Golden Arches

So there's this article on Yahoo! News about some person who lost weight on McD's food.

First off, the TITLE says "Some try to lose weight at McDonald's" even though it's just an example of ONE person who lost weight.

And to compare against that Spurlock guy isn't fair, because he was already in fabulous shape, and then gained weight...so yeah sure if you're already overweight and out of shape, then you're basically going to still lose enough weight to match Spurlock's overweightness post-eating.

Anyway, that's actually not my rant.

MY rant is that I used to work there briefly as a teen, and mother effer...I gained a boatload of weight. The uniforms were horrible (although thankfully we did get brand new polos, but the pants were "used", and they were made of this highly-flamable fabric that did NOT stretch when your thighs expanded) and they SHOULD have had elasticized waistbands.

or maybe they did, but i gained so much that the waistband became irrelevant

And it's not like I worked dinner shift...which would make sense because that's like, mega unhealthy stuff (back in the day, they didn't have all the pseudo-nutritious options they have now...)...I always switched with everyone for the breakfast shift. Even though yuo had to be at work for 4:30am, at least you came home smelling like hotcakes...as opposed to your car reeking of big macs after driving home. PLUS i would always offer to do "Lobby", which is the crummy job of mopping the dining area and taking the trash out. So you think, who would be the idiot to do the janitor job? Well it's WAY less stressful...i mean, McD's aren't huge and passing a mop through main areas for two seconds is a no brainer (although yes, doing it in winter when muddy slushy stuff camei n was pretty bad), and then you think "well taking the trash out must suck, right?"...nope, not when you empty it after every 2nd person...then it didn't get all gross or heavy or drip stuff. And Lobby people NEVER touched the bathroom...or at least, I didn't...so getting paid to mop randomly and take out 1lbs trash for a few hours was awesome.

HOwever...how i still gained weight is beyond me. Probably because at 50% meals, you found ways to eat ALOT of hotcakes. Their pancakes were awesome.

ANyway then I took a leave of absence for a new job i got, (a "forever 21" type hoochie place), and after months of being gone I put my uniform back on for one last shift before writing my resignation on a McD's napkin (you know...the papery ones with an arch on them), and the pants were SO loose.

So really, I do truly believe that McD's pumps fat through the air. And i'm only half kidding. I think even a glass of water there has elements of fat in it.

At best, when you drive by...keep your eyes down and don't make "eye contact"...then you might be saved from the weight those golden arches will push on you. Damn Ronald.