To all you people out there eating pre-processed, throw-it-in-the-microwave food; don't. Let me give you a real world example (or two).
First, one I experienced myself. I normally eat quite healthfully, and have very few health issues. One day, I rode my bike to my aunt's house to spend the night. Got there just fine, hardly broke a sweat. However, after having two to three pre-processed meals at her house, upon my return ride home the next day, I felt pretty terrible. That's because my body wants the natural, good stuff, and over time learns to reject the bad. And, in case you're wondering, I'm 5'11", and I weigh 135lbs.
Second case. There's a documentary about this big, diseased dude who ate fast food all the time and had to take tons of medications, and he weighed over 300lbs. You know what he did? Instead of doing the normal tv ad diet, he "fasted" for a month, and consumed nothing but juiced fruits and veggies. Completely raw, completely natural. And you know what? In a month, he had lost a ton of weight, and his medication requirements became lighter as well.
Now, obviously, this is slightly off topic, but I just wanted to make this point to people who say that it isn't that bad to eat junk food and fast food. Don't listen if you don't want to, but I'll have you know that the only sickness I get are colds (and those are few and far between), and on a day to day basis I feel great. Even if I'm not particularly in shape, my body readily gets into shape with fairly limited exercise. Although the "eat healthfully" route may not be as appealing, it is definatley worth it.
And don't get me wrong; by all means don't cut yourself completely off from the "not so good for you stuff". Just don't make it habitual. :D
