This is the thread where the fringster comes back with teeth

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally Posted by evenodds

My best friend called me this morning to say his doctor told him he needs to lose (at least) 40 pounds. Though he is a tall man, he is in deep denial about how fat he has become. He argued with me that fitness will be his ticket back to svelteness and that the weight gain has happened over the past 8 months. He is wrong on both counts.

I pointed out to him that he ate a bucket of buttered popcorn and the equivalent of 4 servings of pasta while I was with him last night.

His response: "I hadn't eaten all day and I didn't drink beer!" And then we argued over portion-size.

Any advice on conveying information about proper nutrition and portion size to a man in deep denial?

Count his calories for him and then count the number of calories he burns on average every day. Convert the difference into pounds gained in front of him and be quiet as it sinks in.

TM

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally Posted by Adder

Because the whole point of a QWERTY keyboard is to slow you down?

Althuogh, seriously, how often do you use either a colon or a semi-colon?

It doesn't matter how often I use the colon; It only matters that I use it more often than the semicolon.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally Posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone

The moon grows to full
Wanes, before growing again
Kind of like Oprah.

Still the best haiku I've ever written.

Speaking of Oprah and bad spin class songs, I have to admit that the group dance the Oprah audience did to that terrible Black Eyed Peas song was kind of cool. Let us not speak of this again.

Also, although I have been the non-Wilco-loving outlier on this board for a while, the more I hear "Wilco (the song)," the more I think it kicks ass. Something about the riff and the wailing feedbacky guitar. That's rock and roll.

[evenodds]

Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower

Also, although I have been the non-Wilco-loving outlier on this board for a while, the more I hear "Wilco (the song)," the more I think it kicks ass. Something about the riff and the wailing feedbacky guitar. That's rock and roll.

You are not alone in your outlier status. You are alone in thinking that song kicks ass.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally Posted by evenodds

You are alone in thinking that song kicks ass.

I am used to walking the lonely path.

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally Posted by evenodds

My best friend called me this morning to say his doctor told him he needs to lose (at least) 40 pounds. Though he is a tall man, he is in deep denial about how fat he has become. He argued with me that fitness will be his ticket back to svelteness and that the weight gain has happened over the past 8 months. He is wrong on both counts.

I pointed out to him that he ate a bucket of buttered popcorn and the equivalent of 4 servings of pasta while I was with him last night.

His response: "I hadn't eaten all day and I didn't drink beer!" And then we argued over portion-size.

Any advice on conveying information about proper nutrition and portion size to a man in deep denial?

I recently read that to lose weight, one should eat 11 x one's current weight (assuming 30 minutes of exercise 3 times a week) in calories, to lose 1 pound a week.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally Posted by evenodds

You are alone in thinking that song kicks ass.

No. He is not alone.

You're not alone, Flower. You. Are. Not. Alone.

Sean from Good Will Hunting would like to hug you now.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?

Why is semi-colon the default on the keyboard? I shouldn't have to push 'Shift' for a colon. Aren't colons used more often than semi-colons?

I more frequently use semicolons. But why is the "e" key under your left middle finger and the "a" your left pinky?

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally Posted by bold_n_brazen

I recently read that to lose weight, one should eat 11 x one's current weight (assuming 30 minutes of exercise 3 times a week) in calories, to lose 1 pound a week.

I always suggest fasting and...wait, don't you have a vomitorium?

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)

I more frequently use semicolons. But why is the "e" key under your left middle finger and the "a" your left pinky?

i use both " and ' more than semi-colon or colon. semi-colon and colons should be shift options for " and ' if you want to be truthful.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

i use both " and ' more than semi-colon or colon. semi-colon and colons should be shift options for " and ' if you want to be truthful.

I appreciate your honesty.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower

Speaking of Oprah and bad spin class songs, I have to admit that the group dance the Oprah audience did to that terrible Black Eyed Peas song was kind of cool. Let us not speak of this again.

Also, although I have been the non-Wilco-loving outlier on this board for a while, the more I hear "Wilco (the song)," the more I think it kicks ass. Something about the riff and the wailing feedbacky guitar. That's rock and roll.

in Metro Detroit, the spin class teachers all carry a Nazi aura, both in looks and in the clipped orders. spin instructors in a state that is 95% Aryan must be very scary- like in uniforms?

[Sidd Finch]

Originally Posted by evenodds

My best friend called me this morning to say his doctor told him he needs to lose (at least) 40 pounds. Though he is a tall man, he is in deep denial about how fat he has become. He argued with me that fitness will be his ticket back to svelteness and that the weight gain has happened over the past 8 months. He is wrong on both counts.

I pointed out to him that he ate a bucket of buttered popcorn and the equivalent of 4 servings of pasta while I was with him last night.

His response: "I hadn't eaten all day and I didn't drink beer!" And then we argued over portion-size.

Any advice on conveying information about proper nutrition and portion size to a man in deep denial?

"If you lose 40 pounds by Christmas, I will fuck you."

Next question.

[evenodds]

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall

Count his calories for him and then count the number of calories he burns on average every day. Convert the difference into pounds gained in front of him and be quiet as it sinks in.

Good strategy, but I will leave that to his girlfriend as I lack credibility on the issue.

I just saw this in my rss feed: Hard Truth About Just How Many Calories Are In Fast Food: "Other shockers: the Dunkin' Donuts Blueberry Crumb Donut weighs in at 470 calories — disconcerting for something that takes three seconds to eat — and the Subway footlong Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki packs an un-Jared-like 760 calories between its buns."

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally Posted by evenodds

and the Subway footlong Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki packs an un-Jared-like 760 calories between its buns."

760 for lunch. 760 for dinner. 300 for breakfast. That leaves room for a snack or a few glasses of wine.