An Australian man trying to lose weight and curb his food addiction has decided he’s going to get “Spud Fit” this year.

Melbourne resident Andrew Flinders Taylor plans to eat nothing but potatoes for 99 percent of his calories for 366 days, with the other 1 percent coming from seasonings and sauces on the spuds. So far, what he has dubbed “Spud Fit” has worked, as he said it’s resulted in a loss of 10 kilograms, or roughly 22 pounds, through the first 32 days of the experiment.

Taylor has been posting updates on his progress on Facebook and YouTube, starting with the announcement of his radical plan on Jan. 4.

He may have dropped 22 pounds, but says the potato diet isn’t as much about losing weight as improving his relationship with food.

He started the challenge weighing 151.7 kilograms, or 334.4 pounds, which is the most he’s ever weighed.

He noted there will be no oil used in cooking the potatoes and has explored all the different ways the world’s fourth-largest food crop can be prepared.

“The last couple years I’ve not been anywhere near as fit and active as I’d like to be,” he said in his initial video. “(I thought) perhaps I could choose one kind of food and just stick with that, so I’d be as close to going cold turkey off food while I can while still eating nutritious, healthy food.”

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