many were inspired by morgan spurlock's film "supersize me." i was so in my element watching that film-- hating fast food, having similar creds as the director's (arguably bitchy) vegan nutritionist girlfriend and working in the health food industry for the last five years. being the health food whore and fast food hater that i am, i managed lots of "yeah i knew that, of course! i wish everyone knew that"s, "yeah i know that health guru-- he's awesome,"s and "yeah i can't believe anyone can eat like that"s. i was already on the fast food nopenope train, but others, like lycradog were inspired to eat better, and have (bravo!). some, however, missed the boat entirely. merab morgan, feeling that spurlock had unfairly attacked mcdonald's "food", insulted the overweight by assuming they couldn't resist upping a fast food size for a few pennies, as well as supposedly not having the time to make healthy or low-calorie meals, decided to embark on her own health-massacre by choosing mcdonald's "food" for all of her meals for three months in order to lose weight. the result: she's an idiot-- i mean-- she's lost 37 pounds already.
ok, so here's the biggest dumbest point: like jared, everyone's least favourite not-so-fatty, all morgan is doing is counting calories and eating less than she used to. this is a proven method of weight loss. nobody could argue this. if you eat less, you will lose weight. if you exercise, you'll lose even more. why this method isn't so popular anymore: a) it's not fun at all b) it's difficult c) it's not fun at all d) people are greedy e) it's not fun at all f) usually people crack and eventualy don't want to do it anymore, therefore piling all their weight back on g) it's not fun at all. h) people are looking for a quick fix.
i agree that people should consider the amount of calories they're consuming, but if you're maintaining a healthy weight, you're obviously on top of things. what morgan must not have remembered from spurlock's documentary, is that spurlock's blood showed some pretty horrendous results: his blood sugar levels, cholesterol levels and blood pressure skyrocketed; he grew excessively tired and suffered frequent headaches; he lost his sex drive and the performance ability; and his liver filled with fat because he had so much fat and sugar in his blood. he also vomitted after several of his meals.
honey, oh honey, oh HONEY, did you forget this part? morgan admits to hoping she becomes mcdonalds' next jaredesque skinnyspokesbitch, and this is certainly no excuse. you may be losing weight, because that's what happens on a calorie-reduced diet, but this still says nothing about the nutritional value of mcdonald's "food" or the willpower of your fellow fatties. guess what? we weren't meant to eat in our cars in five minutes or less. how can this feel right? sometimes this is almost necessary because sometimes we're in a rush-- but it makesme vomit to think this is how some people prefer it, or that this is the way some of us are living. take a look at yourselves. slow down.
now here's my advice to you, miss morgan: take the lesson you learned while discovering that a calorie-reduced diet works, and apply it to something healthy. consider that: you can cook meals ahead of time (say when you're at home watching countless hours of television) and refrigerate and freeze them, salad doesn't need cooking, most vegetables take less than ten minutes to cook by steaming meat is disgusting and unnecessary. also, you'd better look for red yeast rice, fibre and fish oil pretty fucking quickly so your cholesterol doesn't give you an aneurysm or some shit.
and check this:
Dawn Jackson Blatner, a registered dietitian and spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association, agreed that a low-calorie, McDonald’s-only diet can help people lose weight but said it may not offer enough long-term variety. Whatever an individual does to lose weight, they need to do for the rest of their life, she said.
ok, what? this dietitian's complaint is that a mcdonald's diet doesn't offer enought long-term variety? what the flying FUCK? neither does the diet of most north americans-- in fact i hear customers complain almost daily that their diet isn't varied enough. so fucking vary it, motherfuckers. and seriously-- variety is the least of my concerns with someone going on a three-month publicity-whore weight loss diet. shouldn't it be yours, merab morgan? how does this dietitian not comment on the complete and utter stupidity and riskiness of morgan's diet? or did she, and the good folks at the associated press just decide to ditch this? the worst thing it, most people would probably read this and still not consider what a terrible weight loss program morgan has chosen. they might try it themselves-- especially if they haven't seen or heard much about spurlock's supersize me. and whatever, i guess-- they're entitled. it's just too bad-- too bad that people care way more about how they look outside than how they feel inside-- mostly because they care about how others see them, because they're not secure on the inside. yikes, no? anyway, there are better ways to lose weight and keep it off and feel well and have it last: a healthy diet and exercise. this is no secret-- so stop being such an idiot and go steam some greens before your heart explodes in your childrens' faces! gawd!
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