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altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 8:17 am	Post subject: Eating contests Eating contest are, I think, very popular in the US. What surprises me is that the people that take part are not always that overweight. How can this be? And surely eating 58 sausages in 10 minutes isn't good for your health... what are the long term effects of something like this? Aaron


Noraa Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 9:33 am	Post subject: I don't think there are any longterm effects of joining eating contests every few months.. Most people probably don't gain weight from it because they only do it once. If a person would go to eating competitions every week then they'd probably end up having health problems..

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 9:17 am	Post subject: But the people that compete in these events seriously, don't they also train/practice for them? Aaron

frankcow Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 2:41 pm	Post subject: I used to landscape for a living, and would eat insane amounts of food without any weight gain. Now I work in an office, but still blow people away for how much food I can eat at once for being a trim guy. I guess your stomach just develops and retains a certain capacity

Scolls Joined: 05 Aug 2005 Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:26 am	Post subject: I suspect that one of the "long term" effects must be a long term on the bog!!!

cloningOk Joined: 25 Jul 2004 Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 1:00 am	Post subject: Re: Eating contests altyfc wrote: Eating contest are, I think, very popular in the US. What surprises me is that the people that take part are not always that overweight. How can this be? Aaron I think that they have great metabolism. This is probably why they don't gain so much weight. Also this kind of proves that what kind of food you eat and how you eat affect your weight a lot. For example, Americans take an excessive amount of sugar in addition to the fact that they eat a lot. That definitely makes them become overweight.

Camron Joined: 15 Aug 2007 Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 1:22 am	Post subject: Man, we had one of these last week in my town. Everyone who participated was skinny as a toothpick. Metabolism? Maybe

Soliloquy Joined: 23 Feb 2008 Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:06 pm	Post subject: Frankly I don't understand the appeal of these contests.

Faithless Joined: 15 Feb 2008 Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:24 am	Post subject: Soliloquy wrote: Frankly I don't understand the appeal of these contests. Agreed. A couple of hours ago, I read about a man who died after a cake eating contest. So it's not only dumb, but it kills as well.

Soliloquy Joined: 23 Feb 2008 Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 6:05 pm	Post subject: Sounds like a really unpleasant way to die (free cake notwithsstanding...)

TVDinner Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 9:45 pm	Post subject: eating contests are popular all over the world. these people train and work out for them like anything else. and the best and biggest eaters are not heavy people - they are thin

Trulyana Joined: 11 Mar 2008 Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 10:50 pm	Post subject: Re: Eating contests altyfc wrote: Eating contest are, I think, very popular in the US. What surprises me is that the people that take part are not always that overweight. How can this be? And surely eating 58 sausages in 10 minutes isn't good for your health... what are the long term effects of something like this? Aaron I think most of the people tend to practise for these occasions, therefore have the stamina do do these competitions with ease. For many, it's rather a hobby. I don't think it's a life threatening issue all the time, as many know what they are doing, and why they are doing it. Of course, there have been moments where it has been life threatening as they have took it too far, and not paid attention to their bodies. Usually, when we are hungry we get that call from our stomachs and we follow it, our body acts as an alert. It helps in these competitions, if people are disciplined and educated to be mentally and physically aware of their bodies, before that final hit, and when it takes over, before it's too late to stop.

TVDinner Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:03 am	Post subject: I actually honestly believe that I could compete in some of the eating contests. I always have felt that I could

Trulyana Joined: 11 Mar 2008 Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:10 am	Post subject: TVDinner wrote: I actually honestly believe that I could compete in some of the eating contests. I always have felt that I could Well I cheer for you if you take part, as moral support is always helpful.

TVDinner Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:06 pm	Post subject: lol - last year I ate 2 dozen (24) Krispy Kreame donuts in 15 minutes. That was easy. going for more soon, lol

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altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 8:17 am

Post subject: Eating contests

Eating contest are, I think, very popular in the US. What surprises me is that the people that take part are not always that overweight.

How can this be?

And surely eating 58 sausages in 10 minutes isn't good for your health... what are the long term effects of something like this?

Aaron

Noraa

Joined: 04 Sep 2006

Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 9:33 am

Post subject:

I don't think there are any longterm effects of joining eating contests every few months.. Most people probably don't gain weight from it because they only do it once. If a person would go to eating competitions every week then they'd probably end up having health problems..

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 9:17 am

Post subject:

But the people that compete in these events seriously, don't they also train/practice for them?

Aaron

frankcow

Joined: 26 Jun 2006

Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 2:41 pm

Post subject:

I used to landscape for a living, and would eat insane amounts of food without any weight gain. Now I work in an office, but still blow people away for how much food I can eat at once for being a trim guy.

I guess your stomach just develops and retains a certain capacity

Scolls

Joined: 05 Aug 2005

Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:26 am

Post subject:

I suspect that one of the "long term" effects must be a long term on the bog!!! Laughing

cloningOk

Joined: 25 Jul 2004

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 1:00 am

Post subject: Re: Eating contests

altyfc wrote:

Eating contest are, I think, very popular in the US. What surprises me is that the people that take part are not always that overweight.

How can this be?

Aaron

I think that they have great metabolism. This is probably why they don't gain so much weight. Also this kind of proves that what kind of food you eat and how you eat affect your weight a lot. For example, Americans take an excessive amount of sugar in addition to the fact that they eat a lot. That definitely makes them become overweight.

Camron

Joined: 15 Aug 2007

Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 1:22 am

Post subject:

Man, we had one of these last week in my town. Everyone who participated was skinny as a toothpick.

Metabolism? Maybe

Soliloquy

Joined: 23 Feb 2008

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:06 pm

Post subject:

Frankly I don't understand the appeal of these contests.

Faithless

Joined: 15 Feb 2008

Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:24 am

Post subject:

Soliloquy wrote:

Frankly I don't understand the appeal of these contests.

Agreed. A couple of hours ago, I read about a man who died after a cake eating contest.
So it's not only dumb, but it kills as well.

Soliloquy

Joined: 23 Feb 2008

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 6:05 pm

Post subject:

Sounds like a really unpleasant way to die (free cake notwithsstanding...)

TVDinner

Joined: 21 Jun 2007

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 9:45 pm

Post subject:

eating contests are popular all over the world. these people train and work out for them like anything else. and the best and biggest eaters are not heavy people - they are thin

Trulyana

Joined: 11 Mar 2008

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 10:50 pm

Post subject: Re: Eating contests

altyfc wrote:

I think most of the people tend to practise for these occasions, therefore have the stamina do do these competitions with ease. For many, it's rather a hobby. I don't think it's a life threatening issue all the time, as many know what they are doing, and why they are doing it.

Of course, there have been moments where it has been life threatening as they have took it too far, and not paid attention to their bodies. Usually, when we are hungry we get that call from our stomachs and we follow it, our body acts as an alert. It helps in these competitions, if people are disciplined and educated to be mentally and physically aware of their bodies, before that final hit, and when it takes over, before it's too late to stop.

TVDinner

Joined: 21 Jun 2007

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:03 am

Post subject:

I actually honestly believe that I could compete in some of the eating contests. I always have felt that I could

Trulyana

Joined: 11 Mar 2008

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:10 am

Post subject:

TVDinner wrote:

I actually honestly believe that I could compete in some of the eating contests. I always have felt that I could

Well I cheer for you if you take part, as moral support is always helpful. Very Happy

TVDinner

Joined: 21 Jun 2007

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:06 pm

Post subject:

lol - last year I ate 2 dozen (24) Krispy Kreame donuts in 15 minutes. That was easy. going for more soon, lol

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