Last night, A and I watched SuperSize Me: A Film of Epic Portions. In late 2002, Morgan Spurlock, director and writer, was inspired by the legal battle between two obese teens and the fast food giant, Mcdonalds, to make the 2004 Sundance Film Festival Award Winning documentary.

To find out whether the teens, who blamed Ronald for their super size, had a claim against Mcdonalds, Spurlock, who was a perfectly healthy individual (as claimed by 3 doctors and 1 dietician) embarked on a month long McDiet- that means only Mcdonalds for 30 days, 3 times a day. His McDiet had 3 basic rules:

1) He could only eat what was available over the counter (water included!)
2) He cannot supersize unless the crew offers him
3) He had to eat every item on the menu at least once.

Considering the typical American exercise, which is walking to and from places, Spurlock consulted a walking expert and the editor of a walking magazine (yes, they have such things!). On average, an American walks 5 miles a day, that's 5,000 steps. So, he attached a device to himself that actually counts the number of steps he takes and if he reaches 5,000 steps, he takes a cab wherever he has to go.

Now, the whole movie does not concentrate on his daily McConsumption. He also goes around the country interviewing experts, such as surgeon generals, nutritionists, cooks, gym teachers, children, lawmakes and legislators on their research and opinions on the growing population of obese children in the United States.

After the first week of the diet, he had his first check up with his doctors. They were shocked that he gained 5 pounds. Yet, he was feeling fine.

At the end of the second week, he gained another 5 pounds and he was beginning to feel all the junk take its toll on his body.

By the end of the third week, he lost a pound but he was beginning to feel depressed and only eating Mcdonalds made him happy. He began feeling lazy and having a difficult time walking up the stairs to his apartment. His doctors begged him to stop his McDiet as all his tests had very negative and alarming results. They worried most about his liver. His girlfriend, a Vegan chef, worried about him too because all the bad food affected his moods, energy and even his sex life. Yet to prove his point, he still persisted his experiment.

Finally, the last week, he gained another five pounds. You could really see the difference all that junk made to his body. I was actually glad that the experiment was over and was relieved that his girlfriend prepared him a vegan detox diet to flush away all the bad food.

Needless to say, if it took him 4 weeks to gain 15 pounds, it took him 5 months to lose the 15 pounds he gained, and 9 months to get rid of the last 4 and a half pounds.

As for the suit, Mcdonalds won the case because the girls failed to prove that Mcdonalds was indeed the cause of their injuries. In relation to this, the Congress passed the "Cheeseburger Bill" which states that nobody can sue fastfood joints for health- related issues. A few months after the film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival, Mcdonalds decided to eliminate its supersize option and have added healthy food items on their menu such as premium salads. They claim that such changes were not a result of the documentary.

The film was such an eye opener. I began worrying about all the fast food meals I consume. I always eat out and the only time I actually eat a home cooked meal is during Sunday dinners. And then I realized that I'm not having a fast food diet. All meals from restaurants are still, in a way, home cooked. They are made from scratch and don't have as much preservatives or additives compared to fast food. I sighed with relief.

After the movie, I got hungry (you'd think after everything I saw, I'd be grossed out). But then, I craved for a salad. And so A and I went to Seattle's Best where I bought a Caesar's Salad and a cup of water (no fat content there!) I felt better already.

Unfortunately, my drive to eat healthily took as long as 5 minutes. When I got home, I told Ara about the movie. Right after, I grabbed a bag of Mr. Chips and opened the book I've been reading lately. Not yet content, I went down to get one fourth cup of sour cream for dip. As I type, I'm munching on Oishi Barbecue Flavored Ridges. It's just too bad I can't resist. Thank God for my fast metabolism. I know I'm gonna regret this in the future.

Other facts:
- Did you know that a regular sized order of Mickey D's french fries here is equivalent to the US's kiddie sized french fries? Our large order is considered their small. They have a medium sized order, large and the supersized.

- Same goes with their softdrinks. Our Go Big Time softdrink is equivalent to their medium sized softdrink. Can you imagine their supersized softdrink? It would probably take me two days to finish one supersized softdrink!

- You guys are familiar with the Big Gulp from 7-11, right? It's Leleina Pierce's (Winona Ryder) favorite drink in the movie, Reality Bites. I went to this site and found that Big Gulp lovers can now buy the Super Big Gulp refillable cup at $1.50 for the cup and first refill and additional refills at 89 cents. Now, what astounded me are the sizes! First, you've got the small gulp. Then, there's the Big Gulp, which is, according to the site, "like only a liter" (Only a liter?! How can you say it's 'only a liter'?!). Then, you've got the Super Big Gulp at 44oz. There's the new Extreme Big Gulp at 54 oz. Last, but not the least, the rare buy: Double Gulp at a colossus 64oz. Bare in mind that your ordinary water glass can hold 12oz of liquid! Now that Double Gulp is doubly insane!

- Spurlock met the Big Mac guy (I forgot what he is really called). But the guy eats Big Mac everyday, twice a day, sometimes two or three in a meal. On the first day of his addiction. He came back to Mcdonalds three times, consuming 3 Big Macs in one sitting. By the time the film was done, he has consumed almost 20,000 Big Macs. You'd think that he's got a Big Mac body from all those double everything sandwich-- but no. His calorie intake is actually just 150 and he's not at all fat! That's because he seldom eats the fries.

- Mcdonalds may have added premium salads to its menu but the salad dressing actually contains more fat than a Big Mac.