Posted on 08/11/2005 3:04:32 PM PDT by churchillbuff
This is the inverse of what I always said about "Slimfast". I could drink one McD's shake for breakfast and one for lunch and eat a sensible dinner and lose weight!
I'll bet that I could go into any health food / soup & salad restaurant and eat 5,000 calories a day, and make myself ill too!
This article is 100% correct! You can eat the "bad stuff," as long as it's in moderation. 5,000 calories a day is NOT moderation. IIRC, that's about what a professional athalete needs.
Mark
You are so correct. I've done weight watchers after every baby. That is why they have extra points to use during the week. Your body will get used to the "new" calorie intake and exercise regimen after awhile and you have to wake it up again so to speak.
Eat 5000 calories a day of ANYTHING and you'll get fat.
Not "Extra Fiber All Bran Cereal." Heh, heh...
Make mine "Super Colon Blow!"
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Colon Blow
Man.....Phil Hartman
[ fade in on a man at a table, eating oat bran cereal from a bowl ]
Announcer: Hold it! Is that what you’re having for breakfast?
Man: Sure, haven't you heard? Fiber is really good for you.
Announcer: Well, there's fiber, and then there's high fiber. Try this.
[ offstage hands replace cereal box with Colon Blow cereal box ]
Man: Hmm.. Colon Blow. Sounds delicious. But is it really higher in fiber than my oat bran cereal?
Announcer: Take a guess: How many bowls of your oat bran cereal would it take to equal the fiber content of one bowl of Colon Blow?
Man: Two?
Announcer: Guess again.
Man: Three?
Announcer: A little higher.
Man: Four?
Announcer: Keep trying.
Man: Five?
Announcer: No, you'll have to do better than that.
Man: Seven?
Announcer: Guess again.
Man: Eight?
Announcer: We'll give you one more guess.
Man: Nine.
Announcer: Not even close. [ table starts shaking ] It would take over 30,000 bowls. [ a giant pyramid of cereal bowls shoots up from under the man, who yells in terror as it rises ] To eat that much oat bran, you'd have to eat ten bowls a day, every day for eight and a half years.
Man: [ after the pyramid settles; shouts from afar ] Wow! I think I get the picture! Colon Blow must be the highest fiber cereal on the market!
Announcer: Not any more, now that there's new Super Colon Blow.
Man: Super Colon Blow?
[ pyramid rises even higher with the man screaming ]
Announcer: It would take over two and a half million bowls of your oat bran cereal to equal the fiber content of one bowl of Super Colon Blow.
[ pyramid settles ]
Man: [ overwhelmed ]I'm convinced! [ looks down the pyramid in panic ]
[ cut to close-up of bowl with Colon Blow and Super Colon Blow boxes ]
Jingle: "Colon Blow and you-u-u-u in the morning"
Announcer: Colon Blow and new Super Colon Blow.
Voiceover: Warning: may cause abdominal distention. Consult a physician.
[ fade to black ]
Thanks to Rob Holtman for this transcript.
http://snltranscripts.jt.org/89/89ecolonblow.phtml
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Mark
Subway is good stuff. Tho' I do like the sweet pickles Blimpies puts in their subs.
I can see the story now "Swat team shoots suspect in home raid. suspect was eating a Big Mac when a swat team burst into his home and shot him as he reached for french fries crying "I will never stop eating fat!" Police say they had to shoot as they were afraid some of the french fry fat would have gotten onto their uniforms. "You know how hard they are to clean," said the leader of the swat team. "If he hadn't been eating burgers and fries we wouldn't have had to shoot him."
Yep, this might be the next step. It isn't as far fetched as you might think.
The devil is really in the details when it comes to stuff like that - sauces, mayonnaise, cheese, the potato salad. I don't even own any spices, to keep me from getting used to frills on my food.
You're right about the calories in sauces, etc. At one time, I couldn't order a sandwich without slapping on extra cheese and mayo. But no need to torture yourself with bland food. Non-caloric spices are great. Just don't go nuts with the salt either.
A general rule of thumb is that your body needs about 10 calories to maintain every pound of bodyweight. Subtract 20% and you'll lose, add 20% and you'll gain.
No kidding... While Mrs Dash is OK, I prefer using Chef Paul Purdome's (sp?) "Magic" spices. In particular, poultry magic, meat magic, fish magic, and veggie magic. They really liven up the food. Some salt is needed, and I really prefer kosher salt. It's not as fine as table salt, and I think it works better in cooking. Finally, lots of freshly ground black pepper. Other things that come in very handy are vinegar (wine, cider, champagne, and balsamic), as well as fresh lemon or lime juice. And finally GARLIC. I can't live... Well, I'd rather not live, without garlic!
Mark
Question:
When did Spurlock say, imply, insinuate, suggest or hint that the government should intervene or that people were not responsible for their own actions? I saw the movie, and what I would have gotten out of it is:
It is irresponsible to eat the items at McDonalds that most people actually eat on a regular basis.
If you eat McDonalds fries, burgers, McNuggets, etc. on a regular basis, as many people do, that is not responsible behavior. If you feed it to your children on a regular basis, that is not responsible behavior. You are free to do it. You are also free to smoke three packs of cigarettes a day, sit on the couch all the time, or drink twelve cans of beer a night. But if you do, you are harming your health. From what I saw, that was all that Spurlock was pointing out. If you wouldn't regularly eat that garbage due to its health effects, you already agree with Spurlock. It's not a particularly revolutionary idea, IMHO. Spurlock might as well have made a movie that said "If you eat Twinkies all day, your health will deteriorate."
Of course, Spurlock ever said, implied, insinuated, suggested or hinted that the government should intervene or that people were not responsible for their own actions, I take it all back.
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