Ewww, why?

Juliebean

Yuck! Talk about eating way over your calories for the day!



FOND DU LAC, Wisconsin (AP) -- Talk about a Big Mac attack! Don Gorske says he has eaten 23,000 of the burgers in 36 years.

The Fond du Lac man said he hit the 23,000 milestone last month, continuing a culinary obsession that began May 17, 1972, and is fed by his obsessive-compulsive disorder.

"I enjoy them every day," said Gorske, 54. "I need two to fill me up."

Gorske has kept every burger receipt in a box. He says he was always fascinated with numbers, and watching McDonald's track its number of customers motivated him to track his own consumption.

Despite a diet some would call unhealthy, Gorske says he keeps himself in good shape. He says he's 6-foot-2 and weighs 185 pounds, and walks as many as 10 miles a day.

He used to order fries every day in the 1980s but began to cut back in the '90s, now eating them about once a month. He eats two Big Macs and two parfaits a day. Gorske has written a book about his experience.

"Sometimes people call me a freak but it doesn't bother me. I just say respect people as they are," he told The Associated Press. "I just want to make sure people understand I'm not going to change."

He can instantly recall the eight days in which he failed to satisfy his craving. One was in 1988, the day his mother died, to respect a request she made.

"I made a promise to her and I always keep my promises," he said. "I also promised her I wouldn't cut my hair and in 20 years I haven't."

He twice failed to attack a Big Mac because of his job. A correctional-institution employee, he said a number of work emergencies kept him on the clock past midnight so he recorded those days as missed days.

Three other times he was traveling and couldn't find a McDonald's. He also went Big Mac-less on Thanksgiving Day 2000, and during a 1982 snowstorm that prevented the local McDonald's franchise from opening.

"That's when I started a habit where I kept them in the freezer," he said. He keeps one or two burgers on hand but increases his inventory to four to five during the winter.


Here's the link to the article...

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/10/big.macs.record.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Juliebean

Yuck! Talk about eating way over your calories for the day!



FOND DU LAC, Wisconsin (AP) -- Talk about a Big Mac attack! Don Gorske says he has eaten 23,000 of the burgers in 36 years.

The Fond du Lac man said he hit the 23,000 milestone last month, continuing a culinary obsession that began May 17, 1972, and is fed by his obsessive-compulsive disorder.

"I enjoy them every day," said Gorske, 54. "I need two to fill me up."

Gorske has kept every burger receipt in a box. He says he was always fascinated with numbers, and watching McDonald's track its number of customers motivated him to track his own consumption.

Despite a diet some would call unhealthy, Gorske says he keeps himself in good shape. He says he's 6-foot-2 and weighs 185 pounds, and walks as many as 10 miles a day.

He used to order fries every day in the 1980s but began to cut back in the '90s, now eating them about once a month. He eats two Big Macs and two parfaits a day. Gorske has written a book about his experience.

"Sometimes people call me a freak but it doesn't bother me. I just say respect people as they are," he told The Associated Press. "I just want to make sure people understand I'm not going to change."

He can instantly recall the eight days in which he failed to satisfy his craving. One was in 1988, the day his mother died, to respect a request she made.

"I made a promise to her and I always keep my promises," he said. "I also promised her I wouldn't cut my hair and in 20 years I haven't."

He twice failed to attack a Big Mac because of his job. A correctional-institution employee, he said a number of work emergencies kept him on the clock past midnight so he recorded those days as missed days.

Three other times he was traveling and couldn't find a McDonald's. He also went Big Mac-less on Thanksgiving Day 2000, and during a 1982 snowstorm that prevented the local McDonald's franchise from opening.

"That's when I started a habit where I kept them in the freezer," he said. He keeps one or two burgers on hand but increases his inventory to four to five during the winter.


Here's the link to the article...

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/10/big.macs.record.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Poison5119

Why? Who knows. People are weird.

If he walks 10 miles a day(lets pretend its at 3 mph), though, and given his weight, he's burning 27,692 calories a day. He can afford a couple big macs. I don't know what the inside of his arteries look like, though.:noway:

Ten miles a day seems excessive.

cassangelidy

I saw this guy on Super Size Me. He actually is very thin for how many Big Mac's he's eaten over the years!!!

Anna_Banana

Okay I could eat 1 a year. Never 1a day, and never 2 in the same day.

Phoenix_Rising

He looks like a thin hippie, to me.
Chops and a ponytail.
But his BigMac obsession is OCD-driven, so you can't blame him.
I mean, he keeps the receipts in order in a box!
Poor guy.








And I could eat BigMacs all the time, although I remove the middle bread and one patty, creating what my husband calls my "MiniMac"

mommared53

My boss was talking about that yesterday. That's nasty!!! I can't eat Big Macs, they give me diarrhea.

girldeese

A freak of Nature in my opinion....he must have a hell of a metabolism!!

Juliebean

I don't think I could ever eat a frozen Big Mac... They're never as good as I imagine them when I get them hot and "fresh" from the drive-thru, I can't even imagine frozen and reheated...