working at mcdonalds

You'll be surprised at how quickly you'll not want to eat their food, working there all the time. Bring your own food when you can.

You might not want to eat that food after you have been around it all day anyway. Try and gross yourself out about how the food is stored, prepared, handled, ect

Why do you have to eat the food just because you work there?
Just bring some healthy meals and snacks along with you and you'll do great!

on your lunch break take a walk and bring your own lunch.

this is a great suggestion.
If you try to completely ignore eating the food there all the time, you'll probably start to feel deprived and will crave some of the wort stuff mcdonalds has to offer. At least I know that would happen to me if I was exposed to the food all the time. You should figure out a way to indulge and enjoy one of the more unhealthy choices they have once in a while. It will give you something to look forward to and you wont constantly think about eating the food because you know you'll get some eventually. Just make sure it its into your plan and you will be ok.

I worked there for a year and gained 15 pounds. It's actually how I got overweight.

You are working 9 hours shifts if your schedule is set up like mine and employee meals were free and you're also likely to want to snack while you're there. The problem is you're around freshly made fries and chicken fingers and suck all day and you have access to all the food and condiments so you can make some pretty delicious tasking combos...

It's very easy to crave the food when you're there. I recommend bringing your lunch and brining plenty of snacks. You can have a cheat meal once or twice but if you can kick up your exercise before or after work I'd do that as well.

You WILL actually burn calories working it's A LOT of running around and it's wicked hot from all the fryers and such so unless you're working the drive thru window you'll actually be quite active but that doesn't mean you can't gain obviously if you're still at a surplus.

It doesn't have to be a recipe for disaster you just need to be careful!

I worked at mcdonalds for 4 years. lost 50 pounds in 4 months and then gained it all back when I stopped logging.

I had a grilled chicken side salad with southwest dressing and strips. or I had a Canadian bacon biscuit with swiss cheese.

I now work at taco bell :sad:

The grilled chicken ceasar salad with the Newman's Own balsamic vinegar dressing is really good! When I go to McDonald's I usually get that, with unsweetened tea. I also like the yogurt parfait once in a while. The premium grilled chicken wrap is supposed to be okay, too, but I haven't looked into that But I agree that you will pretty quickly get tired of being around the foods. Also, depending on how much flexibility you have, you might be able to invent your own stuff... maybe use the grilled chicken strips and some lettuce to make some sort of wrap...

Don't eat the food!!!

I got hired at mcdonalds and I'm really scared that im gonna gain all my weight back I have lost 27 lbs, I know its all high sodium and tons of carbs and loaded with fat. me and my boyfriend was talking about that, I told him you know I don't think I be eating all that food I have come along ways to lose 27 lbs, my plan is to eat side salad with grilled chicken and unsweeten tea, is there any suggestions that I can also d/o

LOL My son was 17 when he worked at a McD's in Amarillo Texas. Poor thing gained almost 50 pounds in the six months he worked there because the manager kept feeding him free food and sending the night's leftovers home with him. He went to work at Walmart as a stocker there when he turned 18 and lost all that weight plus some in about 3 months! Hopefully after smelling that greasy food for days on end will keep you from eating it! :laugh:

My eldest son lost 40lbs in the year he worked at MacDonalds.

Whether you continue to lose, or gain, is entirely up to you.

I suggest to learn proper grammer.

"Grammer" :laugh:

I work at Wendy's and was worried about the same thing when I got hired back in November. With the staff discount sometimes its just way smarter to buy lunch than bring one with me.
I plan in the morning before work what I am going to have, and enter into mfp so I know many calories it's going to cost me. I usually stick to the grilled salads and try and only use about a half packet of dressing. If I don't feel like salad, a nugget meal with fries and either diet coke or water is reasonable. Kids meals can also be reasonable. If it's a short shift and I want a treat, ice cream isnt too bad, and tends to have less sodium than the actual food.
I eat food from work most days, and have been doing fine Just figure out what works for your goals!

This is good advice, knowledge is power.

You are stronger than the allure of such junk, fast food. Know it.

i work at taco bell as well, i have for about 7 and half years. i was in high school when i started and i was tiny and had a fast metabolism, but now i've gained so much weight and i know that it's partially because of where i work. i've tried to stick to only fresco items but that's hard, it gets so stressful and i LOVE taco bell our store is really clean and organized so the food doesn't gross me out at all and some days it gets so stressful that i want to drown my frustrations in nacho cheese. do you have any tips for not over-indulging? cause i could use some