Fast Food?

Nothing wrong with fast food if your meeting your required nutrients and I would suggest that you fill that need with whatever you really crave and forget the concept of healthy vs unhealthy because if you can't sustain your new way of eating, that is for all intent and purpose unhealthy in the long run.

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Fast food?
boiled eggs are faster than going out for junk
Also
fruit or
salad or
toast or
bacon

all for food getting to me fast

no need for unfood products

McDonald's grilled chicken wraps are good. I have become to Golden Corral what Jarrod is to Subway. Lol you just eat what you know is good for you and I make sure I walk 8-10 miles a day. I've lost 40 pounds in 3 months and I splurge 1 day a week. I always look up the calories and fat on Fitness Pal even when I splurge

Work it in, eat what you want. Everyone wins.

I eat what I want. Most of the time, I eat pretty healthy but if I'm craving a burger, I eat one. This is not a diet, this is not a temporary situation. How I eat now is how I intend to eat for the rest of my life. And there is ZERO chance that I will avoid burgers or pizza or hot wings for the rest of my life. Go eat fast food if you want to. Just make sure it's the exception, not the rule. But completely avoiding things you love is a recipe for disaster.

I have a Tendergrill Chicken Garden Salad or Whopper Jr with no mayo once in a while. Just be sure not to make it a regular habit.

I had Taco Bell last night and tonight... Love those Doritos Tacos yum yum yum :bigsmile:

I haven't had fast food in about 5 months. Before i started my journey I would have it pretty much everyday so that is an accomplishment for me!! lol My sister and brother still have fast food all the time and i have cravings for it. Do yall still eat fast food and if you do what do you eat? Is there any *healthy* fast food places that if I have to eat it what I should order?

There are places that are deceptively unhealthy:

1 - Subway. If you veer off the 6" subs w/ 6 grams of fat menu (which don't include cheese or dressing in their calcs), you can easily down 1000-1500 cals in a $5 footlong.

The healthy 6" subs not enough to fill you up? Double the meat, they'll still come in at under 600 calories and the protein will make you feel plenty full.

2 - Panera bread. Their breads are so thick and calorie dense that you run the same problem with Subway's footlongs, except you'll still be hungry after eating your $9 half a sandwich. Their soups and salads aren't much better for you with rare exceptions. Just stay away.

Places that can be healthy:

1- Chipotle. Get a chicken burrito bowl with brown rice, and only get one of cheese, sour cream, or guacamole. 500-700 calories. Be warned that if you get all 3, you're now downing 850-1100 calories depending on how heavy of a hand the server has with those condiments.

Even if you get a regular burrito, cut it in half and wrap the other half for another meal.

2- Taco bell's fresca menu. This stuff is actually good and doesn't make me miss the cheese one bit.

You can get a mandarin chicken bowl with veggies from panda or a chicken salad with fajita veggies salsa and cheese from chipotle for under 400 cals.. and really a big mac is only 550 which I could fit into my diary pretty easily if I wanted.. Unfortunately I prefer to make my own food and it's usually less calories and more filling then fast food so sometimes I feel like fast food just isn't worth the calories.

I eat what I want. Most of the time, I eat pretty healthy but if I'm craving a burger, I eat one. This is not a diet, this is not a temporary situation. How I eat now is how I intend to eat for the rest of my life. And there is ZERO chance that I will avoid burgers or pizza or hot wings for the rest of my life. Go eat fast food if you want to. Just make sure it's the exception, not the rule. But completely avoiding things you love is a recipe for disaster.

This. Exactly. Nailed it.

McDonalds southwestern chicken salad. So good. I think it's 320 grilled without dressing (or 390...). And then a small fry for added deliciousness.

I was going 2-3 times a week in July; it was that good.

Whatever they put on the southwestern salad makes it really tasty. I always take the dressing, but I've yet to use it.

I still eat it occasionally. I have to be careful though because its easy to fall into trap of wanting more and more and more. But if I have the room for it, and really want it, I won't force myself to be unhappy with something else. But I do try to order the options that will fit in my calories.

So if I have 500 calories, I am not going to get a burger and fries. But you get the idea.

McDonalds southwestern chicken salad. So good. I think it's 320 grilled without dressing (or 390...). And then a small fry for added deliciousness.

I was going 2-3 times a week in July; it was that good.

Whatever they put on the southwestern salad makes it really tasty. I always take the dressing, but I've yet to use it.

The chicken has a lime glaze I think, which makes the dressing unneeded mostly (i used half a packet at most). I'm not really sure why it tastes so good but it does. And now I want one. So good.

Before this I ate fast food very seldom. Now I eat fast food seldom. The difference is when I get that hamburger I remove the bread and it nearly cuts the calories in half and I skip the fries and drink a Diet Coke or Diet Pepsi.

Yum...fast food. Yep I sure do still eat it. I do have to watch carbs (type 2) I pre plan what I'm eating in advance so no shocker at the end of the day.

At BK, I've gone with Whopper Jr and value fries or rings. At Wendys their salads work, I'll get a lg and bring half home for another meal (or small chili no cheese or crackers or their baked potato with chives & one buttery spread). Wendys ultimate grilled chicken (no sauce, I use some ketchup and no bun) .At Subway I'll get their chopped salad, no croutons and lite dressing.

There are a lot of phone apps for fast food and of course most restaurants post their stats in the store. I just try to make better choices than I did 100 lbs ago.