Fast food after being on a healthy diet...

onikonor
onikonor Posts: 473 Member
in Food and Nutrition
So, I've been switching to healthier foods mostly whole grains, healthy meats and protein foods.

Going out this weekend I decided to have some pizza. I can't believe I used to eat that stuff all the time, I had it for lunch yesterday and felt gross all evening and this morning....

Anyone else have the same experience with takeout foods you used to enjoy?

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  • Twilightsunflower
    Twilightsunflower Posts: 324 Member
    i had kfc and pizza recently and it almost killed me... well it felt like it was gonna... it made me bloat and felt like i had an oil slick down the back of my throat and heartburn all night... wont be doing either again soon
  • roachhaley
    roachhaley Posts: 978 Member
    Deffo. I feel sick after eating anything extremely oily, fatty etc. Can't even enjoy KFC anymore :(
  • poledancing_ninja
    poledancing_ninja Posts: 271
    I went through a phaze where junk food gave me diarreah after all my healthy foodds. Now I sneak 'naughty' things into my diet on a weekly basis so I'm not ill on special occasions like birthdays and weddings!
  • byrnet18
    byrnet18 Posts: 230 Member
    I remember for the first few months after starting this journey I would crave McDonalds french fries and cheese burgers. Now it seriously makes me sick to smell it or think about eating it. It is just crap in the shape of a hamburger patty. It's awful that people eat that stuff, some eat it daily. It is weird how much my palette has changed. I look forward to getting to eat my apple with natural peanut butter now lol.
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    I can still eat pizza :P that may be my only exception, but I am COMPLETELY turned off to fast food or really greasy stuff.
  • Matt_Wild
    Matt_Wild Posts: 2,673 Member
    Anything loaded in grease will upset my belly after eating healthily. This means no Maccy D's or Pizza Hut. Interestingly Domino's and KFC are ok...
  • kristenlees122
    kristenlees122 Posts: 242
    yeah, its a great side effect isnt it!
  • futuremalestripper
    futuremalestripper Posts: 467 Member
    i could eat it all in a heartbeart!

    Bacon double cheeseburger with 2 large fries and a large chocolate milkshake? YES PLEASE!

    It doesn't make me sick at all. I still love it ohhhhh so much. Too bad it has 489423089 calories.
  • Alicia_Monique
    Alicia_Monique Posts: 338 Member
    I ate Sonic yesterday, had a jr cheeseburger with no mayo & a small tot. The grease alone killed me!

    As for pizza... I eat pizza a lot (college student, y'all) sooooo maybe I'm used to that! xD
  • jumptothebeat
    jumptothebeat Posts: 71 Member
    I can't eat fast food like McD's anymore, it actually makes me feel physically sick afterwards (it didn't used to lol). Anything really greasy now is a real no-no for me. Not a bad thing - it makes making the 'right' food choices easier!
  • sleepyjean88
    sleepyjean88 Posts: 180 Member
    I did this last night I feel like death this morning :( its horrible bloated and gassy, wont be doing that again anytime soon! :(
  • hdsqrl
    hdsqrl Posts: 420 Member
    Yep, I'm right there with you. Pretty much all store-bought or restaurant desserts do me in as well as any kind of fast food. Most of it tastes "not worth it" even while I'm eating it now, too. (Except for a BK burger - those are still OMGGOOD at the time of eating, hah.) Afterward, I feel uuuugghhhhhhh, for sure.

    It's a continual challenge to get my head caught up with my body, in that my head still cries for various "treats" from time to time, and my body hasn't yet learned to put a damper on those cries immediately...only after it's too late.

    My hubby and I have also noticed the same phenomenon is true of high fructose corn syrup...we've made a concerted effort to not have it in the house as much as possible, and now when we eat something that has it in it, we'll stop in mid-chew and read the label in mild alarm. Sure enough, our palettes have grown to the point where we notice it immediately. Crazy, huh? Things with HFCS just don't taste good to us any more.
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    When I started losing weight, I didn't give up/cut out any kind of food. I eat plenty of classic 'health food' - vegetables, fruits, lean meats - but there's never been a point that I've not also eaten pizza, burgers, ice cream, cupcakes, etc.

    I feel pretty good no matter what I eat.

    Except broccoli... broccoli always makes me feel like death.
  • angieleighbyrd
    angieleighbyrd Posts: 989 Member
    I used to eat fast food daily. Sometimes several times a day.

    Now, I always regret eating it. Not because of the calories, but because I always feel like crap. I get sick as hell. My body just can't handle all that anymore.
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    I was like that at first. I don't know what changed, but I can eat fast food once in a while now without feeling totally disgusting. I'd never give up pizza, I love it way too much!
  • cmeade20
    cmeade20 Posts: 1,238 Member
    My mom and I went out to eat yesterday and my brother had a fire last night, so I figured its a holiday weekend, you eat healthy all the time just enjoy yourself. I have been sick as a dog since 3 am this morning. I think I'll be sticking to my healthy food from now on.
  • viviennemayer
    viviennemayer Posts: 29
    Yes, a definate killer for me. My body totally rejects that stuff and I still occasionally try to eat it. I can't believe I ate that stuff so often. I get the same problems everyone else is talking about and feel so run down and sluggish. One day I hope to be able to go out with friends and just order that darn salad so I'm not so sick the rest of the day.
  • LFiestan
    LFiestan Posts: 175 Member
    i have KFC a least once a month, during my cheat day...i consider it a treat, but i dont eat as much as i used coz when i eat way too much i feel really bad and guilty.
  • jmdax
    jmdax Posts: 119 Member
    I can still eat pizza :P that may be my only exception, but I am COMPLETELY turned off to fast food or really greasy stuff.

    I'm with you. Pizza is my weakness. But rather than wolf down half a pie, two slices is now enough for me. Never did like McD's food. I will eat at Wendy's from time to time, as I did yesterday, but not too often. KFC's grilled chicken is pretty good, but there aren't any that close to me.
  • onikonor
    onikonor Posts: 473 Member
    Well, I'm glad I dislike the feeling of eating unhealthy stuff as opposed to liking it as before! Keeps me eating healthy stuff.

    Things like brand toast with organic peanut butter doesn't make me feel bad, I guess since it's the good fats.
  • cmeade20
    cmeade20 Posts: 1,238 Member
    Well, I'm glad I dislike the feeling of eating unhealthy stuff as opposed to liking it as before! Keeps me eating healthy stuff.

    Things like brand toast with organic peanut butter doesn't make me feel bad, I guess since it's the good fats.


    MMMMMM toast with PB is so yummy. Ive started having stuff like that with a cup of tea in lieu of sweets
  • 4leggedmom
    4leggedmom Posts: 43 Member
    I went to a friends place for a bbq yesterday. I was very proud of myself for only having a hamburger patty with a litte sauteed onion and mushroom and a few roasted potatoes and carrots. Well, although it is not fast food, I am still paying for it this morning.

    Guess my body don't like even the smallest amount of greasy food after eating so healthy. I might add that the patties were those frozen cheap hamburger patties. Who even knows what is in them.
  • tripitena
    tripitena Posts: 554 Member
    I confess. I never fully gave up fast food to lose weight. I probably would have lost weight faster than I have but eh, I enjoy a Burger King veggie burger with a load of onion or a slice or two of Pizza Hut veggie lovers once in a while. I can make myself feel icky if I over eat such high fat load items though so it's best not to make a pig of myself.
  • nickyfm
    nickyfm Posts: 1,214 Member
    I had my first naughty moment in 2 months yesterday by eating a reece's PB cup, some m&ms and a kinder surprise 2 hours before spin class yesterday.

    I thought I was going to puke halfway. Haven't felt physically ill in a bad way during a workout in months and months. Not to mention I had legitimate tummy troubles afterwards, lol.

    Oh also when i went to chinese for my cousin's birthday. Wow did my stomach hurt all night, and i didn't even overeat it or anything!
  • jaxandmaksmom
    jaxandmaksmom Posts: 262 Member
    i went to a friends place this weekend.. they had chinese food and being stupid i allowed the ohh the little bit wont be bad convince me to have some.. needless to say.. i am bloated and felt like crap since.. it was like a hangover from the crap..
  • ash12783
    ash12783 Posts: 82 Member
    My sister is into the healthy eating lifestyle so when i went back home to visit last week, i stayed at her house mostly and ate what she ate... i got some things like hot pockets to keep on hand bc i felt like i was starving at her house...every night it was one vegetable with baked chicken.... it was like a shock from my bad eating habits.... when i made it back home last sunday night , my bf and I went and got a burger.... not even 30 minutes afterward my stomach was hurting..... and that was it for me.... since then i haven't really wanted anything bad... just been eating fresh fruits and veggies and some chicken. I can already tell I feel a lot better!

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