NO Fast Food - month of June

nehtaeh
nehtaeh Posts: 2,849 Member
edited September 28 in Motivation and Support
Today is the 1st. I am committed to not going out to fast food for the month. Who's with me? We can keep each other accountable on this thread.

Make it what you want/need it to be. I allow myself subway if I need to go there. My biggest issue is lunchtime so that is what I am focusing on. I will also try to limit or avoid pizza for dinner. I can get a salad if my husband wants to order pizza.
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  • ChitownFoodie
    ChitownFoodie Posts: 1,562 Member
    i will take that challenge!
  • caradon
    caradon Posts: 14
    I will do it with you!! Want to be friends?
  • losinfat4good
    losinfat4good Posts: 69
    I am so with you on this! For the month of june no fast food, but I too will eat only at subway but no more than once per week if I need too! No more burger king, mc d's or wendys for me!!! maybe I will lose all desire to eat at those places!
  • Edestiny7
    Edestiny7 Posts: 730 Member
    You will find it easier to avoid fast food if you are tracking your sodium as one of the nutrients. I don't even eat at subway anymore because the bread is so HIGH in sodium.
  • Lsb119
    Lsb119 Posts: 3 Member
    I'm with you 100%. Let's do this thing!
  • BeachLife76
    BeachLife76 Posts: 78 Member
    I'm in too! That's a great idea!!
  • rmdemattia
    rmdemattia Posts: 26
    Wow what an awesome challenge! I need to do this too! Lunchtime is my biggest issue! I agree that Subway should be an option if necessary. Great idea!
  • nehtaeh
    nehtaeh Posts: 2,849 Member
    Friends are good to have! Shoot me a request if I don't get to it first.

    I've done this a couple other times last fall. I actually do feel like I want the stuff less after a few weeks of avoiding it. It does sound good, but if I do end up eating it it doesn't taste as good as I think it should. Here's to hoping for that result again!!

    Glad to see others taking this on!
  • KaironAndTaviansMommy
    KaironAndTaviansMommy Posts: 68 Member
    Im with you. if I have to eat out I will take Subway all the way! I would love to take this challenge cause fast food is a problem for me and my family in our house. :D
  • Skmellyg
    Skmellyg Posts: 158 Member
    I will take the challange, this is where it is the hardest for me!
  • nehtaeh
    nehtaeh Posts: 2,849 Member
    You will find it easier to avoid fast food if you are tracking your sodium as one of the nutrients. I don't even eat at subway anymore because the bread is so HIGH in sodium.

    I do track sodium but I'm not a stickler for it. If just watching sodium were that big a motivator for me, I wouldn't be eating fast food in the first place. I just need to commit to not doing it...its worked in the past and will work again.
  • oddyogi
    oddyogi Posts: 1,816 Member
    Omigosh. I SHOULD do this challenge.. :\ Give me some time to think on it, lol! I don't know if I can go without Taco Bell or Chick-fil-a for a whole month!
  • Lucky79z28
    Lucky79z28 Posts: 31
    Its going to be hard but I am in! This is one of my biggest problem areas!
  • lindalee0315
    lindalee0315 Posts: 527 Member
    I will take that challenge, too.
  • kevinbc
    kevinbc Posts: 34 Member
    If you stop eating fast food you will lose the cravings for it. Then when you do eat it for the first time again you probably won't feel all that great.


    If you have not seen it you should watch Super Size Me.
  • jamielr84
    jamielr84 Posts: 545
    I'm in! I have been slowly falling off the wagon over the last couple weeks and I need some big motivation. Maybe joining this group will help!
    No fast food for me!
  • Demetrisd
    Demetrisd Posts: 9
    I will do it.....this will be a really big challenge for me........i will need a LOT of encouragement
  • sjkcarter
    sjkcarter Posts: 417 Member
    I am totally down for this challange. The weekends are the hardest for me. I'll keep my fingers crossed. Good luck everyone!!!
  • My3Rayz
    My3Rayz Posts: 373
    Does Chipotle count? Cause if it does, there is NO WAY I can participate :noway:
  • nehtaeh
    nehtaeh Posts: 2,849 Member
    If you stop eating fast food you will lose the cravings for it. Then when you do eat it for the first time again you probably won't feel all that great.


    If you have not seen it you should watch Super Size Me.

    Agreed! I have seen it and it is a motivator. Its amazing how much this crappy food affects your body, things you don't even think about.
  • giammarcor
    giammarcor Posts: 217 Member
    I thought giving up fast food was a done deal once I started dieting. The morning I joined MFP I stopped at a Burger King for a breakfast meal. That night, I joined MFP and plugged in my diary for the day. That one breakfast meal was 1150 calories!! Almost my total intake of calories for the day! The sodium was twice my goal for the day! From that point on, I swore off fast food!

    If you want to swear off fast food, run a few fast food "meals" through your diary, that'll turn you off to it immediately.
  • nehtaeh
    nehtaeh Posts: 2,849 Member
    Does Chipotle count? Cause if it does, there is NO WAY I can participate :noway:

    Honestly, Chipotle has a pretty good business model. I believe they are pretty natural from what I've read and being in there. I would not count that for me, but this is what you want to make of it. Chipotle, while maybe more healthy than Taco Bell, still have HUGE items. The burrito can easily cover my cals for a day depending on what I put in it. It's up to you!
  • Cdcaldwe
    Cdcaldwe Posts: 189 Member
    My last fast food was April 30....RIP Taco Bell
    Taco Bell has always been my biggest downfall....Anything that only costs .99 can't be that bad.
  • 2nyce
    2nyce Posts: 37
    Great idea, I'm in, but making an exception for smoothies under 300 calories
  • oddyogi
    oddyogi Posts: 1,816 Member
    Does Jersey Mike's count? Their stuff is pretty fresh..
  • nehtaeh
    nehtaeh Posts: 2,849 Member
    I thought giving up fast food was a done deal once I started dieting. The morning I joined MFP I stopped at a Burger King for a breakfast meal. That night, I joined MFP and plugged in my diary for the day. That one breakfast meal was 1150 calories!! Almost my total intake of calories for the day! The sodium was twice my goal for the day! From that point on, I swore off fast food!

    If you want to swear off fast food, run a few fast food "meals" through your diary, that'll turn you off to it immediately.

    You would think so. I know the 'healthier alternatives' at most places, but sometimes it just doesn't matter. I really feel that fast food is addictive, I just need to swear it off!! I've actually been doing pretty good aside from the last couple weeks. That's why I need this right now, and the thread, motivation, and accountability will only help.
  • nehtaeh
    nehtaeh Posts: 2,849 Member
    Does Jersey Mike's count? Their stuff is pretty fresh..

    I have no idea what that is.
  • SweetLe
    SweetLe Posts: 157 Member
    Im in! FR sent :flowerforyou:
  • PeachyKeene
    PeachyKeene Posts: 1,645 Member
    I'm in!!!!!!!!!!
  • nehtaeh
    nehtaeh Posts: 2,849 Member
    My last fast food was April 30....RIP Taco Bell
    Taco Bell has always been my biggest downfall....Anything that only costs .99 can't be that bad.

    Taco Bell is my biggest issue as well.
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