Joe Cross did a similar thing in his documentary "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead" [0] in 2010 when he went on a 60-day juice fast during which he lost 100 lbs.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat%2C_Sick_and_Nearly_Dead
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat%2C_Sick_and_Nearly_Dead
0 - religion causes you to do strange things sometimes.