Michael Phelps eats an astounding 12,000 calories every day

It's bad enough that Michael Phelps has more Olympic gold medals than any of us could ever dream of having, but now we have to hear about his incredible sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/Michael-Phelps?urn=oly,100671">diet. This guy eats enough food to weigh 600 pounds!

Phelps has to keep his intake up in order to compensate for all the calories he burns during the 30-hours per week he spends in training. He told NBC that an average day might have the following menu:
Breakfast: 3 fried egg sandwiches, 2 cups coffee, 5-egg omlette, bowl of grits, 3 pieces of french toast, 3 chocolate chip pancakes
Lunch: 1 pound pasta, 2 ham and cheese sandwiches, energy drink (1,000 calorie)
Dinner: 1 pound pasta, 1 large pizza, energy drink (1,000 calorie)

I guess we can't feel that bad in the end. Let's face it: Michael Phelps puts in a physical workload that most of us could never replicate. His metabolism works so fast, that he said he can't gain or maintain extra weight no matter how hard he tries.

Whatever this guy is eating, it sure is working.