This blog is weeks in the making. The whole idea/concept came to me after playing my second game of shinny hockey and the food I ate afterwards. Mix in my trip to The OC and you've got this blog.
The theory behind it; Questioning the idea that smaller portions of food are not enough to meet someone's hunger needs.
To begin...
After the first game of shinny (on Thurs) I created a ritual of going to Harvey's for a bacon cheeseburger, some onion rings and an orange pop. The second shinny game (on Fri) ended and I made my way to Harvey's once again. This time I ordered a double burger with cheese and bacon, some onion rings and an orange pop. I opened up the wrapping, looked at that double burger and thought to myself, "how the hell am I going to eat this thing?" The burger Itself was just too much food.
... and that got me thinking.
Maybe this weight crisis we (North America) seem to be in is because people's eyes aren't bigger than their stomachs. I forced that burger down, but was so full it wasn't even funny. Then I still had the rings and drink to polish off.
(This will sound like an infomercial)
At one point, I weighed as much as 230lbs. At that time, a double burger with cheese and bacon, some onion rings and an orange pop would have my order. The single burger just wouldn't be enough to fill me. Now I realize, I don't need to be full. All I need is to have the craving satisfied, which a single burger combo does.
That's not how I personally lost the weight. My weight loss was a combo of knee surgery (25lbs in 4 days) and malnourishment during my trip to Australia. I now hover around the 190 - 200lbs range.
...back to the point...
If people could adjust their perception of how much food they actually need, than the pounds would just fall off. Even without exercise, etc... if you are only eating the amount you need than you have to lose weight. It's just simple science.
After work one day, Grimm, FairyFly and I went to Frankie Tomatto's. The food was magnifico but I noticed that I ate waaaaaaaaaaaaay too much. Buffet Italian food, I just couldn't resist, but I paid for it with an enlarged stomach and appetite that could never be satisfied. I could literally see myself gaining weight because I just needed to be full all the time. I could have just eaten enough to satisfy the craving, but in my head, "enough" wasn't enough. It took a conscious effort on my part to stop myself from eating. Stop eating all the time and at all hours of the day. Again... my perception was the root cause.
I have a little more sympathy for people in The OC, because the food portions down there are insane. As I mentioned in that previous blog. I'm taken to a place called Carl's Jr. Don't make the mistake I did and order combo 11. That was a 'Six Dollar Burger' with fries and a drink. The burger was fucking huge... but I had no idea what to order and the pressure of the drive-thru sometimes forces you to make dumb decisions. Browsing to their site just now, Carl's Jr. has a 'Breakfast Burger'. It looks good.. but that's just way too much to be eating at breakfast time and far too unhealthy.
My sympathy for Americans quickly runs out though, because if I can make the conscious effort to do something about my appetite and weight gain, than so can they. I still eat the cheap McDonalds meal, once (maybe twice) a week. My cholesterol might be taking a hit, but my weight sure isn't. I can still pass as a medium build if I were ever to be described on the news for a man hunt.
...getting to McDonalds and that stupid stupid stupid Super Size Me movie.
That movie was a complete pile of shit and anyone.... anyone who has changed their theory towards eating fast food after watching that movie is completely ignorant.
This guy went from a 95% Vegan diet (with the occasional steak), to a complete junk food, 3 times a day life style. No shit his body took a shock. Imagine throwing an Ethiopian in Alaska and see how their body might react to the change. It's essentially the same thing. His body chemistry reacted, as it should to foreign substances. Much like white blood cells do when they detect foreign toxins. The problem with his example is that it is pointless and it proves absolutely nothing. If you have adapted your body to eating fast-food once a week, you aren't going to suddenly get liver damage or whatever bullshit was happening to the guy. Sure, "you should never eat fast-food" but in moderation isn't going to kill you. He deserves all the liver damage and weight gain for trying such stupidity.
Also... you'll never be able to prove to me that someone eats fast-food three times a day and here is why... they eat it because they are lazy. A lazy person will not make the effort to get their ass off the couch or away from their computer chair to get some McDonalds for the third time that day.
"Why did I just waste my time reading this blog?"
We learn that it's your mind telling you that the single burger won't do... or that you have to eat when you're bored... or you have to eat to be happy, not your stomach. If your stomach were making the decisions, it would say "put your wallet away, get me a small bowl of raisin bran and lets go out and play with the kids, or take a long walk with the wife".
If you can notice that you are over weight or gaining weight, consciously make the effort to override the impulses from your brain telling you to eat more than you need to. Add to that, a walk around the block every night and you're well on your way to a learner, meaner self-confident person who is no longer part of the weight crisis but a leader in the charge of saying "I need not be over weight any longer!"
The theory behind it; Questioning the idea that smaller portions of food are not enough to meet someone's hunger needs.
To begin...
After the first game of shinny (on Thurs) I created a ritual of going to Harvey's for a bacon cheeseburger, some onion rings and an orange pop. The second shinny game (on Fri) ended and I made my way to Harvey's once again. This time I ordered a double burger with cheese and bacon, some onion rings and an orange pop. I opened up the wrapping, looked at that double burger and thought to myself, "how the hell am I going to eat this thing?" The burger Itself was just too much food.
... and that got me thinking.
Maybe this weight crisis we (North America) seem to be in is because people's eyes aren't bigger than their stomachs. I forced that burger down, but was so full it wasn't even funny. Then I still had the rings and drink to polish off.
(This will sound like an infomercial)
At one point, I weighed as much as 230lbs. At that time, a double burger with cheese and bacon, some onion rings and an orange pop would have my order. The single burger just wouldn't be enough to fill me. Now I realize, I don't need to be full. All I need is to have the craving satisfied, which a single burger combo does.
That's not how I personally lost the weight. My weight loss was a combo of knee surgery (25lbs in 4 days) and malnourishment during my trip to Australia. I now hover around the 190 - 200lbs range.
...back to the point...
If people could adjust their perception of how much food they actually need, than the pounds would just fall off. Even without exercise, etc... if you are only eating the amount you need than you have to lose weight. It's just simple science.
After work one day, Grimm, FairyFly and I went to Frankie Tomatto's. The food was magnifico but I noticed that I ate waaaaaaaaaaaaay too much. Buffet Italian food, I just couldn't resist, but I paid for it with an enlarged stomach and appetite that could never be satisfied. I could literally see myself gaining weight because I just needed to be full all the time. I could have just eaten enough to satisfy the craving, but in my head, "enough" wasn't enough. It took a conscious effort on my part to stop myself from eating. Stop eating all the time and at all hours of the day. Again... my perception was the root cause.
I have a little more sympathy for people in The OC, because the food portions down there are insane. As I mentioned in that previous blog. I'm taken to a place called Carl's Jr. Don't make the mistake I did and order combo 11. That was a 'Six Dollar Burger' with fries and a drink. The burger was fucking huge... but I had no idea what to order and the pressure of the drive-thru sometimes forces you to make dumb decisions. Browsing to their site just now, Carl's Jr. has a 'Breakfast Burger'. It looks good.. but that's just way too much to be eating at breakfast time and far too unhealthy.
My sympathy for Americans quickly runs out though, because if I can make the conscious effort to do something about my appetite and weight gain, than so can they. I still eat the cheap McDonalds meal, once (maybe twice) a week. My cholesterol might be taking a hit, but my weight sure isn't. I can still pass as a medium build if I were ever to be described on the news for a man hunt.
...getting to McDonalds and that stupid stupid stupid Super Size Me movie.
That movie was a complete pile of shit and anyone.... anyone who has changed their theory towards eating fast food after watching that movie is completely ignorant.
This guy went from a 95% Vegan diet (with the occasional steak), to a complete junk food, 3 times a day life style. No shit his body took a shock. Imagine throwing an Ethiopian in Alaska and see how their body might react to the change. It's essentially the same thing. His body chemistry reacted, as it should to foreign substances. Much like white blood cells do when they detect foreign toxins. The problem with his example is that it is pointless and it proves absolutely nothing. If you have adapted your body to eating fast-food once a week, you aren't going to suddenly get liver damage or whatever bullshit was happening to the guy. Sure, "you should never eat fast-food" but in moderation isn't going to kill you. He deserves all the liver damage and weight gain for trying such stupidity.
Also... you'll never be able to prove to me that someone eats fast-food three times a day and here is why... they eat it because they are lazy. A lazy person will not make the effort to get their ass off the couch or away from their computer chair to get some McDonalds for the third time that day.
"Why did I just waste my time reading this blog?"
We learn that it's your mind telling you that the single burger won't do... or that you have to eat when you're bored... or you have to eat to be happy, not your stomach. If your stomach were making the decisions, it would say "put your wallet away, get me a small bowl of raisin bran and lets go out and play with the kids, or take a long walk with the wife".
If you can notice that you are over weight or gaining weight, consciously make the effort to override the impulses from your brain telling you to eat more than you need to. Add to that, a walk around the block every night and you're well on your way to a learner, meaner self-confident person who is no longer part of the weight crisis but a leader in the charge of saying "I need not be over weight any longer!"
