No fast food!!

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  • FabulouslyMade
    FabulouslyMade Posts: 156
    Why give it up?

    Diets should just consist of eating less, not quitting stuff....

    Higher blood pressure and high cholesterol

    That is technically a bogus claim. Doctors dont even know the reason why people have high blood pressure, although eating healthily is recommended to lower it. I didnt have high blood pressure when I was overweight.

    Anything is ok in moderation. Diets give the impression that you 'cant' eat stuff. This is wrong. I lost the weight I needed to with a bit of common sense and just eating a bit less of the junk that I used to. However, my 'diet' still included the odd burger, pizza, etc. Still does as well, and I dont have high blood pressure.

    Unfortunately I do and I eat lots of fast food so I don't think I really need it at all
  • chezjuan
    chezjuan Posts: 747 Member
    I eat fast food, but it is probably something I do about once a month or so unless I am traveling. This is because both my wife and I love to cook, so generally someone is making something fresh for dinner, and we make enough to bring for lunch then next day.

    I have my favorites at pretty much any chain, but I enjoy places like Five Guys, Potbelly, Panera, Subway, and Baja Fresh more than McDonalds, BK, and Taco Bell. I also like to find good local places.

    It does tend to take me forever to order when I go to fast food places, unless I have a craving for a particular item already, because I spend a lot of time perusing the menu to see what I can get that will fit into my calorie and macro goals.
  • FabulouslyMade
    FabulouslyMade Posts: 156
    Subway is one of my favorites. I don't feel guilty when i eat there but the sodium is through the roof with them!
  • awtume9
    awtume9 Posts: 423 Member
    I eat fast food maybe once every two weeks or so.... not because I don't like it, I just usually make enough food at dinner to have lunches throughout the week.
  • GIA4FITNESS
    GIA4FITNESS Posts: 37
    "What was your reason?"
    I have never been a huge fast food fan, but I would do to drive throughs every now and then because of the convenience of it. The biggest thing that turns me off about it is the low quality meats, fillers, and scary chemicals they put in it. Read about how chicken nuggets are made. Read about Pink Slime. Read about how dirty processed meat is and what they have to do to it to make it fit for human consumption. When you KNOW what you are putting in your body, it's easier to stop. I read and question everything.

    "Did you notice any changes?"
    Not really because it wasnt a big enough part of my life in the beginning. Even when I was oblivious to how bad it really was, I never ate much of it I guess because I didn't like the taste of fast food. It tastes cheap and gross.

    "Do you occasionally eat fast food if so what do you get?"
    I will...during weak moments. Sometimes burgers from steak and shake, although I hate their fries.

    "I'm considering giving it up for good. Not only will it save me money but can help with my fatty food cravings too!"
    It's worth it on so many levels!
  • TheSlorax
    TheSlorax Posts: 2,401 Member
    I eat fast food all the time. at one time I was really hardcore and avoided it completely, but it was way too stressful to place that kind of restriction and guilt on such a convenient option. now I only choose meals that stay under my calorie goal and help meet my macros.
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,300 Member
    My reason for giving up most fast food? Not knowing the exact ingredients and having a medical conditions where it is very important to know what I am eating the VAST majority of time. Now, I have meds that can help deal with some of the "unknown" but I would rather not have to take as many of them and would rather keep them for better food.

    So what do I do? I make my own. I still eat hamburgers, pizza, chicken tenders, or what have you. I just am more likely to make them at home (though I do have a few "safe" places for when I am out and about all day). Plus, this gives you a lot more control over what you use. The pizzas I make are SO much better then what I can get from a take out place around here. I have also been a lot more creative with toppings for pizza and burgers. Who knew kale tasted amazing on pizza? I didn't, but I do now!
  • stealthq
    stealthq Posts: 4,298 Member
    After not eating fast food for a while it looks and sounds so disgusting.

    I went months without it at one point and when I ate it again I felt so sick.
    :sick:

    For all of you that have cut out fast food for awhile and then felt sick when you had some again after however many months/years ...

    That's normal. The same happens if you cut out other types of food for a long time and then re-introduce it. Has nothing to do with the quality of the food. Don't eat leafy greens for months and then have a green salad. You'll see what I'm talking about.
  • subsonicbassist
    subsonicbassist Posts: 117 Member
    I eat fast food all the time. at one time I was really hardcore and avoided it completely, but it was way too stressful to place that kind of restriction and guilt on such a convenient option. now I only choose meals that stay under my calorie goal and help meet my macros.
    Same here, but the lure of Wendy's and occasionally Taco Bell is too strong to quit completely lol! The reason most people gain weight from eating too much fast food is because it is very calorie dense food (the good stuff, anyway). 4 kcals in 1g of protein and carbs, but 9 kcals in 1g of fat. Plus those types of fats don't keep you very full. In my heyday, I would order a large Bacon Ultimate/Triple Wendy's burger/Double Quarter Pounder with cheese with a Coke (no ice) and at least 3 additional items from the dollar menu.... so many calories but not a lot of volume comparitively. If I know I am craving something like that, I will save plenty of fats of carbs so I can get what I want and not feel deprived. It's all about including foods into your diet, not exluding :)
  • allaboutthecake
    allaboutthecake Posts: 1,535 Member
    I am more of a food snob than anything else so I make my own food & bake my own treats. Even most high-end restaurants are not worth it. But I did inhale a foot-long meatball sub not too long ago from Subway.

    And I licked the paper clean :bigsmile:
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    "what was your reason"

    I doesn't taste very good, which makes it a poor value.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    What was your reason?
    Did you notice any changes?
    Do you occasionally eat fast food if so what do you get?

    I'm considering giving it up for good. Not only will it save me money but can help with my fatty food cravings too!
    i try to avoid it but for other reasons beyond weight loss (allergic to wheat). last year jan-aug 2012 i lost a little over 30 pounds and would occasionally eat it when i had no other food in the house and had a crapload of calories to eat and would prepare myself to be glutened.

    what i will get is bacon egg & cheese mcgriddles, BK fries, popeye's chicken, wingstop wings, in & out burger,
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    I didn't go out for fast food regularly even when I was heavier. It's expensive and in some cases, gross.

    I do still have it once in a while...but I'd much rather go out for sushi :love:
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    I don't like the idea of giving up anything completely(unless it's drugs or some harmful addiction - hmm. is mcdonalds harmful? it could be I guess. anyways lol)

    I think everything in moderation is fine. If you walk by mcdonalds and get cravings, then get it again and again, your body wants it. Go have a meal.

    As much as I enjoy eating clean now, I have my limits as to how many chicken breasts/ lean beef/ broccoli/brown rice/steel oatmeal I can eat. I'm not a body builder or a competetive athlete anymore... Don't need to be single digit body fat.

    Here to live life and be relatively fit and healthy!

    I am a bodybuilder and my diet during prep doesn't sound like what you mention....it's the same as I eat now, just with slightly reduced macros. I couldn't diet on the food you mentioned, it's boring and unnecessary!

    I kind of disagree with getting mcd's because you crave it and your body "wants" it. Your body doesn't need it - it needs nutrients. Which it is unlikely to get from maccas. If you give in to your cravings and make nutrient poor choices, it's likely that you'll still crave and make more nutrient poor choices. Unless you have the willpower to stop, it can easily lead to overeating...
  • just_Jennie1
    just_Jennie1 Posts: 1,233
    I rarely eat fast food. The ONLY time I will stop at a McDonalds or Wendy's and get a burger and fries is when it's late at night and I'm drunk.

    I DO go to McDonalds for their coffee though. They have awesome coffee.

    When I do indulge in fast food I feel like absolute rubbish the next day and my body tells me that it's not happy in not the best way.
  • SomeNights246
    SomeNights246 Posts: 807 Member
    I don't think you have to give it up entirely. I gave it up for the most part, but I was consuming a LOT of it. Some days my entire day consisted of fast food, and I was inactive. So, the weight was piling on fast. It never filled me up, either. I felt like I could eat two double cheeseburgers and still be hungry. Which led to overeating. That's why I decided to give it up.

    Since I was eating SO much of it, I noticed changes right away. In not only weight, but energy level. My get up and go was back, and I felt like I could actually DO things again. It was amazing.

    This isn't to say I've given it up completely. Sometimes I'll indulge. I stick to the 'lighter' meals. I don't mind some of the wraps, and I love some of the salads (I always make sure I get one that's actually lighter, as a lot of them are the same as eating a burger, really...). I try to stay away from burgers. I don't even like the taste anymore now that I've given them up. I don't know if Subway counts as fast food, but I do admit that I LOVE their salads.

    Anyway. I don't eat fast food much at all anymore. I'd rather stay in and cook or have something like Olive Garden.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I've never particularly been a huge fan of fast food...I ate a bit more of it before I started all of this good livin' but rarely eat it now...basically has to be the only option. Mostly I just don't really like the food so it's really not worth it to me...and I have to eat a ton of it to feel remotely satiated so I had a hard time hitting my calorie goals when I was eating more fast food.

    I like pizza though...but I don't really consider that fast food...
  • WhisperAnne
    WhisperAnne Posts: 453 Member
    I never eat fast food. I haven't in 7 years. Before I quit the fast food habit I was eating out up to 4 days a week and feeling sick and sluggish because of it.

    I don't even crave fast food anymore, it's honestly disgusting to me now.
  • CLFrancois
    CLFrancois Posts: 472 Member
    In a bigger city there are many more choices than just McDonald's or the other top 5.
    I eat fast food, but I don't consider it "fast food", if that makes sense.
    For instance Chipotle. It's just as fast, if not faster, than Wendy's, but IMO healthier.
    Not at all saying it is the best choice.

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