super size me

foxyforce · October 2009

i watched it again the other day. saw it when it came out years ago and i have a terrible memory for things i dont care about, which i didnt then. but i watched it the other day! omg! its a good reminder for those of you who have a bad memory for myself

talks about the minimal amount of steps americans take a day, etc. etc.

weaklink109 · October 2009

The only "supersizing" I do these days is with my portion of veggies!!!:laugh: :laugh:

foxyforce · October 2009

aw lol, thats awesome!

iplayoutside19 · October 2009

I haven't seen this but, have been told about it. I don't watch a lot of movies, but I'll start looking for this one.

On a similar subject, I was lifting weights yesterday and had the radio on. A commercial come on for some colassal burger at some FF chain. The guys in the commercial were exclaiming how "huge" the burger was.

As I'm sitting there with burning muscles and sweat pouring down my face my only thought is that burger can only get you "huge" in all the wrong ways.

hasiangirl · October 2009

lol that movie grossed me out ....but right after watching it back in the day i went and ordered to meals at mcdonalds and stuffed my face :laugh: :laugh:

katie517 · October 2009

lol that movie grossed me out ....but right after watching it back in the day i went and ordered to meals at mcdonalds and stuffed my face :laugh: :laugh:

Oh my gosh! Same here! My husband and I were up early one Saturday and were watching it. Half way through I said "I'm hungry" and almost in unison, we looked at each other and said "McDonald's breakfast!" How demented is that?! :laugh:

I should watch it again (post-life style turnaround) and see how I react.

hasiangirl · October 2009

lol that movie grossed me out ....but right after watching it back in the day i went and ordered to meals at mcdonalds and stuffed my face :laugh: :laugh:

Oh my gosh! Same here! My husband and I were up early one Saturday and were watching it. Half way through I said "I'm hungry" and almost in unison, we looked at each other and said "McDonald's breakfast!" How demented is that?! :laugh:

I should watch it again (post-life style turnaround) and see how I react.

:laugh: :laugh: ok glad im not the only one :laugh: :laugh: ,,,,wellll i watched clips of it a few months ago and had no desire for mcdonalds....but taco bell on the other hand :laugh: no j/k i didnt get any fast food even tho i wanted some.....try it out and if push comes to shove put padlocks on the doors so u cant get out to get fast food hahah

foxyforce · October 2009

lol that movie grossed me out ....but right after watching it back in the day i went and ordered to meals at mcdonalds and stuffed my face :laugh: :laugh:

Oh my gosh! Same here! My husband and I were up early one Saturday and were watching it. Half way through I said "I'm hungry" and almost in unison, we looked at each other and said "McDonald's breakfast!" How demented is that?! :laugh:

I should watch it again (post-life style turnaround) and see how I react.

:laugh: :laugh: ok glad im not the only one :laugh: :laugh: ,,,,wellll i watched clips of it a few months ago and had no desire for mcdonalds....but taco bell on the other hand :laugh: no j/k i didnt get any fast food even tho i wanted some.....try it out and if push comes to shove put padlocks on the doors so u cant get out to get fast food hahah

i had a bacon cheeseburger with extra pickles and a large fries with mchicken sauce yesterday. i felt like the guy after his first supersized meal. slowly stuffing each fry in my mouth. the burgers are bad for you i know, but they aren't that bad. omg, after each fry. almost....died!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol. thats why im detoxing today and back on the wagon, i was outta control!

hasiangirl · October 2009

lol that movie grossed me out ....but right after watching it back in the day i went and ordered to meals at mcdonalds and stuffed my face :laugh: :laugh:

Oh my gosh! Same here! My husband and I were up early one Saturday and were watching it. Half way through I said "I'm hungry" and almost in unison, we looked at each other and said "McDonald's breakfast!" How demented is that?! :laugh:

I should watch it again (post-life style turnaround) and see how I react.

:laugh: :laugh: ok glad im not the only one :laugh: :laugh: ,,,,wellll i watched clips of it a few months ago and had no desire for mcdonalds....but taco bell on the other hand :laugh: no j/k i didnt get any fast food even tho i wanted some.....try it out and if push comes to shove put padlocks on the doors so u cant get out to get fast food hahah

i had a bacon cheeseburger with extra pickles and a large fries with mchicken sauce yesterday. i felt like the guy after his first supersized meal. slowly stuffing each fry in my mouth. the burgers are bad for you i know, but they aren't that bad. omg, after each fry. almost....died!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol. thats why im detoxing today and back on the wagon, i was outta control!

too bad fries couldnt be like apples....healthy and never make u feel sluggish.....if that were the case i'd be a supermodel :laugh:

hasiangirl · October 2009

talking of which....u know i wonder if we just want "bad" food because we know we arent "supposed" to be eating it....I know it tastes good and all but certain foods shouldnt be so damn hard to live without lol

1Sweets · October 2009

Just watched some of it....too long...tried to fast forward:laugh:

Moderation is the key to everything (legal that is).:glasses: :glasses: :glasses:

foxyforce · October 2009

talking of which....u know i wonder if we just want "bad" food because we know we arent "supposed" to be eating it....I know it tastes good and all but certain foods shouldnt be so damn hard to live without lol

there are so many factors, which is why it is such a problem. that is a huge one, psychologically we are all really messed up. i find i fall off the wagon once i start doing well, i have this inclination, it is very subtle, but i often look at my stomach in the washroom cognitively aware of this, and think 'ive done good, i have nothing to worry about' and then the days of bad eating start adding up. as well with the knowing it is bad for us makes it a treat.

hasiangirl · October 2009

talking of which....u know i wonder if we just want "bad" food because we know we arent "supposed" to be eating it....I know it tastes good and all but certain foods shouldnt be so damn hard to live without lol

there are so many factors, which is why it is such a problem. that is a huge one, psychologically we are all really messed up. i find i fall off the wagon once i start doing well, i have this inclination, it is very subtle, but i often look at my stomach in the washroom cognitively aware of this, and think 'ive done good, i have nothing to worry about' and then the days of bad eating start adding up. as well with the knowing it is bad for us makes it a treat.

yup thats so true...I always chalked it up to being afraid of not succeeding so just make myself fail anyway....its kind of a sick way of thinking lol

July24Lioness · October 2009

talking of which....u know i wonder if we just want "bad" food because we know we arent "supposed" to be eating it....I know it tastes good and all but certain foods shouldnt be so damn hard to live without lol

there are so many factors, which is why it is such a problem. that is a huge one, psychologically we are all really messed up. i find i fall off the wagon once i start doing well, i have this inclination, it is very subtle, but i often look at my stomach in the washroom cognitively aware of this, and think 'ive done good, i have nothing to worry about' and then the days of bad eating start adding up. as well with the knowing it is bad for us makes it a treat.

The addiction is not psychological................

They add sugar to just about everything, even the meat. Then all of the preservatives and chemicals that are in the food make for a physical addiction, not psychological at all.

hasiangirl · October 2009

talking of which....u know i wonder if we just want "bad" food because we know we arent "supposed" to be eating it....I know it tastes good and all but certain foods shouldnt be so damn hard to live without lol

there are so many factors, which is why it is such a problem. that is a huge one, psychologically we are all really messed up. i find i fall off the wagon once i start doing well, i have this inclination, it is very subtle, but i often look at my stomach in the washroom cognitively aware of this, and think 'ive done good, i have nothing to worry about' and then the days of bad eating start adding up. as well with the knowing it is bad for us makes it a treat.

The addiction is not psychological................

They add sugar to just about everything, even the meat. Then all of the preservatives and chemicals that are in the food make for a physical addiction, not psychological at all.

I agree with that to a certain extent....but what if u dont crave sugar??...I crave sodium lol.....(not trying to cause an arguement) I've just never been one for sweets...I like fatty salty foods like fries and chicken skin or even greasy burgers loarded with mayo and cheese and everything bad for u

July24Lioness · October 2009

talking of which....u know i wonder if we just want "bad" food because we know we arent "supposed" to be eating it....I know it tastes good and all but certain foods shouldnt be so damn hard to live without lol

there are so many factors, which is why it is such a problem. that is a huge one, psychologically we are all really messed up. i find i fall off the wagon once i start doing well, i have this inclination, it is very subtle, but i often look at my stomach in the washroom cognitively aware of this, and think 'ive done good, i have nothing to worry about' and then the days of bad eating start adding up. as well with the knowing it is bad for us makes it a treat.

The addiction is not psychological................

They add sugar to just about everything, even the meat. Then all of the preservatives and chemicals that are in the food make for a physical addiction, not psychological at all.

I agree with that to a certain extent....but what if u dont crave sugar??...I crave sodium lol.....(not trying to cause an arguement) I've just never been one for sweets...I like fatty salty foods like fries and chicken skin or even greasy burgers loarded with mayo and cheese and everything bad for u

Maybe they use a type of MSG, whisch is sodium and it is just as addictive as sugar. A lot of people are allergic to MSG. Something to think about.............

I only get cravings for salty, sugary foods when it TOM or when I am super stressed. Now that I am low carbing and keeping my fat intake pretty high, I don't get those cravings as bad, but sometimes the smell of something will make me want something like that........

I eat chicken skin all the time and home made mayo on my cheeseburgers. Those fats are not as bad for you as they have tried to make them out to be. :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

chgudnitz · October 2009

I haven't seen this but, have been told about it. I don't watch a lot of movies, but I'll start looking for this one.

On a similar subject, I was lifting weights yesterday and had the radio on. A commercial come on for some colassal burger at some FF chain. The guys in the commercial were exclaiming how "huge" the burger was.

As I'm sitting there with burning muscles and sweat pouring down my face my only thought is that burger can only get you "huge" in all the wrong ways.

I feel the same way.

What used to make me hungry now makes me sick. I think to myself how fat and unhealthy some of this crap will make whoever is eating it.

hasiangirl · October 2009

talking of which....u know i wonder if we just want "bad" food because we know we arent "supposed" to be eating it....I know it tastes good and all but certain foods shouldnt be so damn hard to live without lol

there are so many factors, which is why it is such a problem. that is a huge one, psychologically we are all really messed up. i find i fall off the wagon once i start doing well, i have this inclination, it is very subtle, but i often look at my stomach in the washroom cognitively aware of this, and think 'ive done good, i have nothing to worry about' and then the days of bad eating start adding up. as well with the knowing it is bad for us makes it a treat.

The addiction is not psychological................

They add sugar to just about everything, even the meat. Then all of the preservatives and chemicals that are in the food make for a physical addiction, not psychological at all.

I agree with that to a certain extent....but what if u dont crave sugar??...I crave sodium lol.....(not trying to cause an arguement) I've just never been one for sweets...I like fatty salty foods like fries and chicken skin or even greasy burgers loarded with mayo and cheese and everything bad for u

Maybe they use a type of MSG, whisch is sodium and it is just as addictive as sugar. A lot of people are allergic to MSG. Something to think about.............

I only get cravings for salty, sugary foods when it TOM or when I am super stressed. Now that I am low carbing and keeping my fat intake pretty high, I don't get those cravings as bad, but sometimes the smell of something will make me want something like that........

I eat chicken skin all the time and home made mayo on my cheeseburgers. Those fats are not as bad for you as they have tried to make them out to be. :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

verrrry true!!....Thats a good point with the MSG....:flowerforyou: i'm doing the low carb eating (aside from fresh produce carbs) until i reach my goal weight then im going to slowly incorporate them back in....very slowly lol
and I still eat my fatty foods....just healthier fatty foods but i have to stay away from the chicken skin lol.. i used to roast a whole chicken and just eat the skin :laugh: no thats not realy a laughing matter but it is (and i really used to do that lmao)

foxyforce · October 2009

lioness, im a professional psych student that gets nothing but good grades. also, my career so far as a professional student since ive been in postsecondary for 6 years now has taught me to think critically.

:explode: there are several factors.:explode: <-that is important! thus i put the little bomb heads there lol

as i stated before, and will state again. ultimately, i believe we are reduced down to our psychology. and just so you know, addiction is a LARGE aspect of neuropsych! whether that be msg, whatever. psychology has sooooo many facets, including the political.

as does food, and bad food for us.

but btw, its nice to see youre still on these boards, i disappeared for a bit

talking of which....u know i wonder if we just want "bad" food because we know we arent "supposed" to be eating it....I know it tastes good and all but certain foods shouldnt be so damn hard to live without lol

there are so many factors, which is why it is such a problem. that is a huge one, psychologically we are all really messed up. i find i fall off the wagon once i start doing well, i have this inclination, it is very subtle, but i often look at my stomach in the washroom cognitively aware of this, and think 'ive done good, i have nothing to worry about' and then the days of bad eating start adding up. as well with the knowing it is bad for us makes it a treat.

The addiction is not psychological................

They add sugar to just about everything, even the meat. Then all of the preservatives and chemicals that are in the food make for a physical addiction, not psychological at all.

mrd232 · October 2009

I still get a bit hungry at the smell of McD's fries, BUT then I remember something. This was pulled from the "Fast Food Nation" piece by Eric Schlosser...

McD's fries are garbage fried in crappy vegetable oil...but originally they were higher quality potatoes fried in beef tallow. To maintain the original delicious flavor of the tallow fries, McD's adds a flavorant and salt to the fries. Fake crap, delicious taste, stomach pain later.

And there you go. Craving 101.

thumper44 · October 2009

i often look at my stomach in the washroom cognitively aware of this, and think 'ive done good, i have nothing to worry about' and then the days of bad eating start adding up. as well with the knowing it is bad for us makes it a treat.

This is meant in the nicest way :flowerforyou: .

Isn't this the thinking of someone who is or was on a diet? Not a lifestyle change.
I've done good, nothing to worry about, so go ahead and eat all the bad food that got you that heavy in the first place? (revolving door, yo yo dieting etc)

I had a bacon cheeseburger with extra pickles and a large fries with mchicken sauce yesterday. i felt like the guy after his first supersized meal. slowly stuffing each fry in my mouth. the burgers are bad for you i know, but they aren't that bad. omg, after each fry. almost....died!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol. thats why im detoxing today and back on the wagon, i was outta control!

Is it the addiction that orders the greasy bacon, cheese, burger (with who knows what kind of meat), and LARGE fries.
You said "the burgers are bad for you I know, but they aren't that bad"
They aren't that bad compared to what??

Then you say after EACH FRY you almost died.
Is it the addiction that makes us stuff the french fries in our mouths even though we are already full.

One of the things most people have learned on here is that with fast food,( your example - bacon/cheese/buger/lrg fries" is probably almost 1000 calories. with tons of fat.

How can people forget and dismiss this information.

BrendaLee · October 2009

Foods that taste good, make us feel good...at least temporarily, so why wouldn't we be addicted to them? It's easy to get addicted to anything that makes us feel good- psychologically speaking. You know the physical addiction has kicked in when you can't break the habit once it no longer makes you feel good, but you do it anyway.

foxyforce · October 2009

How can people forget and dismiss this information.

because we are human!

and when i said the bacon cheeseburger is bad but not that bad. i meant, bad nutritionally, not calorically.

iplayoutside19 · October 2009

I haven't seen this but, have been told about it. I don't watch a lot of movies, but I'll start looking for this one.

On a similar subject, I was lifting weights yesterday and had the radio on. A commercial come on for some colassal burger at some FF chain. The guys in the commercial were exclaiming how "huge" the burger was.

As I'm sitting there with burning muscles and sweat pouring down my face my only thought is that burger can only get you "huge" in all the wrong ways.

I feel the same way.

What used to make me hungry now makes me sick. I think to myself how fat and unhealthy some of this crap will make whoever is eating it.

This kind of ties into the addiction discussion. The Ads for these places are really well done and targeted to certain markets for a reason.

The Commercial I heard was a couple of guys being Guy's Guys. It was effective because I actually LISTENED to the commercial instead of dismissing it as background noise. The old Ipo19 would have finsihed the set, jumped in the car, and went and got a Collassal Burger. Because I "desereved" it for just working out. It just pissed the New Ipo19 off because it was insulting my intelligence that tells me you can't out excersise a garbage diet.

I can tell how far my emotional maturity has come in a year. This evening my schedule is dictating that I eat out some where. But I'm having a hard time coming up with something that sounds good, that will help me get to where I want to be. So I'm thinking about just going w/o until I get home, but I'm not sure my two year old son will put up with that.

thumper44 · October 2009

This kind of ties into the addiction discussion. The Ads for these places are really well done and targeted to certain markets for a reason.
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I can tell how far my emotional maturity has come in a year. This evening my schedule is dictating that I eat out some where. But I'm having a hard time coming up with something that sounds good, that will help me get to where I want to be. So I'm thinking about just going w/o until I get home, but I'm not sure my two year old son will put up with that.

I agree, some of these places the advertising, the marketing, some of them do a good job.

Where are you going to eat out? restaurant? take out? Subway is ok.
There are choices that can be made and asked for something cooked/made "how you want it".

foxyforce · October 2009

This kind of ties into the addiction discussion. The Ads for these places are really well done and targeted to certain markets for a reason.
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I can tell how far my emotional maturity has come in a year. This evening my schedule is dictating that I eat out some where. But I'm having a hard time coming up with something that sounds good, that will help me get to where I want to be. So I'm thinking about just going w/o until I get home, but I'm not sure my two year old son will put up with that.

I agree, some of these places the advertising, the marketing, some of them do a good job.

Where are you going to eat out? restaurant? take out? Subway is ok.
There are choices that can be made and asked for something cooked/made "how you want it".

its true, even mcdonalds has salads, just dont do their dressings...and they have apple slices for the kiddies. there are things that can be ordered that won't set you back!

iplayoutside19 · October 2009

This kind of ties into the addiction discussion. The Ads for these places are really well done and targeted to certain markets for a reason.
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.
I can tell how far my emotional maturity has come in a year. This evening my schedule is dictating that I eat out some where. But I'm having a hard time coming up with something that sounds good, that will help me get to where I want to be. So I'm thinking about just going w/o until I get home, but I'm not sure my two year old son will put up with that.

I agree, some of these places the advertising, the marketing, some of them do a good job.

Where are you going to eat out? restaurant? take out? Subway is ok.
There are choices that can be made and asked for something cooked/made "how you want it".

its true, even mcdonalds has salads, just dont do their dressings...and they have apple slices for the kiddies. there are things that can be ordered that won't set you back!

I know there's good stuff to order. Just nothing sounds good tonight. I'm actually going to eat dinner at a freinds house "listen" to the NLCS and trouble shoot a car that's dropping a cylinder when it rains.

chgudnitz · October 2009

This kind of ties into the addiction discussion. The Ads for these places are really well done and targeted to certain markets for a reason.
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I can tell how far my emotional maturity has come in a year. This evening my schedule is dictating that I eat out some where. But I'm having a hard time coming up with something that sounds good, that will help me get to where I want to be. So I'm thinking about just going w/o until I get home, but I'm not sure my two year old son will put up with that.

I agree, some of these places the advertising, the marketing, some of them do a good job.

Where are you going to eat out? restaurant? take out? Subway is ok.
There are choices that can be made and asked for something cooked/made "how you want it".

its true, even mcdonalds has salads, just dont do their dressings...and they have apple slices for the kiddies. there are things that can be ordered that won't set you back!

I get the southwest chicken salad and use the dressing. It has a ton of flavor and not a lot of calories. Make the right dressing choices when at McD's and you will be good. Ranch though is a no-no... :noway:

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