See that wagon over there? I just fell off of it!

Here's a book suggestion to help you never desire fast food ever again...:sick:

"Don't Eat This Book" by Morgan Spurnlock (Fast food and the Supersizing of America)

Suldrun shares some very good points:flowerforyou:

I can understand this perfectly. :ohwell: You need to change up on exercise and start exploring different foods. :happy: I hit a big plateau. I am a very large woman. It is easier for me to go through the fast food than cook the food. This just causes the same problem of being in too much of a hurry to take care of myself. Recommit to your goal to be happier and keep that goal written all over the place to remind you have much you have achieved. I just started checking out different food combinations at the grocery store that I might like to try. You have done wonderfully. I cannot wait until I have 40 lbs lost. I even (yes) started walking up steps at a faster pace instead of exercising on my recumbent bike because I was getting bored. Yes, I said it. Boredom will always cause problems. That's when we have time to think about those bad (great) issues with food. Talk to us. Talk to anyone. I found myself at the drive through at McD's, asking the clerk about calories for their food. It was just enough diversion to make me order healthier choices. You can do it. :flowerforyou: Hooray!!! You have lost 41 lbs!!! You will break records with yourself. Hope to here from you.


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I hear you. I felt like this a few days ago. I could totally go for some Mc'd's or something. But I have a toddler and I keep reminding myself that I don't want her eating this crap so often. But if I am eating it then how do I not let her have some fries? or nuggets?

Make your own fries, that way they can be baked. make your own burgers, but make them mini. That way you can have 4 of them and your eyes will tell you your eating lots. Then you know what's in it. There is nothing wrong about eating a burger every once in a while, but if we make it ourselves we can at least control the portion of meat better. And then you can stay within your calroies and eat your cravings sometimes. The fast food places have all kinds of stuff in their patties. Places like A&W and Wendy's paint preservitives on theirs to keep them fresh so they are never frozen. YUCK!!!! If you can maybe try veggie burgers. As for a drink with flavour, put some lemon or mint in some ice water.

Just keep your portions small so you can keep within your calorie limit for the day and make this kind of meal a treat. If you deprive yourself entirely of what you always ate before and crave, you won't be able to keep up your weight loss and will have bad days more often than not and then like now, feel horrible.

Don't forget to flavour your food, it will help with cravings. I made homemade chicken nuggets one night. i rolled them in an egg wash seasoned with my fav seasoning and then rolled in rice krisipi's. It was soooo good. Make your own mini burger patties with chopped garlic, onion and seasonings. And broil them on a cooling rack or on a BB Q. That way the fat drips out and it will taste way better than drive through.

You can do this! I fell off the wagon on Friday when someone delivered 4 pounds of chocolate to my office (there are only 2-3 of us here depending on the day) :grumble: But I kicked my butt with a workout when I got home and actually managed to almost break even for the day! That felt like quite the accomplishment! My plan today is to force myself to exercise BEFORE I eat the candy. After spending 15 minutes on the bike for 1 or 2 pieces, it doesn't look so appetizing! Make yourself accountable and work off every calorie of fast food you eat. You may even start to resent it a little after being on a workout machine for 45 minutes trying to work it off!

Another thought if you can't workout before - go on one of the websites that tell you how long it takes to burn calories (like http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc or http://www.lowfatlifestyle.com/caloriecalculator.htm) and see how long it would take you to burn that many calories. If you can commit to it - then power to you! But you probably won't want to do it very often!

And CONGRATS on the 41 pounds - that is AMAZING!!! :drinker:

You can do it Lauren! You can!

Who doesn't like a good burger? You should plan to make your own burger at home some time. But the key word is "plan"! Think of good menu ideas ahead of time (maybe even whole or partially pre-cook it) that you will look *forward* to having for dinner. Then you will be less likely to be on your way home thinking: "Oh man I'm hungry, what am I going to have for dinner? I don't even know what's in the pantry, and I don't want to wait for it to cook!" Take a burger for example; depending on how adventuresome of a foodie you are, make your burger with a twist. Have handy in your freezer a pack of frozen veggie burgers. I recommend "Dr. Praeger's california burgers" (they're vegan, but I promise they're yummy). Then the twist- how about South American style? Maybe add a fat free black bean spread, a couple thin slices of pineapple, and a good hot salsa. That's 287 calories, and only 7 grams of fat. As opposed to the 760 calories in a McDonald's Angus 1/3-Pounder Deluxe, with 41 grams of fat. Not to mention all that stuff that shouldn't be going into your body, ever, period!

Then you might even have room in your calorie budget for dessert!

Hope this is encouraging! Get back on that wagon!!!

(Oops- meaning Winter23)

Lauren...after reading your post I wanted a burger so bad it just about hurt.

I went and bought a big ole portabello mushroom cap, grilled it, topped it with some sprouts, onions, and a thin spread of light mayo....delicious....and way more filling than the old Jack in the Box burger I thought I wanted!

So...I encourage you....and thank you for motivating me to think of an alternative for myself!!!