Easy Mac Diet
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sunfastrose wrote: »brewerfan13 wrote: »Easy Mac Day #15 in the books. 1354 calories in. Hopefully a few more out. Time will tell. #easymac
1354 calories plus more lost from exercise is too low for a man. Even #easymac can't save your body from the impact of sustained under eating.
The occasional low calorie day will not have a negative impact on ones health #commonsense6 -
I appreciate your comment. Here are a few points of information I found on the internet (so they must be true)
* Americans spend over $60,000,000,000 to lose weight, every year! That's sixty billion dollars.
* Diet pills and meal replacement solutions are a $3 billion market.
* The typical dieter makes 4 attempts per year to try and lose weight.
* About 3 billion dollars are spent on weight loss chains such as Weight Watchers.
* As of the end of 2014 there were over 75 million members of this site (not sure how many are considered active users)
I'm glad you deciphered from my 14 day diary that CICO works. Does it work long term? Does it work short term? Can you eat a deficit including anything you want to eat and still lose weight? How are you sure your deficit is really calculated correctly, was it based on an analysis of your body? Does your body burn calories at a rate that an internet calculator says it does, and if so, how do you really know? Are the food labels you read and put faith into really accurate and how can you be sure? What is your activity level and is the calorie amount you fitness tracker or internet calculator saying you burned really accurate? When you go to the doctor to get your blood pressure checked, is the method and procedure done correctly and does the result really matter? When you talk macros, what is optimal and according to who? What is that person/organizations real interests?
These are all questions you have to ask yourself when making blanket statements that CICO works. Works for who? Me? You? Does your metabolism adjust to the amount of food intake/activity performed? How often does it adjust and what impact would that adjustment have on the amount of net calories you would need in a day to make sure you remain at a deficit...if that is indeed your goal. And how do you know when it adjust so you can make the proper adjustment?
I'm on the Easy Mac Diet to incorporate flexibility and consistency into my daily routine in an effort to lose weight. Has it worked so far? Yes. Will it work today? Not sure, it is very early. Will it work tomorrow, in the near shorter, mid or long term....time will tell.
#easymac
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nutmegoreo wrote: »brewerfan13 wrote: »CafeRacer808 wrote: »Easy Mac Saved May Have Saved My Life
I've been debating about whether or not to post this, but here goes. I was working as a waiter in a cocktail bar (ok, it was a strip club) and one day, two dudes walk in wearing long black trench coats. I found this odd, as it was the middle of June in Los Angeles. My eyes followed them as they walked to the back of the club. After about 30 seconds, a seemingly drunk African American guy (who I later learned was an off duty cop) walks up and starts talking to them. The conversation got heated and as you can imagine, I started to fear for this man's safety.
Then, in a flash, one of the trench coat guys pulls out a shotgun. There was a struggle. I heard a loud "Pop!" as I dove for cover behind a stack of boxes near the kitchen entrance (we'd just gotten our shipment of Easy Mac). It all happened so quickly. There was a lot of yelling followed by silence. I peered out from behind the boxes to see that the African American guy had somehow managed to disarm the guy with the shotgun. His buddy now had a gun to his head, courtesy of another patron in the bar, a rather pudgy white guy in a grey suit (another cop, I later learned). I gathered up the courage to step out from behind the Easy Mac and discovered the boxes I was hiding behind had been hit by shotgun shot. So yes, I think it's safe to say that Easy Mac may very well have saved my life!
This story is not all true and is based entirely on a scene from Beverly Hills Cop (along with a subtle nod to the song "Don't You Want Me" by The Human League.)
Easy Mac in a strip bar?
Clearly a high class joint. Ya know?
Well, strip joints *are* notoriously cheesy...8 -
brewerfan13 wrote: »brewerfan13 wrote: »Just enjoyed this well balanced snack. Whopper Jr (no cheese) and fries. High quality ingredients for a low low price. If you listen to the so called experts that bash fast food, I'd seriously consider their qualifications. Beef, tomato, lettuce and onion - these are all items found in the meat case and produce section at your local grocer. Eat what you want to eat when you want to eat it. The Easy Mac diet has ZERO restrictions. #easymac
If you want to call beef from Burger King quality. Might as well chew on the sole of your shoe.
I suggest you do some research before spouting untruths
I have, and beef used by fast food restaurants is not quality.0 -
brewerfan13 wrote: »brewerfan13 wrote: »Just enjoyed this well balanced snack. Whopper Jr (no cheese) and fries. High quality ingredients for a low low price. If you listen to the so called experts that bash fast food, I'd seriously consider their qualifications. Beef, tomato, lettuce and onion - these are all items found in the meat case and produce section at your local grocer. Eat what you want to eat when you want to eat it. The Easy Mac diet has ZERO restrictions. #easymac
If you want to call beef from Burger King quality. Might as well chew on the sole of your shoe.
I suggest you do some research before spouting untruths
I have, and beef used by fast food restaurants is not quality.
Burger King says its patties are made from 100 percent beef.0 -
brewerfan13 wrote: »brewerfan13 wrote: »Just enjoyed this well balanced snack. Whopper Jr (no cheese) and fries. High quality ingredients for a low low price. If you listen to the so called experts that bash fast food, I'd seriously consider their qualifications. Beef, tomato, lettuce and onion - these are all items found in the meat case and produce section at your local grocer. Eat what you want to eat when you want to eat it. The Easy Mac diet has ZERO restrictions. #easymac
If you want to call beef from Burger King quality. Might as well chew on the sole of your shoe.
I suggest you do some research before spouting untruths
I have, and beef used by fast food restaurants is not quality.
Care to share your research?1 -
brewerfan13 wrote: »brewerfan13 wrote: »brewerfan13 wrote: »Just enjoyed this well balanced snack. Whopper Jr (no cheese) and fries. High quality ingredients for a low low price. If you listen to the so called experts that bash fast food, I'd seriously consider their qualifications. Beef, tomato, lettuce and onion - these are all items found in the meat case and produce section at your local grocer. Eat what you want to eat when you want to eat it. The Easy Mac diet has ZERO restrictions. #easymac
If you want to call beef from Burger King quality. Might as well chew on the sole of your shoe.
I suggest you do some research before spouting untruths
I have, and beef used by fast food restaurants is not quality.
Burger King says its patties are made from 100 percent beef.
That does not mean it's quality beef though.1 -
I've been seeing references to this thread while lurking around and I finally decided to seek it out. Did not disappoint. Love it.0
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brewerfan13 wrote: »brewerfan13 wrote: »brewerfan13 wrote: »Just enjoyed this well balanced snack. Whopper Jr (no cheese) and fries. High quality ingredients for a low low price. If you listen to the so called experts that bash fast food, I'd seriously consider their qualifications. Beef, tomato, lettuce and onion - these are all items found in the meat case and produce section at your local grocer. Eat what you want to eat when you want to eat it. The Easy Mac diet has ZERO restrictions. #easymac
If you want to call beef from Burger King quality. Might as well chew on the sole of your shoe.
I suggest you do some research before spouting untruths
I have, and beef used by fast food restaurants is not quality.
Burger King says its patties are made from 100 percent beef.
That does not mean it's quality beef though.
Define "quality beef" and how you would test for such.1 -
brewerfan13 wrote: »
I appreciate your comment. Here are a few points of information I found on the internet (so they must be true)
* Americans spend over $60,000,000,000 to lose weight, every year! That's sixty billion dollars.
* Diet pills and meal replacement solutions are a $3 billion market.
* The typical dieter makes 4 attempts per year to try and lose weight.
* About 3 billion dollars are spent on weight loss chains such as Weight Watchers.
* As of the end of 2014 there were over 75 million members of this site (not sure how many are considered active users)
I'm glad you deciphered from my 14 day diary that CICO works. Does it work long term? Does it work short term? Can you eat a deficit including anything you want to eat and still lose weight? How are you sure your deficit is really calculated correctly, was it based on an analysis of your body? Does your body burn calories at a rate that an internet calculator says it does, and if so, how do you really know? Are the food labels you read and put faith into really accurate and how can you be sure? What is your activity level and is the calorie amount you fitness tracker or internet calculator saying you burned really accurate? When you go to the doctor to get your blood pressure checked, is the method and procedure done correctly and does the result really matter? When you talk macros, what is optimal and according to who? What is that person/organizations real interests?
These are all questions you have to ask yourself when making blanket statements that CICO works. Works for who? Me? You? Does your metabolism adjust to the amount of food intake/activity performed? How often does it adjust and what impact would that adjustment have on the amount of net calories you would need in a day to make sure you remain at a deficit...if that is indeed your goal. And how do you know when it adjust so you can make the proper adjustment?
I'm on the Easy Mac Diet to incorporate flexibility and consistency into my daily routine in an effort to lose weight. Has it worked so far? Yes. Will it work today? Not sure, it is very early. Will it work tomorrow, in the near shorter, mid or long term....time will tell.
#easymac
it will work if you make it work
#makeitwork#1 -
trigden1991 wrote: »brewerfan13 wrote: »brewerfan13 wrote: »brewerfan13 wrote: »Just enjoyed this well balanced snack. Whopper Jr (no cheese) and fries. High quality ingredients for a low low price. If you listen to the so called experts that bash fast food, I'd seriously consider their qualifications. Beef, tomato, lettuce and onion - these are all items found in the meat case and produce section at your local grocer. Eat what you want to eat when you want to eat it. The Easy Mac diet has ZERO restrictions. #easymac
If you want to call beef from Burger King quality. Might as well chew on the sole of your shoe.
I suggest you do some research before spouting untruths
I have, and beef used by fast food restaurants is not quality.
Burger King says its patties are made from 100 percent beef.
That does not mean it's quality beef though.
Define "quality beef" and how you would test for such.
The information is out there. I have had beef from my famlies farm. Where the cows are free roam and not injected with hormones. The texture, and color of the beef, not to mention the taste, is far superior to the crap they serve at Burger King. Or any fast food restaurant for that fact. It's like comparing processed cheese to cheese bought from a reputable Deli.0 -
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Is anyone else singing or had the Kraft Maccaroni & Cheese song from the 90s stuck in their head? No, just me. Okay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnlW1fSXZZM 3 -
I appreciate OP's enthusiasm.
I could not do an easy mac diet. I am not a fan of the easy mac cups, I like the box stuff better. Even then, I would struggle.
Now.....snickers? I could totally do a snickers diet.2 -
I think my HS health teacher used to call easy mac "yellow death."1
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brewerfan13 wrote: »Eat 2 servings of Easy Mac a day and any other foods to stay within you caloric goal. Day 3 almost in the books. Feeling great.
Can I switch out Easy Mac for spaghettios with franks? or maybe oriental flavor ramen?0 -
I appreciate OP's enthusiasm.
I could not do an easy mac diet. I am not a fan of the easy mac cups, I like the box stuff better. Even then, I would struggle.
Now.....snickers? I could totally do a snickers diet.
i don't like the cups either. I get the individual pouches off amazon. The cups are very nasty. I described my experience with the cups a few pages back0 -
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legsnbacon wrote: »brewerfan13 wrote: »Eat 2 servings of Easy Mac a day and any other foods to stay within you caloric goal. Day 3 almost in the books. Feeling great.
Can I switch out Easy Mac for spaghettios with franks? or maybe oriental flavor ramen?
I'd eat that in addition to the easy mac to fill out your daily calorie goal0 -
I didn't have #easymac , but I just had a Banquet chicken nuggets and mac & cheese meal. I didn't have bbq, but I found some honey bbq mustard that looked like it had been in the fridge for years. Put some of that in the mac. It was spectacular.4
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brewerfan13 wrote: »legsnbacon wrote: »brewerfan13 wrote: »Eat 2 servings of Easy Mac a day and any other foods to stay within you caloric goal. Day 3 almost in the books. Feeling great.
Can I switch out Easy Mac for spaghettios with franks? or maybe oriental flavor ramen?
I'd eat that in addition to the easy mac to fill out your daily calorie goal
What if you don't like Easy Mac though?0 -
legsnbacon wrote: »brewerfan13 wrote: »legsnbacon wrote: »brewerfan13 wrote: »Eat 2 servings of Easy Mac a day and any other foods to stay within you caloric goal. Day 3 almost in the books. Feeling great.
Can I switch out Easy Mac for spaghettios with franks? or maybe oriental flavor ramen?
I'd eat that in addition to the easy mac to fill out your daily calorie goal
What if you don't like Easy Mac though?
What do you think? Would you go on the salmon diet if you didn't like salmon?3 -
It saddens me that there's no longer any Easy Mac in your profile photo.
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CafeRacer808 wrote: »It saddens me that there's no longer any Easy Mac in your profile photo.
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That's better!0
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brewerfan13 wrote: »CafeRacer808 wrote: »It saddens me that there's no longer any Easy Mac in your profile photo.
fixed
Hero!
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brewerfan13 wrote: »legsnbacon wrote: »brewerfan13 wrote: »legsnbacon wrote: »brewerfan13 wrote: »Eat 2 servings of Easy Mac a day and any other foods to stay within you caloric goal. Day 3 almost in the books. Feeling great.
Can I switch out Easy Mac for spaghettios with franks? or maybe oriental flavor ramen?
I'd eat that in addition to the easy mac to fill out your daily calorie goal
What if you don't like Easy Mac though?
What do you think? Would you go on the salmon diet if you didn't like salmon?
Yes, I would go on the salmon diet, I would just have chicken instead of salmon.2 -
Just finished a lovely dinner of Easy Mac with a side of chuck roast (4oz)
Added a dash of Crystal hot sauce to the Easy Mac for a little kick!!
Vegetables are allowed but not required on the Easy Mac diet. Most are overpriced and nutritional value is highly overstated.
Be flexible with your dining options. #easymac0 -
Just enjoyed a bedtime snack. Quaker Strawberry and cream oatmeal.
A delicious combo of quality grains and fresh (dried) fruit that hit the spot. #easymac0 -
Easy Mac Diet day #16 in the books. 1524 clean heart healthy calories on the day. Don't be a slave to your diet. #easymac0
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