tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5850016502233066661.post4991797051498808637..comments2023-08-22T09:20:33.359-04:00Comments on Becoming An Ironman: Fat HeadKurt @ Becoming An Ironmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13865313303891773591noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5850016502233066661.post-91694521373475003182010-12-19T08:56:20.091-05:002010-12-19T08:56:20.091-05:00I knew who you were. Not many people comment, so ...I knew who you were. Not many people comment, so it's easy at this point to figure out who's who.<br /><br />And I'm glad to hear you're thinking of starting back up. I'm always happy to hear I've encouraged healthy thoughts. What makes you want to start up again?Kurt @ Becoming An Ironmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865313303891773591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5850016502233066661.post-73654135732980250322010-12-19T01:28:07.231-05:002010-12-19T01:28:07.231-05:00Ah, I didn't bother with the math while watchi...Ah, I didn't bother with the math while watching! That's interesting. I'll definitely watch it on my day off this upcoming week. :)<br /><br />(BTW, this is Dawn P - so you know. Been a while since we really talked, but I'm considering getting back into running myself, so this blog has been really informative and encouraging for me!)Faerunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17656231272399787961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5850016502233066661.post-28935354635382051312010-12-18T09:40:30.955-05:002010-12-18T09:40:30.955-05:00Faerunner,
Let me know what you think of it if yo...Faerunner,<br /><br />Let me know what you think of it if you do end up watching the documentary. There is a LOT more to it that I didn't get into here.<br /><br />I left out Tom's analysis of Spurlock's calorie intake. The issue was that Spurlock's nutritionist said he was eating roughly 5k calories/day and following McDs nutritional info, Tom had to super size BOTH lunch and dinner as well as add two desserts to get to that value. But this was an average value, not individual and Spurlock says he only super sized 9 times in the whole month. So the math just doesn't add up with Spurlock's rules.<br /><br />And yes, Tom was recommended to eat about 2000-2500 calories/day, so he was eating under his recommendation.Kurt @ Becoming An Ironmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865313303891773591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5850016502233066661.post-88395842907038649132010-12-18T02:21:51.594-05:002010-12-18T02:21:51.594-05:00I'll definitely be watching the documentary la...I'll definitely be watching the documentary later. :) <br /><br />I do have to note though that SuperSize me was up-front about the portion sizes Spurlock was eating and did make note of the fact that it was above the daily recommended intake, which was part of the point of the movie - people who eat at McDonald's 3/4 of their meals don't often bother counting calories, let alone following a diet plan. If you limit yourself to under 2k calories per day you're going to lose weight almost without regard to diet and exercise level, unless you eat 2k calories of sugared white-flour pastries and sit in an office chair for 8 hours. Doesn't mean you'll be healthy though, or well fed... and most of us take in more than 3k calories per day because we eat and drink junk foods full of calories that don't satiate.<br /><br />Spurlock was probably wrong about the public's nutritional knowledge, though. No one is very good at judging how smart society is.Faerunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17656231272399787961noreply@blogger.com