Let's talk about before.. My typical Taco Bell Order

i used to always get a beef supreme chalupa and a bean burrito. now, i always get EITHER a fresco bean burrito, OR two crunchy tacos, fresco style, beans instead of beef.
extremely satisfying, and less horrible for me

(I LOVE TACO BELL SO MUUUUUUCH)

Isn't it amazing what we so carelessly used to devour? My kids asked for Albertos tonight and since it had been a while since they had naughty food, I indulged them. They each got what I LOVE, 5 taquitos covered in guacamole and cheese. The smell about killed me, and I can't even smell that well right now as I have a cold. I have no idea the calories, but it has to be astronomical!!

The Health Department closed the Taco Bell by my house. I didn't care to eat there but my teenage son loved their food & it was starting to show in his expanding waistline.
So honestly, how good is their food if the place can be closed down by the Health Department? Just something to think about.

I haven't tried the Fresco menu yet, I'm more willing to just outright avoid it than tempt fate by eating the "healthier" stuff.

My previous normal taco bell order consisted of 1500+ calories between 4-5 tacos and a quesadilla + large soda. And that was only one meal. I figure I was consuming 3-4k calories daily on average for the better part of 3 years, that's what added the 30 lbs. I feel lucky that's all I gained. Just staggering when I consider I'm under that intake for my entire day now. I certainly feel better too.

We don't have a Whataburger here, but I would go to Jack in the Box and get a Bacon Ultimate Cheeseburger, a large seasoned curly fries, a large eggroll, a large jalapeno bites, and a large soda. I don't even want to try and look up the calories, but it is no wonder I topped out at 450 lbs at one point.

Now if I have to do a fast food meal, I will go to Jack in the Box, get the grilled chicken strips, sub fresh fruit or a side salad with no dressing for the fries, and an iced tea.

I guess I was never that bad , just plain lazy.

Soft Taco -200
Crunchy Taco -170
Fries- 330 My local taco bell sells fries and they are delicious .

WHile on the talk about bad food orders here is what my typical day used to look like

sausage and cheese mcmuffin, sausage burrito, and sausage biscuit large cofee with 6 cream and 8 equal and 2 large diet cokes - mcd's

Lunch either 12 foot subway herbs and cheese bread, oven roasted chicken breast with american cheese toasted, with lettuce, sweet peppers xtra mayo, sweet onion sauce and parmesian cheese, or 12 inch ham and american cheese extra cheese with lettuce onions and tomatoes (sub shops), or double bacanator med fry, or mcdonalds again for lunch oh and another large soda.

Dinner - typically ate out - mcd's again a lot or wendy's or burger kind. rarely cooked - when i did cook - fried chicken, spaghetti, fried fish, evening consume about 2-4 liters of soda

but I ate like that for like the past 13 years. I overate all the time with the baddest choices. My taco bell order was typically 2 chicken gorditas xtra sour cream, soft taco, cheesey potaotes and nachos. 13 years ago when I had my oldest I weighed 235lbs 7 years ago after having my youngest I was at 260. Today I am at 270.

Disgusting that i used ot be able to consume all that nasty food.

Haven't eaten out much in the past 3 months and recently began making even healthier food choices on the home front.
Luckily I don't really crave fast food much anymore...every now and then I grave my baconator though. we don't eat pork in m yhome as my husband (not legal yet) don't eat pork.

But glad that I have decided to get rid of all that nasty glutonous(sp) food and eat healthier. I just have to get through this first week of eating smaller portions so my stomach shrinks. Yesterday I didn't feel hungry at all. Today I have been struggling and have felt hungy - maybe because I am craving food. I was a very bad emotional eater. adn when I would travel to get my family fast ofod (horrible horrible parent I was feeding them that crap all the time).....I would usually buy myself an extra sandwich on top of my already 2 sandwiches and quick eat it in the car and hide the wrapper.
I decided to make changes of course to help my childrne learn a healthier eating lifestyle and my oldest is also obese and hides food like i did but also to please my man and to look amazing in my wedding dress as well as live a longer life. I am only 34 and have so many problems, I imagine some may go away as I loose weight.

One typical day for me before I changed my lifestyle ----dont laugh.....

Bfast -

Carls Jr - Loaded Bfast Burrito - 780
Carls Jr - Hashbrowns- 350
Coke - 160

Lunch
Roundtable - Pizza Buffet
Pizza- 7 slices - x 220 = 1540
Salad - 160
Coke - 160

7 Eleven Snack -
Donnettes - x2 = 540
32 Ounce Coke - 360

Pre Dinner Snack -
Jack N Box -
Sourdogh Jack - 661
Fries - 280
Coke - 160

Dinner -
Taco Shop Carne Asada Burrito - 980

Grand Total of - 4271

Yeah, that my friends is an eating problem....

This wasn't every day by any means but this was a bad, depressed, angry day ....

I have never added it up before....

That makes me sick...and made me tear up a bit...

And look where you are now! Incredible! Feel free to be proud of yourself, you certainly have earned it!! :flowerforyou: