidently predicting failure.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 111 – Mandy is launching The Dakkery. (2026-08-03-Mon)
- Andrew introduces his wife, Mandy, and proudly shares the launch of her new ethical clothing business, The Dackery. He explains that “dacks” is Australian slang for pants, and the business creates artist-designed track pants that combine comfort with style. Mandy says the idea came after spending months walking the streets of Sydney with their baby, Teddy, who only slept while being carried. She wanted cozy sweatpants that also looked good, but couldn’t find any, so she created her own using a soft, ethical blend of bamboo and organic cotton. The couple asks viewers to support or share Mandy’s Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign, emphasizing there’s no pressure to contribute, while noting that if the business succeeds, it may also give Andrew more time to create Spud Fit content.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 113 – Weigh in Day, Dr McDougall Webinar and some DELICIOUS spuds! (2026-08-04-Tue)
- Andrew recounts an eventful week, beginning with a 3:30 a.m. interview and Q&A with Dr. John McDougall that went so well he was invited to speak at one of McDougall’s Advanced Study Weekends in the U.S. next year. Because he had already eaten and drunk water before weighing himself, he skipped his official weekly weigh-in to keep it consistent. He also unboxes gifts from Idahoan Foods and Australian potato farmer Frank Mato, compares different potato varieties, demonstrates his simple vegan mashed potato recipe, and enthusiastically tastes Australia’s award-winning Gourmandine potatoes, declaring them among the best he’s ever had. He finishes by encouraging viewers to watch the McDougall webinar and visit his website for his upcoming newsletter.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 114 – Skinny Clothes Fashion Parade! (2026-08-05-Wed)
- Andrew unexpectedly turns a late-night search for Mandy’s jacket into a “fashion parade” after discovering a suitcase full of clothes that had been too small for years. As he tries on old running gear, kayaking shirts, football jerseys, shorts, colorful shirts, and even his wedding suit, he’s amazed at how comfortably they now fit, highlighting the progress of his potato-based weight-loss journey. Along the way, he reminisces about kayaking in Rotterdam, playing Australian rules football, traveling through New York, London, and Amsterdam, and reflects on how losing weight has allowed him to wear clothes that genuinely express his personality rather than simply whatever fit. The video is lighthearted and humorous, but it also touches on the emotional impact of weight loss, self-expression, and renewed confidence, ending with Andrew encouraging viewers to follow his journey, subscribe, and support Mandy’s clothing business.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 116 – Stop Trying to Lose Weight!! (2026-08-06-Thu)
- Andrew reflects on the sudden growth of his YouTube channel, newsletter, and Facebook page, thanking new followers while apologizing that he can’t keep up with the flood of weight-loss emails. He shares the central realization that changed his own journey: instead of focusing on losing weight—a symptom—he believes people should focus on the root cause of why they gained weight in the first place. For him, that root cause was food addiction and the habits and emotions driving his eating. Rather than chasing diets or the number on the scale, he encourages people to work on changing their actions, mindset, and relationship with food, treating it as fuel instead of a primary source of comfort or pleasure. His message is that lasting weight loss comes naturally when the underlying behaviors are changed, because fixing root causes is far more effective than treating symptoms. He closes by inviting viewers to subscribe to his newsletter and support his wife’s Kickstarter campaign for her ethically made artistic track pants.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 117 – Healthy Success Tracking (2026-08-07-Fri)
- Andrew Taylor’s main message in this Day 117 video is to stop making the number on the scale your definition of success and instead measure the behaviours that produce the result. He originally hadn’t planned to weigh himself during his year of eating potatoes, although his wife Mandy suggested tracking his weight, and he’s glad they did. Still, he considers the scale secondary. His real daily victory is simply reaching the end of the day having followed his potato-diet rules. He suggests others create their own behaviour-based challenge—perhaps a week, month, or 100 consecutive meals of whole plant foods—and record successful days or meals in a diary or calendar. His point is that weight is an outcome, while your actions are something you can directly control: concentrate on getting the causes right and the results should follow. He finishes by promoting Mandy’s Kickstarter campaign for her ethically made Australian clothing business and joking that if it succeeds, perhaps he can become a full-time “internet potato man.”
- Spud Fit Challenge day 126 – weigh in day (2026-08-08-Sat)
- Andrew Taylor checks in on Day 126 of his potato-only diet after a hectic stretch involving his wife Mandy launching a business with help from an investor, increased parenting duties, his own job application process, and his grandmother being ill. He weighs 117.5 kg and says his weight loss has slowed, but the scale matters much less to him now because his real goal is overcoming food addiction, which he feels is going extremely well. He’s shifted much of his exercise toward strength training and is deliberately eating more potatoes to experiment with whether he can build muscle on a relatively low-protein diet; he’s already lifting heavier and is amazed by how quickly he’s recovering from hard workouts, often experiencing virtually no soreness the following day. He also shares footage from a wedding where special plain boiled and baked potatoes were prepared for him so he could stay on plan. Overall, Andrew remains completely committed to potatoes, feels energetic and satisfied, isn’t worried about slower weight loss, and is now excited to see whether he can actually gain muscle while continuing the experiment.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 127 – Spudfest Trentham! (2026-08-09-Sun)
- Andrew Taylor visits the 2016 Trentham Spudfest in Victoria with his wife Mandy and son Teddy, calling the potato festival one of the highlights of his year. He is interviewed on stage about his Spud Fit challenge, explaining that after reaching 151 kg and recognizing what he considered a food addiction, he decided to spend a year eating essentially only potatoes. By this point he’d lost nearly 35 kg without deliberately restricting calories and reported better sleep, concentration, energy, blood-test results and relief from longstanding joint pain. His meals remained deliberately simple—mostly mashed, boiled or baked potatoes with small amounts of seasonings or sauces and no oil, butter, milk, cream or cheese. Andrew also talks about the extraordinary international media attention his little YouTube experiment had attracted. The rest of the day is pure potato fun: he meets growers, samples different varieties, buys plain baked potatoes, tries a potato-containing beer and explores a festival attended by around 4,000 people, ultimately describing Spudfest as one of the highlights of an already remarkable year.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 133 – Potato waffles in my new waffle maker! (2026-08-10-Mon)
- Andrew Taylor returns to Spud Fit after a stressful period, explaining that his grandmother had recently died and that Mandy has been busy launching her business. The main point of the video is a wonderfully simple potato experiment: he boils whole Nicola potatoes until tender, puts them directly into a hot waffle maker, squashes them down, and cooks them for roughly 15–20 minutes until they become crisp, crunchy potato “waffles.” He and Mandy are both impressed with the result, experimenting with seasonings such as salt, lemon and tomato sauce, and Andrew jokingly declares it a “revolution in potato eating.” The especially interesting part for your AI Diet is that the basic technique appears to require nothing more than potatoes—no batter, flour, eggs or added oil—making it another way to transform plain potatoes into something that feels like an entirely different food.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 136 – back in the kayak! (2026-08-11-Tue)
- This Spud Fit video marks an important personal milestone for Andrew: after barely kayaking for the previous two or three years, he gets back into his ocean racing surf ski and paddles in Melbourne’s bay. He admits he was nervous and rusty, but once on the water he paddles successfully, even catches a few small waves, and comes back cold but exhilarated. The experience means a lot because kayaking had once been one of his great passions, and his weight had prevented him from enjoying it properly. Now he’s especially happy that he’s become light enough to fit comfortably in the kayak and paddle again. He sees the outing as another milestone in an “amazing and incredible year” of reclaiming parts of his old life, and hopes he’ll start kayaking regularly and perhaps become good at it again.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 138 – Helping with a school porject. (2026-08-12-Wed)
- In this Spud Fit Q&A, he answers questions from California students investigating whether someone could live mainly on potatoes, inspired by The Martian. He says his potato diet produced no long-term negative effects or nutritional deficiencies in his testing, apart from digestive trouble during the first four days, and reports improved blood results, energy, sleep, mental clarity, fitness, exercise recovery, and the disappearance of longstanding joint pain. He lost about 35 kg (77 lb), dropping from roughly 151 kg (333 lb) to 117 kg (258 lb), and says the biggest drawback was simply the lack of food variety and occasional difficulty eating at restaurants. Overall, he describes the experience as overwhelmingly positive for him, while acknowledging that his experience may not apply to everyone; importantly, his claims are personal experience and don’t establish that a potato-only diet is nutritionally complete or appropriate for everyone long-term.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 139 – Potatoes cause high blood pressure! (2026-08-13-Thu)
- The speaker responds to a study claiming that eating potatoes is associated with hypertension, arguing that the real problem may be how people typically prepare and eat potatoes rather than the potatoes themselves. Fries and chips are cooked in oil, while mashed, baked, and boiled potatoes are often combined with butter, cream, cheese, sour cream, bacon, oil, or other rich foods. He acknowledges that the long-term health studies supplying the underlying data are valuable, but believes this particular analysis failed to adequately isolate potatoes from the rest of people’s diets. His conclusion is that researchers shouldn’t blame potatoes without properly accounting for what people eat with them, and he encourages people to continue eating simply prepared potatoes without added fats.
- Spudfit Challenge day 140 – Do Something Crazy! (2026-08-14-Fri)
- Universe, it is now 10:56 a.m. on this beautiful, sunny Friday in the Comox Valley. I hope you’ve been thinking about what I said. I’m looking for signs—signs about my future, unusual things, abnormalities, strange little events that make me stop and wonder—and I want to write them down. But I have to tell you, I don’t feel it. I don’t feel like you give a shit about me. Sometimes it seems like you care about other people and have plans for their lives, but not for mine. I really want a sign today—something that shows me you care and that maybe there really is a plan for me too. If I don’t get one, well, it’ll be business as usual and I’ll keep on keeping on, but I’m asking you plainly: show me. Give me something I can recognize. And please help me and my family be safe and happy today. Got sign out. Bye.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 143 – I don’t like cheat days. (2026-08-15-Sat)
- The video explains why cheat days don’t work for him personally. Whenever he allowed himself one cheat day a week, he became preoccupied with thinking about what he would eat, and eventually one cheat day became an extra cheat meal, then two, until unhealthy eating gradually took over the entire week. He believes this is connected to food addiction rather than simply a lack of discipline, comparing it to an alcoholic trying to limit drinking to one day a week. Eating highly rewarding foods makes him immediately want more, so he has learned that his attention needs to remain on healthy foods and behaviours that move him forward rather than anticipating his next indulgence. He acknowledges that cheat days may work well for some people, but for him they become a slippery slope, so his approach is to focus 100% on eating well and continuing to make progress.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 144 – Do what you enjoy, scooter time! (2026-08-16-Sun)
- Andrew’s message in this video is that fitness should be about doing activities you genuinely enjoy, not just chasing a goal or trying to prove something. After spending several weeks focusing almost entirely on strength training while eating his potato-only diet, he went back out on his scooter early one morning and realized how much he’d missed it. He’d also recently returned to kayaking and found both activities enjoyable and almost meditative, especially scooting while listening to Stephen Fry narrate Harry Potter. He’s still pleased with his strength gains and intends to continue his muscle-building experiment, but plans to lift perhaps every other day and use the other days for scooting, kayaking, and endurance exercise. His takeaway: find a balance, do more of what makes you happy, and make sure you’re exercising for yourself rather than simply trying to prove a point to other people.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 146 – eat more MEGA FOODS (screw super foods) (2026-08-17-Mon)
- The speaker argues that instead of chasing trendy “superfoods,” we should focus on what he calls “Mega Foods”—ordinary whole foods that provide not only lots of vitamins and minerals but also substantial energy and macronutrients, especially carbohydrates, along with some protein and fat. Examples include potatoes, sweet potatoes, fruit, starchy vegetables such as pumpkin, grains like rice and quinoa, and beans. His basic idea is that these are nutritionally substantial foods that could form the foundation of a diet rather than simply being added in small amounts for some supposed special benefit. He suggests getting around 90% of your dietary intake from these “Mega Foods,” with the larger message being: forget magical superfoods and build your diet around simple, nutrient-rich whole foods.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 147 – Weigh in Day! Smashing plateaux. (2026-08-18-Tue)
- Around Day 147 of his Spud Fit Challenge, Andrew reports finally breaking through a three-to-four-week weight-loss plateau. After hovering around 117 kg during a stressful month involving his grandmother’s illness and death, his wife’s new business, work pressures, poor sleep, and a shift toward strength training, he suddenly weighed in at 113.5 kg—a 3.7 kg drop since Saturday and the lowest weight of his adult life, bringing his total loss to 38.2 kg (about 84 lb). Although he’s excited by the weight loss, he reminds himself that his real goal is overcoming food addiction rather than chasing a number on the scale. His main lesson from the plateau is simple: if your plan is sound, don’t panic when the scale stalls—keep following the plan, focus on doing the right things consistently, and eventually the results will come.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 150 – boys night and spuds in the fire. (2026-08-19-Wed)
- Andrew shows a relaxed boys’ night during his “Spud Fit” potato-diet experiment, where he hangs out with several friends, has a couple of beers, and eats potatoes while everyone jokes about his unusual diet. He mentions his dramatic weight loss, which a friend corrects to 38 kg, and his mates tease him about thinking he’s crazy while also making it clear that they support him and want him to do whatever makes him happy. His friend Jez cooks the potatoes simply by wrapping them in foil and throwing them into the fire, checking them with a knife to see when they’re done. Overall, the video shows that following his restrictive potato diet hasn’t prevented him from enjoying an ordinary social evening with his friends.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 153 – taking samples for blood testing (2026-08-20-Thu)
- Andrew marks the beginning of his sixth month after successfully completing five months of his health program, saying he feels “amazing” and “fantastic.” He visits his doctor for his third blood test of the year to get a more objective picture of how he’s doing, with tests covering general blood chemistry, vitamins and minerals, blood sugar, and blood-cell counts. His blood pressure is an excellent 120/70, and the doctor also checks his ears, mouth, eyes and skin, with everything appearing to be going well. Andrew expects the blood-test results in about a week and plans to return to the doctor on June 10 to review them, promising viewers an update.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 154 – meeting James Aspey! An Inspiration. (2026-08-21-Fri)
- The video features a conversation with vegan activist James Aspey, who inspired the interviewer’s challenge of eating only potatoes for a year. Aspey explains that he took a 365-day vow of silence to symbolize the voicelessness of animals and raise awareness about animal suffering and veganism. During that year he travelled around Australia, wrote about his experiences, and eventually broke his silence live on the Sunrise television program, where his interview went viral and reached millions of people. He now travels giving free talks about veganism, animal rights, and what he learned during his silent year, including his talk This Speech Is Your Wakeup Call. The interviewer, who says he has been vegan for eight years, expresses his admiration for Aspey and shows off a vegan T-shirt he has finally found in his size, before the two encourage each other to keep spreading their message.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 155 – Why Potatoes? (2026-08-22-Sat)
- In this video, Andrew explains why he chose potatoes for his year-long Spud Fit experiment after considering alternatives such as juice fasting, green smoothies, bananas, mangoes, and rice. He had previously completed a 43-day juice fast and enjoyed the experience, but regained the weight and realized that avoiding food altogether hadn’t taught him how to eat properly. After roughly three to five weeks of research, including Dr. John McDougall’s work, The Starch Solution, Forks Over Knives, The China Study, and previous potato-only experiments, Andrew became convinced that potatoes offered the strongest evidence for being able to sustain someone largely on a single food. He also liked that potatoes were inexpensive, filling, and could be prepared in several different ways, unlike bananas or mangoes, while rice alone didn’t provide what he was looking for without adding fruit and other foods. Ultimately, Andrew chose potatoes because they combined simplicity, affordability, versatility, and what he believed was substantial historical and scientific evidence supporting their nutritional adequacy.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 157 – How much should you eat? (2026-08-23-Sun)
- Andrew Taylor explains his approach to eating during the Spud Fit Challenge: he doesn’t count calories, weigh food, count potatoes, or follow a meal schedule. Instead, he eats as much as he wants, as often as he wants, relying on minimally processed potatoes prepared without oil, butter, cream, cheese, or other animal products. He argues that because plain potatoes are filling and relatively “boring,” the incentive to overeat eventually disappears, allowing natural hunger and fullness signals to become easier to recognize. Even if someone overeats initially, he says not to worry or put pressure on themselves—the body and appetite should gradually adjust. His simple rule is: eat potatoes whenever you’re hungry and eat until you’re satisfied, while avoiding added fats and animal products.
- Spud Fit Challenge day 158 – you’ll NEVER regret doing good. (2026-08-24-Mon)
- Andrew’s main insight is simple: “You never regret doing good.” He woke at 5 a.m. after sleeping poorly and initially wanted to stay in bed rather than train, but remembered something he has told himself for years: assuming he isn’t sick or injured, he has never regretted getting up and completing a workout, even when he desperately didn’t feel like doing it beforehand. While training, he realized the same principle applies to food: pizza, chocolate cake or fried food might provide more immediate pleasure, but an hour or two later he is unlikely to regret choosing potatoes, salad, fruit or another healthy meal instead; the regret is much more likely to follow the short-term indulgence. He then broadened the idea beyond health—even doing a small kindness when you can’t be bothered is unlikely to leave you wishing you hadn’t done it. His takeaway is to use anticipated regret as a decision-making tool whenever short-term pleasure conflicts with long-term benefit: ask yourself which choice you’ll be glad you made afterward. He therefore changes his old motto, “You never regret a training session,” into the much broader “You never regret doing good.”
- Spud Fit Challenge day 162 – Blood test results. (2026-08-26-Wed)
- Andrew is approaching six months on his potato-based diet and returns to Dr. Malcolm for the results of his latest blood tests. Andrew says he feels excellent, fit, and has been training every day. Dr. Malcolm reports that the results are generally very good: the potatoes have not caused diabetes, folate is high, iron levels are normal and healthier than earlier in the experiment, and most other measurements look good. Most strikingly, Andrew’s total cholesterol has fallen to 2.6 mmol/L and LDL to 1.1 mmol/L, which Dr. Malcolm describes as unusually low and excellent. A couple of measurements are slightly outside the normal ranges, but the doctor isn’t concerned. Overall, Andrew feels great, his doctor is pleased, and his blood work appears very healthy as he approaches the six-month point of the experiment.
- Spud Fit Challenge 165 – Plans for next year? (2026-08-26-Wed)
- Andrew explains what he plans to eat after completing his year-long potato-only Spud Fit challenge. He intends to remain vegan and transition permanently to a strict whole-food, plant-based diet based on minimally processed plant foods, influenced by doctors such as John McDougall, Caldwell Esselstyn and Neal Barnard. That means no meat, fish, eggs, dairy or added oils, while eating potatoes, other starches, vegetables and fruit. He emphasizes that the original potato challenge wasn’t primarily about veganism but about overcoming his troubled, addictive relationship with food and becoming healthier. Initially, he expects potatoes to remain a major part of his meals while gradually adding a much wider variety of fruits and vegetables. He also points to his dramatically looser cycling shirt as a visible reminder of how much his body has changed during the challenge, and stresses that he isn’t a doctor or scientist—he’s simply sharing what he has chosen to do and directing viewers to plant-based doctors and books for the medical arguments.
- On TV again! – Spud Fit Challenge day 180 (2026-08-27-Thu)
- Andrew is approaching the six-month mark of his year-long potato-only “Spud Fit” challenge, and renewed media attention has him appearing on both Channel 9 and Channel 7 news, with more interviews scheduled. He reports losing 42 kg, reaching about 109 kg—his lowest adult weight by nearly 10 kg—while saying his blood tests, fitness, sleep and mental clarity have all improved. Despite eating only potatoes with small amounts of herbs, spices and sauces, he says he still enjoys them and hasn’t eaten anything else all year. More importantly, he believes the experiment has fundamentally changed his relationship with food: food has become fuel rather than something he craves, and he has learned how simple healthy eating can be. He plans to complete the full year partly out of curiosity about what another six months might bring, and says one of the most rewarding unexpected outcomes has been hearing from people around the world who say his experiment inspired them to improve their own health.
- SIX. DAMN. MONTHS. DEXA body scan and short review – Spud Fit Challenge day 182 (2026-08-28-Fri)
- Andrew Taylor reaches the six-month mark of his Spud Fit challenge and reports losing an extraordinary 43 kg (about 95 lb). He says his health has improved dramatically: he is sleeping better, his depression has improved, long-standing joint pain from old football injuries has disappeared, his blood tests are excellent, and both his resting heart rate and blood pressure have dropped. He describes himself as fitter, stronger, healthier and happier than he has probably ever been. Andrew explains that the experiment was primarily intended to address his food addiction by eliminating every food except potatoes, and after six months he says he rarely thinks about food and has almost no emotional attachment to it anymore. A DEXA scan confirms substantial fat loss: about 9.5 kg of fat in the previous 76 days, equivalent to an estimated average calorie deficit of 963 calories per day, even though Andrew says he eats potatoes whenever he wants and doesn’t deliberately make himself go hungry. Although the scan shows 2.6 kg less lean mass, the doctor explains that this includes changes in body water and other tissues and does not believe Andrew is losing significant muscle, particularly since his strength has improved. Overall, Andrew considers the first six months an amazing success and is excited to see what the next six months will bring.
- Strength Experiment Over – Spud Fit Challenge day 185 (2026-08-29-Sat)
- He explains that his roughly two-month strength-training experiment is over and considers it a success: while eating essentially a potato-only, relatively low-protein diet, he became noticeably stronger, adding about 10–15 kg to major lifts such as the bench press, deadlift and squat within six weeks, and was especially impressed by how quickly he recovered from hard workouts, often experiencing virtually no next-day muscle soreness. He is stopping not because he thinks the experiment failed, but because he realized he simply enjoys being outdoors scooting more than being inside a gym. Training had also become less enjoyable after his workout partner became busy, and he strongly disliked the gym’s music. More importantly, he realized that much of his motivation had become about proving critics wrong about getting enough protein from potatoes rather than doing something he genuinely wanted for himself. He therefore concludes that he demonstrated to his own satisfaction that he could gain strength on his potato diet, but his bigger lesson was that he wants to spend his time doing activities he genuinely enjoys rather than pursuing goals to prove something to other people.
- My Key to Emotional Eating – Spud Fit Challenge day 186 (2026-08-30-Sun)
- Andrew says his way of handling emotional eating is to stop judging food only by the pleasure it gives him right now and instead mentally bring all of its future emotional consequences into the present. Junk food such as cake, pizza or chips might give him an immediate “foodgasm,” but he asks himself how he will feel half an hour later, tomorrow, next week and six months from now—regret, guilt, poorer health, extra weight and a gradually lower baseline level of happiness. He then does the same exercise with something simple like potatoes, fruit or salad: the meal itself may be less exciting, but afterward there is no regret, and over time he imagines better health, weight loss, more energy, better sleep and greater overall happiness. His central technique is to “bring all the emotions forward”—close his eyes, breathe, experience now both the immediate and future feelings associated with each choice, and only then decide what to eat. He says this approach helped him reach a point six months into his own journey where he had lost 43 kg and felt that his life was completely different.
- Charlene Grosse and Dieticians Association of Australia – Spud Fit Challenge day 189 (2026-08-31-Mon)
- This video is Andrew “Spud Fit” Taylor responding to criticism from Australian dietitian Charlene Gross about his year-long potato-only diet. He begins by attacking the credibility of the Dietitians Association of Australia, arguing that its corporate partnerships with companies and industry groups such as Nestlé, Arnott’s, Meat & Livestock Australia, egg interests and an olive-oil producer create conflicts of interest that could influence its nutritional advice. He then goes through Gross’s criticisms one by one. He disputes claims that potatoes cannot provide adequate nutrients or protein, pointing to his own six-month results—44 kg of weight loss, good blood tests, increasing fitness and strength—and argues that eating sufficient quantities and varieties of potatoes, including sweet potatoes, is meeting his needs. Importantly, Taylor says he is not recommending that everyone eat only potatoes; his purpose is to use an extremely simple diet for one year as a way of breaking what he considers his food addiction and retraining his relationship with food, after which he hopes to return to a more normal healthy diet. He acknowledges that Gross’s concern about eventually becoming bored and bingeing is possible, saying only time will tell, and agrees that people undertaking major dietary changes should receive professional support, noting that his doctor is monitoring him. Overall, Taylor presents his experience as evidence that the predictions being made about him have not materialized: he says he feels physically stronger, his mood has dramatically improved, and he believes the potato experiment has helped switch off his food addiction. His central argument is that nutrition authorities should accurately check basic nutritional facts before publicly criticizing what he is doing, while his broader suspicion is that corporate sponsorship compromises the independence of mainstream dietary organizations.
- What I Ate Today – Spud Fit Challenge day 195 (2026-09-01-Tue)
- The Spud Fit creator shows a potato-heavy “what I eat in a day” routine built around simple, oil-free meals. He starts with a large mashed-potato “mash cake,” made by flattening leftover mash in a nonstick frying pan and flipping it with a plate so it doesn’t fall apart. At work, where he is a school teacher, he eats more mashed potatoes made with soy milk and seasoned with onion powder, garlic powder and German potato seasoning; he also notices his wedding ring has become so loose from his weight loss that it falls off. Later he visits Spud Bar for roasted sweet potato with salsa and hot sauce. For dinner, he boils potatoes, presses them in a waffle iron for about 20 minutes to make crispy potato waffles, and eats them with cranberry sauce, potentially having eight waffles altogether. His overall approach is extremely simple: eat potatoes in large, satisfying portions, vary their preparation and seasonings, avoid added cooking oil, and rely on potatoes’ satiety to make the diet sustainable.
- TWO. HUNDRED. DAMN. DAYS. – Spud Fit Challenge day 200 (2026-09-02-Wed)
- This marks Day 200 of Andrew Taylor’s year-long potato-only challenge, and he is clearly thrilled to have passed the milestone with only 166 days remaining. His biggest lesson so far is that food choices become much easier when he considers their total effect on his life rather than simply the immediate pleasure of eating them. He has also discovered how liberating simplicity can be: instead of constantly worrying about nutrients, ingredients, meal combinations, and making endless food decisions, he believes a diet based on a very small selection of unprocessed whole plant foods can make healthy eating remarkably straightforward. Potatoes have allowed him to eliminate much of the decision-making surrounding food, and after 200 days he feels that he has settled comfortably into a groove. More broadly, he sees the experiment as demonstrating how much control people can regain over eating when they understand why they make their choices and simplify their relationship with food.
- Some Thoughts On Depression – Spud Fit Challenge day 201 (2026-09-03-Thu)
- He begins in his kitchen joking that a leftover pizza belonging to his wife poses no temptation because he is completely committed to his diet and has his pot of mashed food ready. He then turns to a much more serious subject, revealing that he struggled badly with depression the previous year, although he now feels it is under control and has barely troubled him in recent months. He reads something he wrote during that difficult period, describing depression as an exhausting internal battle against himself—sometimes fighting desperately, sometimes watching helplessly from the sidelines, and occasionally feeling so detached that he was unsure which side he wanted to win. He explains that he once looked toward the future and saw only sadness and indifference, whereas now he can usually recognize when depression has arrived and remind himself to ride it out because “this too shall pass.” Anxiety remains harder for him to understand because he often cannot identify any reason for feeling anxious. Reading his old words is clearly emotional, but he shares them to offer hope to others: his own improvement is evidence that it is possible to get on top of depression, and even during the darkest periods, things can eventually get better.
- Air fryer chips with Brenny! – Spud Fit Challenge day 202 (2026-09-04-Fri)
- Andrew visits his friend Breny for dinner and, for the first time, tries making and eating potato chips in an air fryer. Breny dries freshly cut potatoes and cooks them without oil, while also experimenting with a funny “potato in a potato” creation—a hollowed-out potato containing pieces of potato, surrounded by chips. Andrew even tries raw potato for the first time and finds it surprisingly okay. After air frying, the chips come out crisp and tasty despite having no oil, which impresses him. The experimental potato also turns out well, combining a crunchy outside with a soft inside. The whole segment is playful and humorous, but Andrew comes away genuinely impressed with how good simple, oil-free air-fried potatoes can be.
- Diet Doctor article about me – Spud Fit Challenge day 209 (2026-09-05-Sat)
- Andrew responds to a Diet Doctor article about whether someone can lose weight eating only potatoes and says that, despite expecting criticism from a low-carb/high-fat website, he found the article surprisingly fair overall. He agrees with its explanation of “sensory-specific satiety”: potatoes aren’t intensely rewarding like cake, so when he becomes full, there’s little incentive to keep eating, although he emphasizes that he’s still consuming a huge volume of food—roughly 3.5–4 kg (about 8 lb) of potatoes and more than 3,000 calories per day. He also stresses that his Spud Fit Challenge isn’t primarily about losing weight quickly but about improving his relationship with food, which he considers an even greater success. His major disagreement with the article concerns insulin and particularly its suggestion that someone might conduct a similar experiment eating only eggs; Andrew argues that potatoes contain vitamin C and fiber while eggs contain neither, making an egg-only diet for an entire year potentially deficient and, in his view, irresponsible to recommend. Despite that criticism, he concludes that the Diet Doctor article was generally good and says he appreciates them writing about his experiment.
- Mandy is joining in! – Spud Fit Challenge day 213 (2026-09-06-Sun)
- Andrew and his wife Mandy discuss trying their own modified version of the Spud Fit Challenge for a week. Mandy plans to eat mainly potatoes along with greens such as rocket and spinach, celery, and some apples rather than restricting herself exclusively to potatoes. This follows a particularly indulgent vegan meal of popcorn chicken, pulled-pork and fish-style tacos, and chocolate mousse, after which she jokes about starting properly on Monday. She weighs about 65 kg and recalls being around 57 kg at her fittest, so she hopes the experiment might help her lose some weight. Andrew indicates that he may be doing a version of the potato challenge as well, and they plan to see what happens over the week.
- Mandy’s 2nd Day – Spud Fit Challenge day 214 (2026-09-07-Mon)
- Mandy takes over Andrew’s video while he has the night off from parenting and reports on her first day of a modified Spud Fit week. She is eating mostly potatoes but also using vegetables already in the fridge rather than wasting them, and their friend Nina is joining the experiment. Mandy discovers that roast potatoes make her feel sick, something Andrew had experienced before, and realizes she also hasn’t eaten or drunk enough during the day. Wanting something completely different from ordinary potatoes, she juliennes potatoes and cooks them with stock, garlic, chilies, broccoli, silverbeet and soy sauce, creating an Asian-style potato dish that she finds delicious and that makes her feel much better. Nina makes potato waffles for her dinner. Throughout the video, Mandy is juggling the challenge with looking after a loudly squealing Teddy and joking about how fast she talks.
- Decision Fatigue and curried mash – Spud Fit Challenge day 215 (2026-09-08-Tue)
- Mandy continues her modified Spud Fit experiment and comes home from work starving, making a quick curried potato mash with peas, fresh ginger, garlic, curry powder, lots of spinach, coriander and lemon. Andrew asks whether simplifying her diet has reduced “decision fatigue”—the mental burden of repeatedly deciding what to eat. Mandy says she has noticed herself starting to think about food several times during the day, then realizing there was nothing to decide because she already knew what she was eating. She also had an unusually productive period working on an intellectually demanding project, with greater focus, fewer distractions from email and Facebook, and enough clarity to make some important artistic decisions. She isn’t sure whether this was caused by the simplified potato diet or simply because she had a good day, but agrees that removing food decisions was convenient and saved time. Meanwhile, the conversation remains playful and chaotic as they cook, joke with each other, and deal with Teddy in the background.
- Spud Fit Coaching Launch! – Spud Fit Challenge day 216 (2026-09-09-Wed)
- Andrew announces the official launch of his Spud Fit coaching service, after spending the previous month informally coaching several people and receiving positive feedback. He emphasizes that the coaching is not primarily about eating potatoes; the potato challenge was a tool he used to change his relationship with food, address the psychological side of eating, and create lasting behavioral change. After helping thousands of people informally through emails, Skype, phone calls, and face-to-face conversations, he has decided to offer coaching formally while continuing to work as a teacher. Sessions can be booked through his website and are scheduled according to the client’s time zone. Rather than charging a fixed fee, he’s experimenting with a “pay as you feel” model: people who can afford it can pay whatever they believe his help is worth, while those who cannot afford it can receive coaching for free. He hopes payments from those who can afford them will average out to enough for him to make a reasonable living. He also says the coaching doesn’t necessarily have to concern nutrition or health—he’s willing to talk about virtually anything. He closes by acknowledging that this is a new experiment for him and reflecting on how dramatically life can change.
- Yay I’m Not Fat! Plus Mandy’s 4th day – Spud Fit Challenge day 217 (2026-09-10-Thu)
- Mandy is on day four of her modified Spud Fit challenge and says she is surprised by how quickly her relationship with food seems to be changing. She has virtually no cravings or interest in food, woke up feeling unusually good and mentally light, and has already lost about 1.5 kg. She was frustrated after eating lunch out because, despite repeatedly requesting no oil, she suspects the small potatoes may have been baked with some, and she is also uncertain what will be served at friends’ house that evening, although they eat a whole-food plant-based diet. Despite still being tired from poor nights, she says her mood and ability to cope have improved considerably. Andrew then shares a significant change of his own: after looking at himself in the mirror, he realized that for perhaps the first time in his life his automatic reaction wasn’t to think that he looked fat. They recognize this as a major, unexpected mental shift in his body image. The short update ends with Andrew mentioning his Spud Fit website and coaching program.
- Weigh in day and an Update – Spud Fit Challenge day 218 (2026-09-11-Fri)
- Andrew gives a weigh-in update after roughly five weeks and reports weighing 107.1 kg, down about 1.5 kg. He says the relatively modest weight loss no longer matters much to him because he has changed how he measures success. After years of knee and ankle problems that previously limited him to about 10 minutes of running, he has been running every other day for several weeks and recently completed an 8 km run in a little over 40 minutes with no pain. To him, becoming capable of running again and feeling like an athlete is far more significant than the number on the scale. He is also proud that he has gone every day of the year eating only potatoes according to his original Spud Fit rules without cheating. Another major milestone came when he looked in the mirror and, for the first time he can remember, didn’t automatically see himself as a “fat bloke.” Although he still wants to lose another 10–15 kg, he is no longer disappointed by the body he sees. His main message is to redefine success around what your body can do and whether you’re consistently eating well rather than obsessing over weight; as health and habits improve, he believes the weight will largely take care of itself. He finishes by promoting his Spud Fit coaching, which he says focuses broadly on helping people improve their relationship with food rather than simply putting them on a potato-only diet.
- What is Food Addiction? SpudFit Challenge day 221 (2026-09-12-Sat)
- Andrew explains that, in his personal view, food addiction begins when eating stops being an overall positive experience but a person continues doing it anyway for the immediate pleasure. Foods such as chocolate cake, pizza, ice cream and doughnuts are enjoyable, but when someone knows that eating them is harming their health, happiness or long-term goals and still repeatedly chooses that short-term pleasure, he considers that addiction. He compares this with alcohol and drugs, which may begin as enjoyable experiences but can eventually become harmful behaviors that continue despite the person knowing the consequences. He emphasizes that he is not an addiction professional and is simply describing conclusions based on his own experience. He believes most people probably have some type of addictive behavior and should try either to control it or channel those tendencies toward something positive.
- Vegsource fly me to L.A. please? – Spud Fit Challenge day 223 (2026-09-13-Sun)
- Andrew makes a personal appeal to Jeff from VegSource for the chance to attend a plant-based conference in Los Angeles. He explains that he has been eating only potatoes for the year, has already lost more than 100 pounds, has received worldwide media attention, and has begun health coaching. He believes attending the conference would expand his knowledge and help him become more effective at encouraging people to improve their health, embrace plant-based eating, and stop fearing carbohydrates. He also explains that VegSource played an important role in starting his potato experiment: while researching whether someone could survive on a single food, one of the first things he discovered was a VegSource video featuring Dr. John McDougall discussing potatoes as an ideal food. He would especially love to meet and interview Dr. McDougall, as well as meet the other plant-based experts he regards as “rock stars.” He closes by asking Jeff to consider sending this “potato-eating Aussie” to Los Angeles, expressing gratitude to VegSource for helping inspire his unusual and increasingly influential journey.
- Mandy Update – Spud Fit Challenge day 224
- Eating Simply with Grilled Spuds – Spud Fit Challenge day 230
- I’m Ready to Finish Now – Spud Fit Challenge day 233
- Spudtember Is Launching! – Spud Fit Challenge day 234
- Self Esteem Through Esteemable Acts – Spud Fit Challenge day 236
- My Scooter! (Foot Bike) – Spud Fit Challenge day 237
- Make Willpower Irrelevant – Spud Fit Challenge day 238
- Behind the scenes on Sunrise Morning Show! – Spud Fit Challenge day 247
- Weigh in day, busting plateaux! – Spud Fit Challenge 251
- It’s not about potatoes! – Spud Fit Challenge day 256
- Weigh in day, 50kg (110lbs) GONE! – Spud Fit Challenge day 259
- Learning From Dogs – Spud Fit Challenge day 262
- Potato diet blood test after 8 months – Spud Fit Challenge day 263
- The "expert" Dr Joseph Proietto – Spud Fit Challenge day 264
- Spudtember Dinner! – Spud Fit Challenge day 273
- Men Have Feelings Too – Spud Fit Challenge day 275
- L.A. tour day – Spud Fit Challenge day 288
- Vegsource expo day 2 – Spud Fit Challenge day 289
- Dr McDougall!! An incredible day at Vegsource Expo – Spud Fit Challenge day 290
- Santa Monica, Malibu and Fresh Potato Factory – Spud Fit Challenge day 292
- You made me cry. Leaving L.A. – Spud Fit Challenge day 294
- World Vegan day and meeting Durianrider! – Spud Fit Challenge day 297
- Road Trip to Sydney! – Spud Fit Challenge day 303
- Sydney Cruelty Free Festival – Spud Fit Challenge day 304
- Family fun fitness! – Spud Fit Challenge day 306
- How I moved Today – Spud Fit Challenge day 307
- The Slave Becomes The Master – Spud Fit Challenge day 308
- Stepping into the void – Spud Fit Challenge day 311
- MY FIRST MEAL, PARTY WITH ME! – Spud Fit Challenge day 313
- Potatoes are garbage trucks – Spud Fit Challenge day 318
- I’m under 100kgs!! – Spud Fit Challenge day 323
- Losing a Mandy – Spud Fit Challenge day 324
- The Rich Roll Podcast! – Spud Fit Challenge day 326
- Creating space in life – Spud Fit Challenge day 327
- Protein is empty calories too – Spud Fit Challenge day 332
- Next Year Seems Like Hard Work – Spud Fit Challenge day 347
- I WENT VIRAL (again) – Spud Fit Challenge day 354
- Final DEXA scan – Spud Fit Challenge day 357
- What I ate for christmas – Spud Fit Challenge day 360
- Enjoy Food or Enjoy Life? – Spud Fit Challenge day 364
- THE FINAL DAY!! Tears flowing, thanks everyone. – Spud Fit Challenge day 366
- First Non Potato meal LIVE ON TV by Lavana Whole Foods
- 1st Shopping Haul Post Spud Fit Challenge
- What I ate today – belated family Christmas.
- The Ultimate Gluten Intolerance Test.
- How to lose weight eating whatever you like.
- My Exercise Recomendations
- Promo video: Andrew ‘Spud Fit’ Taylor live speech, LA October 2016
- Going Spud Farming!
- Taste Testing Spud Varieties
- Back in the U.S.A.!
- McDougall Advanced Study Weekend is finished.
- Super Spuddies episode 1 – Valerie Rausch
- Smelling the roses
- Starchy Marchy is upon us!
- CSIRO Low Carb Diet Exposed!
- Don’t be an April Fool!
- Mandy’s Starchy Marchy update
- Ultramarathon Down Under 135 – Crewing for Mat Grills
- Lentil Spinach Dahl on Spuds
- Willpower doesn’t work.
- A Massive Training Day to Unslump Myself
- Cycling the Corkscrew and Adelaide Hills
- Adelaide Agriculture Show
- New Airfryer Chips and Gravy! Unboxing.
- Purple Mashed Potato!
- What I ate today.
- Ridiculously Healthy Mash!
- SPUDtember is back!
- Cookies Make Me Sad.
- Am I Too Hairy?!
- Is your comfort zone comfortable?
- Dr Klaper at Edgars Mission, private tour!
- My Favourite Radio Interview!
- The Great Veggies in Kids Trick – 1st attempt
- New Research – Junk Food Reprograms Your Brain
- 59kgs/130lbs GONE! Super Spuddie – Daryl McGavin
- Super Spuddie – Charles LaRosa
- Give Up On Willpower!
- Getting Healthy and Fit While Pregnant
- Super Spuddy – Arthur Gooch
- How to Parent Your Inner Child
- FUNruary is coming!
- Advanced DIY Program Launch!
- Fat Man Rants – Tim Kaufman
- Spud Fit goes to Hollywood! Kevin’s Smith lost 17lbs in 9 days!
- Thought Plans Over Meal Plans
- Spud Fit Won’t Solve Your Problems!
- New Study Shows Eggs Are Healthy?!
- How Lifestyle Affects Alzheimers Disease with Dean and Ayesha Sherzai.
- SpudFit Podcast – James Aspey; The power of Meditation and the Evolution of an Activist
- Spudfit Podcast – Emma Roche; Whole Foods Plant Based on $5 a day
- Spudfit Podcast – Drs Heleen and Alphonse Roex
- Spud fit Podcast – Dr Malcolm Mackay on practicing lifestyle medicine, fitness and supervising me!
- Spud fit Podcast – Matt Grils lives outside the comfort zone
- Spudfit Podcast Alan Goldhamer: Water fasting, diet and wholistic health
- Spud fit PodcastDustin Rudolph – Plant Based Pharmacist
- Spud Fit Podcast – Irminne van Dyken: Avoiding the Surgeon’s Scalpel
- Spud fit Podcast – Richroll Redefining Success
- Spud fit Podcast – Anna WeatherLake; Beauty, fashion, wellness and life with less harm
- Spudfit Podcast – Adam Guthrie : From heart attack patient to Iron Man
- Potatoes and Running 100 Day Challenge – Day 1
- Potatoes and Running 100 Day Challenge – Day 2
- NEW Spud Fit book! – A Whole Food Potato Based Guide to Eating and Living.
- Potatoes and Running 100 Day Challenge – Day 8
- This is HARD. 100 day potatoes and running challenge- day 10
- I failed! Or did I? 100 day Potatoes and Running Challenge, 12
- My First Ever Angry Heckler at World Vegan Day Melbourne!
- Back on the Scooter and Checking in – Spud Fit
- Don’t eat your greens – Spud Fit Challenge
- How Many Potatoes Is Too Many – Potato Diet
- Ocean Robbins – Food Revolutionary
- The Story Of The Donut Tree – Spud Fit Academy
- The Best Kind Of Self Love – Personal Coaching
- Why Self Belief Is Irrelevant – Food Addiction Coaching (2019)
- What to do if your family is not supportive .
- Why Potatoes are Great For Diabetes – Potato Diet (2019)
- KETO DIET LIES!! They used MY photo!
- Intuitive eating is not the answer – Potato Diet 2019
- Fast Weight Loss With Spud Fit – Potato Diet
- One simple step to change your life (2019)
- When Eating is Like Vacuuming – The Spud Fit Academy
- What is happiness… really? – The Spud Fit Academy
- The Negatives of Positive Thinking – Potato Diet
- The Truth About Resistant Starch – Potato Diet
- Telling Bad Jokes – Potato Diet (2019)
- Operation Pearly Whites is in effect – Diet Plan 2019
- The flower power mindset – Potato Diet
- The real moral of the three billy goats Gruff – Potato Diet
- The addition of subtraction
- Paperback Spud Fit Cookbook released today!!
- Chapter Preview! The Doctors
- Chapter preview! The Athletes.
- You are not broken – the donut tree story.
- My Response to new Heart Foundation Recommendations
- My rules of engagement for social media.
- What I ate today to maintain weight loss
- Atkins beats Ornish? A to Z Diet Study debunked!
- Kick 2020 in the FACE!
- Trepidation over Spud Fit January
- January 2020 Spud Fit Challenge day 1 – potato soup!
- January 2020 Spud Fit Challenge day 2 – Sweet potatoes and training
- January 2020 Spud Fit Challenge day 4
- Ultimate Potato cleaning hack – January 2020 Spud Fit Challenge day 6
- Everything we ate today – January 2020 Spud Fit Challenge day 8
- January 2020 Spud Fit Challenge day 14
- My 1st Meal After a month of potatoes only!
- Super Spuddie – Joe Jacob – 10% weight loss in one month!
- Dr McDougall potato diet talk at the Advanced Study Weekend
- Dr Karl Kruszelnicki and the expert Dr Clare Collins PhD discuss the potato diet.
- Super Spuddie – Mary- Jeanne Smith is bouncing back from gastric bypass surgery.
- Mastering Diabetes with Cyrus Khambatta PhD (New York Times Best Seller!)
- BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! Pay what you want! (we are very excited and scared)
- Dr Joel Kahn: America’s Healthy Heart Doc
- Mega Foods May with Mandy!: Day 1
- Mega Foods May with Mandy! Day 2
- Mega Foods May! Day 3 – kitchen disaster and recover (sort of!)
- Mega Foods May!: Day 4 – SUCCESS in the kitchen!
- Mega Foods May! Day 5 – SO MUCH YUM!
- Mega Foods May! Day 7 – more Andrew and all-you-can-eat weight loss!
- Mega Foods May! Day 8 – nailed the flat bread yum!
- Mega Foods May: Day 9! Eat and Repeat
- Mega Foods May! Day 11
- Mega Foods May! Day 12
- Mega Foods May! Day 14
- Mega Foods May! Days 15, 16, 17 – high calorie density slows weight loss and our balcony garden!
- Super Spuddy!: Mark Dixon’s weight loss on the potato only diet.
- The Eat and Repeat Experiment in June! (free download for you)
- Ex-vegan Jon Venus – My Response
- Can overeating cure overeating? – January 2021 Spud Fit Challenge
- Hope is toxic, it’s holding you back
- Secrets to success with Super Spuddy Marty Ritz.
- A day of lockdown eating! Cooking with my kids.
- Super Spuddy – Julie Simiana healed diabetes with potatoes.
- Harvard says potatoes make you fat, cause diabetes?! HD 720p
- Resistant starch: 8 things they never tell you
- This is why you’re confused
- Mega Foods May 2021 Day 1 – Godzilla vs Kong sucks
- What I ate today: Mega Foods May 2021 Day 4! Is salt bad?
- Restriction in food = freedom in life? MF May 2021 Day 6
- Potato Bruschetta! Mega Foods May 2021 Day 7
- Why haven’t I lost weight?!
- What I ate today, Mega Foods May 11 – Raclette, waffles, air fried broccoli!
- Frozen and canned foods are great! Mandy’s Mega Foods May 12
- Mega Foods May 2021 Eat and Repeat!
- Cooking with kids, massive instant pot! Mega Foods May 15
- What’s the point of flavour?!
- Here’s why I eat broccoli daily, even though I don’t like it!
- Don’t think about a purple giraffe!
- Super Spuddy – Judy Hubbard’s potato only Spud Fit Challenge
- Reaction – Dr Klaper thinks potatoes don’t help weight loss?
- The competitive advantage of the plant based athlete – Robert Cheeke and Matt Frazier
- Two weeks of potatoes changed her life! Super Spuddy Wendy Swiger
- You can contribute to our new book! The DIY Mega Foods Plan pre-sale
- Weighted vest, tyre dragging, HOT desert HEAT!
- Howie Jacobson – You Can Change People
- New book for weight loss transformation! & we’re back!
- Ultimate weight loss secret: calorie density!
- Food addiction recovery: going (almost) the whole way with the abstinence model
- The DIY Mega Foods Plan book is out now!
- Bob is a sneaky liar. It’s time to stop listening to Bob.
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- Food psychology tips and tricks for weight loss and health: change your perspective
- Simple cheap and tasty high carb low fat vegan weight loss food: PhĂ´-inspired breakfast noodle soup!
- My biggest weight loss tip for overcoming a troubled relationship with food
- Quick cheap easy low fat vegan weight loss recipe: loaded spud!
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- Goodbye Spud Fit Challenge, hello Skillpower
- 48 hours until we close our doors!
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- Does cortisol make you fat?
- Female hormones and weight loss – deep-dive workshop
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