McDonald's weight loss
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That's not how this works. I don't even know where to start.TL:DR
Am I the only one that's considering the timing of said weight loss from McDonald's? Did you eat your McD's meal and step on the scale the next morning, attributing your weight loss to a meal you had the day before?
I weighed self in the morning after the mcdonalds the day before to see the damage done only to find I had lost weight.
I need an MFP veteran to chime in here....
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HeySwoleSister wrote: »DemoraFairy wrote: »HeySwoleSister wrote: »Salad comes in a packet? Like crisps?
You've never seen packets of salad before? http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=271914846
Only occasionally, at to-go only places. Even my local grocery has a salad bar rather than pre-packaged salads. I don't even mess with that, it's so much more efficient to buy veg and make my own at home. ~shrug~ I don't usually use "packet" for something in that kind of package, so all I could picture was someone opening up a crisp packet and pulling out a cucumber, LOL.
I only buy salad in things like that, because if I buy any more at once it all goes off before I can eat it. If I buy ingredients to make my own, my choices are basically either salad every meal forever, salad when I want it but throwing half of it away, or no salad ever. In the end I went for no salad ever (with occasional salads from packets like that if I really feel like a salad).
I think you should market packets of salad to the major crisp companies, I'm sure someone'll take it up :P0 -
It's just not that complicated (in the beginning anyway). Eat less calories and burn more, lose weight. Eat more calories and burn less, gain weight. The type of food doesn't necessarily matter. Personally I prefer whole, healthy, real and nutrient dense foods vs. fast or processed foods. That just what my body likes. The only problem I developed was after giving up the fast and processed food items and eating mostly clean it seems that my body simply can't tollerate the latter anymore. Fast food, fried food, etc.... it's just not worth the digestive pain and issues I get.
This is silly.-1 -
I lost 80lbs eating McDonalds 5 times per week...just sayin'.
McDonalds, Taco Bell and Arbys here
OP, I'm not quite sure if you're actually being serious or just trolling, but yes of course you can lose weight while eating restaurant food, the same that you can lose food eating any other kind of food-it comes down to calories and math. -1 -
This is pretty simple - OP is getting confused about timing. Ate McDonald's, then weighed the NEXT DAY and saw a loss. Attributed said loss to the McDonald's eaten the night before.
OP think of it as a weekly tally, not daily. As long as you're within your calories for the WEEK, don't worry about it. It will balance out.0 -
This is pretty simple - OP is getting confused about timing. Ate McDonald's, then weighed the NEXT DAY and saw a loss. Attributed said loss to the McDonald's eaten the night before.
OP think of it as a weekly tally, not daily. As long as you're within your calories for the WEEK, don't worry about it. It will balance out.
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asflatasapancake wrote: »This is pretty simple - OP is getting confused about timing. Ate McDonald's, then weighed the NEXT DAY and saw a loss. Attributed said loss to the McDonald's eaten the night before.
OP think of it as a weekly tally, not daily. As long as you're within your calories for the WEEK, don't worry about it. It will balance out.
Thanks
I thought my bunny with a pancake on its' head and my popcorn joke was simple enough, and I get no thanks? *kicks rocks* Always trying to make things simple, aren't you BinkyBonk? How dare you!
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callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »ok.....
i eat out all the time and lose weight. your point?
well, i dont eat mcdonalds cause gross but whatever. LOL
Fruit and salad made me gain weight. McDonald's made me loose weight. My point being this doesn't make sense
i dont think you understand how this works LOL
OVEREATING fruit and salad made you gain weight.
eating below your maintenance (whether its mcdonalds or broccoli) results in weight loss-1 -
This is pretty simple - OP is getting confused about timing. Ate McDonald's, then weighed the NEXT DAY and saw a loss. Attributed said loss to the McDonald's eaten the night before.
OP think of it as a weekly tally, not daily. As long as you're within your calories for the WEEK, don't worry about it. It will balance out.
Thankscallsitlikeiseeit wrote: »callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »ok.....
i eat out all the time and lose weight. your point?
well, i dont eat mcdonalds cause gross but whatever. LOL
Fruit and salad made me gain weight. McDonald's made me loose weight. My point being this doesn't make sense
i dont think you understand how this works LOL
OVEREATING fruit and salad made you gain weight.
eating below your maintenance (whether its mcdonalds or broccoli) results in weight loss
I'm not overeating fruit and salad.... unless the salad I'm buying is being pumped with calories... unless 2 satsumas and 10 grapes is overeating fruit...0 -
Just means I need less calories so maybe a 900 calorie diet will be better for me0
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This is pretty simple - OP is getting confused about timing. Ate McDonald's, then weighed the NEXT DAY and saw a loss. Attributed said loss to the McDonald's eaten the night before.
OP think of it as a weekly tally, not daily. As long as you're within your calories for the WEEK, don't worry about it. It will balance out.
Thankscallsitlikeiseeit wrote: »callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »ok.....
i eat out all the time and lose weight. your point?
well, i dont eat mcdonalds cause gross but whatever. LOL
Fruit and salad made me gain weight. McDonald's made me loose weight. My point being this doesn't make sense
i dont think you understand how this works LOL
OVEREATING fruit and salad made you gain weight.
eating below your maintenance (whether its mcdonalds or broccoli) results in weight loss
I'm not overeating fruit and salad.... unless the salad I'm buying is being pumped with calories... unless 2 satsumas and 10 grapes is overeating fruit...
Okay, so what are you saying? That your body somehow reserve burns calories?
Can you summarize what your actual argument is?-1 -
janejellyroll wrote: »This is pretty simple - OP is getting confused about timing. Ate McDonald's, then weighed the NEXT DAY and saw a loss. Attributed said loss to the McDonald's eaten the night before.
OP think of it as a weekly tally, not daily. As long as you're within your calories for the WEEK, don't worry about it. It will balance out.
Thankscallsitlikeiseeit wrote: »callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »ok.....
i eat out all the time and lose weight. your point?
well, i dont eat mcdonalds cause gross but whatever. LOL
Fruit and salad made me gain weight. McDonald's made me loose weight. My point being this doesn't make sense
i dont think you understand how this works LOL
OVEREATING fruit and salad made you gain weight.
eating below your maintenance (whether its mcdonalds or broccoli) results in weight loss
I'm not overeating fruit and salad.... unless the salad I'm buying is being pumped with calories... unless 2 satsumas and 10 grapes is overeating fruit...
Okay, so what are you saying? That your body somehow reserve burns calories?
Can you summarize what your actual argument is?
I was just confused why I lost weight eating junk food after weeks of eating salad and fruit. But I must be overeating so I'm going to go on a 900 calorie diet instead so it doesn't matter now0 -
janejellyroll wrote: »This is pretty simple - OP is getting confused about timing. Ate McDonald's, then weighed the NEXT DAY and saw a loss. Attributed said loss to the McDonald's eaten the night before.
OP think of it as a weekly tally, not daily. As long as you're within your calories for the WEEK, don't worry about it. It will balance out.
Thankscallsitlikeiseeit wrote: »callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »ok.....
i eat out all the time and lose weight. your point?
well, i dont eat mcdonalds cause gross but whatever. LOL
Fruit and salad made me gain weight. McDonald's made me loose weight. My point being this doesn't make sense
i dont think you understand how this works LOL
OVEREATING fruit and salad made you gain weight.
eating below your maintenance (whether its mcdonalds or broccoli) results in weight loss
I'm not overeating fruit and salad.... unless the salad I'm buying is being pumped with calories... unless 2 satsumas and 10 grapes is overeating fruit...
Okay, so what are you saying? That your body somehow reserve burns calories?
Can you summarize what your actual argument is?
I was just confused why I lost weight eating junk food after weeks of eating salad and fruit. But I must be overeating so I'm going to go on a 900 calorie diet instead so it doesn't matter now
Since you have stated you don't weigh your food, reducing your calorie goal is premature.0 -
What salad were you eating?
Salads are not created equal. You throw in chunks of cheese, nuts, chicken, dressing and whatnot without measuring it will have more calories than a cheeseburger from McD.-1 -
OP, I think you need to take a step back and re-evaluate your weight loss goals because resorting to 900 cal/day is definitely not healthy, and you will not be able to sustain that long term. You shouldnt be starving yourself to lose weight. Losing weight can be uncomfortable but it shouldnt be dreadful and tedious. The time frame it takes to lose weight healthily is something you just have to deal with and be patient with. Hope this helps.0
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So you had 'weeks of eating salad and fruit', then had a small hamburger and salad, and the next day you lost weight? The effects of the McD probably wouldn't seen until a couple of days at least, and even then it wouldn't make a huge difference as it was basically not a high cal meal. The weight loss is due to the reduction in cals from eating fruit and salad, not from one pretty small fast food outing.
CICO is the explanation, regardless of the origin of said calories.0 -
nicfitnesszone wrote: »What salad were you eating?
Salads are not created equal. You throw in chunks of cheese, nuts, chicken, dressing and whatnot without measuring it will have more calories than a cheeseburger from McD.
PLAIN SALAD NO CRAP JUST SALAD0 -
janejellyroll wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »This is pretty simple - OP is getting confused about timing. Ate McDonald's, then weighed the NEXT DAY and saw a loss. Attributed said loss to the McDonald's eaten the night before.
OP think of it as a weekly tally, not daily. As long as you're within your calories for the WEEK, don't worry about it. It will balance out.
Thankscallsitlikeiseeit wrote: »callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »ok.....
i eat out all the time and lose weight. your point?
well, i dont eat mcdonalds cause gross but whatever. LOL
Fruit and salad made me gain weight. McDonald's made me loose weight. My point being this doesn't make sense
i dont think you understand how this works LOL
OVEREATING fruit and salad made you gain weight.
eating below your maintenance (whether its mcdonalds or broccoli) results in weight loss
I'm not overeating fruit and salad.... unless the salad I'm buying is being pumped with calories... unless 2 satsumas and 10 grapes is overeating fruit...
Okay, so what are you saying? That your body somehow reserve burns calories?
Can you summarize what your actual argument is?
I was just confused why I lost weight eating junk food after weeks of eating salad and fruit. But I must be overeating so I'm going to go on a 900 calorie diet instead so it doesn't matter now
Since you have stated you don't weigh your food, reducing your calorie goal is premature.
TROLL0 -
janejellyroll wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »This is pretty simple - OP is getting confused about timing. Ate McDonald's, then weighed the NEXT DAY and saw a loss. Attributed said loss to the McDonald's eaten the night before.
OP think of it as a weekly tally, not daily. As long as you're within your calories for the WEEK, don't worry about it. It will balance out.
Thankscallsitlikeiseeit wrote: »callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »ok.....
i eat out all the time and lose weight. your point?
well, i dont eat mcdonalds cause gross but whatever. LOL
Fruit and salad made me gain weight. McDonald's made me loose weight. My point being this doesn't make sense
i dont think you understand how this works LOL
OVEREATING fruit and salad made you gain weight.
eating below your maintenance (whether its mcdonalds or broccoli) results in weight loss
I'm not overeating fruit and salad.... unless the salad I'm buying is being pumped with calories... unless 2 satsumas and 10 grapes is overeating fruit...
Okay, so what are you saying? That your body somehow reserve burns calories?
Can you summarize what your actual argument is?
I was just confused why I lost weight eating junk food after weeks of eating salad and fruit. But I must be overeating so I'm going to go on a 900 calorie diet instead so it doesn't matter now
Since you have stated you don't weigh your food, reducing your calorie goal is premature.
TROLL
Yes, I think this does nicely describe your issue.-1 -
jessicatombari wrote: »OP, I think you need to take a step back and re-evaluate your weight loss goals because resorting to 900 cal/day is definitely not healthy, and you will not be able to sustain that long term. You shouldnt be starving yourself to lose weight. Losing weight can be uncomfortable but it shouldnt be dreadful and tedious. The time frame it takes to lose weight healthily is something you just have to deal with and be patient with. Hope this helps.
I'm overeating anyway apparently because the gem lettuce whole for 15 calories is 500 calories apparently and goodness knows what the 3 cherry tomatoes I eat daily amount to in calories a day0 -
janejellyroll wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »This is pretty simple - OP is getting confused about timing. Ate McDonald's, then weighed the NEXT DAY and saw a loss. Attributed said loss to the McDonald's eaten the night before.
OP think of it as a weekly tally, not daily. As long as you're within your calories for the WEEK, don't worry about it. It will balance out.
Thankscallsitlikeiseeit wrote: »callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »ok.....
i eat out all the time and lose weight. your point?
well, i dont eat mcdonalds cause gross but whatever. LOL
Fruit and salad made me gain weight. McDonald's made me loose weight. My point being this doesn't make sense
i dont think you understand how this works LOL
OVEREATING fruit and salad made you gain weight.
eating below your maintenance (whether its mcdonalds or broccoli) results in weight loss
I'm not overeating fruit and salad.... unless the salad I'm buying is being pumped with calories... unless 2 satsumas and 10 grapes is overeating fruit...
Okay, so what are you saying? That your body somehow reserve burns calories?
Can you summarize what your actual argument is?
I was just confused why I lost weight eating junk food after weeks of eating salad and fruit. But I must be overeating so I'm going to go on a 900 calorie diet instead so it doesn't matter now
Since you have stated you don't weigh your food, reducing your calorie goal is premature.
TROLL
Yes, I think this does nicely describe your issue.
Yeah, called that one lol.-1 -
asflatasapancake wrote: »Thread clearly turning into a train wreck. So I'll try to explain this a little different than I did before.
How 'bout this?
love cats but cant focus on the cuteness when theres a pancake in the pic, let the cravings begin...-1 -
jessicatombari wrote: »OP, I think you need to take a step back and re-evaluate your weight loss goals because resorting to 900 cal/day is definitely not healthy, and you will not be able to sustain that long term. You shouldnt be starving yourself to lose weight. Losing weight can be uncomfortable but it shouldnt be dreadful and tedious. The time frame it takes to lose weight healthily is something you just have to deal with and be patient with. Hope this helps.
I'm overeating anyway apparently because the gem lettuce whole for 15 calories is 500 calories apparently and goodness knows what the 3 cherry tomatoes I eat daily amount to in calories a day
Let's be honest. If you were really eating 50 calorie salads all day errrrday, then you would be losing weight.0 -
asflatasapancake wrote: »Thread clearly turning into a train wreck. So I'll try to explain this a little different than I did before.
How 'bout this?
I request a puppy with a pancake hat. Preferably a dachshund.-1 -
That's not how this works. I don't even know where to start.TL:DR
Am I the only one that's considering the timing of said weight loss from McDonald's? Did you eat your McD's meal and step on the scale the next morning, attributing your weight loss to a meal you had the day before?
I weighed self in the morning after the mcdonalds the day before to see the damage done only to find I had lost weight.
I need an MFP veteran to chime in here....
Nobody wants to talk about this? No one?-1 -
My head hurts.0
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jessicatombari wrote: »OP, I think you need to take a step back and re-evaluate your weight loss goals because resorting to 900 cal/day is definitely not healthy, and you will not be able to sustain that long term. You shouldnt be starving yourself to lose weight. Losing weight can be uncomfortable but it shouldnt be dreadful and tedious. The time frame it takes to lose weight healthily is something you just have to deal with and be patient with. Hope this helps.
I'm overeating anyway apparently because the gem lettuce whole for 15 calories is 500 calories apparently and goodness knows what the 3 cherry tomatoes I eat daily amount to in calories a day
Let's be honest. If you were really eating 50 calorie salads all day errrrday, then you would be losing weight.
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jessicatombari wrote: »OP, I think you need to take a step back and re-evaluate your weight loss goals because resorting to 900 cal/day is definitely not healthy, and you will not be able to sustain that long term. You shouldnt be starving yourself to lose weight. Losing weight can be uncomfortable but it shouldnt be dreadful and tedious. The time frame it takes to lose weight healthily is something you just have to deal with and be patient with. Hope this helps.
I'm overeating anyway apparently because the gem lettuce whole for 15 calories is 500 calories apparently and goodness knows what the 3 cherry tomatoes I eat daily amount to in calories a day
Let's be honest. If you were really eating 50 calorie salads all day errrrday, then you would be losing weight.
Mhmm I guess lettuce really is 500 calories ^_^-1 -
I miss the Cheerios thread.-1
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