gigantic primitive blames politics on his recent weight gain

[franksolich]

Yikes - truly yikes.

You want the link, sir?

[Aristotelian]

You want the link, sir?

I doubt that my stomach could take it...just bemused at what some people consider appropriate fodder for public web-sites.

[Ballygrl]

There's no way this person couldn't go to a free clinic if he doesn't have the money, and if he has ulcers on his feet? as others said, he could be diabetic and they would run a glucose test on him, if that came back positive then they would do an extended glucose test done over several hours. He may have lost weight with this diet that he's on, but if he's diabetic? it seems a lot of foods he's been eating on this diet can have an effect on his sugar. things like rice and potatoes need to be eaten in small amounts if someone is diabetic. I don't want to call these McDougall people kooks, I don't know enough about them, but it seems to me they don't have a variety of foods to take in.

I just googled this diet and it's high in carbs, not good for diabetics, and wiki says this:

McDougall's philosophy is controversial and Quackwatch  lists his newsletter as one of the non-recommended ones that "promote misinformation, espouse unscientific theories, contain unsubstantiated advice, are insufficiently skeptical, and/or fail to distinguish between reliable and unreliable sources of advice."

[JohnnyReb]

Seems that all the people with a weight problem are sucking the government tit....solution: kill the old sow and make bacon.

[DumbAss Tanker]

You want the link, sir?

I imagine anyone who wants to see that could get an equally disturbing visual by searching for images of whalers flensing their quarry.

[franksolich]

I imagine anyone who wants to see that could get an equally disturbing visual by searching for images of whalers flensing their quarry.

I know, but it was a new member who had prompted my suggestion for the link, as I wanted to get him initiated by startling him.  This sort of initiation makes adjusting to the primitives a lot easier.

[Karin]

That's true, Ballygrl; what I remember about that diet of his was:  A big bowl of boiled potatoes, a big bowl of rice, ladeled over with plainish tomato sauce.  Nothing but carbs, which converts to sugar.  Non-healing sores are extremely worrisome. 

Someone should sign up at McDougalls where he posts, and provide the helpful links that Celtic Rose found.  If he's got shoes, he can get out and move. 

[Erasmus]

I just googled this diet and it's high in carbs, not good for diabetics, and wiki says this:

Yeah, he needs a high protein, moderate fats and carbs diet.  And some weight lifting.  Lots of exercises he could do without getting out of his Hoveround®.

[Bodadh]

Limit your in take around 1800 cals.

Drop the "diet" coke and just drink unsweetened ice tea or water. Lots of water. No beer! Watch how much juice you drink. Those calories count as food too.

Lean meats

No carbs

More veggies, god knows you needs the fiber. And DONT drop a pound of bacon fat in the green beans and put a whole bottle of ranch on your salad.

Take supplements to make up for what is missing in your diet until you learn how to make sensable meals that taste good at home. Invest in a good cook book for weight loss.

NO FAST FOOD!

Eat on a regular schdual. You can eat like 4 times a day and make sure your over all cal count is around 1800 if you plan it out and read the labels. No snacks before bed!

If you must have something sweet after dinner make it fruit ( NOT A TON OF FRUIT, and raw, not cups or cocktails ) or get a bag of diabetic candy and just have ONE piece. Learn to savor food. Sugar free jello might be ok if you don't put whipped cream on it.

Walk where ever and when ever you can. Don't use the electric cart at the store and go in with a list and stick to that list. ( this will save you money too.)

Swim at the Y. That is the best thing you can do for your muscles and joints. If you are broke they will work with you. Hell they let me join for free so you have no excuse not to join.

Avoid being around people who have the same bad eating habits as you. That is really hard.

Six months of that and you will look and feel like a brand new person and might able to start a more ambitious exercise program. It is not fast but it really is that simple.

Now if you will excuse me. The Y opens at 5:30 am and I and plan of getting my 5'11' 187 lb azz to the weight room in a few minutes.

[diesel driver]

That's about the impression I got. Seems to me recluses generally dont even open windows either so stuffy, stinky air sounds about right. Don't get it. I get to work from home now a good part of the week. Most days, I open the window by me until the sun comes over...it's very nice to have the fresh air and I'll take my breaks on my back porch with a cup of coffee and the sun streaming on my face. ON a day like today where it was 50 something to start, it probably will be open the majority of the day. I love the solitude of a quiet home to myself some days, but closing oneself off entirely to wallow in filth==well it's no wonder he is depressed. I have a feeling if he'd get moving, get working, and throw open those windows every so often and let the light in, the world for him would be a happier and more joyful place.

I do, too, but if he started feeling happier and better, and the world became a more joyful place, he wouldn't be a DUmmie.

[jtyangel]

I do, too, but if he started feeling happier and better, and the world became a more joyful place, he wouldn't be a DUmmie.

There is that!