Pretty sure I cured my McDonald's habit..

infamousmk
infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
edited October 1 in Food and Nutrition
I love it. For a long time I didn't realize how many calories it was, but once I started logging I dialed back my trips to McDs. I eat McDonalds about once a week still, though. I'm doing this whole 'lifestyle change' as realistically as possible - meaning that I'm going to have FF and beer and try to find a balance that works for me. I had my regular McDonalds order, knowing I was going to have a light dinner and a heavy workout this evening. But my workout about killed me. I felt sticky on the inside. I got a stomach ache! So, I'm going to seriously cut the McDonald's out for a while and see how it goes. I felt gross enough to make the decision to skip it for a while, and that's a big deal for me. I'm in the 'everything in moderation' boat, but I knew the McD's probably had to become a less-frequent thing if I wanted to see the results I'm looking for. I bet my body drops a solid two pounds next week just to prove a point.
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  • christine24t
    christine24t Posts: 6,063 Member
    yay!
  • moonflower09
    moonflower09 Posts: 91 Member
    Awareness is a big step! Good for you.:flowerforyou:
  • Skyoctober
    Skyoctober Posts: 71 Member
    Probably more like 5...good luck!!! You can do it!!!
  • Jamcnair
    Jamcnair Posts: 586 Member
    That's great! Whenever I eat McDonald's (rarely), it doesn't sit well with my stomach at all!
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    Probably more like 5...good luck!!! You can do it!!!

    If I drop five pounds this week, I probably won't ever eat McDonald's again!!! lol!!
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    Congrats, fast food is a hard one to beat! Once you do though, you never go back as it all tastes greasy and salty after you've had real food for awhile:wink:

    I totally understand, awareness of the nutrition of foods is mind blowing and really does help make decisions far easier.
  • Cadenpet
    Cadenpet Posts: 79
    I understand. And very likely. My drug of choice was Diet Dr. Pepper...I dropped 11.5 lbs in the three weeks after cutting it out.
  • scott1024
    scott1024 Posts: 279 Member
    I don't crave McDonald's any more, but my car still pulls hard to the side when we pass the drive-thru.
  • darrcn5
    darrcn5 Posts: 495 Member
    I used to love McDonalds, but their hamburgers taste so salty to me now. I still love their fries and sweet tea though! Moderation though :)
  • mariapuhl
    mariapuhl Posts: 529 Member
    I like McDonalds, especially when I'm constipated... because when I eat it, it's like the flood gates are opened. That's only happened since my lifestyle change though... haha.
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    I like McDonalds, especially when I'm constipated... because when I eat it, it's like the flood gates are opened. That's only happened since my lifestyle change though... haha.
    :wink: :laugh: I think we all know how that works when we've been eating healthy for awhile!:smokin:
  • moprincess76
    moprincess76 Posts: 37
    I and my family used to eat McDonalds alot.. UNTIL i watched " supersize me" and I cut my family back drastically... we will still stop and get a small ice cream cone.. or an occasional ice tea... but its seldom that i order food from there anymore... its so not worth it...
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    I honestly wish McD's did disgusting things to my insides!! It would have made it so much easier to quit!! Maybe today was finally the day, because my stomach did hurt during the workout.


    Also, salt is my BFF. I think that's why I like McDs so much.
  • shannonichole
    shannonichole Posts: 126
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/04/mechanically-separated-meat-chicken-mcnugget-photo_n_749893.html

    If the calorie count doesn't get you then take a look at this photo of pre-chicken nugget yumminess! :sick: (not for the weak of stomach)
  • sinclare
    sinclare Posts: 369 Member
    Great job! I'd say you earned yourself an extra beer this weekend :drinker:
  • Skyoctober
    Skyoctober Posts: 71 Member
    Probably more like 5...good luck!!! You can do it!!!

    If I drop five pounds this week, I probably won't ever eat McDonald's again!!! lol!!

    You gotta let me know in a week...I stopped ice-cream last week and lost 5 at weigh in this week!!!
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    Great job! I'd say you earned yourself an extra beer this weekend :drinker:


    Now there's a good compromise!!!
  • Cadenpet
    Cadenpet Posts: 79
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/04/mechanically-separated-meat-chicken-mcnugget-photo_n_749893.html


    OMG woman...wtf...why did I check out that link....sooo just gonna be short on my calories tonight because no way am I eating after that.
  • shannonichole
    shannonichole Posts: 126
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/04/mechanically-separated-meat-chicken-mcnugget-photo_n_749893.html

    If the calorie count doesn't get you then take a look at this photo of pre-chicken nugget yumminess! :sick: (not for the weak of stomach)

    But it has to be labeled on the packaging that it's mechanically separated and Mcdonalds doesn't do that anymore (but other places do). Just fyi. It's still gross.
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/04/mechanically-separated-meat-chicken-mcnugget-photo_n_749893.html

    If the calorie count doesn't get you then take a look at this photo of pre-chicken nugget yumminess! :sick: (not for the weak of stomach)


    meh - I love meat pastes.. hot dogs are awesome, too. :D
  • YukonJoy
    YukonJoy Posts: 1,279 Member
    Good for you.

    Sometimes I have a fit of liquor induced insanity and eat Mcdonalds. It makes me feel so wretched. Not guilt wise but physically. I hate it.
  • bopefas
    bopefas Posts: 32 Member
    Just for ****s and grins I looked up how many calories were in some of my favorite hamburgers and it was damn near my daily allotment,just the burger,nno fries.We call them Gut Bombs.
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    Good for you.

    Sometimes I have a fit of liquor induced insanity and eat Mcdonalds. It makes me feel so wretched. Not guilt wise but physically. I hate it.

    Yes! It had to be a physical thing because I don't get food guilt.
  • Sasssy69
    Sasssy69 Posts: 547 Member
    I stopped eating McDonalds years ago. I rarely eat it, and when I do, I'm desperate and starving. I'm a big softy when it comes to animals, and after researching, I found out about factory farming, and not only what they did to the animals, but how the food was processed (like their nuggets - seriously gross). It's not a hard decision anymore. I don't even let my kids go there. Besides, one meal has over 1,000 calories. Insane. Good for you for cutting it out. You'll feel better. :-)
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    Just for ****s and grins I looked up how many calories were in some of my favorite hamburgers and it was damn near my daily allotment,just the burger,nno fries.We call them Gut Bombs.


    Yeah, my lunch was just over 1,000 calories. Crazy. And every time I enter it I would think, "why do I eat this *kitten*? It's so high cal! But it's so flippin' tasty..."
  • Sasssy69
    Sasssy69 Posts: 547 Member
    Good for you.

    Sometimes I have a fit of liquor induced insanity and eat Mcdonalds. It makes me feel so wretched. Not guilt wise but physically. I hate it.

    I'm right there with you on that one. 3 am and soaked in beer - yeah, I've been known to swing in the drive through! lol
  • chicagofats
    chicagofats Posts: 34 Member
    Best of luck to you as you do battle against the arches...

    I too have had to battle the McDonald's (and fast food) habit. I do hit McDonald's every three weeks or so, which is alot better than the 3+ times I used to hit it during a typical week. I don't crave it like I used to. I also make sure that if I hit it that I have done enough exercise that day to absorb the calories.

    A bigger battle for me has been pizza delivery. Easily three times a week for like 6 years before I started here. In the 100+ days since then I ordered only one, and that was because friends were in town and wanted to try Chicago style.
  • SiltyPigeon
    SiltyPigeon Posts: 920 Member
    Congratulations!!! Did you go cold turkey or did you need to use a Mc-otine Patch? :laugh:

    Sorry! :wink:
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,316 Member
    I have no problem with McDonald's food, but I have a sneaky suspicion that there are things in fast food in the USA which are not allowed in fast food in Canada. I say that because the vast majority of negative experiences I have had with fast food have been when travelling in the USA, even before changing how I eat. It doesn't take long to realize how may calories are in the large burgers are McDonald's and other places. Then there is the trade-off. Do I eat that huge calorie meal and get hungry later, or eat something lower calorie with a lot more veggies and still be full long after. Change comes much easier then. As for Supersize me, watch Fat Heads. It is just as eye opening.
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    Congratulations!!! Did you go cold turkey or did you need to use a Mc-otine Patch? :laugh:

    Sorry! :wink:


    ha!! I'm totally gonna go cold-cheeseburger.
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