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seoulmon · Joined: 13 Nov 2003 Location: Seoul

SUPERSIZE ME-Dead ON!!!

One movie that really affected me was SUPERSIZE ME. For those of you who haven't seen the movie, it is basically about a guy who asks the question, "What would happen if I ate McDonalds every day?" Well, as it turns out, terrible things. He bloats, losses energy, becomes irritable and depressed.

This is spot on. I saw this in action at the last English School I worked for. It made me realize that eating good is part of a spiritual way of living.

Now that I am in Japan and I am buying and making my own food, I have resolved to only put good and spiritual things into my body. I eat mostly veggies and tofu and for breakfast brand and fruit. I feel great. You should do it too.

VanIslander · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 6:52 pm Post subject:

Food affects different people in different ways.

One becomes a vegetarian and feels great, another becomes lethargic and grumpy.

I function best with home cooking: beef, chicken, fruit, eggs, milk, veggies,... many soups and stews, not greasy oily foods, not prepackaged sauces and dressings, not refined sugars nor soda pop.

But that was my upbringing too. And when I've deviated from the formula in attempts to eat "healthier" or the other way "out in restaurants" I've found I don't feel as well.

Korean barbeques, gimchi, stews and spicy food in general make me feel wonderful, especially compared with Western restaurant fare. In moderation. But I don't feel great when I eat those deep fried finger foods at the sidewalk stalls. Nor when I eat pork even when grilled.

To each one's own.

As for QUANTITY, yeah, I always feel best when I'm a bit hungry rather than full. Smaller portions stimulate my senses more and I walk around with an appetite.

tzechuk · Joined: 20 Dec 2004

You know, if you only live on a diet of one variety of food, you are bound to feel awful.

That movie went to the extreme of solely having the person eating McDonalds EVERY day for EVERY meal.

Who would have McD daily?

Once in a while, as a treat, is not going to really kill you or hurt you.

That's why nutritionists tell you to have a BALANCED diet....

A bit of everything.

joe_doufu · Joined: 09 May 2005 Location: Elsewhere

That movie is a scam. The dude eats way too much, super sizes everything, and always drinks the regular Coke. He ate way more than average for every single meal.

One lady who saw the movie decided to call his bluff and she did the exact same thing, ate at McD every meal for 2 or 3 months, and lost tons of weight.

It saddens me that young people are no longer being taught critical thinking. American education is becoming more and more like Korea's every day. Kids like seoulmon automatically believe everything they see on TV because they never learned to consider the filmmaker's motives or read between the lines.

Hollywoodaction · Joined: 02 Jul 2004

VanIslander · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:11 pm Post subject:

rawiri · Joined: 01 Jun 2003 Location: Lovely day for a fire drill.

[quote="joe_doufu"]That movie is a scam. The dude eats way too much, super sizes everything, and always drinks the regular Coke. He ate way more than average for every single meal.

No he didn't, he only supersized when they offered which was only about 4 times in the month. He ate normal mcd's breakfast lunch and dinner meals, unless asked if he wanted to supersize. What i liked was his first super meal when he got 3/4s of the way through it and vomited it all out his car window, awesome...just go's to show what sort of a reaction an average sized person should have to ingesting that much crappy food.

O yeah...that and the guy who WENT TEMPORARILY BLIND from drinking too much soda. He would drink 6 or 7 1 litre cups a DAY!!!!!. Crikey...some people have no fricken idea aye!.

Hater Depot · Joined: 29 Mar 2005

He didn't seem to have any agenda to me other than wanting to make a good movie that would get him paid. He said how much he liked the food.

joe_doufu · Joined: 09 May 2005 Location: Elsewhere

jlb · Joined: 18 Sep 2003

I thought it was most interesting how addicted he got to the food. Kind of makes you wonder what Mickey D's puts in their food.

I have a feeling that when you eat crap all the time, your body just gets used to it and you feel normal. But then when you make the switch, you realize how much better good food is for your body.

I became a vegetarian last summer and went cold turkey on the fast food and have way more energy ever since then.

A great book for those interested in the topic is "Fast Food Nation." Even more disturbing than Supersize Me and what convinced me to give up meat for good.

desultude · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 3:26 pm Post subject:

Qinella · Joined: 25 Feb 2005 Location: the crib

The guy that made Supersize Me was a vegan before he went on the all McD diet. Of course such a drastic change would affect your body drastically. The movie was funny and very entertaining, but, it's nothing but sensationalism. Please, people - don't be so gullible.

Btw, there are some people who do eat McD, or some kind of fast food, every day. I used to work with a woman who ate McD EVERY morning, and usually for lunch.

When I was in college, I became dependant on fast food because of working a 40-hour job, studying, etc. So I was eating fast food 2-3 times a day very often. I gradually climbed up the scale, and decided enough was enough. Dropped all fast food instantly, and lost 40 pounds in about, oh... one month, and never gained it back.

I never did try the 2/3 lb. Thickburger from Hardee's, though.

Imagine eating one of these every day for a month.

desultude · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 4:20 pm Post subject:

Hater Depot · Joined: 29 Mar 2005

Well, the guy wasn't actually vegan, his girlfriend was. But I think he'd been eating vegetarian for quite a while.

Hollywoodaction · Joined: 02 Jul 2004

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