Paula Dean + Working Out = Magic

stephabef
stephabef Posts: 936 Member
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I absolutely love watching Paula Dean while on the elliptical or running. I... don't even know why. I never watch her when I'm not working out, and I've never made any recipes of hers in my life.

Any strange things you enjoy listening to/watching while working out?

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  • LadyGhostDuchess
    LadyGhostDuchess Posts: 894 Member
    I stopped counting because my head was hurting but after 45mins of me listening Paula Dean said "YALL" 24 times...it was less than 45mins if you take out commercials..and the hour isn't done yet!
  • EricNCSU
    EricNCSU Posts: 699 Member
    Hahahaha.. i love Paula Deen. her restaurant in Savannah is awesome, but not MFP friendly LOL. :)
  • stephabef
    stephabef Posts: 936 Member
    Hahah, not at all! I don't think there's a single thing on that menu that I'd feel comfortable eating. That being said, Savannah has some excellent food!
  • Banks01
    Banks01 Posts: 945 Member
    I'm from GA and can't stand her show. Her restaurant is PHEnominal though


    I grew up eating all the stuff she cooks and it was reflected in my family members who didn't get outside (a term we used instead of physically active)

    Now I'm a big fan of Alton Brown, also a GA boy.
  • Elle_Jamaicangirl81
    Elle_Jamaicangirl81 Posts: 418 Member
    Now I'm a big fan of Alton Brown, also a GA boy.

    i <3 Alton Brown!
  • doornumber03
    doornumber03 Posts: 221 Member
    i'll admit it, i love watching chopped on the food network while i'm on the eliptical. That hour goes by quick!
  • squishycow7
    squishycow7 Posts: 820 Member
    I also <3 Alton Brown!

    & my boyfriend dressed up as Paula Deen for Halloween... so I appreciate her too, I guess :)
  • SassyCalyGirl
    SassyCalyGirl Posts: 1,932 Member
    I watch the Food Network all the time. You think it would be torture, but it's really not. I get great recipe ideas and just "tweak" them.
  • GorillaNJ
    GorillaNJ Posts: 4,024 Member
    I cannot watch cooking shows as I workout.... makes me feel dirty. LOL Especially Paula Dean... the one show from Thanksgiving she took the pilsbury grands, deep fried them and then injected them with melted butter... Combine watching that and riding the elliptical! My heart would explode.

    Normally I like to watch Pardon The Interruption on ESPN or Mad Money with Jim Kramer using the Closed Captioning on as I listen to my Ipod.
  • mommyJto3
    mommyJto3 Posts: 139 Member
    I LOVE Paula! 'it needs some butter ya'll' :)
  • Jellyphant
    Jellyphant Posts: 1,400 Member
    I like watching King of the Hill or music videos when I workout. /shrug

    I wouldn't mind watching some Barefoot Contessa if the episodes were streamed on Hulu or Netflix for my phone, though!
  • Coltsman4ever
    Coltsman4ever Posts: 602 Member
    I can't stand to listen to that woman talk, and I live in the south. lol
    She's part of the reason I'm on MFP in the first place. Ever tried her pumpkin bars? Damn you, woman!
  • PonyTailedLoser
    PonyTailedLoser Posts: 315 Member
    i love watching The Chew on silent when doing my cardio. even though its all meat, eggs and butter. i guess i just like watching people who can cook.
  • stephabef
    stephabef Posts: 936 Member
    I've lived in Georgia for the last 12 years, but I'm a New Yorker, so I guess part of me will always be fascinated by southern cuisine, even if I don't "get" it. Alton Brown always comes to my bar, though! It's pretty fun.
  • Fitwam
    Fitwam Posts: 275 Member
    Hate to say this.....but I LOVE PAULA! In my "other life" i.e. first marriage...she catered the wedding! I was her first one she EVER catered for (right before she made it big). Also...SHE ACTS LIKE THAT IN REAL LIFE!! Always has..and she is a HOOT off camera (some stuff they could NEVER put on the cooking show according to her sons, Jamie and Bobby). And when she marrried Michael...my dad was the J.O.P that married them! Any rate...not like we are family or anything...but she truly is a RAGS to RICHES story and I admire her for that! (being that I was a single mom for a long time too!).

    All that being said...can't watch cooking shows working out...makes me to daggum hungry. Also, I do cook her gooey butter bar recipe ..it's a staple at the house and my kids love it! And y'all....she uses a lot of "B..uuutttteeerrr" don't ya know it!
  • erxkeel
    erxkeel Posts: 553 Member
    Hate to say this.....but I LOVE PAULA! In my "other life" i.e. first marriage...she catered the wedding! I was her first one she EVER catered for (right before she made it big). Also...SHE ACTS LIKE THAT IN REAL LIFE!! Always has..and she is a HOOT off camera (some stuff they could NEVER put on the cooking show according to her sons, Jamie and Bobby). And when she marrried Michael...my dad was the J.O.P that married them! Any rate...not like we are family or anything...but she truly is a RAGS to RICHES story and I admire her for that! (being that I was a single mom for a long time too!).

    All that being said...can't watch cooking shows working out...makes me to daggum hungry. Also, I do cook her gooey butter bar recipe ..it's a staple at the house and my kids love it! And y'all....she uses a lot of "B..uuutttteeerrr" don't ya know it!

    You can tell she is real. Unlike alot of people on TV... That being said I was Food network too.. and would to punch Bobby Flay in his arrogant face... Oh did I say that out loud?:laugh:
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