Can you still lose weight by eating McDonalds occasionally?

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  • swebb1103
    swebb1103 Posts: 200 Member
    ST94NO wrote: »
    Food that allows for 6000 calories to be consumed in a matter of a few minutes are a recipe for disaster. Almost regardless, but expecially if one has a troubling relationship with food, one should abstain from all this *kitten* completely.

    I've never done that or seen anyone do that with fast food. That's some competitive eating *kitten* right there. Totally irrational. Calm down.

    I have, however, seen it done with home-cooked food on holiday feasts ;)

    Pretty sure I have eaten more than that at Thanksgiving! No shame in my turkey game!
  • GW4321
    GW4321 Posts: 523 Member
    I actually think it’s easier to lose weight while eating fast food. Not saying it’s the healthiest way, but I can control my portions much better with a predetermined meal size. If I eat a home cooked meal, then I have to rely on my willpower to stop eating.
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    edited October 2017
    ST94NO wrote: »
    Food that allows for 6000 calories to be consumed in a matter of a few minutes are a recipe for disaster. Almost regardless, but expecially if one has a troubling relationship with food, one should abstain from all this *kitten* completely.

    I'm going to assume you were being overly dramatic to be funny?

    I mean, fast food can be calorie dense, but you don't just hang out in front of a never ending trough of food, nor can you accidentally order 6000 cals worth. I could order 1000 cals and eat it in one sitting, but I'd also be stuffed for the rest of the day.

    As others have said, I can do FAR more damage at the holiday table, where someone's mom has cooked enough yummy snacks, dinner, and dessert for a small army. Plus I'll end up going home with equally sinful amounts of leftovers. Way more dangerous than a fast food joint!
  • changeconsumeme
    changeconsumeme Posts: 229 Member
    I eat Chik Fil A once or twice a week, MOD Pizza or Papa John's on occasion, Panda Express, McDonald's, a looooot of Dunkin' Donuts, Starbucks, Panera, other various eateries...still losing weight.

    YES. Deficit is what matters!
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    ST94NO wrote: »
    Food that allows for 6000 calories to be consumed in a matter of a few minutes are a recipe for disaster. Almost regardless, but expecially if one has a troubling relationship with food, one should abstain from all this *kitten* completely.

    If you eat 1 lb of meat, bread with all the condiments plus cheese, a pile of fries the size of a cat and down it all with a giant soda pop you should expect to be having a pretty high calorie meal no matter where you get it from.
    There are more calorie friendly choices at restaurants. Nutritional information is out there allowing you to make more reasonable choices instead of just saying everything fast food is evil and never learning to just approach food normally. It is just food.

    If you decide fast food isn't tasty enough for the calories or you have a hard time moderating so limit that type of food that is understandable but not everyone needs to abstain from eating it.
  • musicfan68
    musicfan68 Posts: 1,143 Member
    neely47 wrote: »
    Like once every week or 2 weeks as long as my daily caloric intake is lower then my body maintenance, and if I exercise 3x/week? Surely, a quarter pounder burger & fries once in a while won't make much difference?

    Or do you completely avoid fast food altogether?

    Of course you can. It's still food.
  • corinasue1143
    corinasue1143 Posts: 7,464 Member
    swebb1103 wrote: »
    ST94NO wrote: »
    Food that allows for 6000 calories to be consumed in a matter of a few minutes are a recipe for disaster. Almost regardless, but expecially if one has a troubling relationship with food, one should abstain from all this *kitten* completely.

    I've never done that or seen anyone do that with fast food. That's some competitive eating *kitten* right there. Totally irrational. Calm down.

    I have, however, seen it done with home-cooked food on holiday feasts ;)

    Pretty sure I have eaten more than that at Thanksgiving! No shame in my turkey game!

    Aim not sure. How many calories is a piece of pecan pie plus a piece of pumpkin pie plus a piece of chocolate pie, all with whipped cream on top of a full turkey dinner? Is that how I gained so much weight?
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  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    edited October 2017
    ST94NO wrote: »
    ...Important to be aware of that fries are not fries. What is served at McD has like three times the calories of those found frozen in supermarket...
    The what now?

    LOL.
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