How do you choose a salad over a Big Mac?
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As has been pointed out, Mc D's salads suck (the Parfait is good though), so I would only go there if I was after a burger and to be honest they are not very stellar for burgers either compared to the competition. The Whopper from Burger King is a hell of a lot better option if I want a burger and am willing to spend the calories. One thing I will give to Mc D's are their fries. They must have crack in them as the are my fav of fast food places.9
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Count calories and make the big mac fit (wont be easy they do pack a huge hit). It comes down to what you are willing to sacrifice to get your body to where you want it.2
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Fries are just a lot of calories. It's kind of shocking how few fries you get in a 100 calorie serving of fries. I happen to love them, so I work them into my goals sometimes, but I never eat them except at home with a scale handy, because for me it's just too easy to eat an entire day's worth of calories of nothing but fries and ketchup.
As far as motivation, I'm a diabetic so I have to maintain a decent weight and blood glucose control or I will lose my feet, my eyesight, and possibly die of heart disease. It's not an option for me, so the choice is easy: I do what I need to do to make sure I make the right decisions. Your risk of becoming a diabetic is greatly increased if you're obese. I recommend you take action now, before you have a lifelong, incurable health condition!
If you already know that if you go to Mickey D's you will overeat, and you go anyway "because THIS time will be different," you're lying to yourself, and that's just silly. Own your decisions, either eat right or don't, but don't pretend you got in the car, drove down there, stood in line, and then some random stranger forced you to eat a Big Mac. Because that was all you.10 -
JustRobby1 wrote: »As has been pointed out, Mc D's salads suck (the Parfait is good though), so I would only go there if I was after a burger and to be honest they are not very stellar for burgers either compared to the competition. The Whopper from Burger King is a hell of a lot better option if I want a burger and am willing to spend the calories. One thing I will give to Mc D's are their fries. They must have crack in them as the are my fav of fast food places.
Sugar actually. That combined with salt makes them very tasty.7 -
spiriteagle99 wrote: »JustRobby1 wrote: »As has been pointed out, Mc D's salads suck (the Parfait is good though), so I would only go there if I was after a burger and to be honest they are not very stellar for burgers either compared to the competition. The Whopper from Burger King is a hell of a lot better option if I want a burger and am willing to spend the calories. One thing I will give to Mc D's are their fries. They must have crack in them as the are my fav of fast food places.
Sugar actually. That combined with salt makes them very tasty.
I see, well hats off to Mc D's in that regard anyway.4 -
I simply don’t go into fast food places. They offer healthy food; but the healthy food is the least tasty. I found myself there with a group at breakfast time. I ate plain oatmeal and 2 packs of apple slices. I drank skim milk and black coffee. My table mates had biscuits and pancakes and fried potatoes and smoky greasy meats and gooey cheese and eggs and sweet coffee drinks. If I had to do what I did every day, I would be miserable! I truly enjoy my food because I work hard to make it tasty and filling while staying within my calorie and nutrient boundaries. So, if I was in that line with the ‘salad vs big greasy burger’ going on in my brain, I would break it all down mentally. Let’s see: refined carbohydrate, red meat of questionable quality, processed cheese with who knows what in it, potatoes fried in grease (I picture a spoonful of that fryer grease, cold), and you get the picture. The thought of eating that turns my stomach. I do eat eggs. I also eat some red meat. And I’m not a food snob. I’m just trying my best to get this weight off and keep it off and do it in the healthiest way I can.5
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I'd never choose a salad over a burger of any kind. I only go to McDonald's when I get a hankering for something salty and greasy. Salads I get pre-made from Walmart (apple cranberry walnut salad from Taylor Farms YUM) or at the salad bar at work.5
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Eat the Big Mac! No fries, Diet Coke and then walk home. Once you start limited yourself that's when the rails fall off. Just pre-plan and make what you want to eat fit into your day.11
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I stopped eating burgers altogether and I don't find salads satisfying, so I don't eat them either.
Hardly ever go to McD's anymore but when I do, it's just for black coffee (5 cals). It's lousy coffee but it only costs $1 for a large one.
I did try their sausage burrito (300 cals) the other day because they were promoting it for a buck but it sucked and I wouldn't order it agsin.1 -
When I travel ( which isn't often ) I like to eat fast food. We don't have Mac Jr's in Canada, but when in the US, when I'm eating McD's, I get a Mac Jr, small fries, and Diet Coke. Total is listed at just under 700 calories. To me, the fries ARE part of the complete McD's experience / meal. Even if I have been suckered by marketing.
I actually eat fast food almost daily. I love Booster Juice. ( Strawberry Storm is about 300 calories and 21 grams of protein - whey protein powder is added ). I also like Wendy's Apple Pecan Chicken Salad. ( something over 500 calories with the pecans and 35 grams of protein ).
My suggestion is, if you eat fast food, shake it up a bit. But, if you don't actually like McD's salads, don't eat them. Go to McD's when you've decided to go to McD's and work it into your day.6 -
Back when I was getting my lunch every day from McD, my decision process management had one word, "Money". For $2.16 I could get a chicken sandwich and a side salad. I did that each day. During that time, I was not trying to lose weight. I was just going about my life trying not to spend 'too much' on food.6
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Pointing out the obvious, But dieting is hard enough sometimes, Without you packing in things you dont like into your calories. Eat the damn burger, Just do it less often and work on finding counter offers to bribe yourself with when you just MUST have fast food. Wendys chili is alot of peoples go to. Yum.
Never eat something you dont enjoy, Its just so unnecessary. Especially if you only eat if because its "healthy" -mcdonalds salads arent healthy- Theres so many things in the world you do enjoy you could be filling those calories with. Like why eat things you dont like10 -
Big Mac: 520 Cal, 45 carb, 28 fat, 24 protein, 3 fiber.
McDouble: 370 Cal, 34 Carb, 17 fat, 21 protein, 2 fiber
McDouble with 2 extra patties (approximately): 530Cal, 36 Carb, 29 fat, 33 protein, 2 fiber
The last one costs the same or less and has twice as much beef as a Big Mac...
(Canadian MyMcD app values)
Coke Zero is 1 Cal, or so. Side salad no dressing about 25 or 30...6 -
I think you're looking for a Jedi mind trick here. These are all reasonable suggestions, but can you put them to use? Say you force yourself to eat three apples before you go? And if you don't eat the apples you don't get to go? But if you do...you get your Big Mac. Can you have your McDonalds meal and eat nothing for the rest of the day? Can you force yourself to order all the food and take three bites and throw it away? Pavlov's dog stuff. Or go eat twice as much as you want until you're ready to puke....must re program. Associate it with something unpleasant. Make yourself drive around the block ten times before you go in. Just do something. If you want something to change you have to change something.3
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We took our niece to McDonalds today. I had a cheeseburger kids meal only lettuce and add mac sauce and a gogurt and apple slices with a bottled water. I wanted a big Mac and was satisfied with the smaller serving1
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Planning. Prelogging my day.
I decide what I am going to get before I get to McDonald's. I get something I like that fits my calorie goal. I don't usually get a salad from there. I can get a regular burger or some nuggets. I may or may not get the small fries. I get an unsweetened iced tea.1 -
go to the grocery store and get a better salad1
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Don't go into McDonald's if you want to eat the salad! Nobody goes there to eat their salads. I ate McDonald's yesterday but I don't particular like their hamburgers anymore. Do not taste like real meat--the fries are my temptation. So I order a regular hamburger which is under 300 calories and a small fries. I rarely eat there, just because I can make a much better burger at home!
My condition yesterday was that if I ate the hamburger and fries I had to go swimming. This was after work (which for me ends at 8:00 pm). I didn't get to the pool until 10:30 pm, but I swam!8 -
If I had to eat at McD's I would get the filet o fish and figure out how to make the calories work. I love them, but only about once a year.2
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If you have one, go to In and Out and get a protein style cheeseburger. That might solve your problem.1
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