Comments on: The Pray Your Fat Away Diet http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/23/the-pray-your-fat-away-diet/ General interest observations and true web-log. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:39:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Glenn E. http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/23/the-pray-your-fat-away-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1604437 Glenn E. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:51:39 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63569#comment-1604437 Drop cable. Because it's not much more than a way to sell the calories. Lose the Food Network, and rich lifestyles channels. Why isn't there a Diet Channel? Remember when ESPN2 had three hours of exercise shows? I miss them. It all got replaced with exhibition sports. And watching these, became an excuse to eat high calorie snacks. So why is anything that tell you not to listen to these televised voices of bad health, considered an extreme or usual religious solution? Because the mainstream commercial media industry is what help us put on the pounds, in the first place. The very same media that can't quite bring itself to allow condom ads. But tells you about Viagra every other hour of the day. As if that crap were an essential vitamin you've been missing. It's all backwards and insane. Drop cable. Because it’s not much more than a way to sell the calories. Lose the Food Network, and rich lifestyles channels. Why isn’t there a Diet Channel? Remember when ESPN2 had three hours of exercise shows? I miss them. It all got replaced with exhibition sports. And watching these, became an excuse to eat high calorie snacks. So why is anything that tell you not to listen to these televised voices of bad health, considered an extreme or usual religious solution? Because the mainstream commercial media industry is what help us put on the pounds, in the first place.

The very same media that can’t quite bring itself to allow condom ads. But tells you about Viagra every other hour of the day. As if that crap were an essential vitamin you’ve been missing. It’s all backwards and insane.

]]> By: Uncle Patso http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/23/the-pray-your-fat-away-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1604418 Uncle Patso Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:31:47 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63569#comment-1604418 From the article: "The basic principle is that dieters need to identify the deeper reasons why they over-eat..." Sounds good. I suppose the faith part just makes you feel all holy for losing the weight, and maybe to help a little with the whole "will power" thing. Reminds me of the episode of "The Beverly Hillbillies" where Granny talks about her miracle cold cure: <b>Banker:</b> Your medicine cures colds? <b>Granny:</b> Yup! <b>Banker:</b> How does it work? <b>Granny:</b> You take some of this and go to bed and in a week or ten days, you're cured! <b>Uncle Jed:</b> Works every time! From the article:
“The basic principle is that dieters need to identify the deeper reasons why they over-eat…”

Sounds good. I suppose the faith part just makes you feel all holy for losing the weight, and maybe to help a little with the whole “will power” thing.

Reminds me of the episode of “The Beverly Hillbillies” where Granny talks about her miracle cold cure:
Banker: Your medicine cures colds?
Granny: Yup!
Banker: How does it work?
Granny: You take some of this and go to bed and in a week or ten days, you’re cured!
Uncle Jed: Works every time!

]]> By: m.c. in l.v. http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/23/the-pray-your-fat-away-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1604357 m.c. in l.v. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:13:21 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63569#comment-1604357 Can I still have Devil's food cake? Yeah, where can I get one of those dinosaurs eating the fish thingy? It will look great next to my Flying Spaghetti Monster. Can I still have Devil’s food cake?

Yeah, where can I get one of those dinosaurs eating the fish thingy? It will look great next to my Flying Spaghetti Monster.

]]> By: clancys_daddy http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/23/the-pray-your-fat-away-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1604261 clancys_daddy Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:06:16 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63569#comment-1604261 More importantly where can I get that magnet. More importantly where can I get that magnet.

]]> By: GlowingApple http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/23/the-pray-your-fat-away-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1604176 GlowingApple Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:24:57 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63569#comment-1604176 "I wonder if a diet of only communion wafers and wine would do the trick." I have heard several reports about Christians who <a href="http://www.frtommylane.com/homilies/year_b/18.htm" rel="nofollow"><u>do just that</u></a>. Whether you believe the reports is another story... “I wonder if a diet of only communion wafers and wine would do the trick.”

I have heard several reports about Christians who do just that.

Whether you believe the reports is another story…

]]> By: Mr. Fusion http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/23/the-pray-your-fat-away-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1604173 Mr. Fusion Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:01:55 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63569#comment-1604173 Next headline, NEW JESUS SECT PRAYS FOR COSMETIC SURGERY. Great Success claimed. Beer Companies upset. Next headline,

NEW JESUS SECT PRAYS
FOR COSMETIC SURGERY.

Great Success claimed.

Beer Companies upset.

]]> By: The Monster's Lawyer http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/23/the-pray-your-fat-away-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1604169 The Monster's Lawyer Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:36:13 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63569#comment-1604169 I keep praying that all these religious people come to their senses and realize that there is no god. I keep praying that all these religious people come to their senses and realize that there is no god.

]]> By: Improbus http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/23/the-pray-your-fat-away-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1604162 Improbus Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:40:06 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63569#comment-1604162 You don't need to pray. Just eat a salad a day and get some exercise. Jeez. Oh, and stop eating or drinking anything with HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup) in it. You don’t need to pray. Just eat a salad a day and get some exercise. Jeez.

Oh, and stop eating or drinking anything with HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup) in it.

]]> By: chuck http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/23/the-pray-your-fat-away-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1604155 chuck Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:33:22 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63569#comment-1604155 I ate nothing but loaves and fishes for a month and I still gained weight (and there was enough food left over to fill 4 baskets!). I ate nothing but loaves and fishes for a month and I still gained weight (and there was enough food left over to fill 4 baskets!).

]]> By: Don Quixote http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/23/the-pray-your-fat-away-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1604151 Don Quixote Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:13:55 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63569#comment-1604151 Finally a good use for the god thing. Which makes me wonder, Christians have been celebrating the birth of Jesus with a Pagan Yule festival, and his resurrection with another Pagan Aster Festival, but no one celebrates his Bar Mitzvah, not even the Jews. Finally a good use for the god thing.

Which makes me wonder, Christians have been celebrating the birth of Jesus with a Pagan Yule festival, and his resurrection with another Pagan Aster Festival, but no one celebrates his Bar Mitzvah, not even the Jews.

]]> By: Benjamin http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/23/the-pray-your-fat-away-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1604143 Benjamin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:58:23 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63569#comment-1604143 Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. I think that means that you need to treat your body with respect. Feed yourself enough food not to be hungry and stop eating after that. Many Americans grew up thinking that having a clean plate at the end of a meal was required. Your body will tell you to stop eating when you are full. The belief that wasting food is sinful is what makes Americans fat. Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. I think that means that you need to treat your body with respect. Feed yourself enough food not to be hungry and stop eating after that.

Many Americans grew up thinking that having a clean plate at the end of a meal was required. Your body will tell you to stop eating when you are full. The belief that wasting food is sinful is what makes Americans fat.

]]> By: dusanmal http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/23/the-pray-your-fat-away-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1604135 dusanmal Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:40:34 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63569#comment-1604135 Self control was Church message all along. This is just one obvious application. Self control was Church message all along. This is just one obvious application.

]]> By: Mr. Fusion http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/23/the-pray-your-fat-away-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1604134 Mr. Fusion Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:39:47 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63569#comment-1604134 Does the Jesus Diet include diet soda or can you get to drink that lovely high fructose corn syrup sweetened soda? Does the Jesus Diet include diet soda or can you get to drink that lovely high fructose corn syrup sweetened soda?

]]> By: Personality http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/23/the-pray-your-fat-away-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1604133 Personality Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:38:48 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63569#comment-1604133 seven deadly sins is not in the bible, at least not in the original one. I pray the dinosaurs come back and eat all the thumpers. seven deadly sins is not in the bible, at least not in the original one. I pray the dinosaurs come back and eat all the thumpers.

]]> By: Howard Beale http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/23/the-pray-your-fat-away-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1604130 Howard Beale Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:32:21 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63569#comment-1604130 i’m no believer but I’m pretty sure gluttony has been one of the seven deadly sins for centuries glad they can find away to make money off an old idea i’m no believer but I’m pretty sure gluttony has been one of the seven deadly sins for centuries glad they can find away to make money off an old idea

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