Fast food...how much until you risk your health?

[bic_staedtler]

Dudes, I was thinkin bout how much I love the friggin arches every now and then...and while I don't buy all the Supersize Me hype, I do wonder how much you'd have to abuse fast food until you developed type 2 diabetes or some other disease....or massive heart attacks!  What do you think...I can say that I've abused fast food at key times and have a clean yearly bill of health.  Then again, I exercise and weight train, not sedentary.  And shit, I can't tell you how many of my weight lifting buddies CHOW DOWN on fast food...it's almost a sport in itself!

Does anybody have any real stories of the perils of fast food, other than the time they ate 6 Big Macs in 20 minutes?  I'd like to hear it.

[240 is Back]

I have to think that 2 mcgriddles a week can't be as bad on the heart as the 3-5 pounds of ground beef that many guys eat daily.

In Supersize, the guy ate a lot of healthy food before shocking his body with it.  And I think he rarely drank soda... tossing in 3 large Cokes a day out of nowhere will mess anyone up. 

IMO, moderation is the best way.  I eat out junk one a month, and I eat healthy restaurant food (iguana mia fajitas or boston market chicken), usually twice a week. 

And, i think studies show that ppl who eat 1000 calories of 'whatever' will outlive those who eat 3000 healthy calories by quite a few years. so everyone is screwed anyway. cheers!

[Mr. Intenseone]

I'll have fast food MAYBE once every few months and it's usually In-N-Out burger and then I'm good for a while!

[benchmstr]

dude eat until your liver hurts then tell us,in all honesty i don't think anyone could give you a completely scientific backed answer on this topic

[Ex Coelis]

A Big Mac with a cup of Big Mac sauce on the side for dipping

those were the days 

[BroadStreetBruiser]

I think it's what you get more then how much.

[youandme]

A Big Mac with a cup of Big Mac sauce on the side for dipping

those were the days 

Shit I can't  believe people do that
I was behind a guy and he wanted "alot" of extra sauce/
It's thousand island, I just cant see people doing that damn ON A EVERYDAY basis

Fast food is processed food, so eat in moderation it taste great no doubt but it makes you feel so bad afterward slows you down and you have a sluggish feel all the grease and  chemicals.

If I have to eat it while watching my eating I have grilled chicken sandwiches and a few burgers without the bun and extra lettuce,  both with extra mustard also. When I'm eating for a treat I usually just have more ice cream since I know it's just whipping cream and sugar

[Bluto]

but it makes you feel so bad afterward slows you down and you have a sluggish feel all the grease and  chemicals.

I never wanna lose this feeling

[BayGBM]

What do you mean by “Supersize Me hype”?  The guy was monitored by two physicians throughout his experiment and their results were there for all to see.

Most nutritionist (who don’t work for McDonalds or other fast food companies) agree that fast food should be eaten “rarely to never.”   

I have it less than once a month.

[Bluto]

so what do you eat instead, a green apple

[youandme]

No food from home, that  you cook yourself. Instead of going to get a fast food burger make your own you will slash the cals in half almost. Going out to eat is no better really whenever you say without sauce or plain they seem to think butter is ok then, when you say no butter they put oil on it, can't win the fight against fat I guess. It's pretty sad to see kids today go crazy if they have to eat healthy food, and can't live without Mc.Donalds, hey at least they offer fruit juice instead of soda in the happy meals today.



If your working out hard and not dieting for a show a whopper and a few big macs to get the calories up is fine, just try to stay away from the fried food pile up on the burgers and other treats they have but the fried food will have a negative effect on you, and screws your system up. In the offseason I have a whopper every other day on top of other sweets I stay away from fried food, and try to avoid really bad processed food like the things you put in the microwave

[benchthis]

i eat fast food everyday 1-4 times a day the diffrence between me and the supersize me guy.....i lift and do cardio im still plump/fat but not as fat as i should be 

[youandme]

i eat fast food everyday 1-4 times a day the diffrence between me and the supersize me guy.....i lift and do cardio im still plump/fat but not as fat as i should be 

haha why do you eat it everyday?  Just try to eat clean for a week then go back to it, yo yo some but not all the gains.

[benchthis]

haha why do you eat it everyday?  Just try to eat clean for a week then go back to it, yo yo some but not all the gains.

  its so good 

[Bluto]

i eat everyday

[Special Ed]

I eat McDonalds about 2-3 times per week. Here is my standard order:

1 Filet O Fish
2 Cheeseburgers
1 Chicken Select Strips
1 Large Fries
2 Cokes (Free Refills!)
1 Hot Fudge Sundae
2 Hot Apple Pies

I am in my 30's. I had my cholestorol checked and it was like 140. All of my other levels were excellent save for my testosterone levels which were similar to those of a 94 year old man. I am also known to eat entire gallons of ice cream in single sittings several times a month and entire 16 oz. containers of Oscar Mayer Beef Bologna in one day (each slice has 3g protein and 12g fat).

Anyone looking for a dietary consultation may call me collect.

Special "Grimace" Ed

[Bluto]

sounds good.

[youandme]

I eat McDonalds about 2-3 times per week. Here is my standard order:

1 Filet O Fish
2 Cheeseburgers
1 Chicken Select Strips
1 Large Fries
2 Cokes (Free Refills!)
1 Hot Fudge Sundae
2 Hot Apple Pies

I am in my 30's. I had my cholestorol checked and it was like 140. All of my other levels were excellent save for my testosterone levels which were similar to those of a 94 year old man. I am also known to eat entire gallons of ice cream in single sittings several times a month and entire 16 oz. containers of Oscar Mayer Beef Bologna in one day (each slice has 3g protein and 12g fat).

Anyone looking for a dietary consultation may call me collect.

Special "Grimace" Ed

Next time I go for my Sat binge Im going to get the apple pies and ice cream thanks for the idea

[gary67]

i bet lee would put us all to shame even on his worst day of eating fast food

[Azure]

I think you should only eat it once a year.

[Bluto]

once every two years, and eat a lot of that good ol toxic tuna instead, or salmonella chicken

[Ex Coelis]

3 big macs/day in the offseason vs. 9 cans of tuna/day in the onseason

obesity vs. mercury poisoning

just can't win 

[Bast175]

Food at regular restaurants is a lot better tasting than fastfood.  I eat both.   When I'm gaining weight I'll eat fastfood or eat at a restaurant daily and average once or twice a week when I'm dieting and choose leaner foods like subway or chicken salad. 

[gordiano]

I have to think that 2 mcgriddles a week can't be as bad on the heart as the 3-5 pounds of ground beef that many guys eat daily.

In Supersize, the guy ate a lot of healthy food before shocking his body with it.  And I think he rarely drank soda... tossing in 3 large Cokes a day out of nowhere will mess anyone up. 

IMO, moderation is the best way.  I eat out junk one a month, and I eat healthy restaurant food (iguana mia fajitas or boston market chicken), usually twice a week. 

And, i think studies show that ppl who eat 1000 calories of 'whatever' will outlive those who eat 3000 healthy calories by quite a few years. so everyone is screwed anyway. cheers!

You're probably right about Morgan eating clean foods. His wife/partner is a vegan chef ( ), so he eats whatever the fuck she wants him to, or he doesn't get any pussy from that skinny no color having bitch!

[bic_staedtler]

I just wonder if anybody had any 'side effects' other than weight gain from eating fast food....stuff that's directly related to the fast food side of things, not the caloric increase side that you could get from eating too much of anything.  My recent Big Mac record is 6...yikes, I ain't doing that again...unless the STAKES ARE HIGH (again) .....