fast food workers

amberpickens

Are there other people out there like me that work at a fast food place and are trying to lose weight? Its hard at times to just walk away and not eat while Im at work. I was just wondering if there were others on myfitnesspal that worked fastfood to.

twilightfan20

I no longer work in fast food, but last summer I held a job at Jack in the Box, and actually lost the majority of my weigh working there. I usually had a big breakfast or at least something that would stick, and would bring snacks for my breaks (if I ever got one) like peanuts, fruits, and sandwiches. I never ate anything at my job. Somehow it became easier to not want to eat the food when you saw how it was being made. During that same summer, we got infested with roaches and found a large bug in the grease we fried chicken patties in. YUCK!!!

I ended up losing 30 pounds that summer from the fast pace lunch hours and working on my feet 8 hours a day. I took advantage of free water and free diet drinks from time to time. I think ultimately, having to pay for the food even as an employee, stopped me from eating foods I shouldn't. I was only getting paid minimum wage, and there was no way I was going to give my money back to that store. I also found time even after work and on weekends to get in an extra workout, although I burned most of my calories at work. Good luck!!!

amberpickens

see i dont have to pay for my meal for my break and just walking by the frys and stuff on the table i have to fight myself from grabbing one and eating it. and we get free drinks to which has been bad for me because all i want to drink is coke but i have started drinking the lemonade and thats way less calories and stuff the coke and for some reason i have noticed i dont drink as much when im at work when im drinking the lemonade

lynzobp

Ironic enough i worked in fast food since i was 15 n its been a yr since i quit thats 5 yrs of workin with food n eatin it all day everyday i weigh more now than i did wen i worked in fast food i guess because i was the drive thru person n didnt get that many breaks i was allways busy worked as many hrs as they let me n snacked on unhealthy food allthroughout the day even had my bf n other workers bring in other fastfood for lunch i now hate it cuz i ate it for so long but im fat now im so backwards its a shame and i have fastfood very rarely and now i jus go to school thats not the same as 8 hrs of welcome to kfc lol