fast food?!

hesn92

Welllllll lately with my living situation right now I can't cook as much as I'd like.... so I've been eating very poorly. lots of processed stuff. When I get my living situation straightened out I will be cooking like a mofo and eating healthily, but for right now I focus more on calories and my macros and things are going just fine.

Also, I believe everything in moderation is key. I will still eat at McDonalds sometimes and I still eat donuts sometimes. Just not all the time.

missmousern

I always get kids meals if I have to eat fast food. It is cheap, and automatic portion control. Now they often have healthy choices for sides. Fruit slices etc. My niece knows she has a drawer in my kitchen that is hers. It is where I put all the toys I get I like the subway kids meal. They cut an inch or 2 off the 6 inch sub, you won't miss it. Then a milk and fruit slices or a juice box and yogurt, All just lesser evils.

Arexxx

Yeah, it's fine as long as you don'r eat fast food every day for every meal.

I have KFC potato and gravy every few days, that **** is like my heroin.

dvisser1

Is it just me or did you contradict yourself there?

Hopefully it's you. But then I read what I wrote and it didn't sound correct either. I guess IIFYM is developed out of the concept of calories in vs calories out. I partially use calories in vs calories out but 100 % is clean eating. IIFYM should be 80% clean but again, being able to eat pop tarts and such is not the best approach. :ohwell:

If the OP was talking about eating that way as a part of her regular diet I would absolutely agree with you. The once in a great while fast food meal will have next to no impact on your long term health.

chuckyp

I eat fast food nearly 4 times a week for lunch at work and I still managed to lose 30lb when I wanted to. You can make simple changes, like side salad instead of fries, omit cheese and mayo, etc to reduce the calories. It's not the healthiest food to be sure, but it's not the devil. Protein is protein. The carbs in the bread you get there are the same as the carbs in the bread you'd get anywhere else unless you get very specific dietary bread. None of those places use trans-fats anymore and saturated fats are not causing the problems that was once thought. Food places don't stay in business by deliberately putting stuff in their food that kills its customers.
In my opinion, most of the fast food demonization you hear is alarmist myth and vegan propaganda. And unless you're specifically directed to be on a low sodium diet or just don't like retaining a little water, there's nothing wrong with some extra sodium on occasion, especially if you sweat a lot. It's not poison, in fact, you would die without it.
One thing about fast food vs. other restaurants is that their food has strictly controlled portions and it's been analyzed ad-nauseum so you can get accurate nutritional information for calorie tracking. In other restaurants, the portions and preparations can vary wildly and if they even publish nutrition information, what you are actually served can vary in content dramatically even if the overall quality of the food is better.

angiereid

i think everything in moderation is key and yes you can still lose weight while consuming fast food, if you restrict yourself to never being allowed to eat bad food then you will probably binge one day, i allow myself one bad day a week, and for me that just means i am under my calories but way over in salt. i generally stay away from salt since i have a kidney disease i stay under 1500 and limit my protein and fat but sometimes i need to cheat to feel good. i really think i lose weight better this way, and it has always worked for me.

Erikhulse

I go to McDonalds often and get a grilled chicken sandwich with no mayo. And a side salad with lite balsamic vinaigrette. Tastes great, very filling, around 400 calories, and under $5.

jogglesngoggles

For weight loss, yes. For health, probably not.

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