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FIGURED OUT HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT FAST? BEWARE THE 52,300 SUPPORTERS OF THE AMERICAN DEATH DIET
By Beth | January 20, 2008
Can you imagine that all over America today, an appetizer is being served that has FOUR TIMES the number of calories as a Burger King Whopper, and FIVE times the fat!?
In an APPETIZER!?!?
At the end of this blog, you need to see–no, you REALLY need to see–the list of the top 20 horror foods that are being served in American restaurants today–even served to children!
And I bet you suspect that the next thing I’m going to say is something about how terrible the American diet is.
Well, you’re right.
Sort of.
After all, up to one-third of US citizens are clinically obese these days, thanks to the fact that we’re all on the American Death Diet.
What’s the American Death Diet? See the list.
But moreso, I’m actually going to say that I think there is something WORSE going on than the American Death Diet.
What’s worse than the American WAY of eating may be the American way of THINKING about eating.
Get this: In a half-second Google search, I just now found 52,300 supposedly-intelligent, published writers who think that the American Death Diet is the “normal” way to eat.
Now, wait.
If you walked UP to any of these 52,300 writers and asked them if they think that the American Death Diet is the normal way to eat, they would look at you with a shocked expression and answer, “Of course not!’
But sometimes a person doesn’t know what she actually thinks, until she talks–and as she does, a listener notices that what she SAYS when she talks reveals that she believes something very different from what she THINKS she believes.
Our 52,300 writers, for example, who would never believe that they think the Death Diet is normal, proved in their writing that they actually DO think so.
How do I know this?
Because 52,300 writers made statements in writing, which were published on the Internet, to this effect:
“Beware of many weight loss diets. You may lose weight on a particular diet, but when you go back to eating normally, you will gain all the weight back.“
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
(Suddenly Beth realizes that laughing is inappropriate at this point because she is laughing AT people and not WITH people…She abruptly stops laughing…holds breath…makes serious attempt at a quick straight face…Attempt fails…breath bursts out in another round of...)
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
Ahem.
(Regains composure. Re-assumes mature tone and proceeds with blog.)
I find it remarkably shocking that I would find not, say, 52 writers who would say that, but 52 THOUSAND.
Let’s break down what is so preposterous about that statement, and anything similar to that statement.
I mean, we might as WELL break it down because if you’re on a diet, you’re going to either hear that comment made directly to you from at least someone, or you’re going to see zipped lips on the face of an acquaintance whose expression reveals that they are THINKING it.
That statement–that diets might cause weight loss, but that you will gain it back when you return to a NORMAL way of eating–means that the speaker or writer believes that the way you were eating when you turned into the Goodyear Blimp is NORMAL and that the way you are eating while you lose that weight is NOT NORMAL.
OMG.
And 52,300 writers are published as having said that very thing.
People. This is a whacked out, cracked out culture we live in, where the American Death Diet is literally KILLING us by the millions, and no one is blinking!
Well, those of us who have decided to climb down from the scaffolds are blinking–or rather dieting–and undoing the death sentence this culture had tied in a tasty bow, right around our chubby necks.
And be fair: we can’t honestly blame the culture entirely, as if we are innocent victims. If no one BOUGHT that food, it wouldn’t remain for sale. After all, we vote with our dollars in this American market economy, and every time we throw a dollar at some godawful, heart-popping food, we are voting in favor of its existence, so it’s going to remain available.
But we CAN blame the people who are so damned blind that they say, write, and publish statements that are this arrogantly AGAINST our heroic efforts to stay alive–by folding their arms over their chests, raising an eyebrow, and saying with an air of understated, self-adoring cleverness–and a smartass expression– “Well, you may lose weight on that diet NOW, but you’ll gain it all back when you start eating NORMALLY again.”
Next time you hear that comment, or read it, try to do a better job than I did here, of keeping a respectful straight face, and not laughing to scorn these blind guides, who don’t even know that they have lost sight of the fact that the American Death Diet is NOT “eating normally.”
Stay on your diet. Don’t listen to them. A thin, healthy body is NORMAL. And any way of eating that gets you healthily into that body is a “normal way of eating.”
And if you’re one of those writers, and you’re reading this, we’d like you to know that we Six Word Dieters are happy to accept all 52,300 apologies.
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On to the list, now, which someone forwarded to me. I don’t know who put it together, but they did a great job.
This is REALLY HORRIFYING, and eye-opening, as well. In the past, I’ve eaten so many of these things in restaurants, thinking I wasn’t doing too badly. Eeek!
To keep your perspective as you read this, remember that a Burger King Whopper (not even on the list) has 700 calories and 42 grams of fat. That is BAD, but it’s NOTHING compared to the horrible calories and grams of fat you’re about to see!
Also, remember that the recommended number of carbs per day is as follows:
Atkins says 20 grams (that is SUPER low).
National Academy of Sciences says never less than 120 grams per day.
Either way, wait till you see these carb counts!
Finally, as many of us know, if we are salt sensitive or have blood pressure issues, the sodium in your diet has a STRONG effect on blood pressure! The USDA recommended amount of sodium is no more than 2400 mg in an entire day (and that’s just a teaspoon full!). Wait till you see the sodium counts below!
And wait till you see what these places are serving to CHILDREN!
No WONDER obesity is an epidemic! But how can we choose if we don’t have the facts–and restaurants sure aren’t going to easily tell us THIS stuff you’re about to read!
Okay, here’s the list I received:
Twenty Worst Foods in America (These start at the LEAST bad and get worse and worse!)
20: Worst Fast-Food Chicken Meal - Chicken Select Premium Breast Strips from McDonald’s (5 pieces) with cream ranch sauce. 830 Calories, 55 grams fat ( 4.5 trans fat), 48 carbs. Add a large fries and regular soda and this seemingly innocuous chicken meal tops out at 1,710 calories.
19: Worst drink - Jamba Juice Chocolate Moo’d Power Smoothie (30 fl oz). 900 calories, 10 g fat, 183 carbs, 166 g sugar. Jamba Juice calls it a smoothie, MSNBC calls it a milk shake. The beverage contains as much sugar as 8 pints of Ben & Jerry’s butter pecan ice cream.
18: Worst supermarket meal - Pepperidge Farm Roasted Chicken Pot Pie (whole pie). 1,020 calories, 64 g fat,
86 g carbs. Label may say this pie serves two, but, who ever divided a small pot pie in half? Once you crack the crust, there will be no stopping.
17: Worst ‘healthy’ burger - Ruby Tuesday Bella Turkey Burger. 1,145 calories, 71 g fat, 56 g carbs.
16: Worst Mexican entree - Chipotle Mexican Grill Chicken Burrito. 1,179 calories, 47 g fat, 125 g carbs, 2,656 mg sodium.
15: Worst kids’ meal - Macaroni Grill Double Macaroni ‘n’ Cheese. 1,210 calories, 62 g fat, 3,450 mg sodium. It’s like feeding your kid 1 1/2 boxes of Kraft mac ‘n’cheese.
14: Worst sandwich - Quiznos Classic Italian (large). 1,528 calories, 92 g fat, 4,604 mg sodium, 110 g carbs. A large homemade sandwich would more likely provided about 500 calories.
13: Worst salad - On the Border Grande Taco Salad with Taco Beef. 1,450 calories, 102 g fat, 78 g carbs, 2,410 mg sodium. This isn’t an anomaly: Five different On the Border salads on the menu contain more than 1,100 calories each.
12: Worst burger - Carl’s Jr. Double Six Dollar Burger. 1,520 calories, 111g fat. Carl’s Jr. brags it’s home to this enormous sandwich, but the restaurant chain also provides convenient nutrition info on its Web site — so ignorance is no excuse for eating it.
11: Worst steak - Lonestar 20 oz T-bone. 1,540 calories, 124g fat. Add a baked potato and Lonestar’s Signature Lettuce Wedge, and this is a 2,700 calorie blowout.
10: Worst breakfast - Bob Evans Caramel Banana Pecan Cream Stacked and Stuffed hotcakes. 1,540 calories, 77 g fat (9 g trans fat), 198 g carbs, 109 g sugar. Five Egg McMuffins yield the same caloric cost as this stack of sugar-stuffed flapjacks, which is truly a heavy breakfast, weighing in at a hefty pound and a half.
9: Worst dessert - Chili’s Chocolate Chip Paradise Pie with Vanilla Ice Cream. 1,600 calories, 78 g fat, 215 g carbs. Would you eat a Big Mac for dessert? How about three? That’s the calorie equivalent of this decadent dish. Clearly, Chili’s customers get their money’s worth.
8: Worst Chinese entree - P.F. Chang’s Pork Lo Mein.
1,820 calories, 127 g fat, 95 g carbs. The fat content in this dish alone provides more than 1,100 calories. And you’d have to eat almost five servings of pasta to match the number of carbs it contains. Now, do you really need five servings of pasta?
7: Worst chicken entree - Chili’s Honey Chipotle Crispers with Chipotle Sauce. 2,040 calories, 99 g fat, 240 g carbs. “Crispers” refers to an extra thick layer of break crumbs that soak up oil and adds unnecessary calories and carbs to these glorified chicken strips.
6: Worst fish entree - On the Border Dos XX Fish Tacos with Rice and Beans. 2,100 calories, 130 g fat, 169 g carbs, 4,700 mg sodium. Perhaps the most misleadingly named dish in America: A dozen crunchy tacos from Taco Bell will saddle you with fewer calories.
5: Worst pizza - Uno Chicago Grill Chicago Classic Deep Dish Pizza. 2,310 calories, 162 g fat, 123 g carbs, 4,470 mg sodium. Downing this “personal” pizza is equivalent to eating 18 slices of Domino’s Crunchy Thin Crust cheese pizza.
4: Worst pasta - Macaroni Grill Spaghetti and Meatballs with Meat Sauce. 2,430 calories, 128 g fat, 207 g carbs, 5,290 mg sodium. This meal satisfied your calorie requirements for an entire day.
3: Worst nachos - On the Border Stacked Border Nachos. 2,740 calories, 166 g fat, 191 g carbs, 5,280 sodium.
2: Worst starter - Chili’s Awesome Blossom. 2,710 calories, 203 g fat,194 g carbs, 6,360 mg sodium.
1: The worst food in America - Outback Steakhouse Aussie Cheese Fries with Ranch Dressing. 2,900 calories, 182 g fat, 240 g carbs. Even if you split these “starters” with three friends, you’ll have downed a dinner’s worth of calories before you entree arrives.
Topics: Restaurant Food |
February 17th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Wow great info. I did go to chili’s today for lunch my husband and I spit bacon cheesebuger I only ate 1/4 of it with a little bit of fries. But it really makes me want to think twice about where we go and what we order. Thanks for all your research.