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Xtreme Eating 2014

accompanying news article :

2014's most 'Xtreme' restaurant meal is a 'monster'

i was a bit surprised that the most caloric meal could possibly be 3,500 calories, as it looks like it's just a burger and fries. however, i calorie check everything, and even healthy looking stuff at restaurants has a ton of calories. when going out with a group of friends, i generally skip a meal first (or after) and increase my exercise.

anyway,

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The biggest problem is portion size if you ask me. We just eat way too much food. I don't understand at all what the attraction to a double burger is. I'm eating a burger because it tastes good. Eating two patties stacked one atop the other doesn't extend the time I'm enjoying the taste of the thing. It's just allowing me to cram twice as much stuff down my gullet in the same time period.
 
It's like the eight bladed razor, more is good, even when it's useless. :mrgreen:
 
Gaius46 said:
The biggest problem is portion size if you ask me. We just eat way too much food. I don't understand at all what the attraction to a double burger is. I'm eating a burger because it tastes good. Eating two patties stacked one atop the other doesn't extend the time I'm enjoying the taste of the thing. It's just allowing me to cram twice as much stuff down my gullet in the same time period.
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yep. the GF and i decided to start splitting the food and asking for two plates, because neither of us wants all of the calories.

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it was still plenty of food, and not too much. there wasn't a small burger on the menu, if i recall correctly, so we just got this one and split it.
 
Calories are not the main problem, IMO.

The bad fats, the high sodium and the lack of fibre are more concerning to me.

If people over ate fruits, vegetables, unsalted lean (especially white) meats and whole grains then they would have much less problems with heart attacks and strokes.

Sure, too many calories makes you fat.

But too many bad calories can literally kill you.


Though I am assuming the above meals are plenty bad on the things I listed above as well.
 
Helix said:
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Xtreme Eating 2014

accompanying news article :

2014's most 'Xtreme' restaurant meal is a 'monster'

i was a bit surprised that the most caloric meal could possibly be 3,500 calories, as it looks like it's just a burger and fries. however, i calorie check everything, and even healthy looking stuff at restaurants has a ton of calories. when going out with a group of friends, i generally skip a meal first (or after) and increase my exercise.
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The source of the article you linked to is the CSPI. The same organization that misled the public into thinking that artificial trans-fats are healthy. This self-appointed "food police" organization was largely responsible for many major restaurant chains switching from frying in healthy fats to frying in unhealthy artificial trans-fats. It's hard to fathom how many heart attacks and other health problems the CSPI is responsible for via their widespread dissemination of disinformation regarding nutrition.

Despite calling themselves the Center for Science in the Public Interest, they consistently make claims that are unscientific and definitely not in the public interest.

For instance, the article proclaims, "The entire Monster meal delivers almost two days’ worth of calories (3,540)". That is a totally unfounded and unscientific statement. The fact of the matter is that different individuals have different caloric needs. Sure, if you lead a very sedentary lifestyle 3540 calories may be plenty of calories to tide you over for two days. However, not everyone is that sedentary. Some people (myself included) burn more calories than that in less than a day.

Gaius46 said:
I don't understand at all what the attraction to a double burger is.
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Th attraction? Well, two hamburger patties contain twice as much nutrition as one hamburger patty. That shouldn't be too hard to understand.
 
Muhammed said:
The source of the article you linked to is the CSPI. The same organization that misled the public into thinking that artificial trans-fats are healthy. This self-appointed "food police" organization was largely responsible for many major restaurant chains switching from frying in healthy fats to frying in unhealthy artificial trans-fats. It's hard to fathom how many heart attacks and other health problems the CSPI is responsible for via their widespread dissemination of disinformation regarding nutrition.

Despite calling themselves the Center for Science in the Public Interest, they consistently make claims that are unscientific and definitely not in the public interest.

For instance, the article proclaims, "The entire Monster meal delivers almost two days’ worth of calories (3,540)". That is a totally unfounded and unscientific statement. The fact of the matter is that different individuals have different caloric needs. Sure, if you lead a very sedentary lifestyle 3540 calories may be plenty of calories to tide you over for two days. However, not everyone is that sedentary. Some people (myself included) burn more calories than that in less than a day.

Th attraction? Well, two hamburger patties contain twice as much nutrition as one hamburger patty. That shouldn't be too hard to understand.
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Most people eating a Wendy's double aren't doing it for the nutritional value. And besides can't the body metabolize only so much protein at once?
 
Muhammed said:
The source of the article you linked to is the CSPI. The same organization that misled the public into thinking that artificial trans-fats are healthy. This self-appointed "food police" organization was largely responsible for many major restaurant chains switching from frying in healthy fats to frying in unhealthy artificial trans-fats. It's hard to fathom how many heart attacks and other health problems the CSPI is responsible for via their widespread dissemination of disinformation regarding nutrition.

Despite calling themselves the Center for Science in the Public Interest, they consistently make claims that are unscientific and definitely not in the public interest.

For instance, the article proclaims, "The entire Monster meal delivers almost two days’ worth of calories (3,540)". That is a totally unfounded and unscientific statement. The fact of the matter is that different individuals have different caloric needs. Sure, if you lead a very sedentary lifestyle 3540 calories may be plenty of calories to tide you over for two days. However, not everyone is that sedentary. Some people (myself included) burn more calories than that in less than a day.
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dude, eat whatever you want. i give zero ****s. i just posted it as a "holy ****, look how many calories that thing has" kind of thing.
 
Quite a few of the meals in that article looks mighty tasty. :mrgreen:
 
PoS said:
Quite a few of the meals in that article looks mighty tasty. :mrgreen:
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oh yes.

i had an Admiral's Feast at Red Lobster this past month. it was epic.

no problem with having a meal like that every once in a while. there are a couple burger joints that i would love to try.
 
Gaius46 said:
Most people eating a Wendy's double aren't doing it for the nutritional value.
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Source? :confused:

And besides can't the body metabolize only so much protein at once?
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^^^:confused:...... :lamo

Any healthy person's body is capable of metabolizing a ****ing cheeseburger.
 
Muhammed said:
Source? :confused:



^^^:confused:...... :lamo

Any healthy person's body is capable of metabolizing a ****ing cheeseburger.
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Source for former: The Mark-82 eyeball.

The latter: not my area of expertise but my understanding is that above about 30 grams protein is converted to glucose and if not used gets stored as fat - not the best outcome in many cases. The beef in a single hamburger is pushing up against 30 grams of protein on its own.
 
Helix said:
enjoy!

Xtreme Eating 2014

accompanying news article :

2014's most 'Xtreme' restaurant meal is a 'monster'

i was a bit surprised that the most caloric meal could possibly be 3,500 calories, as it looks like it's just a burger and fries. however, i calorie check everything, and even healthy looking stuff at restaurants has a ton of calories. when going out with a group of friends, i generally skip a meal first (or after) and increase my exercise.

anyway,

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I think it should be obvious to anyone with a brain that if something has the word "bottomless","monster" or "double" next to it's name then that it will have a **** load of calories.Especially if its burger,fries and a shake.
 
clownboy said:
It's like the eight bladed razor, more is good, even when it's useless. :mrgreen:
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:lol:
My husband used to fall for that. He'd keep buying the newest and latest, and I just thought to myself, what the hell? You're going to shave everyday anyway, and you can't get much smoother than smooth. :lamo
 
Helix said:
i was a bit surprised that the most caloric meal could possibly be 3,500 calories, as it looks like it's just a burger and fries. however, i calorie check everything, and even healthy looking stuff at restaurants has a ton of calories. when going out with a group of friends, i generally skip a meal first (or after) and increase my exercise.

anyway,

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Omg, the bolded equals to a pound of weight gain, assuming you don't do anything extra to burn it off. I probably eat about that much in two days, I can't imagine eating like that on a regular basis. I would feel awful.
 
lizzie said:
Omg, the bolded equals to a pound of weight gain, assuming you don't do anything extra to burn it off. I probably eat about that much in two days, I can't imagine eating like that on a regular basis. I would feel awful.
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i'd be pretty stoked about eating it, but i'd gain the weight back pretty quickly. no thanks.
 
lizzie said:
Omg, the bolded equals to a pound of weight gain, assuming you don't do anything extra to burn it off. I probably eat about that much in two days, I can't imagine eating like that on a regular basis. I would feel awful.
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That's the opposite of me. It's not uncommon for me to eat meals with that many calories. If I only ate that many calories in two days I would feel awful hungry.

Different people can have vastly different caloric needs.

http://www.debatepolitics.com/fitness/188745-many-calories-do-you-burn.html
 
Helix said:
oh yes.

i had an Admiral's Feast at Red Lobster this past month. it was epic.

no problem with having a meal like that every once in a while. there are a couple burger joints that i would love to try.
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See, that's the thing, too - as long as you don't eat like that all the time, what's the big deal? And me? I rarely eat breakfast, and I rarely eat lunch, unless Hubs and I are out. I can eat a decent sized burger from, say, Ruby Tuesday's or something, and I'm good for the entire day. 3,500 is still a lot of calories, but for the entire day? And if I eat a burger that large, there's no way I'm eating anything else.
 
Muhammed said:
That's the opposite of me. It's not uncommon for me to eat meals with that many calories. If I only ate that many calories in two days I would feel awful hungry.

Different people can have vastly different caloric needs.

http://www.debatepolitics.com/fitness/188745-many-calories-do-you-burn.html
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Actually my metabolic rate is fairly high, as I border on having hyperthyroidism, but I'm a small woman, which will automatically cut my caloric need compared to larger women, or men. Men also tend to burn more calories than women, even with near-equal size.
 
Superfly said:
See, that's the thing, too - as long as you don't eat like that all the time, what's the big deal? And me? I rarely eat breakfast, and I rarely eat lunch, unless Hubs and I are out. I can eat a decent sized burger from, say, Ruby Tuesday's or something, and I'm good for the entire day. 3,500 is still a lot of calories, but for the entire day? And if I eat a burger that large, there's no way I'm eating anything else.
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i'd like to say the same, but it would be a lie.

i could happily eat five of the damned things over the course of a day.

luckily, i have exercise, myfitnesspal, and a promise that i made to myself to never be fat ever again. because **** that.

i do allow myself splurge meals, though. i weigh in every morning to make sure that i'm not heading in the wrong direction, and i eat healthy most of the time. losing that weight was one of the best health decisions i've made.
 
Muhammed said:
WTF is Mark-82 eyeball? :shrug:

Obviously. :roll:
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Pilot speak for one's eyes. IOW look at the people going into Mickey Ds and tell me that eating a double cheeseburger is good for many of them.

Yes obviously. And since from your comment you believe it is your area of expertise instead of a flip how about a pointer or two to solid information on the subject so that I can get a bit more education on it?
 
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