Mcdonalds...

deksgrl

My new "healthy" fast food is a chicken and veggie pita from The Pita Pit.

I'm so jealous, you don't even know. I went to school in Rochester and ate Pita Pit almost every day. Damn I love pita pit.

It is awesome. I just discovered it in the last year. There is a Subway in the same plaza and I just drive by there and shake my head.

dellashanks

My new favorite part of Mc Donalds is that they are putting the calories on the menu! I went to the drive thru because I was starving and just had to pull away. I couldn't find anything that fit in my cals with out costing me an extra hour of exercise. No thanks. If I go there now I get an Ice cream cone as a treat, one of the lowest cal items on the menu! I'll take 150 for a cone over 500 for a double any day!

LMick1986

Yesterday, before work, I really just wanted to go to Starbucks for some coffee (filled with all kinds of calories and sugars)! I made myself late on purpose, so I didn't have time to stop. Somehow, traffic wasn't as bad as I expected, so passing a gas station, I almost stopped in really quick for a cappuccino. But then I drove past it. I got to work....we have a little food shop. I just made myself busy for the first couple of hours, so when I looked up at the clock, I said "It's 10 am....too late for coffee now!" Hahah! I don't even like coffee or cappuccinos!! I just have this habit of getting them!

Southernbelle90

I cant go in that place without getting that grilled ranch BLT. God it will be the death of me! I need some of your will power!

NewCyn

Awesome dedication. I work for a doctors office that has lunch catered in most days. I have no idea what we will have until it gets here. Yesterday was poboys and salad. I by passed the trays of fried shrimp, fried chicken and greasy cheeseburger poboys and just made a heaping plate of salad with grilled chicken and did not feel deprived at all. By the way the fruit and yogurt parfaits are pretty yummy! Good luck with your journey!

lorrainzander

Way to go on your healthy, balanced victory! I am loving this thread and all of the small success stories. Soon, all of these small victories will turn in to one giant one!

One of my small victories in the last 2 1/2 weeks has been to not eat the baked goods I make for the guests who stay at our Inn. Let me tell you, it was not easy resisting the chocolate chip, cranberry, pumpkin muffins! Yeah and yeah for everyone else!

blpasquarella

Great story! Very impressive. I love the smells of those places, but that's as close as I can get before I'm in a danger zone haha.

Somewhat similar.. Last weekend I was at my boyfriends for the weekend.

At dinner, he had a chicken burger and fries while I had a salad. I'd ordered soup as well, but they told me as they served our food that they'd run out.

After dinner I wanted to stop at a bulk foods place to grab something healthy to snack on later as I knew the salad wouldn't last too long. When I got my snack, the man got about a pound of turtle chocolates. We stopped at a gas station, where he got something called "Macaroon Madness Bars", some sort of delicious looking squares from a local bakery.

I stayed at his place the entire weekend, and watched him eat every single square and turtle and didn't touch even one! I could not believe myself! Quite proud.

Oh gosh, girl, I am there with you. My boyfriend is a human garbage can! All he eats is pizza and pizza rolls, ice cream, candy, and the worst: he constantly keeps rolls of cookie dough in the fridge because he likes to eat them raw!!!!

And he's not fat at all! He's in great shape and he doesn't even work out.

And we live together! So it's a constant struggle, but I don't give in very often.

I just sit next to him eating my oatmeal while he chows down on a roll of cookie dough. -_____-

I'm not always the happiest about it. Sometimes I complain, but I'm willing to sacrifice those things for my health!

deksgrl

And he's not fat at all! He's in great shape and he doesn't even work out.

Yeah, wait a few years, that will change.

Jeannieadkins

I have never been big on McDonald's. Even when my girls were small. I started my get healthy and lose weight permanently, about seven weeks ago. I am using Xygular products, which works for me. I am down 20 lbs. I did go through the drive through of McDonald's a couple of times. I love their chicken selects and got the three strips with a side salad with ff dressing. I know I can not do that often but it didn't harm my weight loss. The way I have been able to battle my craving for chicken with coating is to use hot sauce and I did that with my chicken selects, too (that is what got me started). Now I pack my lunch, love my own garden salads and make a chicken breast (4oz Perdue's) and use hot sauce. I still haven't found any light or ff dressings that I like. So I use a lemon, 1 T. oil & vinegar.

However, if on occasion I have to stop for lunch, I would do it again. Limiting this along with calorie counting, watching carbs, etc is what works for me.

blpasquarella

delete! (sorry it went through twice! oops.)

GetFitCarly

I know exactly how you feel. My partner and all his friends went there and I was just sitting there biting the crap out of my lip. I purposely left my wallet in the car that helped too
It's so hard and the smell does drive you crazy.. so good job for having only that. If I went in there NOW I think id lose it.

BringingSherriBack

I love Wendy's but stick to the chili. It's actually very good and not too too bad for you!

And if you need more than just the chili, get a side salad (or even two) and put the chili right on top of it for a "taco salad" without all the extra calories.

Nadiae89

Great willpower! Keep it up!
I went out to dinner with my sister a few days ago who probably has about 15-20 pounds of fat on her more than I do but was convincing me to have dessert after I ate a salad. She ordered a funnel cake and kept pressuring me to have half but I resisted. I later found out that the funnel cake had 1230 calories!!....no thank you!

awilmeri

I went grocery shopping tonight and they had a bowl of "samples" that we're just mini candy bars...twix, snickers, Reese's etc. they were calling my name but I walked right by. I was pretty proud of myself. I could have had one and fit it into my calories but it would have been eating it just to eat it. I wasn't craving it. Good job at McDonald's op!

Tina2Cats

My downfall was the sundaes with chocolate fudge which are 330 calories. I used to eat them all the time, but since coming on MFP, I eat them rarely and even when I have left over calories, I don't give into my cravings. My hubby and I would buy junk on the dollar menu. If I go to McDonalds, I eat salads. I also like their smoothies. Sill working on changing my eating habits.