People Try to Lose Weight at McDonald's

 

RALEIGH, N.C. - Inspired by the documentary "Super Size Me," Merab Morgan decided to give a fast-food-only diet a try. The construction worker and mother of two ate only at McDonald's for 90 days — and dropped 37 pounds in the process.

 

It was a vastly different outcome than what happened in the documentary to filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who put on 30 pounds and saw his health deteriorate after 5,000 calories a day of nothing but McDonald's food.

 

Morgan, from Raleigh, thought the documentary had unfairly targeted the world's largest restaurant company, implying that the obese were victims of a careless corporate giant. People are responsible for what they eat, she said, not restaurants. The problem with a McDonald's-only diet isn't what's on the menu, but the choices made from it, she said.

 

"I thought it's two birds with one stone — to lose weight and to prove a point for the little fat people," Morgan said. "Just because they accidentally put an apple pie in my bag instead of my apple dippers doesn't mean I'm going to say, 'Oh, I can eat the apple pie.'"

 

Spurlock, who turned his surprise-hit movie into a TV show on the FX network, isn't talking about Morgan or the many other McDieters who have criticized his film and found success losing weight by eating healthy foods off the McDonald's menu, said his publicist, David Magdael.

 

One person went so far as to make her own independent film about dieting at McDonald's. "Me and Mickey D" follows Soso Whaley, of Kensington, N.H., as she spends three 30-day periods on the diet. She dropped from 175 to 139 pounds, eating 2,000 calories-a-day at McDonald's.

 

"I had to think about what I was eating," Whaley said. "I couldn't just walk in there and say 'I'll take a cinnamon bun and a Diet Coke.' ... I know a lot of people are really turned off by the whole thought of monitoring what they are eating, but that's part of the problem."

 

As might be expected, McDonald's also objected to the impressions left by Spurlock's film. Walt Riker, the company's vice president of corporate communications, said Oak Brook, Ill.-based company is pleased — but not surprised — that some customers have lost weight eating only at the fast-food giant.

 

Spurlock's film "really spurred a backlash based on common sense," Riker said.

 

Morgan used nutritional information downloaded from McDonald's Web site to create meal plans of no more than 1,400 calories a day. She only ate french fries twice, usually choosing burgers and salads. Those choices are a stark contrast with those made by Spurlock, who ate every menu item at least once.

 

At the end of the 90 days, she had dropped from 227 to 190 pounds.

 

"It feels great," she said. "Because, the truth of the matter is that beauty is power, and if you're fat, or your overweight, then people don't really take you seriously."

 

Dawn Jackson Blatner, a registered dietitian and spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association, agreed that a low-calorie, McDonald's-only diet can help people lose weight but said it may not offer enough long-term variety. Whatever an individual does to lose weight, they need to do for the rest of their life, she said.

 

Morgan said she hasn't decided if she will stick with the McDonald's-only plan to reach her goal of 150 pounds. But she does have one complaint about McDonald's.

 

"If I could suggest anything to McDonald's, I would suggest the McMargarita," Morgan said. "Dine-in only, of course."

 

 

:stunned: I guess if you love McDonalds so much, Then this diet would be perfect

 

 

(Soruce - http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050811/ap_on_he_me/fit_mcdonald_s_diets )

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I still can't comprehend this.. I eat McDonalds lets say on a Friday.... I couldn't dream of eating it in Saturday.... its :sick:. I admit on days that I don't want to cook.. or having nothing in the fridge... I run thru there.. but its my absolute last resort... eating that shit everyday for 30 or 90 days.. whether its 5000 calories.. or 2000 calories.. its sick!

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There's still so many hormones and chemicals in McDonald's products. Although their products taste good they are BAD for your body.

that's the dumbest thing i've ever read.

of course its possible to lose weight eating anywhere. She was only eating 2000 calories. The other one was only eating 1400 calories. For men, doctors recommend 2550 calories for men, and thats based on a low activity lifestyle. For women, 1940 calories. She doesn't say how many meals she ate, what she was eating, and if she had dessert.

 

Plus, she says that she ate off their healthy menu, whereas Spurlock had to eat everything on their menu at least once. Of course you'll lose weight if you only eat salad for 3 months.

 

And of course, McDonalds food doesn't contain nearly enough vitamins and minerals. She might've lost weight, but her body will be fucked.

Wow.....Just Wow...

And also McDonald's have made their menu more healthy since "Supersize Me", so there were more options for this woman.

i don't know what's in Maccers menu but i know it's not food :lol:

i don't know what's in Maccers menu but i know it's not food :lol:

 

Is kangaroo meat used in Aus?? :P

:o

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odd.

 

yeah it's not very nutricious. also, the guy from supersize me limited the amount of exercise he did. maybe she was doing a ton every day, you could just exercise regularly without changing your diet and still lose weight!

yeah mc_squared that's right :rolleyes: :lol:

 

guess what happened to poor ol' Skippy the kangaroo after he retired from showbiz :idea2: :(

After SuperSize Me, I never ate Mcdonalds again, but I will definitely not start eating it again after hearing this story.

 

Remember how the guy in SuperSize was feeling so ill after eating only McDonalds that his doctors said that his heart would fail or something, I don't remember the details, but his body was going through some rough stuff, thats what the food does to you, the lack of nurtrients, vitamins, all of that.

 

Eating Healthy is not eating at Mcdonalds. End of Story. If she lost weight, good fo r her, but it sounds pretty retarded if you ask me.

Okay,McDonalds cut out Supersize stuff,they really need to cut out the Large sizes also since they are pretty much the same thing.There isnt anything wrong with a burger once in a while or a order of fries but it has gotten so outta control with portion sizes in this country.

yeah mc_squared that's right :rolleyes: :lol:

 

guess what happened to poor ol' Skippy the kangaroo after he retired from showbiz :idea2: :(

 

He got turned into a McSkippy and fries!! :P

Okay' date='McDonalds cut out Supersize stuff,they really need to cut out the Large sizes also since they are pretty much the same thing.There isnt anything wrong with a burger once in a while or a order of fries but it has gotten so outta control with portion sizes in this country.[/quote']

 

You mean they've got way out of PROportion?? :D

There's still so many hormones and chemicals in McDonald's products. Although their products taste good they are BAD for your body.

 

Taste good wha?

The smell of the place is enough to make me wretch :sick:

Now, KFC is a different matter....

^Left "chicken"leg?? :P

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There's still so many hormones and chemicals in McDonald's products. Although their products taste good they are BAD for your body.

 

Taste good wha?

The smell of the place is enough to make me wretch :sick:

Now, KFC is a different matter....

KFC may be the only nice fast-food restraunt

You actually see your food in the kitchen!! (Well the Chicken anyway)

No - the only REALLY good fast-food restaurant is SUBWAY all the way!! :D

^exaclty :)

I've probably eaten @ McDonalds like 3 times in the past 5 years. Chic fil A is the only fast food I like pretty much...

I guess subway is pretty good too, it's just not as fast

everytime i go to Mc's or just pass by..the smell really makes me wanna throw up...so..yep.. its working for me :P