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Conference rocks::weight_control

Title:	Weight Loss and Maintenance
Notice:	PLEASE enter notes in mixed case (CAPS ARE SHOUTING)!
Moderator:	ASICS::LESLIE

Created:	Tue Jul 10 1990
Last Modified:	Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	933
Total number of notes:	9931

491.0. "Warning: Dieting May Be Hazardous" by ANT::ZARLENGA (radios pumpin' to the way she walked) Wed Aug 09 1989 02:41

	This Consumer's Union special just aired on HBO.
    
    	I must say I really thought it was done well, and presented
    lots of facts, and even a few surprises.
    
    	It's very educational, and they also detail some actual cases
    of people who got sick from diet pills and other medications that
    contain the appetite suppressant phenylproponalomine(sp?).

        
    	Now, for 10 points, which has more calories, a McDonald's Big
    Mac, or a McDonald's chef sald with thousand island dressing?
    
    -mike z

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
491.1		LESLIE::LESLIE		`Wed Aug 09 1989 10:30`	4
491.2	oops, the Big Mac should be 570, not 590 ...	ANT::ZARLENGA	radios pumpin' to the way she walked	`Wed Aug 09 1989 10:47`	13
	.1> Should think they're about the same. Big Mac 590 Chef Salad w/ 1000 island dressing 620 There are only 230 in the salad itself, and 390 in the packet of salad dressing. Fat can sneak in when you're not looking. -mike z
491.3		LESLIE::LESLIE		`Wed Aug 09 1989 13:25`	8
491.4	Just use a little of it	ATSE::BLOCK	Oh my God, you're from the SIXTIES!!	`Wed Aug 09 1989 13:53`	9
	I dislike diet dressings, so I just use the regular stuff sparingly. I wouldn't want as much as they put in one of those packets, anyway. If I'm being careful, it's enough for 3-4 salads. Not great, but if I don't filch any fries :-), then I'm getting about 1 day's worth of fat according to WW (I think). Beverly
491.5	This is what I get...	CAPNET::BARKER		`Wed Aug 09 1989 18:24`	7
	How about the Garden Salad with the Light Italian Dressing? How many calories is that? --A
491.6		LESLIE::LESLIE		`Wed Aug 09 1989 19:50`	3
	Don't McDonalds publish calorie counts in the US? They do in the UK...but the calorie counts may be different.
491.7		ANT::ZARLENGA	radios pumpin' to the way she walked	`Wed Aug 09 1989 20:44`	15
	.6> Don't McDonalds publish calorie counts in the US? They do in the .6> UK...but the calorie counts may be different. Yes, they do, but you have to ask the manager for them, and they seem to run out all the time. You can also ask for the address, so you can write them for the nutritional information, rather than waiting for your local McDs to get some more. Of course, that doesn't help you now. -mike z
491.8	ex	DZIGN::KELLY		`Mon Aug 14 1989 18:23`	8
	I'm not positive but I believe that the McDonald's Lite Vinagrette Dressing, which isn't bad tasting at all, has 60 calories and NO FAT......when I was doing Weight Loss Clinic, they considered it o.k.......because of the 0 fat content....... I recommend the Chicken Salad with that Lite dressing....it really is great!!! AND NO FAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!