I always looked at those fat people in fast food restaurants that order 3 whoppers and a large fries and then get a diet coke with contempt. I mean, seriously that is dumb. If you are going to calorically kill yourself, at least do it drinking a regular Coke.

That was until yesterday. See, in training for my marathon I was eating much healthier and I decided to switch to diet drinks on the rare occassions I had a soda. I ended up developing a taste for diet drinks and regular is too sweet for me. Well, I finished the marathon and I have been eating progressively worse since. The other day my wife and I were in a hurry and I was starving. I ordered a Double Whopper with cheese, fries and a Diet Coke. My wife was ashamed that she had married "that guy".

1/4/2006 10:15:34 AM

hahahaha. I know what you mean. I can't drink regular coke anymore... even if it is with a whopper. It's not because i'm saving calories... it's because it's too sweet.

1/4/2006 10:16:38 AM

i like how when fat people order something
they're killing themselves calorically

but when you order the same thing
you were just in a hurry, and starving

but i'm glad you no longer have the contempt thing going

[Edited on January 4, 2006 at 10:41 AM. Reason : justified]

1/4/2006 10:41:23 AM

But mmmm I'll throw down some sweet tea.

1/4/2006 10:42:26 AM

I hate diet sodas, generally speaking

But diet pepsi vanilla and diet pepsi cherry I can handle

mmmm sugarrrr

1/4/2006 10:44:06 AM

thats how my dad is, always drinks diet. my gf cant really tell the difference anymore cuz she has a taste for both.

1/4/2006 10:44:18 AM

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"i like how when fat people order something they're killing themselves calorically but when you order the same thing you were just in a hurry, and starving but i'm glad you no longer have the contempt thing going"

Yep. A lot of these kids are going to be in for a rude awakening sometime after college when they no longer walk to class, no longer have tons of free time to excercise, and their metabolism hits the floor.

1/4/2006 10:50:11 AM

well the thing is... regardless of how much you weigh your arteries are still going to get clogged up from eatting crappy food all the time

1/4/2006 10:56:13 AM

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"Yep. A lot of these kids are going to be in for a rude awakening sometime after college when they no longer walk to class, no longer have tons of free time to excercise, and their metabolism hits the floor."

Shoot. I've been out for a year, dropped 25 lbs. and I'm in the best shape I've been in in my entire life. I think stress makes me lose weight. My job is really stressful.

1/4/2006 10:59:59 AM

At least they are trying to cut some calories somewhere.

Oh and I'm another who can no longer likes regular soda, diet all the way. Diet Dr Pepper, Diet Coke with Lime, Diet Cherry Pepsi, Diet Cherry Coke, Sprite Zero, etc.

1/4/2006 11:03:00 AM

diet coke is the only soda i really like.
root beer is alright, and cream soda too, but diet coke is yummy

1/4/2006 11:05:55 AM

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"A lot of these kids are going to be in for a rude awakening sometime after college when they no longer walk to class, no longer have tons of free time to excercise, and their metabolism hits the floor."

i don't think that is jocristian's case

i mean, dude runs marathons, so hes clearly active, and he has a wife, so i think he's prolly been out a little while

but yes, a lot of people are going to realize how hard it is to lose weight/keep weight off as a grown up

and re-buying suits and dress clothes is a bitch

and this comment wins:

Quote :

"well the thing is... regardless of how much you weigh your arteries are still going to get clogged up from eatting crappy food all the time"

1/4/2006 11:09:21 AM

i like diet dr. pepper.

1/4/2006 11:11:32 AM

1) diet sodas taste better

2) I hate fat people

1/4/2006 11:13:38 AM

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"At least they are trying to cut some calories somewhere. "

1/4/2006 11:23:37 AM

it's not an excuse for all, but some people that order diet sodas are diabetic.

1/4/2006 12:37:52 PM

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"i like how when fat people order something they're killing themselves calorically but when you order the same thing you were just in a hurry, and starving but i'm glad you no longer have the contempt thing going"

yeah yeah, double standard... I know. Believe me, it is hard to keep weight off. I have never been fat but when I got married, I gained about 35 lbs. because I basically sat on my ass after work every night. I hate when the hard work and excersize that I put in to stay fit is discounted though. The reason I can afford to eat fast food every now and then is because I have put the work in to get my metabolism up where I can burn it fairly easily. I am of the opinion that obese people should not give themselves that luxury.


Anyways, I wasn't trying to start a fat people flame war, I just wanted to post something amusing to me and my wife.

1/4/2006 1:26:50 PM

perhaps thats what they enjoy doing. i dont see why we should force people to prize health over tastey food, convenience, or both.

1/4/2006 1:41:21 PM

hey I order diet drinks sometimes when I get fast food


it's like, I know I'm eating shitty, why dig myself even more into a caloric deficit that has to be worked off?

1/4/2006 1:43:22 PM

Some people like diet soda because it tastes good.

Other people avoid fast food joints because all their food tastes terrible.

1/4/2006 1:43:44 PM

no lie, if I wouldn't weigh 400 pounds I would eat fast food for every meal



I love the shit

1/4/2006 1:45:11 PM

oh shawna

lets get some fast food

i'll spring for the upsize

1/4/2006 1:50:08 PM

i agree.... regular colas are way too sweet for me, and i can't even drink sweet tea for the reason
but chugging a mountain dew is a great way to perk up for work.. WOW

[Edited on January 4, 2006 at 1:52 PM. Reason : ]

1/4/2006 1:52:07 PM

don't tempt me, good sir

1/4/2006 1:52:09 PM

where is your favorite of the big 3?

i'd say burger king, then mcdonalds, then wendys

1/4/2006 1:56:31 PM

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""i like how when fat people order something they're killing themselves calorically but when you order the same thing you were just in a hurry, and starving but i'm glad you no longer have the contempt thing going" yeah yeah, double standard... I know."

No it isn't. His comment was out of context from yours. I don't think it is a slippery slope to assume a fat person orders this type of meal regularly. So yes, they are killing (or better said, continuing to kill) themselves calorically, where-as you, are just in a hurry on this occasion.

1/4/2006 1:56:32 PM

^^I don't really have a favorite


they all have good stuff, and on days and off days


it just depends on whatever is close to where I am

1/4/2006 2:05:53 PM

I think all you old people develop sensitivity to sweets

I mean, wtf, how does diet coke taste better than coke?

1/4/2006 2:06:28 PM

^i wonder that shit myself


I have tried switching to diet sodas so many times but I still crave regular sodas

1/4/2006 2:07:05 PM

drink fucking water, its not that hard

1/4/2006 2:07:17 PM

that's what I usually do


but on the occasions where I do drink soda I like the regular sugary stuff

1/4/2006 2:09:03 PM

i wasn't talking to you directly shawna. i was gonna post that regardless, it just happened to look like a reply

1/4/2006 2:13:21 PM

i drink it all the time, suck it. im like 50% sugar and caffeien at any given time.

1/4/2006 2:14:04 PM

When I worked at raleigh grande it was always

- Large Popcorn with extra salt and butter (not really butter just greasy oil)
- Candy
- Smalldiet coke..........?

how the fuck do you wash down a large popcorn with extra salt using a small diet coke???????

1/4/2006 2:14:05 PM

BECUASE A SMALL DIET COKE COSTS $3.00

1/4/2006 2:17:41 PM

if you are sprining for the big popcorn you can handlet he big drink probably. now i DO hate buttery popcorn compared to other types. the 94% fat free from popsecret tastes just as good.

1/4/2006 2:18:42 PM

^^You don't, you will actaully become more dehydrated

1/4/2006 2:20:19 PM

i always get no butter on popcorn so i don't have to share it. all my friends love it

1/4/2006 2:20:42 PM

GOOD sweet tea > water > regular soda > most diet sodas > NASTY sweet tea


Wendy's used to be #1 on my list, then they went to shit after the old man died. And Hardee's burgers really are tasty now - I've had better mushroom melts at Hardees than at some steakhouses.

Andy's/Smithfield's > Subway/Arby's/Hardee's > McD's > KFC/TacoHell > BK/Wendy's > Bojo's

I know them all, and I know what I like, I just don't eat at any of them very often. I'm like rainman, see. I just commit all those menus to memory. Not really.

1/4/2006 2:25:23 PM

Bojangles > all other fast food.

Anyone who disagrees with this is automatically wrong.

1/4/2006 2:26:52 PM

I like their dirty rice and their biscuits, plus some of their sides. The tea's okay. Their chicken sucks. It tastes burnt and soggy to me.

1/4/2006 2:29:24 PM

how about us diabetics that can eat 4 hamburgers (aka protein with a couple carbs in the buns) but don't want to committ suicide on the most carbohydrate-ridden substance on the planet.. coke.

I'll fucking eat you under the table, but the amount of sugar that a single service of coke has would be worse for me to eat than a piece of cake with icing all over it.

1/4/2006 2:29:36 PM

^gg. that's what I said! soda is bad for you anyway, but don't judge someone if they order lots of food and a diet drink b/c they could be diabetic.

[Edited on January 4, 2006 at 2:33 PM. Reason : ..]

1/4/2006 2:32:17 PM

i drink on average about one and a half 2-liters of coke per day. sometimes ill get mountain dew or sprite, but most of the time it's coke. never diet

1/4/2006 2:32:28 PM

occasional regular coke or sprite. I'm not going to try diet b/c I can manage my health in other ways.

but otherwise water and juices.

1/4/2006 3:01:06 PM

I used to say the same thing man... but I made myself drink diet at work for like 2 weeks straight and now I dont even really like regular drinks anymore.

diet dr. pepper, diet sunkist, diet coke..... mmmmm

1/4/2006 3:05:35 PM

I drink probably a gallon of milk every 3 days. I love the shit. Skim only though. That nasty Whole milk is too much.

1/4/2006 3:12:07 PM

I grew up drinking whole milk, once I got with my husband started drinking 2% and now whole milk is too much for me.

1/4/2006 3:13:43 PM

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"Wendy's used to be #1 on my list, then they went to shit after the old man died. "

Crazy talk. The ability to get a good side salad or a chili (which is surprisingly healthy) instead of fries for a combo meal makes them #1, regardless. Heck, they even offer Baked Lay's chips now with combos. Fries are the killer, the rest of the food can be pretty decent healthwise.

1/4/2006 3:39:36 PM

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"Andy's/Smithfield's > Subway/Arby's/Hardee's > McD's > KFC/TacoHell > BK/Wendy's > Bojo's"

Wendy's is decent.

Bojangles is damn good.

McDonald's has the absolute shittiest food ever and their marketing campaigns make me want to commit hara-kiri.


I'll agree that Hardee's is good shit, but I could get a better and cheaper burger at a real restauarant.

1/4/2006 4:33:47 PM