Does this really happen ??

in short- yes. definitely happened to me. though it was more like, "oh, this doesn't taste as good as i remember... why did i like it so much?" i used to love bacon cheese burgers, onion rings, fries, RANCH DRESSING, just anything well, terrible. it's not that it tastes gross, it's that the amount of fat and calories in those foods are DISGUSTING to me.

i will say that i will occasionally eat pizza (pizza hut stuffed crust is SO good and really not as bad as I thought (~400cal/slice) and chick fil a (also surprisingly healthier than i thought), but that's it. mcdonald's, burger king, wendy's, ESPECIALLY taco bell (all places i used to eat at ALL the time)... just aren't worth it, kinda gross. i'd rather eat a lot more throughout the day than kill over half of my calories by eating fast food once, same with chinese. i think it can be the WORST out of all of them if you get the right (or should i say, wrong) thing. i had no idea that general tso's and sesame chicken had so many calories. on the rare occasion I do get it, i just get chicken & broccoli.

about chips, yeah those ARE delicious. but again, TEN of them for the amount of calories is just stupid eating to me. i would want like 50 chips not ten... though fat free pringles are good if you really want some chips (70cal per 14 or so chips? don't know off the top of my head)

the foods that are bad that i KNOW i still love are desserts (brownies, cheesecake, cookies, ICE CREAM)... i just have to ignore them. i don't want/allow them in the house because i don't trust myself around them! when my roommate would bring back **** like that, i would make him hide it so i couldn't find it.

Well, what i'm finding for myself is that my I don't crave it as much.

I am a HUGE chocoholic, we're talking I could eat a chocolate bar ever day, a huge bag of M&M's in one evening...and I find now, I do get the odd craving for it, and I will still let myself have it, but i'm finding i'm satisfied with much much less, for example fruit with a bit of chocolate syrup will usually satisfy the craving now which before would've been a tease lol.

As far as fried/greasy foods go, I don't crave them, I do still occasionally eat them if say i'm out and the table orders some appetizers or something, but I find I can't eat it like I used to or else I feel terrible.

I've taken to making my own pizza (on pitas) and and tacos at home so that there at least a little bit better for me, burgers now i'll just have two of those thin mini sliders with a big salad, I think allowing myself those things at home has helped as far as not going crazy when I go out to restaurants. Any sort of soda I can't really drink anymore, though I admit I sometimes will have a sparkling fruit juice for the fizz feeling.

I've found that everything in fast-food taste too ''much''. Pizza is too salty, cakes are too sweets, McD and the like taste awfull.

I haven't had fast food since March 29 of this year. I haven't had pizza since way before that. I don't crave it. I miss it. It was such a big part of my life. But now I have a more intimate relationship with my food. I prep it, cut it, cook it, ... am hands on with with. It really makes me appreciate and enjoy my food so much more. Going through this you have to realize that there are some sacrifices you have to make, but there are replacements that you can have that make the sacrifices so much more worth it!!! Good luck to you!!!

I think it depends on the person! I've always been a healthy eater and I still crave those things. The good news is though I don't ever crave KFC because they are the worst offender when it comes to factory farmed meat. Chipotle is always a better fast food choice...they support small family farms!

I don't dislike it, however, my body can't digest it anymore. I get awful stomach aches & cramps if i eat something greasy, etc.

Since giving up fast food I really wouldn't go back to it. My body reacts badly to too much grease and fat. Not in a pleasant way and it's usually fast. Just picking up something greasy and soaked in fat does not feel like a treat anymore. I would much prefer a nicely cooked meal. If I do feel like something fast I go to Subway that way I can control what goes into the meal and also ask for lots of salad.

I'm lucky in that I am vegetarian now so the lure of KFC is gone. I just hope one day chocolate will have this effect lol

Junk food makes me sick now. Seriously, I had KFC a few weeks ago and almost threw up.

Like any other southern girl, I could finish off fried chicken and biscuits and gravy like there's no tomorrow. Not anymore.

Other fast food stuff like fries and cheeseburgers make me feel lethargic now.

I think it depends on the person! I've always been a healthy eater and I still crave those things. The good news is though I don't ever crave KFC because they are the worst offender when it comes to factory farmed meat. Chipotle is always a better fast food choice...they support small family farms!

Same here. I'll occasionally eat a burger and fries, but it's at a restaurant that gets their meat from a local farm.

If you really want to stop craving McDonald's, Burger King, etc. Watch Food, Inc. :sick:

I find that I can taste fat or grease now so I tend not to enjoy really fatty stuff. I still eat pizza an that but i just make a lower fat option that tastes nicer to me.
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I gotta say it happened to me, sort of.

Last year I began having issues with my gallbladder.I wasn't ready to begin my weight loss so I just cut out all fried, fatty foods out of my diet. I instantly felt better so I began eating healthy all the time. Well I got off track and became discouraged. I was going through a difficult time in my life so I turned to food for comfort. Immediately began having gallbladder attacks. I realized it just wasn't worth it. The gallbladder attacks were only part of how badly the food was destroying my body. A few weeks ago I thought I would splurge a bit. My grandmother bought KFC. I REALLY enjoyed the meal but afterwards I felt like crap. I hurt so bad. So I'm not sure if people start disliking the taste of the food or just notice how bad it makes them feel afterward. I was up all night with a sick stomach (I'll spare you the details!) so for me it was that I just couldn't tolerate it anymore. and it doesn't even appeal to me.

Been doing this for nearly three years, and I've come to terms with the fact that this will never happen to me.

I'm with you on this one! I WISH that the thought of fast food or grease would make me feel ill, or that I'll feel sick after I've eaten it. Instead, when I do have it on rare occasions, I think, "Man, I've missed you guys!!"

I've been at this longer than I've been on MFP, and I can't wait until I automatically choose a salad and fruit over a burger and fries. But each conscious decision to eat healthily makes me more aware of my goals and try harder not to sabotage them.

I think it depends on the person! I've always been a healthy eater and I still crave those things. The good news is though I don't ever crave KFC because they are the worst offender when it comes to factory farmed meat. Chipotle is always a better fast food choice...they support small family farms!

Same here. I'll occasionally eat a burger and fries, but it's at a restaurant that gets their meat from a local farm.

If you really want to stop craving McDonald's, Burger King, etc. Watch Food, Inc. :sick:

Thanks for chiming in! Yes, or read 'Eating Animals'. Glad to hear you get local meat. It's actually healthier for you and has better flavor!

I don't know that I dislike it...it's just that when I'm trying to watch my calories and carbs, a McDonalds burger really throws a monkey wrench into what I can eat for the rest of the day. After a while, it's just not worth it.