McDonalds Made Me Fat??

ZebraHead

I was reading another thread and did not wish to hijack it so I'm here. The gist of what got me to post is that McDonalds is the evil empire that forces folks to eat and become obese.

IMHO:

Why is it McDonalds' fault? Don't eat there. Yes they make it and advertise it, but who's eating it and why? People need to stop entering the Golden Arches. I have no love for them, but please, I have not seen Ronald out in the street grabbing people and throwing them in the door.

People need to own up and take responsibility. Boo Hoo I'm obese because I can't stop eating 3 Big Macs a day! WTF!

Want McDonalds to go away? Stop eating there.

KZOsMommy

Amen!!!!!

DJH510

A good no nonsense post, good stuff my man.

hkystar

TRUTH!

jrich1

Mcdonalds didnt make me fat, putting that big mac in my mouth did :noway:

freeatlast20

this made me laugh.....McDonalds made you fat....hahahaha....no one forced you to eat it....this is the truth if ive ever heard it....thanks for writing....you made my day

AznKimi

My first post, a reply.... lol. Go figure!
I'm completely with you on this! People have the opportunity to make either a healthy choice or one that isn't so healthy. Come on! It's OUR job to monitor what goes into our bodies and what effect said things have on our bodies.
Especially since Mc'D's has salads, unsweetened teas apple slices fruit..... etc. It isn't like the employees have you roped down and force-feeding you mcnuggets til 'you bust.

Mad kudos to you for this post you made me giggle a bit. =]

KendalBeee

completely agree!!

yellowfairy

I totally agree. I hate when people blame their weakness on things like that. I know when I eat there-it isn't good. It isn't their fault that I am there though-it is mine for walking through the door, or driving through the drive through. You make the decision to go there, they don't make it for you.

pilotgirl2007

I completely agree with you! People just like to make excuses to make themselves feel better. It's the same with the kids meals ordeal that is going on the parents feed their kids those meals and then blame the fast food industry for making them appealing. What happened to teaching our kids about their health and free will to choose healthier food.

groucherella

Here Here! I completely and utterly and wholeheartedly concur sir! No one is putting a gun to anyone's head and making us choose poorly. We have free will and with it, temptations and practices in self discipline and will power.

Bigpelly8

Haha...now that's funny. Ronald Mcdonald grabbing people!!

Ya know, your right on with this. My first step to starting my healthy lifestyle, was accountability. I know I'm in this situation, because I let myself get here. Me, Myself, and I....nobody else!! I opted for convenience instead of health, and all it got me was 200 lbs overweight!! That's a lot of Chicken Mcnuggests!!!

Accountability People!!! Step one!!! :-)

nancyggg

Yes, they made me fat too. Along with Wendy's and any other one I went to while I was being stupid and not caring about what I put in my mouth. BUT Seriously, they should be sued?? What is up with that!? No one forced me to buy and eat that.

We have to be accountable for ourselves as adults.

gnrshelton

I agree. McDonalds does NOT make people fat. People eating to much is what makes them fat. I am overweight but I also know its my own fault and am working on correcting that. I don't thing McDonalds needs to go out of business. If people want to eat there then it's a free work. Eat it in moderation and not every day.

Jillid71

I actually feel bad for big bad McD's - they get the blame when there are countless other restaurants out there that are worse (hello KFC- I am talking DOUBLE DOWN here!!!) At least with McD's- they do have healthy alternatives, especially for kids. We do get happy meals once a week usually- and my kids will always ask for apples instead of fries, and juice or milk instead of soda. That 1 cheeseburger or 4 pc nuggets isn't going to derail what they eat the rest of their week.

But the media and health organizations out there always blame MCDONALD'S!! Don't get it. Stop blaming the restaurant and blame the person.

miqisha

I agree, I can never imagine why people always blame the fast foods. They know the food is fattening, so why do they eat it.

Please, its noones fault but the person who eats it.

I enjoy a Mcdonalds once in a blue moon, and when I do, I know darn well, that its no good, which is why its once in a blue moon.....

FrenchMob

Uh oh. Your post makes sense, but it's controversial so it'll probably get deleted. :indifferent:

kimjoan

A few years ago a woman in CA tried to sue McDonald's for making her son fat - it got thrown out of court. Hello people PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, glad to see so many others here on board with that! Yea, some are overweight because food was the medication that made us feel better in bad situations/something bad happened to us. However, at the end of the day - the only one that is in control of you is you.

Happy Friday! : )

ashlee954

I actually feel bad for big bad McD's - they get the blame when there are countless other restaurants out there that are worse (hello KFC- I am talking DOUBLE DOWN here!!!) At least with McD's- they do have healthy alternatives, especially for kids. We do get happy meals once a week usually- and my kids will always ask for apples instead of fries, and juice or milk instead of soda. That 1 cheeseburger or 4 pc nuggets isn't going to derail what they eat the rest of their week.

But the media and health organizations out there always blame MCDONALD'S!! Don't get it. Stop blaming the restaurant and blame the person.

AGREED! Cheesecake Factory is another culprit. On yahoo almost every week there is the food section artcles where they say eat this not that. Cheesecake Factory ALWAYS has a number one "worst food in America" listed. And they don't get blamed for making people fat...

emersoam

I get annoyed by McDonalds always taking all of the blame on this sort of thing. McDonalds has dramatically increased its healthier food and beverage options over the past few years, and they are much better than most of the other fast-food restaurants! If you take an honest look at the nutritional info on different restaurant menus, you will find that most restaurants are full of high calorie/high sodium foods. (Example: check out the insane sodium counts at good ol' Subway!)

RaeN81

I'm living proof that it's the choices that you make that make you fat. I still eat fast food a couple of times a week (not that I'm an advocate for this!) and have managed to lose and maintain my weight. I simply changed what I ate at restaurants and used self-control. Nobody else can MAKE you FAT. By the same token, nobody else can MAKE you THIN!

SweetPandora

I love this! Take responsibility for yourself!

My step-son works at a popular coffe house, I was turned off of take out and fast food when I drove him to work one morning and he rolled out of bed, put on the same clothes as the day before and didn't brush his teeth! He doesn't live with us and he's 22 so I think he's old enough to know better, he wasn't raised that way!

Have a good look at whose behind the counter serving that food it might make you think twice!

Karen

amcmillan730

this is soooo true!!! Now I want to go find the original post! Just curious... haha

♥Faerie♥

It is quite annoying when you see things like this....really......you choose what you put into your mouth, no matter the temptations around you...if you see you are gaining an excessive amount of weight, then McDonalds or any other fast food place is the last place you need to be walking into.....If these people put as much effort into getting rid of the excess weight as they do trying to play the blame game, we might not have such an obesity problem here.....

lefrance12

Right on!!! Love it when the order is complete with a diet coke!!! Ha Ha Ha, funny stuff.. thanks for the topic..

ZebraHead

some are overweight because food was the medication that made us feel better in bad situations/something bad happened to us. However, at the end of the day - the only one that is in control of you is you.
Happy Friday! : )

I empathize with folks in these situations. I like many others have had my demons. This post was not aimed at these folks. As a people we see the issue of obesity and 'suggest' that these eateries are the sole responsible party and attempt to regulate them into a conversion against their corporate rights to do business. Would we be better off if they were forced to close? Maybe but then we have to go to the grocery store and get all the Little Debbie cakes, and close the bakery, empty the soda aisle. It really is about choices. For those who choose poorly: they still made a choice I guess... Should the state and federal government be called in to help these people? I vote no...

knittygirl52

McDonald's and other fast food places are not the BEAST!! We are. If you really want to eat properly and eat at a fast food joint, you can. You have to choose carefully. And, the fast food places would offer healthier choices if the American public ordered them, or stopped going to the fast food places because the choices were insufficient.

I DO have several places I avoid. It's doggone hard to get anything to eat at Sonic, for instance. Not a veggie on the menu that isn't breaded and deep fried! Most other places at least have a side salad! But those choices are mine. Nobody forces me to eat them.

k8ieP

I love this!

We all make choices everyday about our health (even if we don't want to). It is our responsibility to decide what we eat and no one elses'. Now we have healthy fast food like the chili from Wendys or a Subway sandwich instead of a mystery meat grease patty and a crazy amount of grease soaked "potatoes".

If we want to change we must take responsibility for our actions and choose to educate ourselves and our family about healthy alternatives.

Ronald grabbing people LOL!!

mommared53

I agree, why does Micky D's get all the blame for making people fat? I got fat from eating at Micky D's and Wendy's and Burger King and Jack In The Box and Dairy Queen and the pizza places, etc. But it's not their fault I'm fat, it's mine. I'm the one that chose to eat at those places knowing that the food wasn't healthy. Since I've been on my healthy lifestyle change those places (especially Micky D's) don't appeal to me much. If I do eat at Micky D's I'll order the salad. I used to love the Big Macs but now they just give me the runs. :sick:

MiloBloom83

I actually feel bad for big bad McD's - they get the blame when there are countless other restaurants out there that are worse (hello KFC- I am talking DOUBLE DOWN here!!!) At least with McD's- they do have healthy alternatives, especially for kids. We do get happy meals once a week usually- and my kids will always ask for apples instead of fries, and juice or milk instead of soda. That 1 cheeseburger or 4 pc nuggets isn't going to derail what they eat the rest of their week.

But the media and health organizations out there always blame MCDONALD'S!! Don't get it. Stop blaming the restaurant and blame the person.

KFC Double down is only 540 calories, but 1350mg sodium, Grilled is 460 calories/1480 sodium. Just don't get fries or mashed w/gravy & drink water, not pop. You could actually do a lot worse(see Monster Thickburger)

iamstaceywood

I am not sticking up for Mcd. However, the reason that they are so easy to blame is the price and the nutritional value. I mean, cheesecake factory is bad too but, for 15$ a plate, its your own damn fault. Where as, a double cheeseburger is only a buck. Eating well is expensive and that is a good part of the problem. And its sooooooooo easy. I however, won't even feed my kids it. My husband and mother in law don't see my reasoning but, i spose its their own business.