Eat McDonald's, lose wight, set terrible example
ascrit
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http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/01/06/mcdonald_s_diet_high_school_teacher_john_cisna_loses_37_pounds_sets_terrible.html
So this happened. Is anyone else really bothered by this??
So this happened. Is anyone else really bothered by this??
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Why should someone be bothered by this?0
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HOw is this a terrible example? Isn't showing that you can make healthy choices and stick to a diet even if you are rushed for time or on a short budget a good thing?0
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This only proves that you don't have to know very much about nutrition and get published.0
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Not the least bit. Why would I be??0
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Far more bothered by the OP than by a dude who lost weight eating McDonalds every day. You act like fast food is the root of all evil or something ignorant like that.
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Far more bothered by the OP than by a dude who lost weight eating McDonalds every day. You act like fast food is the root of all evil or something ignorant like that.
Rigger
But ... but ... MCDONALDS! That clown is evil! :laugh:0 -
Nope. Not at all. It shows that fast food doesn't make you fat. Your habits make you fat. I think it's actually kind of cool.
I'm so tired of people proclaiming that fast food is the root of all evil.0 -
He had the oatmeal for breakfast, which is pretty good stuff nutritionally, and the salad for lunch.
McDonalds isn't all Big Macs and large fries anymore. I've been a vegetarian for 20 years, and they didn't have my business until a couple of years ago. They've been ahead of the curve with making the calorie content of their food easily accessible. I love their strawberry banana smoothie, and they offer many coffee drinks that are low cal and very good.0 -
No, there are better things in life to bothered by.
Take this judgmental post, for instance...0 -
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/01/06/mcdonald_s_diet_high_school_teacher_john_cisna_loses_37_pounds_sets_terrible.html
So this happened. Is anyone else really bothered by this??
I am over-the-top bothered by this. This guy - a teacher no less - chose McDonald's for this interesting demonstration of watching macros and calories. I don't like McDonald's (except for breakfast stuff like McMuffins). He could have chosen Taco Bell, or Carl's Jr., and I would have a lot more interest and respect.0 -
Far more bothered by the OP than by a dude who lost weight eating McDonalds every day. You act like fast food is the root of all evil or something ignorant like that.
Rigger
But ... but ... MCDONALDS! That clown is evil! :laugh:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/index.html
Oh, right. It is. Carry on.0 -
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/01/06/mcdonald_s_diet_high_school_teacher_john_cisna_loses_37_pounds_sets_terrible.html
So this happened. Is anyone else really bothered by this??
I am over-the-top bothered by this. This guy - a teacher no less - chose McDonald's for this interesting demonstration of watching macros and calories. I don't like McDonald's (except for breakfast stuff like McMuffins). He could have chosen Taco Bell, or Carl's Jr., and I would have a lot more interest and respect.0 -
So this happened. Is anyone else really bothered by this??
I am as bothered by his diet as I am by yours (in other words it is none of my business and I don't remotely care)0 -
Nope, not bothered. It's great he could lose the weight. I LOVE happy meals!!0
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I find it empowering. It means even if I don't have time or resources to prepare three "healthy" meals and two snacks from scratch every day, I can still be at a healthy weight if I monitor my calories and macros.0
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It only bothers me if he consumed Mcrib sandwiches.....otherwise I could care less.0
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I'm not. The man ate egg whites and salad.
People make choices every day, right or wrong. It is possible to make good food choices at many fast food restaurants--just as it is possible to make bad ones.0 -
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It bothers me that it bothers some people..0
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Nope, not bothered by it at all.0
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It bothers me that it bothers some people..
I'm bothered that you're bothered that it bothers some people.
As for this guy and what he eats? Nope, not at all bothered.
ETA: Probably because my own food diary isn't much better than a bunch of McDonald's.0 -
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/01/06/mcdonald_s_diet_high_school_teacher_john_cisna_loses_37_pounds_sets_terrible.html
So this happened. Is anyone else really bothered by this??
No. Caloric deficit always wins.0 -
I would hope that in the future the MFP community would be a little less judgmental, given the circumstances.
:huh:
So we need to be less judgmental be being more annoyed with what other people eat?0 -
The OP is just quoting the title of the article.
I the the Slate article writer is really judgmental, and seems to be missing the point of the diet.0 -
I would hope that in the future the MFP community would be a little less judgmental, given the circumstances.
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I'm not bothered, but I'm not indifferent. Although the teacher did not intend to set a bad example, I think this a bad example for any reader/viewer. While McDonald's does offer oatmeal, salad, etc., the connotation of Big Macs, fries, and hashbrowns will be primarily evoked.
Many of the above posters are entitled to their opinions, as is the original poster of this particular topic.
I would hope that in the future the MFP community would be a little less judgmental, given the circumstances.
Please elaborate on the circumstances.0 -
http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/01/05/teacher-loses-37-pounds-after-three-month-mcdonalds-diet/?iid=nf-article-trend-now
"Cisna enlisted his students to help him plan out a 2,000-calorie daily diet plan consisting only of food sold by the fast food giant. They also tried not to exceed recommended allowances of nutrients like carbohydrates, proteins, fat calories and cholesterol.
“It’s our choices that make us fat,” Cisna told KCCI. ”Not McDonald’s.”
Calorific deficit is always going to win. I appreciate that he's teaching his students that its your choices that matter, and theres always a way to make good food choices even when you don't have many options.0 -
I would hope that in the future the MFP community would be a little less judgmental, given the circumstances.
Wait. So in the future we should be less judgmental of the OP, but more judgmental of what other people eat?
:huh:0
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