Losing Weight At McDonalds

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  • Terpnista84
    Terpnista84 Posts: 517 Member
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    Oh good... another post where a bunch of body builders/ huge men/ women who don't have much to lose try to convince us all that McDonalds/eating poorly is okay and laugh at the attempt to eat healthy/clean.
    Actually, the people commenting that it's OK aren't actually "eating poorly" - they're making very wise choices at the fast-food places.

    Fast food doesn't have to be synonymous with eating poorly. Most people just don't actually make informed decisions when they eat it.
    The reason that I disagree with this is because to me it is more than the nutrients that I assess. A "good" choice at McDonalds could be comparable to something I could make at home, but McDonald's will add a whole lot more preservatives and other junk than I would. A poster upthread said "it doesn't taste as good" when someone suggested she could make the exact same at home- it's the additives. Like I said, I don't trust any food that looks the same after 3 months in my body. If I want fast food there are better places to go with better ingredients.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
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    Oh good... another post where a bunch of body builders/ huge men/ women who don't have much to lose try to convince us all that McDonalds/eating poorly is okay and laugh at the attempt to eat healthy/clean.

    I used to weigh 50 pounds more than I do now.

    I ate even more fast food when I lost my initial 40 pounds. I literally went to both McD's and Subway almost every single day.
  • Griffin220x
    Griffin220x Posts: 399
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    I'm having two big macs and fries for lunch today, then for dinner a half pound of grilled chicken with sauteed mushrooms in a bbq sauce and a side of sliced tomatoes drizzled in rasberry vinaigrette.

    Maybe later I'll make a food porn thread.

    Today I eat like a king!
    Your dinner sounds way more amazing than your lunch lol :)

    Oh I forgot I'm having a couple tangerines as well. :D

    i've been thinkin about it all day! Can't wait to get home from work and start cooking!

    I'll take a pic a show everyone later.
  • Griffin220x
    Griffin220x Posts: 399
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    Oh good... another post where a bunch of body builders/ huge men/ women who don't have much to lose try to convince us all that McDonalds/eating poorly is okay and laugh at the attempt to eat healthy/clean.

    I used to weigh 50 pounds more than I do now.

    I ate even more fast food when I lost my initial 40 pounds. I literally went to both McD's and Subway almost every single day.

    Thank you^
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
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    Like I said, I don't trust any food that looks the same after 3 months in my body. If I want fast food there are better places to go with better ingredients.

    You'd better never make a hamburger at home, or eat bread, then.

    I you make and cook a hamburger patty at home and then toss it on a plate, it'll look the same in a year. Same with bread: put a slice on the counter, and if the cat doesn't run off with it it'll look the same in about a year.
  • mariapuhl
    mariapuhl Posts: 529 Member
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    I do eat McDonalds to lose weight.

    Why?

    Any time I'm constipated, I just hit up McDonalds, and boom, an hour later - instant 5 lbs lost.

    :)
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
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    2 Side Salads (20 calories each)
    1 Packet Vinagarette (35 calories)
    2 Snack Wraps w/o Cheese (420 calories)

    5 Dollars, 495 Calories, 30 Protein, 13 Fat, 65 Carb


    Don't even try to hate on that.

    For $5 and 495 calories, I could eat a lot more food at home. And probably get a much better micro-nutrient breakdown.
  • breeshabebe
    breeshabebe Posts: 580
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    I do eat McDonalds to lose weight.

    Why?

    Any time I'm constipated, I just hit up McDonalds, and boom, an hour later - instant 5 lbs lost.

    :)

    PAHAHAHA! SO TRUE!
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
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    Like I said, I don't trust any food that looks the same after 3 months in my body. If I want fast food there are better places to go with better ingredients.

    You'd better never make a hamburger at home, or eat bread, then.

    I you make and cook a hamburger patty at home and then toss it on a plate, it'll look the same in a year. Same with bread: put a slice on the counter, and if the cat doesn't run off with it it'll look the same in about a year.

    What?? Unless the temperature of this counter is below freezing, this is nonsense.
  • Terpnista84
    Terpnista84 Posts: 517 Member
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    Like I said, I don't trust any food that looks the same after 3 months in my body. If I want fast food there are better places to go with better ingredients.

    You'd better never make a hamburger at home, or eat bread, then.

    I you make and cook a hamburger patty at home and then toss it on a plate, it'll look the same in a year. Same with bread: put a slice on the counter, and if the cat doesn't run off with it it'll look the same in about a year.
    I understand you are trying to justify your diet, but let's not act like fresh ground turkey, fish and lean chicken is comparable to meat at McDonald's. And I don't know about your bread, but mine begins to mold after a while.

    I don't wish to go into a back and forth. But there is a huge difference between what food must endure to be served at a restaurant and food that is brought to the grocery store and prepared in your kitchen.
  • CoachReddy
    CoachReddy Posts: 3,949 Member
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    Layne Norton is a fool,all the hype has made him who he is today,keep drinking the kool aid

    The PhD in nutrition, as well as massive success on the bodybuilding circuit, has really helped out. Along with the "hype."

    you should probably listen to him then

    I do. If you can find a quote where he recommends doing something other than I'm doing, let me know.

    you're one of those "letter of the law" vs "spirit of the law" aren't you?

    well it doesn't SAY fast food, so OBVIOUSLY he can't be referring to THOSE processed high fat foods right?

    gimmeabreak.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
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    Like I said, I don't trust any food that looks the same after 3 months in my body. If I want fast food there are better places to go with better ingredients.

    You'd better never make a hamburger at home, or eat bread, then.

    I you make and cook a hamburger patty at home and then toss it on a plate, it'll look the same in a year. Same with bread: put a slice on the counter, and if the cat doesn't run off with it it'll look the same in about a year.

    What?? Unless the temperature of this counter is below freezing, this is nonsense.

    It's not nonsense at all. Read this:
    http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2010/11/the-burger-lab-revisiting-the-myth-of-the-12-year-old-burger-testing-results.html

    Besides, why would a burger from McDonald's age differently from one you cook at home? There are no special ingredients. The only thing in a plain McD's hamburger is a regular bun, ground beef, and some salt and pepper. Period, end of story, that's it. There are no magic preservatives that make the McD's ground beef different from supermarket ground beef.

    Bottom line: if you prepare a hamburger at home, and don't put condiments on it, and let it sit on a counter: it will simply dry out.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
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    Layne Norton is a fool,all the hype has made him who he is today,keep drinking the kool aid

    The PhD in nutrition, as well as massive success on the bodybuilding circuit, has really helped out. Along with the "hype."

    you should probably listen to him then

    I do. If you can find a quote where he recommends doing something other than I'm doing, let me know.

    you're one of those "letter of the law" vs "spirit of the law" aren't you?

    well it doesn't SAY fast food, so OBVIOUSLY he can't be referring to THOSE processed high fat foods right?

    gimmeabreak.

    He doesn't mention "processed" food at all.

    You keep putting words in his mouth in an attempt to implicate my diet as being something he doesn't approve of.

    Fact: none of the Norton quotes you've posted use the term "fast food" or "processed food."
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
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    Oh good... another post where a bunch of body builders/ huge men/ women who don't have much to lose try to convince us all that McDonalds/eating poorly is okay and laugh at the attempt to eat healthy/clean.
    Actually, the people commenting that it's OK aren't actually "eating poorly" - they're making very wise choices at the fast-food places.

    Fast food doesn't have to be synonymous with eating poorly. Most people just don't actually make informed decisions when they eat it.

    True. Though I would have to argue that a McDonalds salad/wrap can't hold a candle- nutrition wise or taste wise to the things that I can make at home.
    What annoys me is when commenters "show off" (not sure if thats a good term) at how much/bad they eat like everyone should eat the same. "Pffft.... your eating just a cheeseburger? Well, I eat a triple Whopper with extra cheese supersized!" Really? This is your everyday meal? (no.. obviously not. ) When I ate like this all the time, I gained 70lbs...I understand eating like this on a rare occasion- but for me it wouldn't be realistic.

    It would really depend on their calorie goal for the day if they eat that way everyday. If someone is working out almost daily and burning about 1200-1300 calories and they are working on bulking or even maintenance and can maintain on about 2500-3000 a day, then yeah, they can score a double Whopper with cheese everyday if they want. It's all about goals and exercise and calorie count. To assume that they don't eat that way everyday or they will get fat is a huge assumption based off your own goals and not taking into account the goals of others.

    If I eat a double Whooper with cheese all the time along with everything else I would eat back in the day, then yes, I would gain because it was sitting to watch tv, sitting in the car to work, sitting at work, sitting to go home, laying in bed, wash, rinse, repeat. However, now I'm more active, so I can eat more...and even more when I start to maintain.

    I have lost 62 lbs at this point keeping within my calorie/macro goals about 85% of the time. I still have, and always will have, pizza, McDonalds, buffets, Chinese, donuts, cookies, cupcakes, Pop Tarts, and a host of other "bad for you" foods. I'm healthier, more active and feel better than ever...and still losing.
  • Terpnista84
    Terpnista84 Posts: 517 Member
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    No special ingredients in McDonalds meat? HA! Last year they were exposed for putting pink slime in their burger meat for filler

    http://business.time.com/2012/02/01/mcdonalds-drops-pink-slime-from-hamburger-meat/

    And then there is the ammonia they treat their beef with.
  • CoachReddy
    CoachReddy Posts: 3,949 Member
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    Like I said, I don't trust any food that looks the same after 3 months in my body. If I want fast food there are better places to go with better ingredients.

    You'd better never make a hamburger at home, or eat bread, then.

    I you make and cook a hamburger patty at home and then toss it on a plate, it'll look the same in a year. Same with bread: put a slice on the counter, and if the cat doesn't run off with it it'll look the same in about a year.

    What?? Unless the temperature of this counter is below freezing, this is nonsense.

    It's not nonsense at all. Read this:
    http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2010/11/the-burger-lab-revisiting-the-myth-of-the-12-year-old-burger-testing-results.html

    Besides, why would a burger from McDonald's age differently from one you cook at home? There are no special ingredients. The only thing in a plain McD's hamburger is a regular bun, ground beef, and some salt and pepper. Period, end of story, that's it. There are no magic preservatives that make the McD's ground beef different from supermarket ground beef.

    Bottom line: if you prepare a hamburger at home, and don't put condiments on it, and let it sit on a counter: it will simply dry out.

    i'm actually gonna do this. betcha bacteria grows on it. mold. etc.
  • Terpnista84
    Terpnista84 Posts: 517 Member
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    McDonald's fries compared to other (diner fries)

    http://blog.stayfreemagazine.org/images/fries2.jpg
  • CoachReddy
    CoachReddy Posts: 3,949 Member
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    Layne Norton is a fool,all the hype has made him who he is today,keep drinking the kool aid

    The PhD in nutrition, as well as massive success on the bodybuilding circuit, has really helped out. Along with the "hype."

    you should probably listen to him then

    I do. If you can find a quote where he recommends doing something other than I'm doing, let me know.

    you're one of those "letter of the law" vs "spirit of the law" aren't you?

    well it doesn't SAY fast food, so OBVIOUSLY he can't be referring to THOSE processed high fat foods right?

    gimmeabreak.

    He doesn't mention "processed" food at all.

    You keep putting words in his mouth in an attempt to implicate my diet as being something he doesn't approve of.

    Fact: none of the Norton quotes you've posted use the term "fast food" or "processed food."

    so why did he say most IIFYM eat 95% clean foods?
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
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    No special ingredients in McDonalds meat? HA! Last year they were exposed for putting pink slime in their burger meat for filler

    http://business.time.com/2012/02/01/mcdonalds-drops-pink-slime-from-hamburger-meat/

    And then there is the ammonia they treat their beef with.

    You know what pink slime is made of?

    Ground beef.

    And as for the ammonia? It's used to clean many foods you don't think are the devil.
  • albertabeefy
    albertabeefy Posts: 1,169 Member
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    BS and you know it.
    Please show me where I'm wrong if it's BS. Neither modern science nor all we currently know about biochemistry shows this wrong - so how, exactly, can you show it wrong.

    Don't get me wrong here - I'm not saying that I believe a Quarter-Pounder w/Cheese is as healthy as a grain-fed steak with a side of organic salad and vegetables. That would be ludicrous based on sugar content in the burger alone (bun, ketchup and meat all contain refined sugar, more than most people realize).

    What I am saying that as an occasional meal - if one makes an informed decision and chooses the more-healthy of a fast-food restaurants options (for your own best macronutrient profile) - AND if a person also gets their proper intake of other nutrients/minerals/vitamins etc., there simply is no evidence that it's going to cause damage or disease in any way.

    Heck, I ate at Wendy's a few weeks back with my kids. I had a baconator with no ketchup, a side salad, and ditched the bun. Last I checked it didn't kill me.

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