It seems that everyone is jumping aboard the fat blogging bandwagon. Which is good! I think this showcases that members of blogging community can (an do) help eachother. It is very exciting to see a movement on the Internet that is focused on being healthy… so I thought I would take it to the extreme.
I would not describe myself as fat: I’m 6′2 and 170 pounds. To be honest, if I called myself fat I am pretty sure that many people would be offended. However, I used to be 225 pounds. A few days ago I was reading the new Vanity Fair and it contained a little insert titled “The Oscar Diet”. The magazine told its readers that if they wanted to fit into their Oscar Dress, they had to:
- Limit caloric intake to 1200 calories per day
- Do 40 minutes of cardio every morning
- Weight train three times a week
Sounds like anorexia / bulimia to me, and I would not suggest that anyone follow those rules. But what the heck. Let’s see how I feel when I starve myself like mainstream popular culture is telling me to.
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Are you serious? Let me know how the extreme dieting goes and I’ll feature you. You only have 3 days you know. Maybe you should do everything twice as extreme.
Only 3 days? Uh oh!
If case you were wondering, 1200 calories + all that activity is a common regime used on all those weight loss reality shows like The Biggest Loser etc. Of course, they’re surrounded by professionals.
Similar regimes are used by everyday gym users to prepare for competitions/summmer beach weather though.
The key difference between diets like that and serious medical conditions is the individual’s self body image. In the majority of cases, people are much better off doing long term, gradual weight loss. Congratulations on your weight loss btw. You’re far from fat Jeremy…but I’m sure you know that.
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