I'm Fat...But I Eat Mostly Fruit! | Secret Eaters

The most iconic Secret Eaters episode of all time?

I cannot tell you how many times in my life I've thought to myself “I DON’T EAT THAT MUCH WHY AM I GAINING WEIGHT” - and as we can see from the people on Secret Eaters - I am not alone.

And as someone who spent most of their life very overweight (I was justtt a little bit away from being considered CLASS 3 - formerly known as MORBIDLY OBESE...) - I think the overall message of the show is an important and comforting one if you’ve been struggling with your weight at all.

The message being… IF YOU’RE GAINING WEIGHT, YOU’RE EATING TOO MUCH.

It is INSANELY easy to underestimate how much we’re eating every single day. Even when we think we’re eating an extremely healthy diet, as proved by today’s subject.

One of the most notorious secret eaters contestants of all time. A sweet but naive older man by the name of Murray.

This episode covers the story of Murray Young and Helena Young. Anna Richardson leads the Secret Eaters team as they investigate the couple's 'mysterious' weight gain.

0:00 - I don't eat that much!
1:54 - Meet Murray and Helena
4:44 - Food Diary
7:20 - Murray's Low Calorie Cereal
10:03 - Not So Special-K
12:30 - HOW many calories?
14:01 - "One piece of fruit per day"
16:21 - 70s moment
17:49 - Helena
20:12 - An Update

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[TheCinemaBizarro]

With Murray, everything clicked when they said he was an ex-marathoner. The diets of regular marathon runners can get INSANE, largely because they need and INSANE amount of calories during training. The cereal was likely his pre-race/training meal, and he didn't think to adjust when he stopped running as much. Basically, imagine if Michael Phelps retired but didn't change his diet.

[emm]

My freshman year college roommate was struggling with her weight so she would buy a pallet of slim fast drinks every week or two. She would drink them with every meal and snack- she believed that the slim fast was like, subtracting calories from her food. I tried to explain that it was a meal *replacement* and not a meal *supplement*. She didn't buy it and continued to drink her slim fast with every meal and snack. 😭They made a ton of money off her while she watched her weight go up. People really aren't educated about nutrition!

[kytoes]

The biggest downfall is that a lot of foods are very calories dense, so you genuinly are eating small portions and feeling hungry, but are still eating in a surplus

[PaulisNG]

When Mexico implemented the Chilean “warning label” system for processed food (instead of just nutrition info on the back, they put a black stamp on the front of the product saying: excess calories, excess sugar, etc) people where shocked to find out special K and all-bran cereals had the “excess sugar” and “excess calories” stamps, some brands even reformulated their products to avoid the dreaded stamps so, I agree education is essential.

[stellacalder]

Yeah... I work at Starbucks. It's always funny to hear customers complain about how hard it is to lose weight while I'm making their venti iced vanilla latte and bacon gouda sandwich for the 5th day in a row. A scary number of people get their lattes or other drinks made with heavy cream or half and half cream, too.

[bug]

Eating cereal with CREAM is the most insane thing I've ever seen 😭😂

[maha]

When I was a kid in the '70s I thought eating strawberry Pop-Tarts counted as my fruit intake

[dolphin]

i love how people STRUGGLE to do the 10, 000 calorie challenge but this dude casually has a two thousand calorie bowl of cereal 💀

[amaanmansour]

Secret eaters had such a great concept imho!
Not only did they show the participants that they were „secretly eating“ but they also educated them as to how they‘ve tricked themselves. Like that one lady, that ate close nothing all week and then ‚binged‘ on the weekend without even realizing it. Or the other one who thought that one hour after working out you could eat whatever you wanted and it wouldn’t count.
The show educated them on their errors but without shaming them - the host always had a very kind and humane aura. It felt like they really wanted to help the people behaving healthy

[Avarcirith]

The 1, 400 calories that guy added from cream alone is something all people need to see. It's like how there are so many people who eat salads all the time yet wonder why they can't lose weight-- and it's because they are smothering their salads in dressing.

[amypatton]

Ahhh the middle aged woman’s favourite brag “I often skip meals”
Another favourite of mine, always from middle aged women, “I think the reason I’m not losing weight is that I’m just not eating enough” I assure you ladies. That’s not it. You aren’t losing weight because you’re eating TOO MUCH

[oofi]

Despite everything, Iactually love both Helena and Murray's attitude, once all problems with their diets are exposed, they seem very receptive and even laughs at themselves. Just needed some guidance.

[willowhamilton]

It’s shocking when you start out thin and gradually put on the fat. When the scale started going up, my thought wasn’t “I’m eating too much”, it was “Hmm, that’s strange!” LMAO

[Margatatials]

I don't know what is more iconic, the cream in Murray's cereal alone being more calories than a medium whopper meal or Murray's breakfast cereal alone having more calories than his recommended total daily caloric intake. Murray truly is the most secret of eaters. 🤣

[Hugealligator]

People forget that the human body is built for an environment with food that normally takes incredible effort to accquire.

[nuhorrorn]

I had a woman complain that 'It's impossible to lose weight after 40." I tried not to laugh when I told her I lost 100lbs at 42.

[imaybeteracotta]

I think its very admirable that a pair of middle-aged/older people were interested in changing their lifestyle in the first place, as it's often not the case! Im obsessed with this show, it's very raw yet supportive in its delivery. Really highlights how unaware we often are about what we consume.

[jorma]

This is why calorie/nutrient counting especially in the beginning of a lifestyle change is so helpfull

[suzannelindsey]

I read the labels on a variety of cereals and Special K has MORE SUGAR than Fruit Loops! Insane!

[marinajade]

I love the addition of "and you are not doomed" - it places power back in the hands of the person who wants to change their habits. Love the positive messages on your channel.