NO MCDONALDS

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  • Mcgrawhaha
    Mcgrawhaha Posts: 1,596 Member
    I didn't even eat mc d's at my heaviest... cant stand that place... so gross!!! ITS ALL ABOUT IN N OUT BURGER!!!
  • TheBraveryLover
    TheBraveryLover Posts: 1,217 Member
    Congrats, OP. Keep up the determination.

    Separate from the OP, Mickey D's has always been and will always be my least favorite fast food chain. Burger King or Wendy's are more tasty, IMH(umble)O.
  • Aliviuum
    Aliviuum Posts: 67
    Awesome job! I have a very hard time resisting some fries every now and then :) Way to go!
  • conniedj
    conniedj Posts: 470 Member
    Well I did it this morning!!!! didn't stop at McDonalds!!! I am so excited. One goal I need to accomplish.

    Hey Girl!!!! How goes it that last few days??? I've been thinking about the folks on here that are working really hard to kick the fast food habit. I am hopeful that you are finding what it takes to replace fast food with a sustainable healthy alternative! Still pulling for you here!!!!
  • PhattiPhat
    PhattiPhat Posts: 349 Member
    Congrats, OP. Keep up the determination.

    Separate from the OP, Mickey D's has always been and will always be my least favorite fast food chain. Burger King or Wendy's are more tasty, IMH(umble)O.

    I like Five Guys. The spicy fries are off the hizzle.
  • aneexer
    aneexer Posts: 29
    I have also overcome the McDonalds crave I have to pick my grandson up from day care during the week and we stop at McDonalds so he can have an ice cream cone and play on the lack of equipment. As soon as I know we are going there my mind starts racing as to what burger I can order but NO once in there I will order the same as my grandson, an ice cream cone.

    The temptation is getting less and less the more we go there and I am quite proud of myself for not listening to that bad side of my brain haha :)
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    I found this thread enlightening. I guess I do demonize foods. I had subway today with a coworker and I debated eating my egg whites/apple/greek yogurt lunch.

    I still think it was too high in calories for a lunch (400 for a grilled chicken sandwich?), but I will just do some cardio tonight and bypass the pizza for dinner and eat my original lunch for dinner.

    I guess the problem is the 400 calorie lunch followed by the 600 calories for pizza and 2 glasses of wine while sitting on the couch on a mesage board :-0

    That is only 1,000 calories. I still have 800 more. More pizza, please.
  • raydolph
    raydolph Posts: 43
    That's an awesome start OP. You can keep it up. I used to stop at McDonalds 3-5 times a week for lunch and get 2 McDoubles and a large fry. It was a cheap and easy lunch that I later realized was 1300 calories!!!! It's been 4 months since I've had any food from McDonalds and I truly don't miss it. I still stop there maybe once a week for the sugar free vanilla iced coffees.

    Keep up the good work. You will feel better and your body will thank you for not eating there.
  • cseckinger1
    cseckinger1 Posts: 64
    I have never eaten at McDonalds. I will buy my daughter happy meals there once in awhile, but I've known for years that food is not good for us. I think they must sprinkle their french fries w/cocaine bc they are addicting! Just kiddlng. Stay away please & you will be so much better for it.
  • chunkydunk714
    chunkydunk714 Posts: 784 Member
    Congrats, OP. Keep up the determination.

    Separate from the OP, Mickey D's has always been and will always be my least favorite fast food chain. Burger King or Wendy's are more tasty, IMH(umble)O.

    I like Five Guys. The spicy fries are off the hizzle.

    The Habit has five guys beat....hands down! Bomb
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    In-n-Out ftw!!

    I may get some today.
  • Aylawade
    Aylawade Posts: 22
    I enjoy McDonald's food. I also know that if I cut out things I enjoy entirely, my weight loss will end in failure. I am sure it isn't the best food in the world to eat but it's nice to have a 6 pc. chicken nugget Mighty Kids Meal from time to time.
  • pushyourself14
    pushyourself14 Posts: 275 Member
    My goal for the day is to have a McD's double cheeseburger for lunch.

    I'm still sore they took them off the dollar menu.

    I might get a McWrap for dinner. Or one of the new Quarter Pounders.

    Haha I thought I was the only one who felt slighted about McD's double cheeseburger being taken off the dollar menu. The McDouble is nothing but a slap in the face :P

    OP, good for you! Great use of willpower. :)
  • sensored44
    sensored44 Posts: 45 Member
    i used to find myself buying and eating stuff without remembering that i was doing it. I would have an empty chocolate bar wrapper in my hand before i got back to the car. I realized that i just wanted something from the store, so i started to spend that buck (that was going to get wasted anyways) on a $1 scratch-off lottery ticket. That way i was fulfilling the urge to get myself something, it kept my hands about as busy as a chocolate bar was, cost about the same, but didn't make me fat.

    hmmm good idea.. and maybe I would win at the damn lottery!
  • becajb
    becajb Posts: 50
    I gotta say, I'm new to the forums and loving the debates. I think that some people need to not take themselves so seriously. I agree with the original posts from ninerbuff, jonnythan, and the comment from Prattiger65 about the wine being poison comment made me laugh . Now before y'all rip into me, here is my 2 cents:

    I have to disagree with the poster who declared that fast food is 'poison'. I have been a yo yo dieter for too many years to count. Why did I constantly battle the 10 lb loss and 10 lb gain for the majority of my life? Because I had this idea in my head that some foods were 'bad' and some were 'good'? What foods were on my 'good' list? Let's see.. vegetables (no dressing), rice cakes, cabbage soup (yah you've know you've tried that diet right?) and other foods that a book told me would make me lose weight. Foods I did not enjoy AT ALL. I lost the weight every time. And then ate all the foods that I 'wasn't allowed to have' in excess and there I was right back where I was before. It has only been in this past year that I have learned to look at food differently. The reason I am posting this is because just over a year ago I would have made the same comment about fast food being poison. Not anymore. I enjoy fast food because the sugar, fat and sodium make it taste delicious. The difference now is that I enjoy it in moderation. If you had told me over a year ago that I could be the healthiest I've ever been and be able to eat fast food with no feelings of guilt, I wouldn't have believed you. Changing my relationship with food has changed everything for me. But that is my own Personal experience. Emphasis on the word Personal. Every one of us is unique. My wish for all of you here is that you find success with whatever path you choose to take on your journey.

    Oh and BTW, I am a Pescatarian, been that way for my most of my life ... let's bash that now just for sh%&s and giggles!

    Thank you for such an open and balanced post.

    I am trying to get your mental state where food is on a scale rather than “in or out”. I do not like fast food but love carbs and sweets - making and feeding people cake is a joy for me and not for my waist... so I am working on making it a better choice which changing my cooking techniques and frequency of bake offs and walking briskly past cafes!

    I don’t want to stop baking as that is my relaxation time and when i can be creative so it is important to adapt it to a better lifestyle.

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