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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-26-07 11:50 AM
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Michael Moore is on a Diet
http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/features_julieshealthclub/2007/06/michael-moores-.html

Q. How much sleep did you get last night?
A. Thank you for asking that. I got seven hours. A common denominator among big guys like me who are trying to take care of our health is that we’re not getting enough sleep. It's an important part of the equation, but it’s rarely discussed. What I’ve been telling people, especially guys like me from the Midwest who are never going to go to a spinning class, is get up and go for a walk, a good walk, 30 to 40 minutes a day. Sweat a little bit.

Q: Did you walk today?
A: Yes, up and down Michigan Avenue.

Q: (Incredulous) You didn’t go to the lakefront?
A: I like this little strip here. (He gestures to Michigan Avenue.)

Q: Other than getting seven to eight hours of sleep and walking, what else are you doing to lose weight?

A. I eat at least 35 grams of fiber every day. Eat foods that are heavy in weight but low in calories. I got this idea from Roger Ebert; he was the one who turned me on to the Pritikin Longevity Center in Florida. (Eating heavy foods) naturally creates the same thing as gastric bypass; it gives you a full feeling so you don’t want any more food. Just eat things that have some weight to them.

Q: So you’ve lost weight since filming “Sicko?”
A: Yes, about 30 pounds doing these three things (sleep, walking and eating heavy foods).
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-26-07 11:51 AM
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1. Aw crap. Now nobody'll see my funny lil pic in the other thread! lol!
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-26-07 11:53 AM
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2. post it here?
:shrug:
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Sequoia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-26-07 11:54 AM
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3. Yes, I want to see it.
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-26-07 11:54 AM
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4. Yes... that would take care of that.... lol!
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-26-07 11:55 AM
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5. ahh, I see that it looses its meaning here
Maybe I should insult fat people in the OP?

:D
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-26-07 11:58 AM
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8. lol! It's all good - as long as at least one person sees what took me all of 30 seconds to make.
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RB TexLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-26-07 11:58 AM
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9. I wouldn't worry too much, my cat knows that cat and said he's not as nice as he looks
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-26-07 12:00 PM
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11. tooshay.
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nonconformist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-26-07 11:55 AM
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6. Good for him! Keep up the good work, Mike! nt
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theoldman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-26-07 11:57 AM
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7. What are heavy foods?
I always thought that heavy foods were fat foods.
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1monster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-26-07 01:06 PM
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15. Carrots are one heavy food that really creates a full feeling that lasts
for hours. It also takes more calories to digest them than they contain, so your are helping yourself lose weight two ways.
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librechik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-26-07 01:13 PM
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16. Low glycemic Index= foods that take a long time to digest relative to their weight
like whole grains, fresh fruits and veggies, peanut butter, highprotein low carb things. (meats and poultry)

The Whole Foods Diet. The university of Texas Diet.

It works!
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Nimrod2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-26-07 11:59 AM
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10. I would lose too, if I ate and walked in my sleep!
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SharonRB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-26-07 12:05 PM
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12. So, does this mean he's running for president?
Just askin' -- worked for Gore. :shrug:
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-26-07 12:11 PM
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13. maybe the speculation will begin
:D
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-26-07 12:18 PM
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14. Good for Michael. When I saw him on TV lately on some of
the talk shows, I saw how heavy he had become and I worried about his health down the line. He seemed to have a problem with his breathing while he talked. He's one of our treasures and we can't lose him. I'm glad he's recognized that he's too heavy and is doing something about it.
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Matsubara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-26-07 01:20 PM
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18. He wasn't always so big...



LOL. You should see some of my 80s photos - with my towering Corey Haim-inspired aqua-net hair.
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Matsubara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-26-07 01:16 PM
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17. I love that he's trying to improve his health.
I **HHHAAAATTTEEE** when people say "Michael Moore is a fat slob (therefore he's not worth listening to)"

:mad:
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