re: Why do OTers pretend they don’t eat fast food?

My latest McDonalds was in 2013... my GrandMa just died, and having breakfast with my GrandPa at his favorite place meant a lot to him. Before that it was 1995 in Bayern. I wanted to see what McDonalds was supposed to be like.

Burger King: last time $$ given was in the twentieth century.

Chick-Fil-A: they pissed me off by being closed when I needed them on a Sunday; last time $$ given was before 2010.

Pizza Hut: I determined it was fast food and not real pizza back in the twentieth century; that was the last time they received any material support from me.

Taco Bell: that shite is so deprived of actual meat, I consider it all vegan. Therefore, it's my food's food, not actual food. Plus, its Australian, we got real live Mexicans out in these parts who know to make that stuff correctly.

McDonalds is everything that's wrong with our version of food and culture. As a business they misbehave and disrespect customers; as a competitor they can never, ever challenge a real restaurant. They're an embarrassment to our great nation and I tell auslanders McDonalds is NOT an American institution, it's a Scottish franchise. Sorry, Highlanders, but I can't stand the shame of McDonalds on my national pride. When people ask you why I said Scottland, just shrug and blame the English.

KFC: It was garbage and it was in the twentieth century. I can't believe our military installations fried chicken offer KFC but not Popeyes. It wasn't my fault; other people had to eat!

Popeyes is NOT fast-food. You aren't really going to call Popeyes fast are you?

So, as y'all can see. I have self-respect and standards. More than that, I actually respect the Free Market. I've been trying kill-off shitty fast-food within the framework of capitalism; I reward good restaurants (I say "you did good!!", I say it like I mean! I say with $$$), shitty fast food gets none of my business.

I ask each of you, JOIN ME! Make the American food experience on average suck a lot less, by abandoning shitty gimmicks that are not worthy of your money. Find a mom & pop plate lunch kitchen or a real restaurant; it'll be actual nutrition made of real food. This is also a path to fewer of us being fat-fricks in ten years!

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Idk what you want me to say. 5'7" 183 with a 33" waist is squarely in the healthy category of that chart

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If I'm traveling and need some food I'm pulling into a grocery store and grabbing some deli meat or a bag of pretzels.

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This is the kind of stuff I just don’t believe. Imagine being on a road trip, getting off the interstate, and going to a grocery store to make a sandwich instead of just rolling through a drive thru near the exit.

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yeah, not sure what chart he's referring to. BMI chart has him well into the overweight category.

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Why measure waist circumference?
Carrying excess body fat around your middle is more of a health risk than if weight is on your hips and thighs. Waist circumference is a better estimate of visceral fat, the dangerous internal fat that coats the organs. It is therefore a more accurate predictor of cardiovascular risk, type 2 diabetes in women and metabolic syndrome.

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https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/body-mass-index-bmi-and-waist-circumference

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That may be right for you, but if I dropped down to 150, I'd probably be a 28 inch waist. According to the height/waist chart, that's nearly underweight

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What chart are you using. I'm 5' 8" and wear a 28 and I'm nowhere near underweight. When I was in the army my weight limit was like 171 and I'm an inch taller than you.

I’ll eat a quarter pounder about a twice per year same as Burger King.
Chik fila about every other month. Whata burger about twice per year.
Don’t get me started on raising canes.

Solid reply after I've backed up every one of my claims.

And it isn't my chart. It's a very well known methodology backed up medical practitioners for assessing risk in people who may weigh more than the recommended limits, but carry most of their weight in the lower half of their body.

But I'm sure you're right.

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but carry most of their weight in the lower half of their body.

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This is actually what I was just about to ask -- if you have a really long torso and shorter, heavier legs.

I'm the opposite. I'm 4'10", 108lbs (22.6 BMI, perfectly healthy) but I'm actively dieting because I have an incredibly short torso and any extra weight is carried there and above. Arms and legs are like twigs.

It can be frustrating having a short torso because even small variances in weight means buying new pants or being in pain wearing pants that are too tight.

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