So how did you all fix your cravings for fast food?
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How I stopped eating fast food ... read up on the crap they put in that stuff and was disgusted. So I started making my own or going to higher quality places for the same food. Burger and fries....homemade burger with fresh ingredients and homemade sweet potato or regular chips. Don't miss it at all.0
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I still eat fast food. if I eat a small breakfast, a giant romaine salad with cucumbers, carrots and tomatoes, and tuna for lunch, there's plenty of room for McDonald's dinner. But I've never been one to order a quarter pounder or a large anything, and i don't drink soda, so when I go I get small or med. fries and a regular cheeseburger. Fits fine within my calories. I allow it because twice a week I have both lunch and dinner at work, and packing two meals to take gets to be a pain. So I plan, and get small size fast food options for the 2nd meal.0
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Seems to me that after awhile of eating homemade food that is lower in sodium and sugar the urge to eat any restaraunt food waned and nowadays I can hardly stand any restaurant food as it is just way to salty. I gag at the just the thought of fast food.
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goldthistime wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
? I'm confused. Fast food is universally acknowledged as not being healthy, despite some efforts made to adjust that image. The OP herself is asking for adviceon how to avoid or reduce consumption. I think you just enjoy arguing. I have done nothing but agree that it should be avoided and offer my way of doing it (for me and my kids). OP, again I apologize for this distraction. I will stop my part in hijacking your request for ideas. I hope you get some great ideas here!
really, how so?
I find your campaign to stop people from name calling of certain foods fascinating. Reminds me a bit of efforts to stop people from using pejorative terms for sexual orientation, race, disabilities etc. Amusing to think of "junk food" as the maligned underdog. I DO agree that it is not always unhealthy. Context matters. Maybe I have been sweating a bunch and need that extra salt. And there have definitely been times where I needed something sugary (like during a tennis match that has gone on too long and it's now lunchtime). But I also agree that in most situations, you can make a much healthier choice than "junk food".
I think a lot of people want all foods to be seen as "available" during a diet because studies and experience prove that allowing yourself an indulgence or a treat is 10 times more likely to result in successful, safe and maintainable weight loss. To me, it isn't so much about defending fast food as it is helping people succeed. If they know that nothing is off limits, they are less likely to binge after a long stint of depriving themselves. In the process of indulging occasionally and in moderation, they are further learning to think about food differently. They are learning about what their food is made of (as far as calories and macros) and how to meet those goals via portion control so that they can make a lifestyle change instead of just dieting to meet a goal and then going back to the old way and gaining everything back.0 -
Lolz @ this thread.... Never change MFP... never change.
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CountessKitteh wrote: »
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Fast food for me was always a result of poor planning or just too rushed to take time for me. Now I make time every night before I go to bed to get my lunch ready for the next day. I use my crockpot more so dinner is nearly ready when I walk in the door, etc. I never really had a 'taste' for fast food, so in that regard I can't help you out too much. There are a couple of local establishments here that make a good greasy burger, but I'm just not willing to try to outrun a burger. It's not worth what it sets me back. Yes, you can eat fast food in moderation. If I REALLY want a Chipotle bowl, I save it for Sunday - that's the day I eat whatever I want - within reason. And, now that I eat healthy most of the time, I find myself not wanting that stuff anymore. One idea you may try is Google "healthy copycat" recipes and include what you want to copycat.0
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The fast food places usually don't hold any appeal to me because, thanks to the news shows and internet articles, I know it's garbage. It kind of grossed me out for good. When I'm on the road, I would much rather walk into a grocery store (usually within a mile of any fast food restaurant) and grab a whole box of granola bars and a bunch of bananas for the cost of a value meal. My calories are less, I've eaten some real food, and have something to put in the kitchen when I get home.
what is this real food and where I can find fake food???
Well if you guys want to rail on her about her choice of words that fine but there is such a thing as fake food and there are numerous stories about it throughout the developing countries of the world. Look into Food Fraud which is one of the largest issues with food manufacturers.
But what do I know I'm a food safety quality manager.
Should you want to find some fake food I suggest making your way over to China.0 -
If I want a Big Mac I get it and make sure it fits into my day. I only go to FF maybe a couple of times a months, where as it was a few times a week or even a day. Calling foods "evil" or "bad" only sets you up for failure, learn to eat in moderation, the key to success.0
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Seems to me that after awhile of eating homemade food that is lower in sodium and sugar the urge to eat any restaraunt food waned and nowadays I can hardly stand any restaurant food as it is just way to salty. I gag at the just the thought of fast food.
So you just don't go out to eat at restaurants? Like, ever? And I'm not talking fast food places. I'm talking sit-down, lingering meal, several courses restaurant.0 -
Umm, no, not everything is processed technically. If you eat all whole foods you cook yourself, you're not eating commercially processed foods.
Unless you're gathering from your own animal kills and garden.
What do you think you find in the market? How did those things get there? Seriously, just think.
^Exactly! Even if you grow it yourself, or raise the animals, somehow, you have to process it. Or are you eating it raw, or living animals? Technically, you are processing it. How do you can your veggies and fruit, if not processing it? And are you adding anything to it?0 -
goddessofawesome wrote: »Seems to me that after awhile of eating homemade food that is lower in sodium and sugar the urge to eat any restaraunt food waned and nowadays I can hardly stand any restaurant food as it is just way to salty. I gag at the just the thought of fast food.
So you just don't go out to eat at restaurants? Like, ever? And I'm not talking fast food places. I'm talking sit-down, lingering meal, several courses restaurant.
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »I don't eat it. Plain and simple.
Once in a blue moon we'll get something from a fast food place, but by now it has no real appeal for me. But to get to this point, I just stopped eating it.
This was the same for me, although I stopped eating it years ago and managed to gain weight anyway, sigh, so that's a separate issue, IMO.
I currently have it on rare occasion if on a road trip or some such. I don't specifically crave fast food ever. I do sometimes feel like a burger and fries, but prefer either the dinner I might make with ground beef (sometimes on a bun with mustard and onions and all that) and roasted potatoes, plus some veggies (which is no more difficult to fit in my calories or eating plan than any other regular dinner) or--if I feel like splurging--I fit a really good burger and fries from a restaurant that I like in (or pizza or Indian or whatever). (This could easily be more calories than fast food, depending on what you order.)
For me, fast food just isn't that good, so it's rarely worth the calories. The convenience aspect is the major draw, I suspect. What does not appeal to me about fast food is that when I want to splurge on calories I want it to be amazing.0 -
About 11-12 years ago I was addicted to fast food. Literally. I'm talking 2-3 trips a day to McDonalds, Burger King, Taco Bell, etc. (But I was still telling myself I weighed 400 lbs because I had "tried everything and just can't lose weight"... ahem.) I then went through a period when I couldn't afford to do that anymore and had to make my own meals. After a while, when I would have fast food, I realised how disgusting it is and how much better my own cooking is.
Now, I haven't had fast food (except fish and chips or the odd kebab) in 6 and a half years. When I want a burger, I make my own.
I fully believe in "everything in moderation", so eat what you want as the occasional treat. But if you're trying to cut back, maybe just limit yourself to having it once a month, for example. As you cook for yourself more, you may find you don't even miss fast food!0 -
merlewalton wrote: »Well if you guys want to rail on her about her choice of words that fine...
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what is this real food and where I can find fake food???
Print this, fold up, and eat.
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goddessofawesome wrote: »Seems to me that after awhile of eating homemade food that is lower in sodium and sugar the urge to eat any restaraunt food waned and nowadays I can hardly stand any restaurant food as it is just way to salty. I gag at the just the thought of fast food.
So you just don't go out to eat at restaurants? Like, ever? And I'm not talking fast food places. I'm talking sit-down, lingering meal, several courses restaurant.
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Wow thank you everyone for the help , it is greatly appreciated!!!0
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snowflake930 wrote: »...where to you get quality burgers? Seriously, I am not trying to be a smart a**. Restaurants add a lot of sodium and sugar to foods they serve. Just saying. And yes, we are ALL, worthy of quality food, and we can (and many of us do) make it ourselves, and it is even better tasting than quality burger places.
Harvey's. Do you have Harvey's in the US?
I also reserve chocolate for the quality stuff.
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