I'm craving a whopper talk me out of it.
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Get a whopper junior or make your own.
Yesterday my husband and I made venison burgers at home, which I had on a slice of rye bread with some mushrooms and crispy kale. Put a bit of butter on the bread. Had a side of sliced cucumbers with a bit of sesame oil and salt and pepper. I found that really satisfying and yummy. Was 490 calories with a macro spread of 28C/28F/32P. I still had space in my day for dessert.2 -
How come no place in the midwest has a Lettice wrapped burger? That would save a good amount of calories wasted on bread. We don't have In and Out's here so that's out of the question.2
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Could you not just eat the burger without the bun?7
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If I have a craving for something, I give it time. I wanted Cracker Barrel pecan pancakes for like a month before I had them. I waited to see if the thought would pass, and it didn’t. So I planned to have them and was really careful with my food for several days before. I had the pancakes, with butter & syrup and an egg on the side, and enjoyed every last morsel. Food is fuel, but also one of life’s pleasures. If a whopper is really good to you and you really want it, then you can make it work. Of course, I’m 58 and female, and lost weight eating 1700 per day, so I had a little more calories to play with than you do.13
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I know it’s popular to say “find a lower calorie dupe”, but that doesn’t work for me with a lot of things. I end up eating the dupe, but still wanting the real thing.12
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I’d just have the burger.7
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Not a problem for me, I hate Burger King, I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve been there in my life, and none of the times was it my choice.
I think there’s a lot of good suggestions here for you. If I crave something, usually pizza, I have it, just usually limit it to two pieces and go for a veggie pizza now days. Kind of hard to limit a Whopper, but you could cut it in half and make two meals out of it or limit your intake on other food in the day. It’s hard, but, where there’s the will, there’s a way. We can do this, but, need to make better choices most of the time.1 -
i get cravings for take out onion rings occasionally so i'll factor them into my daily diary accordingly. if i don't fill out my diary - i'm done for ! i've managed to maintain my weight for 2 years after losing 20 lbs. you can make this work for you if you're exercising and logging honestly. but also Evamutt's suggestion is great also
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Assuming all your logging is accurate (I.e., using a food scale for all your food), your deficit is aggressive for someone with 10 pounds left to lose. 0.5 lb/week is a reasonable pace at this point.
As for the sandwich, get it tomorrow if you still want it tomorrow, and fit it into your calories.
what make's it aggressive? Just because you can't do it doesn't mean I can't. Its a pet peeve of mine here when people comment that other people should take longer to lose weight when they are doing fine themselves. 1500 calories a day for a male is not "TOO" aggressive.
It’s aggressive because with only 10 lbs to lose, losing at a rate of 1 lb/week risks losing lean body mass instead of fat.
It’s aggressive because you are eating the bare minimum calories that are deemed healthy for males.
It’s aggressive because you can’t fit in foods you really want into your plan without worrying about taking up half your calories.
It’s aggressive because as a 5’2 female I can lose weight eating more than that.
It’s your choice obviously but if you want to know why it’s considered aggressive these are a few reasons.28 -
I dont know if you are in the UK but yes they have just started advertising all over the place for whoppers.
Personally i have never really liked burger king, they just dont taste nice to me.
Last night I had a supermarket 'quality' burger, in a sandwich thin, with 25g of cheese slice, some veggies in the thin. You could add a bit of mayo. Not quite BK or mcdonalds but it gets the craving gone.0 -
frankiesgirlie wrote: »I know it’s popular to say “find a lower calorie dupe”, but that doesn’t work for me with a lot of things. I end up eating the dupe, but still wanting the real thing.
I just gave that suggestion to the OP as well but I think you're right actually!
added to that, if he has 330 calories left for the day, the whopper will only put him at maintenance?
Just eat it then.4 -
Assuming all your logging is accurate (I.e., using a food scale for all your food), your deficit is aggressive for someone with 10 pounds left to lose. 0.5 lb/week is a reasonable pace at this point.
As for the sandwich, get it tomorrow if you still want it tomorrow, and fit it into your calories.
what make's it aggressive? Just because you can't do it doesn't mean I can't. Its a pet peeve of mine here when people comment that other people should take longer to lose weight when they are doing fine themselves. 1500 calories a day for a male is not "TOO" aggressive.
Unless you are very very short and completely sedentary, yes, 1500 calories a day is too little for a man, as we tell women here over and over about 1200 calories for them.
Here, pretend this is for men and 1500 calories, rather than for women and 1200 calories: https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/1200-calorie-diet/5 -
My husband orders a burger with extra veggies, no bun.0
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I've gotten lettuce wrapped at BK. Going to Phoenix in a couple of weeks. Was looking at In and Out menu today. will get the protein cheese burger and split fries with grandkids. Yes, I am looking forward to it and will be eating at maintenance while there.1
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If it was me I'd just have the whopper as the worst thing I can do is to deny myself something I'm craving.
How I dealt with this would depend on how I was feeling...
- If I felt like I could put the craving off I'd do that. This would give me a chance to bank those extra calories over the course of a few days or let me plan properly and work those extra calories into my daily budget.
- If I was craving hard and really didn't want to wait then I'd just have the burger then either drop my calorie target by a little bit for the next 2 or 3 days or I'd just accept that I was gonna be a few hundred calories over my target on that day and move on.
But that's me and that's how I roll so this approach may not be the best way for other people. I know some people find if they 'stay strong' for a while they can eventually get over the craving. That doesn't happen with me, the longer I deny the worse the cave in is.
You have to work out what works best for you.1 -
Assuming all your logging is accurate (I.e., using a food scale for all your food), your deficit is aggressive for someone with 10 pounds left to lose. 0.5 lb/week is a reasonable pace at this point.
As for the sandwich, get it tomorrow if you still want it tomorrow, and fit it into your calories.
what make's it aggressive? Just because you can't do it doesn't mean I can't. Its a pet peeve of mine here when people comment that other people should take longer to lose weight when they are doing fine themselves. 1500 calories a day for a male is not "TOO" aggressive.
Except you're literally here asking for help because you're struggling in it?17 -
If I want something like a Whopper head to the gym first or spread the cals over a few days and then your good to go.
Its a marathon anyway. 1 day is nothing in a 1000.3 -
I sometimes crave a Whopper, mostly due to memories of having them with my mom as a kid (well, a Whopper Jr back in the day lol). Now I can't have them even if I wanted to because they use soy in the bun AND the patty. So it's not worth the pain!1
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so like others, I wait a bit to see if the craving is lasting or not (usually weeks) and then plan to indulge. I may eat maintenance or save some calories but i'll do it "fully" to satisfy the craving. This has worked so far, usually once i eat it I move on. Sometimes i can fit it in my normal deficit calories (depends on portion and food)
Funny I am getting fewer cravings lately. I guess this means I am due for one soon
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