mcdonalds v salad
laurenduffy1988
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I really fancy a mcdonalds for lunch but know I should get a salad! Didnt have tea last night just snacked so probably why I am craving carby meal,
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Try to regulate your food intake. Aim to eat proper meals made up of foods you enjoy, several times a day. Don't stress over single, occasional meals or hiccups. Do what you can to remove the "should"s from your eating.
Or you can continue to feel sorry for yourself and ask for reassurance, that's not going to change anything, but it will feel good for a little while.2 -
if mcdonalds fits your cals and macros for the day, go for it... have salad for tea?10
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TBH, the McD's salads are probably worse for you than one of the burgers.5
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I have decided I am going to get a tuna jacket potato with salad as I am craving carbs however want something healthy and nuristing1
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I often have a mcdonalds peri peri wrap for lunch, with crispy chicken (500kals) or grilled chicken (around 150kal less) I think, with a diet coke. Seems indulgent and is surprisingly filling, if u can fit it into your calories why not? I went to a resturaunt at the weekend and opted for spring veg soup thinking it was a good choice, looked it up later and with one slice of bread I had used up 450 calories....and was starving afterwards.....didnt feel like I had eaten at all.2
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I am not calorie counting at the moment as trying to stop bingeing am just eating when hungry etc and trying to stop metional eating2
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so, laurenduffy1988, you are mindfully or intuitively eating. that's what i'm doing. i am learning to listen to my body and it's signals. I don't really count calories or measure portions. I did just buy a food scale because there are some things i do need to pay attention to portions on. But, i don't spend my days measuring portions because i think it's more important to pay attention to my body signals and what i need/want.0
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If it fits within the limits of your daily intake, no harm no foul.1
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I love McDonalds. I fit it in occasionally. All depends on what your calories look like for the day.2
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lizzyclatworthy wrote: »
Chicken, cheese, bacon, and full fat dressing can easily add up to 500 calories, there are 500 calories in a big mac. If you have no cheese, grilled chicken as you suggested, light dressing or a smaller portion of dressing you could cut a few calories.
ETA: all of these things are fine imo, I'm a make it fit your calorie goal person. I had a big mac and medium fry a couple weeks ago and it was yummy.1 -
lizzyclatworthy wrote: »
Chicken, cheese, bacon, and full fat dressing can easily add up to 500 calories, there are 500 calories in a big mac. If you have no cheese, grilled chicken as you suggested, light dressing or a smaller portion of dressing you could cut a few calories.
ETA: all of these things are fine imo, I'm a make it fit your calorie goal person. I had a big mac and medium fry a couple weeks ago and it was yummy.
the grilled chicken, bacon ranch salad is 270 without skipping cheese, and even if you get the full ranch and drain the packet, you're still sitting at 470. which is close to 500. But, to be fair, a Big Mac is 5402 -
Going to McDonalds for a salad is like going to a hooker for a hug24
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lizzyclatworthy wrote: »
Chicken, cheese, bacon, and full fat dressing can easily add up to 500 calories, there are 500 calories in a big mac. If you have no cheese, grilled chicken as you suggested, light dressing or a smaller portion of dressing you could cut a few calories.
ETA: all of these things are fine imo, I'm a make it fit your calorie goal person. I had a big mac and medium fry a couple weeks ago and it was yummy.
To be fair you could throw out the bacon, get southwest dressing and use the whole pack (if you like that sort of thing), grilled chicken, and come away with 330 calories, and none of the grease of the cheeseburger.
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johnnylakis wrote: »Going to McDonalds for a salad is like going to a hooker for a hug
That is probably the best way I have ever seen that put. Bravo sir. xD4 -
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lizzyclatworthy wrote: »
Chicken, cheese, bacon, and full fat dressing can easily add up to 500 calories, there are 500 calories in a big mac. If you have no cheese, grilled chicken as you suggested, light dressing or a smaller portion of dressing you could cut a few calories.
ETA: all of these things are fine imo, I'm a make it fit your calorie goal person. I had a big mac and medium fry a couple weeks ago and it was yummy.
i had a coupon for a buy one big mac, get on free.
that was a great day. those things are delicious.3 -
Ok so we don't even have a cheese option (UK)
I get 184 calories for grilled chicken and bacon salad, 21 calories for the fajita stuff.
I tend to be out and about with a child who has a very limited diet (no judgement please, you have no idea of our story) so when I'm starving hungry and at the drive through it's really easy to grab a salad. I have been known to grab one myself when he's not with me. it's easy and I'm lazy.
(for the record, if there were prostitutes that would come stroke my hair and hug me, I'd pay for that)2 -
lizzyclatworthy wrote: »Ok so we don't even have a cheese option (UK)
I get 184 calories for grilled chicken and bacon salad, 21 calories for the fajita stuff.
I tend to be out and about with a child who has a very limited diet (no judgement please, you have no idea of our story) so when I'm starving hungry and at the drive through it's really easy to grab a salad. I have been known to grab one myself when he's not with me. it's easy and I'm lazy.
(for the record, if there were prostitutes that would come stroke my hair and hug me, I'd pay for that)
Completely off topic, but knowing a few "ladies of the night" personally, that's actually what a good chunk of their working hours are spent doing. It's about a 50/50 split of sexing and affection stuff. You'd be amazed at how deprived of such things some individuals are.0 -
I probably wouldn't be amazed, just slightly comforted by not being the only oneGallowmere1984 wrote: »
Completely off topic, but knowing a few "ladies of the night" personally, that's actually what a good chunk of their working hours are spent doing. It's about a 50/50 split of sexing and affection stuff. You'd be amazed at how deprived of such things some individuals are.
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lizzyclatworthy wrote: »
Other than what's been said, many people think salads = healthy and burgers = unhealthy. If you want and like the salad, go for it. When I'm at McD's, I go for chicken nuggets.2 -
lizzyclatworthy wrote: »Ok so we don't even have a cheese option (UK)
I get 184 calories for grilled chicken and bacon salad, 21 calories for the fajita stuff.
I tend to be out and about with a child who has a very limited diet (no judgement please, you have no idea of our story) so when I'm starving hungry and at the drive through it's really easy to grab a salad. I have been known to grab one myself when he's not with me. it's easy and I'm lazy.
(for the record, if there were prostitutes that would come stroke my hair and hug me, I'd pay for that)
http://cuddleuptome.com/2 -
Other than what's been said, many people think salads = healthy and burgers = unhealthy. If you want and like the salad, go for it. When I'm at McD's, I go for chicken nuggets.
quite like the fish burger for a compromise. I have to be honest, if I'm going to splurge on a burger it's going to be something homemade and crazy with all sorts of strange things in it!
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lizzyclatworthy wrote: »Other than what's been said, many people think salads = healthy and burgers = unhealthy. If you want and like the salad, go for it. When I'm at McD's, I go for chicken nuggets.
quite like the fish burger for a compromise. I have to be honest, if I'm going to splurge on a burger it's going to be something homemade and crazy with all sorts of strange things in it!
Homemade salmon/mackerel burgers ftw.0 -
Mmm, I fancy a burger now1
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I've been trying to figure out what to do for dinner tonight. I hate to cook. We may just have McDonald's.0
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Everything in moderation. If you crave it, have it...once in a while. Denying yourself something will just make the craving worse and opens the potential to lose control. Keep portion size in mind, we really don't need a large fry when the small will do. But have it, enjoy it, guilt free. Drink some water to flush the extra sodium out of your body and its all good.0
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laurenduffy1988 wrote: »I really fancy a mcdonalds for lunch but know I should get a salad! Didnt have tea last night just snacked so probably why I am craving carby meal,laurenduffy1988 wrote: »I am not calorie counting at the moment as trying to stop bingeing am just eating when hungry etc and trying to stop metional eating
Calorie counting provides useful information, such as if one is undereating or not getting enough of particular macros. Former binge eaters also find calorie counting helpful.
Wouldn't it be nice to know if you are having cravings due to under-eating, which is something easily addressed, or due to another reason, which could then be identified and addressed?0 -
Sometimes I'll get a happy meal if I don't have a ton of calories to work with. If I have the room then I'll eat what I really want and either work the rest of my calories around it and/or get in some exercise. Mmmmm McDonald's0
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