First cheeseburger in two weeks and now I feel...

alimarie53
alimarie53 Posts: 102 Member
in Food and Nutrition
like crap!! Physically like crap...

I was prepared mentally to handle how this would bring all my two week streak of veggies and lean meats to a halt. But wasn't prepared for the sloth-like, bloated feeling. I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

Hopefully I remember this! So next time I think I want to celebrate a small milestone I wont want to do it with a cheeseburger lol.

Anyone else have this feeling after cutting out the red meat for a few weeks?
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  • FitBeto
    FitBeto Posts: 2,121 Member
    I felt this way after not smoking then smoking 1/2 a cig
  • Firefox7275
    Firefox7275 Posts: 2,040 Member
    All you are eating is meat and veggies and then you ate meat and refined carbs? Are you not constipated? Are you not eating a ton of nuts and seeds for minerals, fibre and healthy fats?
  • Kelley528
    Kelley528 Posts: 319 Member
    out of curiosity, was it a cheeseburger you made yourself or a crappy fast food burger?
  • alimarie53
    alimarie53 Posts: 102 Member
    Ooooh, I'm eating carbs! I love bread! I'm just lowering the amount because I find they make me sleepy. When I ate the cheeseburger I ate it open faced.

    The majority of what I eat is veggies. I LOVE veggies and I partner that with a lean meat like fish or chicken. I actually go over my fats because fish is so high in fat and I cook with coconut oil and eat avocado.
  • alimarie53
    alimarie53 Posts: 102 Member
    out of curiosity, was it a cheeseburger you made yourself or a crappy fast food burger?

    It was a crappy burger from Chili's. I haven't eaten there for years and decided to give it a shot... Now I can understand why it's been years.
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    Nope. Whenever I indulge in a delicious cheese burger it's because I really want it and I am so satisfied after wards.
  • alimarie53
    alimarie53 Posts: 102 Member
    Nope. Whenever I indulge in a delicious cheese burger it's because I really want it and I am so satisfied after wards.

    I was satisfied for like... the first five minutes lol.
  • heymirth
    heymirth Posts: 448
    Take how you feel and write it down. Tomorrows another day. You can do it
  • OzarkMountainMan
    OzarkMountainMan Posts: 42
    I had thought that it would be easy to dump fast food, which till this point I have still sworn off, but I stopped last night to pick my grandson up some McDonalds and when that bag of food hit the car I was drooling like a rabid dog!

    Why is there days I can barely remember my name but I can recall just about every burger I have ever ate in my life! lol
  • 0Karina0
    0Karina0 Posts: 131 Member
    i still eat fast food regulary, like once a week, and i dont feel that bad, i do feel bloated but the guilty feeling is more than the physical feeling xD.
  • Im_NotPerfect
    Im_NotPerfect Posts: 2,181 Member
    Nope. Whenever I indulge in a delicious cheese burger it's because I really want it and I am so satisfied after wards.

    Yep, pretty much this. Unfortunately whenever I have a cheeseburger it tastes delish and doesn't stop me from eating another one next time.
  • FitbeTMF
    FitbeTMF Posts: 251
    out of curiosity, was it a cheeseburger you made yourself or a crappy fast food burger?

    Makes a HUGE DIFFERENCE, imo. Fast food burgers are disgusto
  • FitbeTMF
    FitbeTMF Posts: 251
    Ooooh, I'm eating carbs! I love bread! I'm just lowering the amount because I find they make me sleepy. When I ate the cheeseburger I ate it open faced.

    The majority of what I eat is veggies. I LOVE veggies and I partner that with a lean meat like fish or chicken. I actually go over my fats because fish is so high in fat and I cook with coconut oil and eat avocado.

    Have you tried Ezekial bread? It's a nice, super healthy substitute to the usual.
  • ToshaFeb268
    ToshaFeb268 Posts: 71
    I had thought that it would be easy to dump fast food, which till this point I have still sworn off, but I stopped last night to pick my grandson up some McDonalds and when that bag of food hit the car I was drooling like a rabid dog!

    Why is there days I can barely remember my name but I can recall just about every burger I have ever ate in my life! lol

    OMG this is too funny but true. I am recovering from the flu and for the past week I have been on liquids and eating soups. The other night I felt so hungry that I had my hubby pick me up a small order of french fries from a local restaurant. Now, I haven't had fries in so long and could barely finish a regular order on my own, but that night I inhaled those things like they were going out of style. (LOL)
  • alimarie53
    alimarie53 Posts: 102 Member
    I didn't feel guilty when I ordered it and ate it. I felt bloated and yucky after I ate it.

    I think the worst feeling now is after putting the calories into my tracker. YIKES! Hahaha... Oh well. Live and learn. Just adds another reason why I need to think twice (and probably three and four times) before I order another cheeseburger.
  • BigGuy47
    BigGuy47 Posts: 1,768 Member
    It was a crappy burger from Chili's. I haven't eaten there for years and decided to give it a shot... Now I can understand why it's been years.
    I quit eating at Chilli's many years ago. Mainly because just about all the food there is crappy.
  • OzarkMountainMan
    OzarkMountainMan Posts: 42
    hahaha, now that's funny! Does inhaling your food provide better results than ingesting?
    I so know how you felt.
    I'm afraid to start eating fast food again as I'm sure I would be arrested for causing a disturbance at the drive through!
    I can hear the call to the police now, "Yes, Id like to report a crazy guy at the drive through, he's been here 15 times and each time he orders a cheeseburger, throws the wrapper in the trash as he leaves, then drives through again!"
  • annepage
    annepage Posts: 585 Member
    I've noticed something similar with sweets and fried food. Stomach just doesn't like them and goes on to being upset right afterwards. I guess if it's been a while since you've had such things and you've trained your body to eat a certain way for so long, your body is not probably not going to 'accept' that fatty craving the way it used to.

    I like it though because my body is telling me to reject that junk which isn't good for it anyway (no offense).
  • CoachReddy
    CoachReddy Posts: 3,949 Member
    good for you girl! sometimes it takes an experience like this to realize how bad this stuff is for us!

    this is a win for you. :)
  • bearwith
    bearwith Posts: 525 Member
    Good u feel like that because you will now see why eating good food is far superior. Junk food is not even made of pure ingredients.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,266 Member
    I'll never be giving up cheeseburgers anytime soon, but I'll never be eating a fast food burger either, their disgusting to say the least.
  • otrlynn
    otrlynn Posts: 273 Member
    Next time you (or anyone else) gets the urge for a cheeseburger--just do it the healthy way. Buy LEAN beef (or turkey if you like it) and divide that one pound package into 4 1/4 lb burgers. Use reduced fat cheese (Naturally slender American is pretty good) and slap that burger on a whole wheat roll or bread. Add onions sauteed in a little healthy olive oil, lettuce, and tomato, and you have a pretty healthy sandwich. Depending upon your calorie target, maybe its not something you want to eat every day, but you could sure have one once a week.
  • CoachReddy
    CoachReddy Posts: 3,949 Member
    Next time you (or anyone else) gets the urge for a cheeseburger--just do it the healthy way. Buy LEAN beef (or turkey if you like it) and divide that one pound package into 4 1/4 lb burgers. Use reduced fat cheese (Naturally slender American is pretty good) and slap that burger on a whole wheat roll or bread. Add onions sauteed in a little healthy olive oil, lettuce, and tomato, and you have a pretty healthy sandwich. Depending upon your calorie target, maybe its not something you want to eat every day, but you could sure have one once a week.

    a grass fed burger is totally healthy for you in moderation.
  • Topher1978
    Topher1978 Posts: 975 Member
    A high quality, lean beef mid-rare burger makes me feel good.
  • firemanfive0
    firemanfive0 Posts: 228 Member
    I did this with french fries from Wendy's about a 3 weeks ago....my belly hurt so bad...ugh
  • Altarian
    Altarian Posts: 230 Member
    Next time you (or anyone else) gets the urge for a cheeseburger--just do it the healthy way. Buy LEAN beef (or turkey if you like it) and divide that one pound package into 4 1/4 lb burgers. Use reduced fat cheese (Naturally slender American is pretty good) and slap that burger on a whole wheat roll or bread. Add onions sauteed in a little healthy olive oil, lettuce, and tomato, and you have a pretty healthy sandwich. Depending upon your calorie target, maybe its not something you want to eat every day, but you could sure have one once a week.

    Agree for most part on this. Only exception i would give is instead of the whole wheat bread use pita. Mostly because unless the whole wheat has pieces of the wheat still whole and not pulverized into flour it is just as bad for you as white bread, so i was told by a nutritionist.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,266 Member
    Next time you (or anyone else) gets the urge for a cheeseburger--just do it the healthy way. Buy LEAN beef (or turkey if you like it) and divide that one pound package into 4 1/4 lb burgers. Use reduced fat cheese (Naturally slender American is pretty good) and slap that burger on a whole wheat roll or bread. Add onions sauteed in a little healthy olive oil, lettuce, and tomato, and you have a pretty healthy sandwich. Depending upon your calorie target, maybe its not something you want to eat every day, but you could sure have one once a week.

    Agree for most part on this. Only exception i would give is instead of the whole wheat bread use pita. Mostly because unless the whole wheat has pieces of the wheat still whole and not pulverized into flour it is just as bad for you as white bread, so i was told by a nutritionist.
    No wonder people are neurotic when it comes to food.
  • otrlynn
    otrlynn Posts: 273 Member
    Next time you (or anyone else) gets the urge for a cheeseburger--just do it the healthy way. Buy LEAN beef (or turkey if you like it) and divide that one pound package into 4 1/4 lb burgers. Use reduced fat cheese (Naturally slender American is pretty good) and slap that burger on a whole wheat roll or bread. Add onions sauteed in a little healthy olive oil, lettuce, and tomato, and you have a pretty healthy sandwich. Depending upon your calorie target, maybe its not something you want to eat every day, but you could sure have one once a week.

    Agree for most part on this. Only exception i would give is instead of the whole wheat bread use pita. Mostly because unless the whole wheat has pieces of the wheat still whole and not pulverized into flour it is just as bad for you as white bread, so i was told by a nutritionist.
    No wonder people are neurotic when it comes to food.

    I'm not sure I understand your point. Around here, I can buy pita pockets that are essentially made from white flour or whole wheat flour. I'm pretty sure that most people would agree that whole wheat baked products have more nutritional value than those made from white flour (all bets are off if you have an intolerance to gluten!). I don't think that bread vs. roll vs. pita pocket has much to do with it. See below.

    "One of the primary nutritional differences between whole-wheat and white flour is the food’s fiber content. Dietary fiber has a number of health benefits -- it prevents constipation, lowers blood cholesterol and might help you lose weight, according to Colorado State University. The refining process associated with making white flour separates the fiber-rich brain from the rest of the grain, so white flour typically contains less fiber than its whole-grain counterpart. For example, 1/2 cup of white flour contains 1.3 grams of fiber, while an equal serving of whole-wheat flour contains 6.4 grams. As a result, selecting foods that contain wheat flour helps you reach your dietary fiber intake goal -- 28 grams daily if you follow a 2,000-calorie diet, according to Colorado State University."
  • kimmymayhall
    kimmymayhall Posts: 419 Member
    I just had my first cheeseburger in about a month and it was glorious. Beer and onion rings were good, too. I eat "healthy" most of the time so I enjoy the occasional burger at a local spot (not fast food or chain restaurant) or make my own. I did have some of the ITIS afterward but a little Sunday afternoon took care of that. Next time pick a better place or make one yourself that you will really enjoy and feel like the calories were worth it.
  • tndejong
    tndejong Posts: 463
    i ate mcdonalds yesterday and had two hamburgers and fries. i felt a lot different that time appose to the many many other times i would eat there. i know what your mean. when you are eating better then eat something on the naughty side, you think and feel differently. i did have the guilt though and did more exercise. but i think that is a good thing and part of the learning process. i am still going to enjoy my favorite foods. but only in moderation. food will no longer me the center of my life. and i do love turkey burgers made at home. my fiance and i killed a box since new years! much healthier then normal burgers.

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