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Journal krow's Journal: Super Sized Meal == Super Sized Ass 10

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Pulled this from an artile I just read:
The supersize version of the Big Mac Value Meal, for instance, which adds extra fries and a 42-ounce Coke to the sandwich, packs 1,610 calories and 63 fat grams -- more than half of even the most active person's recommended fat and caloric intake for the day.
Not that I would eat the crap in the first place, but wow. That is amazing. Gross.
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  • How do the levels increase over the "standard" (is that what they call medium now?) sized meal?

    Then there's the question of length of life, do you really want to live an extra couple years if it meant 100 years of eating boring veggies? Would you rather 55 years of the bestest tasting indulgences? How about just some level that makes you happy, eat fit things for the most part but enjoy life every now and then - if you're not enjoying life then what's the point of having it?
    • There is the point about not so much extending your life but having a good one till you die. Quality versuses quantity.
      That and I can think of so many other foods that are far more worth getting fat over then BK.
      • I agree - I look at it like you can take the lifespan you intend to live and look at the number of meals in there and the calories you can distribute among them. Now, you can't just fill up early and live on water for 20 years, you need to set some minimums, but beyond that so long as you stay within the calories cap IMHO you'll be fine. I guess that's the whole deal-a-meal idea and all, but I don't think I'm going to sit down and count things out.

        I do, now, have to watch myself since I work for a chocolate company that lets the employees eat all the chocolate we want for free. (can't take it home with you for free) so this is forcing a new look on the caloric intake allotments.
        • I worked for a company for a while that had free/cheap soda and candy bars. I would eat the stuff all the time.

          Then one day they decided to raise the prices on all of it to the point where it was normal cost.

          I stopped eating it and lost 10 lbs in a short period of time. I was eating way to much of the junk just because it was sitting around.

          I am just as happy to not be surrounded by cheap junk food.

      • A person can have both; an extended lifespan and a good quality life. And the good news is you don't need to be completely vegan. How?

        My wife and I practice a dietary regime called CR that is more commonly known as 'Calorie Restriction'. There has been lots of research in the field of gerontology for the better part of the last 80 years that has pointed to the result that caloric restriction is the only proven method for extending lifespan significantly. The proposed maximum is in the 120-130 year range which is almost double the median age of death in our culture.

        CR is not for everyone, my wife and I have spent the better part of the last 4 years learning how to cook nutrient packed caloricly low meals. There are plenty of great books on the subject most notably 'The 120 Year Diet' and 'The Anti-Aging Plan' by Dr.Roy Walford. You can find out much more about CR over at walford.com [walford.com]. Even if this doesn't steer you to a CR life you may find the material interesting. I can tell you that the food is great and once you start you really feel awesome.

        I have bought the Anti-Aging Plan as gifts for many of my friends. It has changed their dietary habits dramatically, some practice CR as a result, the rest just eat much healthier. I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in a better quality, extended lifespan. Anyways... hope you all enjoy the info :)

        Of course, none of this will help you if you get hit by a bus...

        Peace,
        Sandor
  • Um... I think about this topic all the time.

    First off, I must say that most people don't consider their drink as eating food. After all you don't eat your soda, you drink it. I find that most people don't realize how bad soda-pop is for their diet. I for one can pound away 10 cans a day with out a second thought, and still be thristy. Water, Tea, Gatoraid is best. One can of soda is about 15% or 20% of your dailly allowance for carbohydrate's. One 7-11 Big-Gulp of Soda is like 5 or 6 cans of soda, you do the math.

    The way you can tell if the numbers above are relative to you is to calculate your body's ideal calories intake:

    (((body wieght) * 10) + 500) = (your ideal calories intake)

    So for me:
    (((180 *10) + 500) = 2300

    A person should regulate fat intake so only 13% (or less) of the dailly calories come from fat.

    • I had a friend who started working out the numbers on this at one point and discovered that he was using a little more then half his daily calories on just drinking coke.
  • &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp I have recently discovered why I have, for most of my 42 years, managed to maintain relatively slim despite my sedatary life-style. It has long been my practice to eat a breakfast of cereal that consists mostly of nuts, seeds, and grains, including oats. Just this month, I discovered that the more oats that I eat for breakfast, the more likely I am to be able to control my appetite and eat only when I am hungry. If I do not have such a breakfast, I tend to eat far more, tending to eat even when not hungry and causing me to gain weight. Does anyone know why oats have this salubrious effect? And do any foods other than oats have this effect? I would love to know. TIA.

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