the Olympic McMuffin

I was catching up on some tv watching yesterday. And something that came to my attention was Gold Medal winner Gabby Douglas on the Tonight show with Jay Leno.
I thought I would watch for a couple of minutes and so I heard Jay Leno ask her what she ate after the Olympics and she replied that she had had an Egg McMuffin from McDonald’s.

Sitting right next to her though was apparently the first lady Michelle Obama who said “oh Gabby your hurting me here.” Referring to her drive to make all Americans eat healthier.

Gabby laughingly apologized and I thought, “wow I wouldn’t have done that.” I mean no disrespect to either of those people I saw but really come on.
I know that Gabby is a teenager who is being put into new situations that are beyond her experience and I know that MOST people would be a little awestruck to be hobnobbing with national movers and shakers. But I wish that she could have turned to the first lady and said something like…
“listen, I am a Gold Medal winner of the Olympics! I worked hard I trained hard and I did a VERY good job! I think after all the work and exercise and effort I made that I am entitled to enjoy ONE SINGLE EGG MCMUFFIN without you breathing down my neck about it.

“I am NOT over weight, I am NOT obese!”

“I am a healthy young girl who enjoys occasional treats like anyone else does and I am also pretty sure, that with my training regimen, tomorrow I will more than work off ANY calories that I might have gained by eating a fast food sandwich!”
“Besides which it is NOT your place to tell me what I can or cannot eat!”

Or to make that shorter… “You know what? Lay off! I EARNED IT!”

What I find even more disturbing about this is the fact that Mrs. Obama is very quick to tell all of us (including Olympic gold medal winners now, who know VERY well what kind of calorie consumption they can have) how to eat. Meantime EVERY SINGLE FOOD that she has deemed to be bad for all of us, she and her husband will gulp down as fast as they can.
For example, Every where that Michelle Obama has gone we see her eating Burgers, Fries, Onion Rings, Ice Cream, Milkshakes and so on.
When asked about her husband’s (or her) food preferences she mentioned, Guacamole, Onion Rings, Nacho chips and Burgers.

But she has decided that Gabby (ONCE more let me remind you, a girl who has just won several GOLD medals for her athleticism in the Olympics) cannot have an egg McMuffin.

I think the message that Gabby sent was a pretty good one actually. She was saying basically, “look I do a LOT of exercise. I rewarded myself with a special treat. This is not something I do every day five times a day.”

In other words her message is one of moderation! Not excess! And THAT is the best model there is!

So kudos to you Gabby! Keep it up.

As for you Mrs. Obama and all other liberals for that matter, Get the stink out of MY kitchen and diet. That is up to me. And If I cannot have that cheeseburger after my workout then maybe I will just not have the workout in the first place then where will we all be?