Movie: Super Size Me

[donjuan]

I just saw it earlier tonight.  I liked it quite a bit- Funny, sick, informative, more sick, etc etc...

What kind of a person eats at McDonalds everyday for three meals a day for a month?  I mean, of course it would have such an effect.

BUT, I bet I could have eaten the whole Supersized Double Quarter Pounter with Cheese meal.........hmm on second thought, no I really couldnt have! What kind of person is capable of eating a half pound of meat and a freaking Litre of pop at a single sitting?  And then there were the fries..  I wouldnt feed that to a bear let alone a human..

What did you guys think of it?

donjuan

[Antnee]

IT never came out near me, I'll probably get it on DVD Maybe this will help alert to the dangers of that greasy crap, if it hasn't already.

[steveolongfingers]

I saw that movie quite some time ago, i thought it was realy informative, sick, and very well put togather, aswell.  I must say its a sad state of offairs when 1 in 3 people is over wieght, like the one person of an ethnic minority said "do some sit ups"  Thats the only answer, every body just wants things to get done for them.  You dont learn how to play a lizst etude in a day, just as you dont get a 6 pack by siting around all day, unless you got some budwieser some where around the house.....

[Peachy_Keen]

Everyone has a six pack, it's just hidden behind their gut. Six packs are a matter of body fat, not muscle mass. Also, unweighted situps are not a good aerobic excersise at all.

Run, run, run. It's painful to start out, but if you just keep pushing yourself, by the time you can run an easy half hour-forty minutes a day, the pounds will be falling off.

[faulty_damper]

Run, run, run...

I did that.  Started out not being able to run a mile.  Legs were so sore... hobbled home...

Then in less than 2 weeks, I could run for 2.5 - 3 hours!

Then I injured my knee from running too much.  Signs of pain were there but I ignored it.  I had to stop running and didn't run for at least 2 months.  And when I did run, the pain returned.  Hobbled home.

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So Super Size Me is a documentary, right?

[donjuan]

Yeah a documentary. -but a very interesting, well put together documentary.

uh, you guys wouldnt know of good exercises to get rid of man-boobs would you?

donjuan

[faulty_damper]

Yes: stop smoking pot - it causes men to grow breasts.

[Shagdac]

DonJuan,

Please don't believe that...you will NOT get enlarged breasts from just smoking pot!

A male can have enlarged breast for mainly 2 reasons. The first being extra fat on their chests that give the appearance that they have breasts. This is generally refererred to as pseudogynecomastia. This is somewhat common in young guys during and after puberty.

The other explanation is most commonly referred to as Gynecomastia....this is where there are areas of an inch or so surrounding the breast across and usually directly under the nipple area in which breast tissue acually forms. It is also possible to have only 1 side and it not to be bilaterally formed.

Getting enlarged breasts is extremely rare from smoking pot...probably as rare as being able to eat three huge gigantic meals from McDonalds 3 times a day for a month, haha! Usually the cause of Gynecomastia is due to hormonal changes in males at puberty. Sometimes a disrruption or imbalance in the chemicals (hormones estrogen and testosterone) produced by the glands are alittle off, or unbalanced. This is usually the case when it is not just additional fatty tissue. Of course the most rare (besides being caused by pot ) is when this is caused by a tumor.

Depending on a patients symptoms tests may or may not be ordered. Also, is there tenderness. As much as 70% of teenage boys during and following puberty experience this to some degree, and it usually goes away once homones are balance within several years or so.  It is more serious is guys who are very old, or extremely young, as it is unusual at these ages to be brought on by homones.

A simple check up with your doctor can put your mind at ease. And remember, it is more common than one would think. But most teenage boys are so self-conscious at that age anyway, it just compounds it. Don't worry, it will go away, but check with Doc...just to make sure.

S

(Pot!!!! )!  LOL!

[donjuan]

Thanks Shagdac,  That makes me feel better- I read that somewhere- but it's been happening for so many years, and I was hoping it would go away soon- Its not a fat thing.. I am not too obese- 6'2'', 175 lbs-

and I dont smoke pot! or anything, for that matter..
donjuan

[steveolongfingers]

Also, unweighted situps are not a good aerobic excersise at all.

Run, run, run. It's painful to start out, but if you just keep pushing yourself, by the time you can run an easy half hour-forty minutes a day, the pounds will be falling off.

Can you really expect someone who has never done a sit up in there life to start doing weighted situps.  Although everyone hs the muscles, there not that strong.  Only a couple of weeks of regular unwieghted situps give some one a little bit of muscle so they are stronger for wieghted situps.  Not all excersizes have to be areobic.    

One way to just not even bother with your lower body is to run run run like you said.  If you take long strides, and run for a few miles you get a nice ab work out, i have found, maybe not a scientific method, but it works!

[Nightscape]

The guy who did this documentary is actually speaking tonight at our university about his experiences, and will be showing the film for free.  What a coincidence I should stumble upon this unlikely thread on this unlikely day?

I'm looking foward to seeing it, but I hope it won't gross me out.

[Spatula]

Don't you find it facinating that we can distinguish the difference between pectorials and man-breasts?

Like look at Ah-nuld (the govenor of California) and you KNOW those aren't just fatty breasts.

I remember I saw an obese boy in Brisbane, not to say that everyone there is obese, no way, but it was obvious with his age ( I was guessing 12) that it was from too little exercise and therefore his man-boobs were almost as big as a C-cup.  (This is PURE observation okay folks, don't get any funny ideas)


Very weird, and I'm starting to get pecs from those bench presses...or maybe fake man-boobs  

[faulty_damper]

Well, at least that's one part of a woman's body you don't need.  And if you aren't satisfied with your girlfriend's, then you can just sculp your own.

[Stolzing]

Every time I see this thread title I start to get a craving for MacDonalds.  Let this thread die.  

[jr11]

Yes: stop smoking pot - it causes men to grow breasts.

I've smoked weed daily for 25 years, and have a very well developed chest, shoulders and back, but no breasts. Perhaps we should be encouraging more ladies to smoke?  

On the other hand, I quit drinking about a year ago. I lost 60 pounds without even dieting, save about $1500 a year, and feel 100 times better. I smoked cigarettes for a while, and found I just couldn't do much aerobic activity and it cost $10/day, so cut that out real quick.

Weed does have some effect on short term memory (where did that music book go again?) but otherwise doesn't seem to affect my music studies. Obviously being intoxicated while practicing is not productive, so one must be responsible in use as with drinking. It does seem to help bring forth creativity for improv and artistic impression.

Some would argue any use of an illegal substance is abuse, but I am walking proof that booze will make you fat and pot won't, based on 25 years of research. Fast food? Can't stand it, never eat it, never will. So why are cigarettes, liquor, and fast food legal? Beats me  :-/

[donjuan]

I've smoked weed daily for 25 years

holy ___!!
What country do you live in?!  

[jr11]

holy ___!!
What country do you live in?!  

Canada, Vancouver area. Pot is tolerated here, though not legal, even though most citizens, many police and the mayor of Vancouver wish to see it legalized. Even the Prime Minister of the country wants it decriminalized (ie: if caught with weed you get a ticket, like for speeding). Our drug-paranoid neighbours to the South don't like the idea, which is probably why it's still illegal. No matter, we grow plenty here (so it's cheap or free), and we are proud of the fine product we send to our US friends, and can't understand why they don't like the idea. They certainly want lots, and I think the world would be a safer place if everybody in America would just smoke a joint. They get back at us by sending guns and crack cocaine. Mind you, probably more Canadians have been killed by the American fast food franchises here than their guns & bad drugs.

[donjuan]

Well, arent you worried about the health hazards?  Having foreign chemicals in the lugs will doubtlessly lead to cancer..
I know about the research suggesting there are no long term effects, but wouldnt you rather be on the safe side?
well, you have been doing this stuff for 25 years!  Do you get addicted?  Are the dopamine receptors unscathed through all these years? (in other words, do normal activities like sex, favorite food, or fun events interest you still?)
donjuan

[jr11]

Well, arent you worried about the health hazards?  Having foreign chemicals in the lugs will doubtlessly lead to cancer..
I know about the research suggesting there are no long term effects, but wouldnt you rather be on the safe side?
well, you have been doing this stuff for 25 years!  Do you get addicted?  Are the dopamine receptors unscathed through all these years? (in other words, do normal activities like sex, favorite food, or fun events interest you still?)
donjuan

Goodness my friend, you've been listening to too much propoganda. I assure you I am quite a normal, healthier than average man. I am an expert skier, go on week-long hikes and canoe trips, and ride my bike 25km a day (or work out if it's raining). I am a model parent with two A-student  children, and have fine marriage. I live in a suburban neighbourhood. I am sharp enough to get honours or better on my piano and theory exams. There is the carcinogen concern, but that has decreased lately with the stronger weed... you don't need to smoke much to get a pleasant high; a few puffs a day is enough, and only after the days commitments are complete.

One must think of pot in the same context as alcohol... many liquor users have a drink or two a day and carry on a normal life. Pot is no different. Moderation is the key. I gave up drinking because I didn't care for the way it made people loud, obnoxious, and violent. Nobody smokes pot and beats up their wife, and if the most offensive thing it makes people do is giggle, than I think that isn't so bad. I have travelled to the US and abroad often for weeks at a time without missing pot, so I would have to conclude it is not addictive.

I am not condoning that it is good... it is a vice, like any other. And like liquor, it should not be used by those under 19. But as far as what the "research" shows, well I AM the research, and so are plenty of my perfectly normal friends. To paint all weed smokers as drug fiends would like saying all drinkers are on skid row soiling themselves in the gutter. It's quite comical watching US TV and seeing an anti-pot ad with serious losers, then seeing a beer ad with beautiful people, then a news brief on Iraq before getting back to WWF Raw. America likes to breed warriors... obviously the inner peace that pot brings forth is not conducive to this philosophy.

Peace   JR

[classicarts]

Super size me is a dangerous thing.     Becareful people.

[rimv2]

Ah eat McD's almost erey dey. Ahs not Iyan fat. Prolly cuz i don super sise zit. ah eder git a double cheze burger or a spy-c chic'n