'Super Size Me' Rebuttal: Man Loses 86 Pounds on All-McDonald's Diet

businessandmedia.org ^ | June 19, 2008 | Jeff Poor

[Rufus2007]

It’s not likely dieticians will be endorsing his regimen, but a Virginia man demonstrated it is possible to regularly dine at a fast-food restaurant without being criticized for signing your own death certificate.

Despite media attacks on fast-food for being unhealthy, ABC’s “Good Morning America” showed that healthier options are available without heavy-handed involvement from government in its June 19 broadcast.

“Meet Chris Coleson – for years the Virginia man said he was eating too much and, of course, no diet seemed to work,” co-host Diane Sawyer said. “Then last December, he tipped the scales at 278 pounds and made a bold pledge – to drop down to the 185 pounds he weighed on his wedding day by resorting to a McDonald’s-only diet.”

[Rufus2007]

That "Super Size Me" movie was absurd - making an assumption people are too dumb to know any better than to eat McDonald's French fries for a solid month.

[Sgt Joe Friday 714]

Expect nothing more from a dull hack like Morgan Spurlock. No, really - expect nothing more!

[Zhang Fei]

It’s never been about what you eat. It’s how much you eat. I could lard day in and day out, and lose weight.

[Signalman]

You can lose weight on any diet, as long as you don’t eat too much of it AND eat little or no refined carbs (sugar, white flour). I’m doing it right now.

[Puppage]

Son of Jerrod?

[JRandomFreeper]

I guess that knocks out the lard and sugar sandwich on white bread I was going to have for supper.

/johnny

[NonValueAdded]

well, they don’t call it fast food for nothing.

[kcm.org]

Atkins works because it works

[AmusedBystander]

I guess that knocks out the lard and sugar sandwich on white bread I was going to have for supper.

Just have it on wheat and you'll be fine.

[Signalman]

I guess that knocks out the lard and sugar sandwich on white bread I was going to have for supper.

Nah...Just eat the lard, toss the bread and use Splenda instead of sugar, and you'll be fine.

[Domandred]

Notice no buns and no french fries.

[Domandred]

See post #11. My wife SWEARS by Atkins. It works and her doctors have taken her off her diabetes medications.

[glorgau]

I guess that knocks out the lard and sugar sandwich on white bread I was going to have for supper.

They don't taste any good unless they're deep fried.

[JRandomFreeper]

MMMmmmmm. Count de Monte Cristo sammitches.

/johnny

[RepoGirl]

I've lost 35 lbs over the last three years on a modified Atkins diet (devised by my own nutritionist). I have some carbs (whole grain, nothing refined -- all based on the Glycemic index) for my endurance sports, but the rest -- lean protein and veg.

And curiously, a lot of my lunches were the grilled bacon ranch salad from McDs.

Take that, Morgan Spurlock!

[doodad]

When I think back to cinnamon toast as a child.....

[frankiep]

I saw “Super Size Me” a few months ago and thought it was ridiculous. Never heard of this Morgan Spurlock guy until then, but he struck me as a total busy body drama queen and nothing much more than a thinner version of Michael Moore. People taking him seriously is what’s disturbing.

[spanalot]

what a great way to get a million dollar contract - go to a chain, eat their salad and lean meat etc, save the receipts, lose a gazillion lbs, and you have a guaranteed celebrity status.

[Sgt Joe Friday 714]

I cut out a moderate soda habit and lost 11 pounds in about 10 days.

[Reverend Wright]

The guy ate 5000 claories a day!

I don’t care if everything you eat is free range, antibiotic free, fair trade, organic, no pesticides, no gmo, vegan only, certified sustainable, responsibly traded, carbon neutral, family farmed, locally grown...

if you eat 5000 calories a day you will have health problems regardless of the food source