Are you motivated to lose weight to improve your health rather than only for looks? I myself gain more motivation by learning about processed food ingredients and what they do to the body than I do by thinking only about my looks. Don’t get me wrong, I do gain motivation by the latter, but health, biology, and gaining knowledge about the evolution of our food industry really gets me going.
If these topics also motivate you, I recommend that you watch Super Size Me, a documentary by filmmaker Morgan Spurlock. I’ve owned this DVD since it was released, and it’s something that you can watch multiple times; in fact it helps me to watch it again when my motivation wanes.
In this documentary, Morgan goes on a diet of only McDonald’s food for 30 days. Prior to this experiment, he gets complete medical testing and those results are documented throughout the process. Needless to say, his health and medical test results decrease rapidly, along with the extra bonus of (quick) weight gain. He feels horrible, loses his libido, and is listless and tired until he gets a shot of the food again.
I gave my motivation a boost by watching Super Size Me again because it ties into another post that I am writing. The DVD also includes extras, and the interview with Eric Schlosser, the author of Fast Food Nation
It’s little tidbits like this that stick in my mind and turn me off the fast food burger joints. There are many other points made in the DVD that motivated me to stay away from fast food in general, and I even used it as a resource for a couple of previous articles (here and here).
If you’re looking for some motivation to get off of fast food, improve your health, and drop some weight in the process, you can find it on Amazon:
This post has really motivated me to improve my eating habits. I’ve been eating a lot of junk lately and drinking far too much wine. I’m constantly coming down with bugs, and after reading your post I realise why.
The video sounds interesting. I can’t imagine eating nothing but McDonalds food for 30 days – yuk.
Thanks for reading my Ratatoille review and for leaving a comment! Now, you’ve got me interested in watching this movie too, as I haven’t seen it yet.
I mean I haven’t seen Super Size Me 😆
Hi Olga,
Sure, no problem!
Super Size Me is awesome….I wish that everyone would watch it! 🙂
Hi Catherine,
That’s great that you’re feeling motivated now. I can say that when I’ve eaten a lot of junk, I feel just horrible; dragging around, bloated, just not good! I also would get sick very easily. However, when I eat healthy and get my regular exercise in, I’m on top of the world. 🙂
Super Size Me gave me a real kick in my motivation, and it continues to do so whenever I watch it.
but i hope my motivation would last longer 😳
Super Size Me is great…I’ve watched it several times to re-motivate myself. 🙂