How do I think of fast food/unhealthy food in a way to make

Personally, it helps me just to think of it in terms of calories. I have only so many calories in a day. I think of them kind of like money: I wake up in the morning with 1250 calories to "spend" for the day. A burger "costs" a lot of calories, so for the "price" of one burger, I could have a tuna salad sandwich and an apple with room in my calorie budget to spare.

It might not work for you, but that's what makes it easier for me to avoid it when the temptation is really hitting me.

I do exactly what your friend does. I think of the nasty fat oozing from it. And now after last night watching my kids go through what they went through. I know I'm definitely not ever going back. Not even for an allowance.

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I was a 1st hand witness to fast food sending my kids to the hospital. My son is still upstairs recovering from being dehydrated. My daughter is doing fine.

I just say to myself "Nope, I don't eat like that." If I absolutely cannot resist something, I think I'll save it for my cheat day. On that day I work out as normal, but I can have one bad meal. Don't over eat! But you can treat yourself to a burger or a slice of pizza once a week or so. I think occasional cheat days were what kept me sane and made my dieting so successful!

I now always think of eating more I mean, I can get a burger, one burger with whatever you want on, or eat a lot of peanuts (which I absolutely adore) and a cereal bar latter on or even tuna for the same amount of calories

When I started I did something similar as your friend did, wherever I imagined a burger/pizza/whatever I though of tons of grease dribbling at the grill, enough to make me sick, so I trained my brain to feel disgusted when I though or saw fast food.

I personally have no issue with fast food. That is, I don't mind eating it, and do not start eating like crazy if I do. If you can't control it like that, I am that way with chocolate--if I have some it takes every bit of energy I have not to eat all the chocolate in the house and then go to the store for more, keep it out of the house and avoid it completely except for days where you choose to eat some in a setting where you can not easily get more. Then start back with your diet right away. As mentioned, record the calories in your MFP food diary and try to eat within your calorie budget with those foods. You will quickly start to prefer eating other less calorie dense and fiber rich food. Not to mention if you track sodium, you will quickly see how even one meal at a fast food place (or any restaurant for that matter) is usually very high in sodium. All that will eventually start to curb your appetite for fast food.

Oh, and in terms of fat globules, my first response was, "MMMMMmmmm fat globules."

Watching Super Size Me worked for me. Knowing just how unhealthy that type of food is and what it will do to your body always makes me think twice.

YES INDEED! That documentary changed me forever. I think it should be required "watching" in schools! Nutritionists say that he ate more McDonald's in that 30-day period than a person should have in 8 YEARS! It was amazing.

I've just started, and I know that you shouldn't go to the grocery store hungry and that if you drink water before you eat you will feel full faster. My problem is having the chips in the house because the rest of the family eat them and not having the willpower to say NO! I love the one comment that said she treats it like money. Where do you spend your best calorie selection! I'm hoping this will work for me.

Start recording every single little bite that goes into your mouth. The first week or so I was on here, I was logging 2500 to 3000 kcal a day. Hmmm... i wonder what my problem was? LOL! So I started experimenting to figure out what I could eat a decent volume of and be satisified and make it on 1600 kcal a day. Trail and error. And while I'm not perfect, I know have a better grasp on how much something is going to cost me kcal wise. It's only been about 1.5 months into the journey and I've still got plenty to learn, but the progress is definitely paying off. Keep at it!