Music producer Benny Blanco documented a five-day viral weight loss experiment on TikTok, claiming a reduction of 4.7 pounds while eating strictly pizza. The 38-year-old producer set out to demonstrate that weight loss can occur under a caloric deficit regardless of food selection, consuming one large thin-crust Domino’s pizza each day.
According to video documentation shared on his social media profile, Blanco weighed 152.2 pounds prior to starting the challenge and registered 147.5 pounds at its conclusion. Throughout the five-day period, Blanco voiced physical and emotional strain, noting on the third day that he disliked the restriction and later describing the psychological fatigue of eating a single menu item.
During the challenge, Blanco brought his own pizza to a date night with his wife, singer and actress Selena Gomez, at the Sunset Tower Hotel in Los Angeles. While Gomez ordered from the hotel restaurant’s menu, Blanco remained limited to his daily pizza allocation.
Nutrition experts frequently point out that rapid short-term weight drops on single-food diets primarily stem from loss of water weight and glycogen stores rather than sustainable fat reduction. Blanco, who previously published the cookbook “Open Wide: A Cookbook for Friends” in 2024, is scheduled to release his next book, “F**k Failure,” on September 15.