I want fast food!! :-(

It does get easier. I do not crave it near as often as I used to. How about I tell you what I heard on the radio today? Burger King has sent out a statement to confirm that they do in fact use horse meat in their burgers in the UK. They said only in the UK but you do have to wonder. Gross! I used to love Burger King too. I would stop and get a double cheeseburger and fries after classes...yum!

But yes the cravings do subside. Now if I get a craving for it I go get it. I do however do not get a double cheeseburger or a large fry anymore. I get a single and a small fry.

Why is horse meat any grosser than cow or chicken?

Because we look at horses as pets and intelligent creatures, and cows and chickens are just dumb meat.
Gotta love the double standard. :laugh:
But if it tastes good and is sanitary, does it really matter?

It doesn't really taste good. It's oily and gamey and gross. I ate it on the reservation when it was served to me; never again.

like most people said, get fast food!!!
If I know I am craving fast food I will eat super healthy for breakfast/lunch and set aside the calories for the fast food. Also if you get a small fries and a burger/nuggets and drink a glass of water or something before you eat it's still surprisingly filling after it's gone.

You don't want fast food. You want fat, salt, and high fructose corn syrup because that's what your body and mind are used to.

I'm going to go against the many posts saying it's ok. It's NOT ok. That's enabling. The only way to get off fast food is to stop eating it. If you're craving those sensations, then follow what another poster said and make it yourself. You can make a burger healthier than what you'll get by going through the drive through. Wrap the burger in lettuce instead of a bun. Experiment but break the habit of thinking "it's ok just this once to have fast food". Your mind wants fast food because you're mind isn't satiated with the food you're eating now. Add a little extra olive oil to your salad, dash a little extra sea salt on your veggies but break the need for fast food.

I think it's dangerous advice to tell someone who's starting out on a road to wellness to work fast food into their daily calorie count. This is more than just calories. It's about bettering one's overall health.

But heck, if that doesn't work, just YouTube "pink slime" or "Jamie Oliver McDonalds" or watch any of the 100 food documentary's on Netflix.

You don't want fast food. You want fat, salt, and high fructose corn syrup because that's what your body and mind are used to.

I'm going to go against the many posts saying it's ok. It's NOT ok. That's enabling. The only way to get off fast food is to stop eating it. If you're craving those sensations, then follow what another poster said and make it yourself. You can make a burger healthier than what you'll get by going through the drive through. Wrap the burger in lettuce instead of a bun. Experiment but break the habit of thinking "it's ok just this once to have fast food". Your mind wants fast food because you're mind isn't satiated with the food you're eating now. Add a little extra olive oil to your salad, dash a little extra sea salt on your veggies but break the need for fast food.

I think it's dangerous advice to tell someone who's starting out on a road to wellness to work fast food into their daily calorie count. This is more than just calories. It's about bettering one's overall health.

But heck, if that doesn't work, just YouTube "pink slime" or "Jamie Oliver McDonalds" or watch any of the 100 food documentary's on Netflix.

No dangerous advice is to telling someone struggling in the first week, that they need to continue restrict so they get frustrated and quit.

I still eat fast food, my health has improved incredibly. Fast food has protein, fat, and carbs it's food. Just because you feel for the scare mongering doesn't mean everyone has to. You can work fast food, eating out, whatever into a very well balanced healthy day.

No dangerous advice is to telling someone struggling in the first week, that they need to continue restrict so they get frustrated and quit.

I still eat fast food, my health has improved incredibly. Fast food has protein, fat, and carbs it's food. Just because you feel for the scare mongering doesn't mean everyone has to. You can work fast food, eating out, whatever into a very well balanced healthy day.

It's a good thing I never said to restrict calories. I just said to not eat fast food. Big difference. If you notice I even said to add extra oil, salt, or make burgers at home.

No dangerous advice is to telling someone struggling in the first week, that they need to continue restrict so they get frustrated and quit.

I still eat fast food, my health has improved incredibly. Fast food has protein, fat, and carbs it's food. Just because you feel for the scare mongering doesn't mean everyone has to. You can work fast food, eating out, whatever into a very well balanced healthy day.

It's a good thing I never said to restrict calories. I just said to not eat fast food. Big difference. If you notice I even said to add extra oil, salt, or make burgers at home.

I said restrict in general. Didn't specify calories, telling someone you can't do something, or have something typically makes them want it that much more. If you had told me I couldn't ever eat fat food again, I wouldn't have made it past the first month. Because you just made it more difficult.

There's no reason and as many people have already posted here have been very successful getting healthier, losing weight and eating at McDonalds or whatever other place you want.

When I'm making a change in almost anything, I decide is this something I can do long term, if it's not then I question why I am making that change.

But learning to have a good relationship with food, understanding its neither good or bad, it's just food, and if I want it I make it fit into my day, or I go over my calories for a day. The world isn't going to end, my weight loss isn't going to immediately stop, or whatever other fear tactic you would like to state.

ok so probably repeating others but here goes in the early days you will have cravings and its up to you to balance things out until your body settles firstly you will never see this through if you completely give up junk food you enjoy it is possible to eat your favourite junk foods you just need to log correctly and stick within you calorie count also its about portion control instead of a large have a medium or small for you to lose weight its about learning not to deprive yourself but to just cut back

secondly fake aways can be great i love love love curry so i cook it at home instead far more control over kcals havent mastered chinese but again look up recipes with burgers make your own then the salt content and the way they are cooked is all on you

you dont have to stop enjoying food just take control and dont deprive otherwise you wont be here in a month just get creative in your kitchen and cut down on portions

Its not crap!!!! It helps so many people. I'm just sharing thank you.

You are selling unnecessary crap, and that is a violation of TOS

I pretty much eat whatever I want. Like was said earlier, just don't go overboard. A general rule I go by is that 3 days of cheating can add a pound. So I try to be very careful. And by cheating I mean, going 1000 calories or more over my diet without exercise (raising heart rate above normal for 20 minutes or more for 3 days in a row). This can vary per person but it works for me. Just watch out for the sodium intake. :-)

i found the solution few month ago when i carved macdonal's like crazy.
Buy :
whole wheat burger bun
5%fat steaks
Cheddar cheese
Mayonnaise, prickels, mustard. cayenne piment

Cut the prickel very small pieces ( about 2 pickels per humberger) add 3 tsp mayo 1/2 tsp mustard; a bit of cayenne piment.

Enjoy ^^ it stopped my carving for burgers since then. it my weeks indulgence ^^ better than macdonad's^^ ( and i was a big mac fanatic back then)