Comments on: What Do You Think About The Taco Bell Drive Thru Diet? http://unstoppablefatloss.com/blog/what-do-you-think-about-the-taco-bell-drive-thru-diet/ Fast and Fun Home Workouts to Boost Your Metabolism Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:07:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: NANCY SEIDEL http://unstoppablefatloss.com/blog/what-do-you-think-about-the-taco-bell-drive-thru-diet/#comment-13109 NANCY SEIDEL Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:47:42 +0000 http://unstoppablefatloss.com/blog/?p=391#comment-13109 Dear Scott, I had a little trouble with people suggesting that the fast food industry has made us fat. No one forces you into the drive thru or puts a gun to your head to put that food in your mouth. Bottom line calorie,in /calories out... basic science.I don't blame them for making a buck.Frankly alot of fast food tastes really good!!The tobacco and alcohol market do the same thing.Look at how well people who only drink all day lose weight. I blame Americans for being stupid and then trying to blame someone else for their stupidity.Our obesity is our own fault. Nancy Seidel Medical Microbiologist Dear Scott,
I had a little trouble with people suggesting that the fast food industry has made us fat. No one forces you into the drive thru or puts a gun to your head to put that food in your mouth. Bottom line calorie,in /calories out… basic science.I don’t blame them for making a buck.Frankly alot of fast food tastes really good!!The tobacco and alcohol market do the same thing.Look at how well people who only drink all day lose weight. I blame Americans for being stupid and then trying to blame someone else for their stupidity.Our obesity is our own fault. Nancy Seidel Medical Microbiologist

]]> By: Chris Cannon http://unstoppablefatloss.com/blog/what-do-you-think-about-the-taco-bell-drive-thru-diet/#comment-13090 Chris Cannon Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:02:08 +0000 http://unstoppablefatloss.com/blog/?p=391#comment-13090 Scott, This is absolutely outrageous! Obviously people like you, me, Scott Colby, and others who read this blog are a little more in tune to what this Taco Bell Diet is all about; but to the average, overweight, uninformed consumer; the marketing message is clear: Eat Taco Bell, it's healthy, and lose weight. Anyone who has any sense at all knows that nothing could be further from the truth! As far as this being a step in the right direction; I imagine it could actually worsen the obesity problem. If more and more people are lead to believe that these "diet" menus are healthy alternatives, maybe they'll eat them more often, "I guess I can skip the grilled salmon and spinach tonight and go to Taco Bell and get a Fresco Bean Burrito and a Chicken Burrito Supreme, it is on their healthy menu." Sound ridiculous to you and I? That's the exact mentality these fast food chains are going for. I'm not complaining though, the more people who think they're going to solve their health and fitness problems by dieting and Taco Bell, the better I look on the beach; it's all relative :-) So go ahead, make that run for the border! - Chris Cannon Scott,

This is absolutely outrageous!

Obviously people like you, me, Scott Colby, and others who read this blog are a little more in tune to what this Taco Bell Diet is all about; but to the average, overweight, uninformed consumer; the marketing message is clear: Eat Taco Bell, it’s healthy, and lose weight.

Anyone who has any sense at all knows that nothing could be further from the truth!

As far as this being a step in the right direction; I imagine it could actually worsen the obesity problem.

If more and more people are lead to believe that these “diet” menus are healthy alternatives, maybe they’ll eat them more often, “I guess I can skip the grilled salmon and spinach tonight and go to Taco Bell and get a Fresco Bean Burrito and a Chicken Burrito Supreme, it is on their healthy menu.” Sound ridiculous to you and I? That’s the exact mentality these fast food chains are going for.

I’m not complaining though, the more people who think they’re going to solve their health and fitness problems by dieting and Taco Bell, the better I look on the beach; it’s all relative :-)

So go ahead, make that run for the border!

- Chris Cannon

]]> By: Dan http://unstoppablefatloss.com/blog/what-do-you-think-about-the-taco-bell-drive-thru-diet/#comment-13081 Dan Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:02:23 +0000 http://unstoppablefatloss.com/blog/?p=391#comment-13081 I enjoy Taco Bell, being on the go all the time, good food is hard to find. The more choices that are available make it easier to at least get close to my diet goals. Not perfect but a good step in the right direction. Hope more follow. I enjoy Taco Bell, being on the go all the time, good food is hard to find. The more choices that are available make it easier to at least get close to my diet goals. Not perfect but a good step in the right direction. Hope more follow.

]]> By: Glynis http://unstoppablefatloss.com/blog/what-do-you-think-about-the-taco-bell-drive-thru-diet/#comment-13043 Glynis Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:44:51 +0000 http://unstoppablefatloss.com/blog/?p=391#comment-13043 Another question that I have is, who did the resting to see how much fat, salt etc was in each of these items? Was it an independent lab, or just some company on their payroll so that the numbers could be fudged. A bit off topic, but still with easy meals. Has anyone watched the news about the healthy choice frozen meals that contain more fat and calories than is noted on them? Same idea for the fast food places, I feel. Another question that I have is, who did the resting to see how much fat, salt etc was in each of these items? Was it an independent lab, or just some company on their payroll so that the numbers could be fudged. A bit off topic, but still with easy meals. Has anyone watched the news about the healthy choice frozen meals that contain more fat and calories than is noted on them? Same idea for the fast food places, I feel.

]]> By: Glynis http://unstoppablefatloss.com/blog/what-do-you-think-about-the-taco-bell-drive-thru-diet/#comment-13041 Glynis Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:40:49 +0000 http://unstoppablefatloss.com/blog/?p=391#comment-13041 Nice post. I am a little disgusted at all the fast-food places that are saying diet this, low-calorie that...healthy choices don't come with enough salt to cause a stroke! Try going into one of those places and ask them to remove something from the sandwich that you don't want....most times, it can't be done because it comes pre-mixed! I was in a fast-food place and watched a lady order the "healthy" sandwich, and asked for no bread, she was treated like she had lost her mind. Read between the lines, and see what you find. Try going to one of these places and customize what you want..enjoy the reaction. Nice post. I am a little disgusted at all the fast-food places that are saying diet this, low-calorie that…healthy choices don’t come with enough salt to cause a stroke! Try going into one of those places and ask them to remove something from the sandwich that you don’t want….most times, it can’t be done because it comes pre-mixed! I was in a fast-food place and watched a lady order the “healthy” sandwich, and asked for no bread, she was treated like she had lost her mind. Read between the lines, and see what you find. Try going to one of these places and customize what you want..enjoy the reaction.

]]> By: Meredith http://unstoppablefatloss.com/blog/what-do-you-think-about-the-taco-bell-drive-thru-diet/#comment-13025 Meredith Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:56:12 +0000 http://unstoppablefatloss.com/blog/?p=391#comment-13025 Outraged? nah... They are just giving customers what they say they want. And, I think one could lose weight (not get healthier but lose weight) eating any one thing all the time because it would stop tasting good after a while. And, convenience is nice. I wouldn't complain is somebody offered to come to my house and cooked healthy meals for me Overall, I don't think it is a bad thing that fast food outlets are starting offer *something* worth eating in a pinch. Outraged? nah… They are just giving customers what they say they want. And, I think one could lose weight (not get healthier but lose weight) eating any one thing all the time because it would stop tasting good after a while.

And, convenience is nice. I wouldn’t complain is somebody offered to come to my house and cooked healthy meals for me Overall, I don’t think it is a bad thing that fast food outlets are starting offer *something* worth eating in a pinch.

]]> By: Ryan M Hall http://unstoppablefatloss.com/blog/what-do-you-think-about-the-taco-bell-drive-thru-diet/#comment-13020 Ryan M Hall Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:49:08 +0000 http://unstoppablefatloss.com/blog/?p=391#comment-13020 Well said. :) Well said. :)

]]> By: Ryan M Hall http://unstoppablefatloss.com/blog/what-do-you-think-about-the-taco-bell-drive-thru-diet/#comment-13019 Ryan M Hall Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:48:41 +0000 http://unstoppablefatloss.com/blog/?p=391#comment-13019 Hey Scott, Nah, I'm not outraged, I think it's good that they have healthier options. It's nice to see options when you are super crunched for time and don't have a choice other than going hungry. Cameron, good point, overindulgence is one of the big problems, it's not just the food, but the fact that we eat so much of it. Before I lost my weight, I would regularly polish off a medium pizza during the day and eat a full freezer pizza at night. (no wonder I was fat:) ) Ryan Hey Scott,

Nah, I’m not outraged, I think it’s good that they have healthier options. It’s nice to see options when you are super crunched for time and don’t have a choice other than going hungry.

Cameron, good point, overindulgence is one of the big problems, it’s not just the food, but the fact that we eat so much of it. Before I lost my weight, I would regularly polish off a medium pizza during the day and eat a full freezer pizza at night. (no wonder I was fat:) )

Ryan

]]> By: Cameron http://unstoppablefatloss.com/blog/what-do-you-think-about-the-taco-bell-drive-thru-diet/#comment-13017 Cameron Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:31:08 +0000 http://unstoppablefatloss.com/blog/?p=391#comment-13017 The problem with the obesity crisis across America and the rest of the world isn't completely based around the bad foods that around us, its the overindulging of all of these. Like you said before, I enjoy my favorite foods one day a week to kick my metabolism back up and spike my sugar levels so my body isn't getting used to the calorie deficit. I also agree that these ingredients are doing unseen damage to your internal organs and overall physical/mental health, even though the outside might be showing results. The average Taco Bell goer isn't going to be following the Christine way with a calorie deficit, they're going in and getting 2-3X the amount she probably ate, a large drink, and then probably going home to have a nice food coma nap afterwards. It's a nice idea but if you can't get away from eating fast food the majority of the time, i doubt this is going to help very many people. It's not like all these fast food places coming out with healthy menu options is slowing the obesity rate, it seems to be still climbing. Just my 2 cents. The problem with the obesity crisis across America and the rest of the world isn’t completely based around the bad foods that around us, its the overindulging of all of these. Like you said before, I enjoy my favorite foods one day a week to kick my metabolism back up and spike my sugar levels so my body isn’t getting used to the calorie deficit. I also agree that these ingredients are doing unseen damage to your internal organs and overall physical/mental health, even though the outside might be showing results. The average Taco Bell goer isn’t going to be following the Christine way with a calorie deficit, they’re going in and getting 2-3X the amount she probably ate, a large drink, and then probably going home to have a nice food coma nap afterwards. It’s a nice idea but if you can’t get away from eating fast food the majority of the time, i doubt this is going to help very many people. It’s not like all these fast food places coming out with healthy menu options is slowing the obesity rate, it seems to be still climbing. Just my 2 cents.

]]> By: Scott Tousignant http://unstoppablefatloss.com/blog/what-do-you-think-about-the-taco-bell-drive-thru-diet/#comment-13009 Scott Tousignant Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:59:45 +0000 http://unstoppablefatloss.com/blog/?p=391#comment-13009 I couldn't agree more! I couldn’t agree more!

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