Mark Wahlberg reveals he drank GLASSES OF OLIVE OIL to gain weight for Father Stu

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He is passionate about fitness.But Mark Wahlberg was forced to ditch his healthy habits in order to gain 30 pounds for his upcoming film Father Stu.In an interview with ET Online, Wahlberg revealed he drank glasses of olive oil in order to pack on the pounds. 'Not a lot of fun': Mark Wahlberg revealed he drank glasses of olive oil in order to pack on the pounds'It was a dozen eggs and a dozen pieces of bacon, two baked potatoes, a Porterhouse steak, two bowls of white rice, and a glass of olive oil.

The first two weeks were high proteins. The second two weeks were a lot of carbs.'The last two weeks starches, and then sodium, just to kind of get as bloated as possible.

So not a lot of fun.'In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the fitness fanatic said the 'drastic' weight gain 'took a toll' on him. 'I put on 30 pounds and went from being a guy who was in fighting shape to a guy who was wheelchair-bound, suffering from a rare muscular degenerative disease,' Mark, 50, said.'I was just turning 50 by the time we finished the movie, and I was eating 11,000 calories a day.

That drastic weight gain really took a toll on me over the course of the last seven, eight months.Mark, a fitness fan who loves showing off his muscles and workouts on his Instagram account, previously discussed the challenges of gaining weight for the role.