magic8
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I wasn't sure whether to post this in the on-topic or off-topic section, but it's weight related so here goes:
I have recently stumbled upon a show on BBC America called You Are What You Eat. It's kind of hilarious, mostly because it's British and I love the Brits! Anyway, they have a nutritionist visit a person with a horrible diet and try to rehabilitate the person. The nutritionist is a little whack (looking at cracks around the mouth, eyelid color, and excrement to "diagnose" health problems) but she teaches the people how to make tasty meals out of various combinations of veggies and herbs, and puts them on an 8-week program. The "stars" of the show truly have the worst diets I have ever heard of. Not even one little bit of vegetable or fruit makes its way into their diets. These folks are morbidly obese and feel sick at the beginning of the show. In 8 weeks of eating pretty much only vegetables, they have remarkable transformations. Most lose a TON of weight (one guy lost 48 lbs. in 8 weeks), but most of all they report feeling wonderful. They all say that they didn't know how crappy they felt until they felt better. They seem almost high, full of energy, and you can really see the changes in their bodies, skin, hair, smile, etc.
Now, these are folks going from eating the worst food imaginable (one woman was eating a pound of butter a day and hadn't cooked a meal in years) to eating the best food imaginable (only vegetables, fruit, and minimal whole grains), so it's not surprising that they feel better. But seriously, it's an amazing thing to think they have come all that way in 8 weeks.
The nutritionist teaches them how to cook, so that their veggies taste good. The people tend to really like the food, but they have to spend hours upon hours shopping and preparing meals daily. This show has shown me how important proper nutrition is to well-being, regardless of weight or size. But it also illustrates how much time is involved in it--it's practically a full-time job.
I wish I had some gourmet chef to prepare 6 perfectly balanced meals for me every day. Meals that taste GREAT, fill you up, and give you all the nutrition you need. I know it's a tv show and there's no need to go to such extreme lengths, but man, that would sure be awesome.
Anyway, the show is good and inspiring. If you get BBC, check it out!
I have recently stumbled upon a show on BBC America called You Are What You Eat. It's kind of hilarious, mostly because it's British and I love the Brits! Anyway, they have a nutritionist visit a person with a horrible diet and try to rehabilitate the person. The nutritionist is a little whack (looking at cracks around the mouth, eyelid color, and excrement to "diagnose" health problems) but she teaches the people how to make tasty meals out of various combinations of veggies and herbs, and puts them on an 8-week program. The "stars" of the show truly have the worst diets I have ever heard of. Not even one little bit of vegetable or fruit makes its way into their diets. These folks are morbidly obese and feel sick at the beginning of the show. In 8 weeks of eating pretty much only vegetables, they have remarkable transformations. Most lose a TON of weight (one guy lost 48 lbs. in 8 weeks), but most of all they report feeling wonderful. They all say that they didn't know how crappy they felt until they felt better. They seem almost high, full of energy, and you can really see the changes in their bodies, skin, hair, smile, etc.
Now, these are folks going from eating the worst food imaginable (one woman was eating a pound of butter a day and hadn't cooked a meal in years) to eating the best food imaginable (only vegetables, fruit, and minimal whole grains), so it's not surprising that they feel better. But seriously, it's an amazing thing to think they have come all that way in 8 weeks.
The nutritionist teaches them how to cook, so that their veggies taste good. The people tend to really like the food, but they have to spend hours upon hours shopping and preparing meals daily. This show has shown me how important proper nutrition is to well-being, regardless of weight or size. But it also illustrates how much time is involved in it--it's practically a full-time job.
I wish I had some gourmet chef to prepare 6 perfectly balanced meals for me every day. Meals that taste GREAT, fill you up, and give you all the nutrition you need. I know it's a tv show and there's no need to go to such extreme lengths, but man, that would sure be awesome.
Anyway, the show is good and inspiring. If you get BBC, check it out!
