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lady_ghost wrote: »Cut out the fast food. Buy a food scale and make ur food at home logging in ur own recipes. This is the only way.
Nonsense. I'm a huge fan of my food scale and I eat very little fast food, but I lost the bulk of my weight before ever looking at a food scale. There are many paths to weight loss and the OP can makes changes if they choose to, but they shouldn't feel forced to jump into the deep end if they aren't ready.
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Eats and logs fast food 5/7 days.
Doesn't log 2/7 days.
Not getting results; wondering what to fix.
Increase your logging by 40% seems an obvious first step!5 -
I found this thread looking for help with fast food. I love it. I am addicted to it. I saw a post about 30 day no fast food challenge from a few years ago. Does anyone want to try it with me?1
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I was doing the same thing. I am a fast food junkie. I noticed that even when I was eating 2 burgers the day lets say, so I was in my allowed calories/day, I didn't notice any weight loss. I started cooking because of this reason since when you cook you know your ingredients, the amount of oil and fats you use and you have more control.
Just started and will see how it goes!
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I ate Wendy's every single day in April and lost 1.25lbs/week. If I'm getting something like a McChicken I'll ask for the sauce on the side (those packets of mayo are more accurate than the 15yo kid squirting in on in the kitchen lol) You just need to be mindful and have some common sense but fast food can be a convenient option even when you're cutting.0
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OP's most recent visit was 5 days ago. I dont' think the problem is the mayo on the fast food and it is likely more a case of intermittent logging. RIP with no clue how much you're eating OP4
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mrsnattybulking wrote: »OP's most recent visit was 5 days ago. I dont' think the problem is the mayo on the fast food and it is likely more a case of intermittent logging. RIP with no clue how much you're eating OP
The most recent visit information displayed in a Community usercard is for the MFP Community section of the MFP program only. One should not assume that users are not logging in and using their main MFP account based on that one piece of information.0 -
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mrsnattybulking wrote: »OP's most recent visit was 5 days ago. I dont' think the problem is the mayo on the fast food and it is likely more a case of intermittent logging. RIP with no clue how much you're eating OP
The most recent visit information displayed in a Community usercard is for the MFP Community section of the MFP program only. One should not assume that users are not logging in and using their main MFP account based on that one piece of information.
I thought it was mfp in general, my bad. Still think it's a case of IL but I see what you mean.0 -
lady_ghost wrote: »Cut out the fast food. Buy a food scale and make ur food at home logging in ur own recipes. This is the only way.
No, it isn't. You need a calorie deficit to lose weight. You can do that cooking your own food at home or you can do it with food prepared by others.3 -
lady_ghost wrote: »Cut out the fast food. Buy a food scale and make ur food at home logging in ur own recipes. This is the only way.
Huh. I lost 60+ pounds eating fast food at least once a week.4 -
lady_ghost wrote: »Cut out the fast food. Buy a food scale and make ur food at home logging in ur own recipes. This is the only way.
I know many others have covered this, but anyone who thinks they have "the only way" to lose weight, are wrong.
There are many ways to lose weight. There are many ways to lose weight that are perfectly healthy. There is not "one way" to lose weight.
MFP is primarily a calorie counting site. So the focus here tends to be on calorie counting. But there are loads of other healthy ways to lose weight. This is just the one that works for me, and it include fast food on occasion.
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Mmm! Fast food!
If I get takeout I will usually choose the one thing I know I will really love - say, French fries - weigh it and enter the calories, and then bulk out with veggies and add a protein if I need to.
If I get 600 calories for dinner and eat a 300 calorie portion of fries, to give an example, that still leaves 300 calories for veggies, chicken, etc. I need bulk so this is how I do it.
I bake chicken or whatever protein in batches and let it hang out in the fridge during the week for grab and go.0 -
I'm on the road a lot, so I eat out more than I'd like. Still, as of today I've lost 25lbs. I just log everything, and I'm careful.1
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Yeah - if you're going to be eating out a lot? Order takeout at least once and weigh your portions. Compare with the portions on the nutritional information. Do they match? If not, either do the math to figure out how off they might be, or don't eat the whole thing you're given.1
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I recommend doing something like the Whole30 for a month. Eat lots of whole foods. Salmon, eggs, chicken, pork, brussels sprouts, broccoli -- then add in some quinoa and complex grains. Enjoy good salads, nuts, etc. Use lots of olive oil! Make good, delicious foods and eat until you're satiated.
You'll lose weight.
Your body isn't designed to be a calorie garbage disposal, as too many on this forum seem to suggest. Yes, counting can be helpful (I keep a rough daily count, personally -- and use the app on and off to help w/ it). But just trying to "cut calories" by eating just enough fast food to maintain a deficit -- honestly -- sounds really difficult -- it sound awful. As others have said, it'll be difficult to accurately track, you'll likely be hungry a lot and find it difficult to sustain long-term.
That's not to say that Fast Food is a never! I love a Five Guys meal or a Wendy's Crispy Chicken every month or so -- but find I'd rather use that special occasion meal for something like ribs or a meal out instead.
Anyway, good luck! That's just my advice.1 -
I recommend doing something like the Whole30 for a month. Eat lots of whole foods. Salmon, eggs, chicken, pork, brussels sprouts, broccoli -- then add in some quinoa and complex grains. Enjoy good salads, nuts, etc. Use lots of olive oil! Make good, delicious foods and eat until you're satiated.
You'll lose weight.
Your body isn't designed to be a calorie garbage disposal, as too many on this forum seem to suggest. Yes, counting can be helpful (I keep a rough daily count, personally -- and use the app on and off to help w/ it). But just trying to "cut calories" by eating just enough fast food to maintain a deficit -- honestly -- sounds really difficult -- it sound awful. As others have said, it'll be difficult to accurately track, you'll likely be hungry a lot and find it difficult to sustain long-term.
That's not to say that Fast Food is a never! I love a Five Guys meal or a Wendy's Crispy Chicken every month or so -- but find I'd rather use that special occasion meal for something like ribs or a meal out instead.
Anyway, good luck! That's just my advice.
You know what happens when I eat lots of whole foods, including nuts, grains, and "lots" of olive oil?
It isn't weight loss.
I know some people lose weight on Whole30, but others don't.
A weight loss is created by a calorie deficit. You can do that on Whole30, you can do it without it.5 -
janejellyroll wrote: »I recommend doing something like the Whole30 for a month. Eat lots of whole foods. Salmon, eggs, chicken, pork, brussels sprouts, broccoli -- then add in some quinoa and complex grains. Enjoy good salads, nuts, etc. Use lots of olive oil! Make good, delicious foods and eat until you're satiated.
You'll lose weight.
Your body isn't designed to be a calorie garbage disposal, as too many on this forum seem to suggest. Yes, counting can be helpful (I keep a rough daily count, personally -- and use the app on and off to help w/ it). But just trying to "cut calories" by eating just enough fast food to maintain a deficit -- honestly -- sounds really difficult -- it sound awful. As others have said, it'll be difficult to accurately track, you'll likely be hungry a lot and find it difficult to sustain long-term.
That's not to say that Fast Food is a never! I love a Five Guys meal or a Wendy's Crispy Chicken every month or so -- but find I'd rather use that special occasion meal for something like ribs or a meal out instead.
Anyway, good luck! That's just my advice.
You know what happens when I eat lots of whole foods, including nuts, grains, and "lots" of olive oil?
It isn't weight loss.
I know some people lose weight on Whole30, but others don't.
A weight loss is created by a calorie deficit. You can do that on Whole30, you can do it without it.
I'm talking about me personally. Yes, this is anecdotal.
If I'm on a Standard American Diet -- I'm hungry all the time, digestion is wrecked, my workouts are more difficult (or they don't happen at all) and dieting is a painful, painful chore.
When I eat whole foods and cook, I feel better -- I'm more motivated to exercise, my skin clears up, I digest food better. I lose weight with sensible portions and I eat until I'm full. It's a good feeling.
I'm sharing my experience and suggesting folks try it. The defensiveness with which some people here blast clean-eating is seriously bizarre.
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janejellyroll wrote: »I recommend doing something like the Whole30 for a month. Eat lots of whole foods. Salmon, eggs, chicken, pork, brussels sprouts, broccoli -- then add in some quinoa and complex grains. Enjoy good salads, nuts, etc. Use lots of olive oil! Make good, delicious foods and eat until you're satiated.
You'll lose weight.
Your body isn't designed to be a calorie garbage disposal, as too many on this forum seem to suggest. Yes, counting can be helpful (I keep a rough daily count, personally -- and use the app on and off to help w/ it). But just trying to "cut calories" by eating just enough fast food to maintain a deficit -- honestly -- sounds really difficult -- it sound awful. As others have said, it'll be difficult to accurately track, you'll likely be hungry a lot and find it difficult to sustain long-term.
That's not to say that Fast Food is a never! I love a Five Guys meal or a Wendy's Crispy Chicken every month or so -- but find I'd rather use that special occasion meal for something like ribs or a meal out instead.
Anyway, good luck! That's just my advice.
You know what happens when I eat lots of whole foods, including nuts, grains, and "lots" of olive oil?
It isn't weight loss.
I know some people lose weight on Whole30, but others don't.
A weight loss is created by a calorie deficit. You can do that on Whole30, you can do it without it.
I'm talking about me personally. Yes, this is anecdotal.
If I'm on a Standard American Diet -- I'm hungry all the time, digestion is wrecked, my workouts are more difficult (or they don't happen at all) and dieting is a painful, painful chore.
When I eat whole foods and cook, I feel better -- I'm more motivated to exercise, my skin clears up, I digest food better. I lose weight with sensible portions and I eat until I'm full. It's a good feeling.
I'm sharing my experience and suggesting folks try it. The defensiveness with which some people here blast clean-eating is seriously bizarre.
When I am on a diets such as you described, I put weight on because I am never satisfied. Different strokes for different folks. I find the only thing that works for me is establishing a calorie deficit by counting calories. When I stop doing that trying intuitive eating, eating all natural home prepared foods, etc. I get put weight on. I am all for people trying different things. If they work to establish a calorie deficit without counting, all power to them. Sadly, experience tells me they don't work for me.1 -
janejellyroll wrote: »I recommend doing something like the Whole30 for a month. Eat lots of whole foods. Salmon, eggs, chicken, pork, brussels sprouts, broccoli -- then add in some quinoa and complex grains. Enjoy good salads, nuts, etc. Use lots of olive oil! Make good, delicious foods and eat until you're satiated.
You'll lose weight.
Your body isn't designed to be a calorie garbage disposal, as too many on this forum seem to suggest. Yes, counting can be helpful (I keep a rough daily count, personally -- and use the app on and off to help w/ it). But just trying to "cut calories" by eating just enough fast food to maintain a deficit -- honestly -- sounds really difficult -- it sound awful. As others have said, it'll be difficult to accurately track, you'll likely be hungry a lot and find it difficult to sustain long-term.
That's not to say that Fast Food is a never! I love a Five Guys meal or a Wendy's Crispy Chicken every month or so -- but find I'd rather use that special occasion meal for something like ribs or a meal out instead.
Anyway, good luck! That's just my advice.
You know what happens when I eat lots of whole foods, including nuts, grains, and "lots" of olive oil?
It isn't weight loss.
I know some people lose weight on Whole30, but others don't.
A weight loss is created by a calorie deficit. You can do that on Whole30, you can do it without it.
I'm talking about me personally. Yes, this is anecdotal.
If I'm on a Standard American Diet -- I'm hungry all the time, digestion is wrecked, my workouts are more difficult (or they don't happen at all) and dieting is a painful, painful chore.
When I eat whole foods and cook, I feel better -- I'm more motivated to exercise, my skin clears up, I digest food better. I lose weight with sensible portions and I eat until I'm full. It's a good feeling.
I'm sharing my experience and suggesting folks try it. The defensiveness with which some people here blast clean-eating is seriously bizarre.
Since when doesn't the standard America diet (whatever that means) include cooking meals out of food?3
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