How do you exercise? Lose weight eating McDonalds?

[2moretrees]

I'm not sure where I'm supposed to place this, but since it's regarding diet I figured this was the best place.

I am eating much healthier, but still having a hard time losing weight. The main reason I believe is because I'm not exercising enough. Then a friend sent me this article about some man that ate only McDonalds and was able to lose weight by exercising, I know that I need to exercise more. How does everyone here get their exercise?

Here is that McDonalds article

Morgan Spurlock of documentary Supersize Me fame ate nothing but McDonald's food for a month, with gruesome results. Local teacher Les Sayer did the same - and lost 17 pounds.

The difference?

Spurlock parked his expanding butt on the couch, while Sayer worked his buns off on the treadmill, stair-climber and weight-bench five or six hours a week.

BENEFITS OF EXERCISE

"It's a real testament to the benefits of exercise," the Norquest College and Metro Continuing Education teacher said yesterday, before ending his 30-day "McLes Diet" experiment with a final greasy meal at the Oliver Square golden arches, 11660 104 Ave.

Using nutritional information on the McDonald's website, the 39-year-old calculates he scarfed down twice the recommended amount of fat and as much as 7,000 milligrams of salt every day.

Though he's still waiting for the results of his final blood work, he says his blood pressure is down to 134/73 from 136/88.

"I feel really good."

Sayers says he has absolutely no affiliation with the hamburger chain, and he's not trying to promote McDonald's food.

He also paid for all of his fare at McDonald's during the experiment.

And if you think he would be sick at the sight of a Big Mac by now, you'd be wrong. He's still a fry-munching machine.

"I love the stuff," he said. "I probably won't have McDonald's for three meals a day tomorrow, but if that's what's around, then maybe I will. I'm a bit of a junkaholic."

He started the experiment to prove a point to some of his students about the objectivity of the Supersize Me documentary, but now says it's more a continuation of Spurlock's project.

The McLes Diet proves the importance of exercise in the same way Supersize Me drove home the consequences of poor nutrition combined with a lazy lifestyle, he says.

Supersize Me was passed over for an Academy Award Sunday. The film seemed to blame McDonald's for Spurlock's illness and obesity, Sayers says.

"In the interests of balance and objectivity, I hope to dispel that myth. I'm saying if you exercise and you don't overeat, you pretty much free yourself up to eat whatever you want."

http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/Edmont...48447-sun.html

[jacquelynrose]

I am really glad you brought this up!

I am trying to eat healthy by eating healthy and drinking weight loss shakes. But I also understand that exercise is necessary in order to achieve maximum results.

Plus when I was in Job Corps I exercised twice a week and I felt great after.

I love the Documentary "SuperSize Me"
It really put things into Perspective. People eat too much junk and they don't exercise. I am trying to break out of that cycle.

Thanks for the article,
Jacquelyn

[PrincessPerky]

Sigh you had to bring that up? Now I fel guilty for sitting on my butt all morning .

BTW I love that he did that, it so proves the point that Big companies are not to blame for peoples weight and health. A person chooses what ot eat and where to eat. Companies don't actually force you in the store with guns or anythng!

[DivaJen]

Eat a healthy diet and exercise 5-6 hours a week and I'm certain you'll get healthy and fit, and drop any pounds you might need to lose. Why would you exercise 5-6 hours a week and eat so much fat and salt via McD's? To me that makes no sense, and it sounds downright repulsive, thinking of eating all of that cr@p.

[Tree0164]

We probably have McDonalds/BK 1-2 a month. I do not know why I eat it... makes me feel guility and full afterwards But sometimes it it quick and easy.


I like to exercise... I probably exercise 3 to 4 hours a week.

[seaar2000]

Trying to eat healthier. My exerciese? To the refrigerator and back to sitting down. Don't really have much of a problem with weight. Where I work at were constantly running and I have a hard time sitting down at home. When the weather gets nice, whenever that will be, I like to bike ride, walk and swim. My big downfall is sweets, but since I am trying to be as frugal as I can I don't hardly buy any sweets. When I do get a taste for sweet I make a jelly sandwich. Takes the bite out of my sweet tooth.