Should I eat McDonalds?

Make McDonald's your cheat meal, but only once a week or month. Good eats

if you want it, eat it. Period. Unless you are training to compete, there should be no restrictions on food, if done in moderation.

^^^ This - when you start denying yourself from what you really want that is when the problems start - as long as in moderation and you take consideration the other aspects sodium, fat, carbs counts for the day and don't go over - you should be just fine -- plus once you satisfy the craving then it can go away and you can continue with the good work...

Can you choose another fast food place to help satisfy your craving???? Chik-fil-A is ,uch better, Wendys next. McDonalds is the worst. I know it is tasty but what about pink slime?????

Weird but McDonalds was the first to annouce they were going pink slime free.

I say if you want it and it's in your calories than go for it. I had a Cherry dilly bar at DQ with the kids 2 days ago and loved every bite of it :-)

I still have it every now and then (but I always feel like crap after).

If you want it, go for it. If I deprived myself of everything I wouldn't stick with it. I just don't do it often and try to make up for it.

One meal of McDonald's will not set you back. Water, water, water though to help flush the sodium.

There are a lot of calories in a building but there's fiber in the shingles so go for it!

McDonalds is crap! Make a burger and bake some fries at home if you want to treat yourself. McDonalds isnt beef LOL. You have to lead your life the way you want for the rest of your life. If you can add in ice cream, a burger or chocolate in once in a while, then do so. BUT you can make a way better burger and fries for those cals then McDs.:flowerforyou:

Never try to fit a lifestyle change decision to what you think MFPers (or anyone else really) will think of you. Unless you live the rest of your life based on whether or not random people approve of what you're doing.

Enjoy the McDonalds if you can work it in.


I agree!!!!!!

I want to scream NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO because mcdonalds is gross.

But then I read that you were craving it hardcore and you were worried about MFP people judging you, and now my answer is "yes." When I crave things (like cheesecake, or chocolate) I eat them. And i think its healthy to give yourself what you want now and again. Just run extra hard that day. Don't feel like you will be judged. It's no ones business but your own what you put in your body. And you can eat it and stay within your calories if you exercise a little more (I would run 4 miles for a slice of pizza. I have done it many many times!)

[edit] and also, when I say "McDonalds is gross" I am not trying to judge you, but rather it's how i genuinely feel about that place. I have NEVER gone there once in my adult life. My kid has never gone there. Its just not what I consider to be "food"....so that's where I was coming from. Not from a " YOU SHOUDLN"T DO THAT ITS NASTY THATS GROSS"...i hope you see the difference.

I eat there almost daily. Being a single guy it is a challenge for me to always eat at home. Typically I have a Large Light Lemonade and an Ice Cream Cone as a daily snack. For breakfast sometimes I get their fruit and yogurt parfait or their new Oatmeal with Fruit. Once a week I treat myself to a Daily Double if I have been really good that day and fries without salt. If it is in your calories and it doesn't impact the other things you are monitoring such as salt and fat then it should work. It has worked for me so far. I am down 24 pounds as of today! : )

If you can go there once and easily get back on track then I'd say go for it. It's nice to fulfill those cravings sometimes. I find it easier to just avoid places like McD's... and after awhile you don't even miss it.