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I drink a gallon of 2% chocolate milk between 4 and 6:30 PM every day. Perhaps chocolate makes it go down easier?
I didn't realize I was drinking a gallon a day until I got a miniature fridge in my room and was the only person drinking milk out of it. It's easy to drink a gallon of milk when you're drinking it 64 ounces at a time!
I'll have to admit it's disgusting how often I use it, but I have definitely fallen into the ranch dressing pit of despair. I'm one of the sad American creatures that does pretty much use it with anything, especially fries and pizza. I know it looks gross and is extremely unhealthy, but I just can't help myself. So tasty...
You have to admit it's at least useful when whatever you're dipping in it wasn't very good in the first place - it covers up mediocre flavor quite well.
Edit: Also, Twinkies = same thing - one of the scariest things to come out of a factory, and yet I'm inexplicably drawn to them.
I'm firmly convinced that God created [Whataburger] during the seventh day so he could get a double bacon cheeseburger with a shake. When I went to visit my parents in Dallas a month ago, my sister took me by a Whataburger so I could get a Double Meat Bacon Cheeseburger with a chocolate shake. It was a feast of the Gods I tell you!
I went to Outback and ordered a steak. It came with a dinner salad before hand. My waiter asked me what I'd like on it, and I told him of my hatred.
"Unless you make it entirely out of croûtons and ranch dressing I won't be eating it, but thanks anyway."
3 minutes later, a plate full of croûtons covered in ranch dressing adorned my plate.
Yes, that man got a 30% tip.
My normal caffeination regimen:
6:30am 16oz can Monster Lo-Carb (blue can)
7:30am 44oz Fountain Diet Mt. Dew (Speedy Rewards, yeah!)
9:30am 44oz Fountain Diet Pepsi (All work carries)
12:00pm 44oz Fountain Diet Pepse (See previous)
2:00pm 20oz Diet Mt. Dew (vending machine, cafeteria closes @ 1)
3:45pm 44oz Fountain Diet Mt. Dew (Speedy Rewards for the road, yeah!)
6:00pm 16oz can Monster Lo-Carb w/dinner
6:30pm - bedtime - various glasses of caffeinated drinks as thirst arises.
Well, for the curious, my new scale arrived on Friday. I've been tracking my weight each evening since then. It has a 550 lb capacity, and I actually like the "voice" feature that tells me my weight instead of me having to try and look. The scale is also much larger than a regular bathroom scale, and feels more stable. I've been between 436.2 and 438.4 over the past four days.
I'm also furious that the only Bennigan's in Rochester (that I knew of) on dowtown Main Street was not only purchased by someone else, but they DROPPED the fucking Monte Cristo off their menu. That was the only reason anyone I knew ever went there. I found out the hard way a month ago and nearly burst into tears in front of the waiter.
I had a turkey sandwhich... what I usually have. Perhaps I should switch it up.
And I'm not depressed, I didn't give up on life, I chose to play WOW, it is my own fault.
I got accepted to University and I got funded for school and I am getting a trust fund, I am far from depressed. The only down moment for me right now is the fact that my back is killing me.
Hello, I am morbidly obese and I don't really want to lose weight to be honest. My problem is my back and just doing normal activities. I am 6'5" 350 and I have been this weight since I was 16. I've been fine with it to be honest, I was happy with my body. I am 20 now and going on 21 [...] I decided to go on a walk to the store a block away to buy bread and this is where it became a huge problem for me. I couldn't get to the store without being extremely winded and being in EXTREME pain [...] One plus thing is that my mom accidently broke my laptop. She tripped over the power cord and snapped my motherboard in half. I have to go on my mom's pos desktop to use the computer and I can't play WOW now, I guess it's a blessing in disguise. But my back hurts so much right now as I sit here and type this message.
I'm in the last stages of the paperwork for a medicinal marajuana perscrition. Thing is its gonna suck because I'm one of those people who have trouble keeping weight off even if I hardly eat. Even when I was doing heavy aerobic excersize at a physically demanding job, I didn't get that thin. And with 2 spinal injuries and a messed up hip and knee, most calorie-buring forms of excersize are out for me. When my innards were screwing up and I was down to 600 calories/day I slowly lost weight but now that I'm eating normally (slightly less than an average person) my weight is going back up again.
So I hope that the perscription doens't make me too wobbly.
first a bed of rice, then 2-5 slices of pan fried spam on top, followed by 1-3 eggs cooked sunny side up (yolks HAVE to be runny!) on top of the spam. It seems like people think I'm a freak after I tell them spam, eggs, and rice is the best food ever... well everyone except most Filipinos.
oh, i also enjoy putting McD fries into my McD 99cent double cheeseburger, sometimes also with a few chicken nuggets. And of course there is always the obligatory wendy's fries dipped in chocolate frosty, but thats not gross, its delicious.
Okay, so I just got back from subway, and I ordered my normal sandwich (footlong BMT), and I got it with provolone and mustard and ranch sauce and olives and pickles and banana peppers and lettuce and onions and tomatoes and also bacon, and an extra large soft drink and 2 choco (thats what i call chocolate) chip cookies, and the cute latino girl behind the counter was trying to look away from my face and also holding back laughs.
Country Crock Dogs.
As a young fella, I would get three or four hot dog buns, fill them each with enough Shedd's Spread Country Crock to choke a mule, run them in the microwave long enough for the Country Crock to partially melt and for the bread to get slightly warm, then wolf them down while watching TV.
After I quit my crappy job at Wal-Mart, I ate a birthday cake by myself. I had just turned in my vest and as I was walking out of the store I passed by the bakery and wanted to celebrate. So I picked up one of the really nice cakes, like the ones with the jelly filling in the center, got back to my place, started playing 'Sid Meiers Pirates!' and ate cake and drank beer till the morning. Damn it was great.
I'm 6' tall and weigh over 500 pounds, though I'm not sure of the exact amount as the scale I have only goes up to 500. That said, I felt the need to post in this thread to say that the scales in most doctors' offices only go up to 350. I was asked to go to a butcher to be weighed by a doctor once, to which I said fuck you and found another doctor.
Warmer weather is coming and gone are the days I can hide underneath a sweater. I'm 6'0'' and 235 pounds, which is right at the boundary between overweight and obese...I wear XL shirts, but sometimes they seem too small on me, especially after washing them. The fat on my stomach, sides and chest show thru the shirt...However, most XXL shirts I seem to swim in. While it somewhat disguises my excess fat, the shoulders and necks are too big. Does anyone have any advice on how to look my best with a gut, other than the obvious "lose your gut"?
I have tried and failed before. I am huge I am 5'8 and close to 400lbs. I am not sure how I am still alive. Anyways my doctor has been no help(He just wants me on medications). I have decided to try again to take matters into my own hands and with the help of my mom whos a nurse I am getting my act togeather. I have seen a friend of mine who was similar to me lose 100lbs and its inspired me to do the same.
Today is day 1 whats a reasonable goal for 2 months?
I spend a fair amount of time sitting on my ass in front of my computer, and I've gotten alot of time between two chairs (one at my dorm, one at home). However, both now seems to have an odor to them. The upholstery...seems to have taken up the smell of years of sweat, flatulence and other stuff that seditard human generates over a period of a few years of use and it smells kinda rank when you first plop down.
I never ate crazy amounts of food, either - my weight is a combination of poor food choices and a highly sedentary lifestyle. When I started playing World of Warcraft, I saw how dangerous it could be, but didn't stop. When the South Park episode lampooning WoW came out, I threw my game in the trash and haven't looked back. Tangent over.
I'm only 5'6"... When I looked at the scale, my heart nearly exploded in my chest. I felt faint. I knew I had gained weight, and figured I was around 270 or so - after all, at 190, I wore XL shirts (I'm short, but all torso, so I had to wear them for the length) and I'd only gone up to 2XL (and 3XL in button-up, but I pretended that was because I liked them loose-fitting. The scale showed the ugly truth.
I weigh 349. Three hundred and forty-nine pounds.
I'm glad I bought the extra-strength scale.
I work in an office that likes to eat. There is always some kind of food in the kitchen, and my desk is literally across the hall from said feeding ground. Today there was a gigantic box of cookies (like, wholesale sized) and a huge bowl of candy. I was depressed over some money issues that I have no control over (I'm waiting to hear back on some scholarships/grants that will determine how the next 4 years of my life go, or don't go), and then before I knew it I'd eaten so much sugar my tongue hurt.
I am an emotional eater, and I have a very unhealthy relationship with food. Everything is more or less fine, until I get upset or depressed, and then I just lose my freaking mind, not just about eating but about the way I *think* about eating. I can enjoy a delicious meal out, and then hear some upsetting news, and 5 minutes later be viciously beating myself up for having consumed something so high in calories/fat/whatever. The biggest problem though, is the binge eating. I get into this state of mind where I become an automaton, an eating *machine*. I know what I'm doing, I want to stop, but I stuff another cookie down my gaping maw anyway. It's like I'm watching a movie of myself -- I'm disconnected, I have no control. This always happens when I am depressed or upset, and as you can imagine, it becomes a vicious circle... I get depressed and eat, then get depressed about eating, hate myself, and eat some more.
I can't stop snacking when I'm watching TV or on the computer. I've got an Ice cream cone in each hand as I read this thread (using my pinkies to scroll) and I just had a bowl of tostitos with salsa. The amount of food I eat with such consistency scares me sometimes. It's just something familiar I can't do without. I've challanged myself just to see how much I can eat at one time and I'm almost proud of it, though. I've scarfed down an entire jumbo pizza and entire cooked chicken (on seperate occassions) with no ill effects or need to vomit. I HAVE eaten enough to make myself vomit, unintentionally, simply because I was so bored.
I've noticed that my belly has started to grow bigger and bigger, and I tried to put a stop to it but I can't seem to do it. I've stopped drinking sodas and alcohol, and started cooking more frequently at home to eat healthier. The only thing I can't stay away from are pizzas, but I guess I can eat 1 or 2 a week.
What really got to me was how depressed I was in my job, and I think it sort of extended to everything in my life. I didn't attribute it to my weight, but I think that my job situation just gave me an excuse to escape through unhealthy food, a ton of binge drinking, and a sedentary life. Last september, I left that job and started job searching, still depressed and still gaining weight. Last month, I tipped the scales at 320 pounds.
The World of Warcraft expansion comes out in a couple days and I have the entire week off from work. I want to grind as much as I can during that week. I'm planning on drinking a lot of caffeine, taking some of that "5 hour energy" stuff, and eating a bunch of cheap rear end frozen pizza. (The 6 for 10 dollars variety). I'm pretty sure this diet is going to end in disaster. Can anyone recommend a diet that would keep me awake but not result in a "crash" a few hours later?
I do have one huge problem though. I like meat. I hate, with a passion, veggies. I've tried forcing myself to eat veggies, like broccoli, only to puke them up. The only veggies I enjoy are Corn, potatoes, fried okra, cooked carrots(with butter, or else I don't really like them), spinach cooked in a small amount of butter though I can only eat a small amount, and cucumber raw in small doses. I'm attempting to try and force my taste buds into liking green veggies again, but when I say I puke from it, I'm not kidding.
A big thing for me was learning the difference between "full" and "satisfied." I used to always eat until I was "full," but once I realized there's a difference between: 1) Eating enough to not be hungry anymore, and 2) Eating so much that you can't comfortably eat anymore, the weight just melted off.
I would get biscuits and gravy with a side of bacon. Sometimes I would get a mcbreakfast. Sometimes I would get a mcbreakfast THEN get the biscuits and gravy. For lunch I would usually have something fried from the cafeteria, or a deli sub. Then for dinner whatever my mum made, usually pasta. Then probably at least one TV dinner before bed. Also, gallons of diet coke.
I had honey mustard and chicken, several helpings of gravy and turkey breast, a shitload of mashed potatoes, tons of stuffing, loads of cranberry sauce, two slices of my friend's dad's pumpkin bread pie, ice cream, more cranberry sauce, cookies, several beers, a glass of wine, a quarter bag of tostitos and homemade salsa, and atleast a gallon of pepsi.
Yesterday my mom bought Krispy Kreme donuts to suprise me after I got off of my 9 hour workshift (when I am pretty much at my weakest when it comes to food). The day before my family went to Cici's pizza for dinner. On wednesday my house was filled with candy, because it was on sale due to halloween and for some reason my parents think that buying junk food that is on sale "saves money".
I have become addicted to eating. Whenever I am bored, or just have nothing to do, I go make myself a couple of slices of toast, a bowl of cereal, or something like that. Also, the meals I make are FAR to big, portion wise. Also nearly all the food I eat is processed stuff, like fish fingers, turkey burgers, battered fish. I know I am addicted, but I can't for the life of me stop. Anyone know any useful tips to help me stop it?
As I type this, I have a dish of falafel, fries, & pita in front of me. Also, I had 4 Guiness and 6 beer battered shrimp earlier. Oh, and I can't forget my breakfast of a bagel with cheese, scrambled eggs and bacon. I'm never going to lose these last 20 pounds if I keep letting depression/stress get the best of me.
I buy three packs of Peppridge Farm 'Everything' bagels a week. They're really that good. Either way, when I was at home for Spring Break I tried to buy some at my local Pathmark and they only had one package left, and they didn't get any more later in the week. Odd, but I wasn't alarmed until I came back to school and couldn't find any at Walmart.
I buy three packs of Peppridge Farm 'Everything' bagels a week. They're really that good. Either way, when I was at home for Spring Break I tried to buy some at my local Pathmark and they only had one package left, and they didn't get any more later in the week. Odd, but I wasn't alarmed until I came back to school and couldn't find any at Walmart.