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Just got a job! At McDonalds! :')

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  • melimomTARDIS
    melimomTARDIS Posts: 1,941 Member
    I like the plain hamburger, it goes in the kids meals. 12 grams of protien, 250 calories.
  • SarahxApple
    SarahxApple Posts: 166 Member
    You will grow tired of the food, ironically when I worked at McD's I was the lightest possibly underweight than I had ever been in my whole entire adult life, pick wisely if you have fries have a salad with it instead of a burger. Do remember it's quite a physical job, I was on my feet for 7-8 hours even if you only work on tills you are constantly moving, I was always grabbing stock moving boxes. So do take this into your calorie count.
  • KeepGoingKylene
    KeepGoingKylene Posts: 432 Member
    I worked there back in the day as my first job and ill tell ya i did not want to eat there after working there, so you should be good lol
  • beccataz23
    beccataz23 Posts: 34 Member
    I have worked at McDonalds for over a year now and it is the cause for my weight gain. I started working there about two months before summer and while working there I didnt think anything about eating their food and defiantly wasnt weight conscious. Just over the summer alone (and I was only part time) I gained over 15 pounds. It may not seem like a lot but being 5'3 it defiantly shows. So far I have lost about 6 pounds and still have 11 to go. Working there is really hard! Im always tempted to get a big mac as my "goodbye meal" but on special days I'll get a parfait. As long as you dont make a habit of getting the food you'll be fine. Sometimes I even bring a lunch so I dont eat all the crap. I just try to remember "A moment on the lips is a lifetime on the hips"! Good luck!
  • ThinLizzie0802
    ThinLizzie0802 Posts: 863 Member
    For those of you who do/have worked there- is there any way to bring your own food or is it totally against rules to bring outside food to a food establishment?
  • beccataz23
    beccataz23 Posts: 34 Member
    You can bring your own food, a bunch of us will go to panera up the road and bring it back to eat. Even the managers will go grab taco bell or something for their break :)
  • Casistrophic
    Casistrophic Posts: 26 Member
    Thanks for all the great advice, guys!

    Pre-logging meals is a great idea, especially since I will be working the latest shift and around that time is when I always get the urge to graze. Packing lunches is another good idea, but we're on food stamps right now and taking advantage of the free meal could mean $50 worth of food in a month that we don't have to buy, and that's substantial.

    I'm gonna out myself as a five year old right now and admit that I can't eat wraps because I don't like lettuce, but apple slices and the parfait are both great options. I think I'm gonna make french fries with milkshake a once-a-month treat, as much as it pains me to gaze upon their golden deliciousness *-*
  • LilynEdensmom
    LilynEdensmom Posts: 612 Member
    We can bring in our own food, my eating there for free is purely a budget necessary move on my part.
  • corgicake
    corgicake Posts: 846 Member
    Two things... get the grilled chicken if they still let you do things with that for your employee meal (corporate stores still did when I worked at one though that was five years ago), and if you get things with beef be that person who asks them not to salt the patties.
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    I've never worked there, but whenever I do a McDonald's splurge, I always get a small fry and a cheeseburger, both off the dollar menu. If they let you do that, go for it! Never breaks the calorie bank for me, and I can easily fit them in my macros for the day.

    If you can't, go for their grilled options, or maybe a salad. If you get a full meal, you can always portion it out and save the rest for a meal later on that day (prob wouldn't eat it after the same day, though!).
  • basslinewild
    basslinewild Posts: 294 Member
    I worked there for a few months and I got sick of the food pretty quick.
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