Should I eat McDonalds?
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Make McDonald's your cheat meal, but only once a week or month. Good eats
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Hell yeah you should do it!! Your 18 it will take you all of 5 minutes to burn that off.0
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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...0 -
I actually like the salads.
and the smoothies are not that bad if you're on a long road trip and craving something like ice cream (but easier to take with you)0 -
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 :-)0 -
Ok I have to admit that it wasn't McDonald's I had but my mother and I went to Bristol the other day and she wanted Chick Fil A well I really didn't want to eat fast food cause ugh its nasty and greasy. But I told her fine let's go. I got a kid's mean 6 piece chicken nugget like meal and a small waffle fry. Logged it in on MFP and both together was 500 calories. I think as long as you stay under your calorie limit have your fast food But don't do it every day. Save it for a splurge day or something. If I do get McDonald's I always get a snack wrap grilled chicken honey mustard they are my favorite!!!0
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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.0 -
I'll tell you what I tell my kids.
Hyperbole aside, McDonalds is poison.0 -
There are a lot of calories in a building but there's fiber in the shingles so go for it!0
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Why not make your own?0
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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:0
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I've eaten a couple of McGangBangs* during my 40 lb weight loss cycle. As long as you are doing everything right, indulge your cravings.
*A McChicken sandwich stuffed in the middle of a McDouble.0 -
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!!!!!!0 -
NO! why would you plan to eat JUNK food? that's a plan (recipe) for failure - there are plenty of other choices that are wiser and better and more nutritious. it's call JUNK food for a reason. Reward youself with something wholesome - try something new - you're worth it!
JUNK Food? Good to know you know what's best for everyone else in the world. PSH.0 -
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.0 -
Have you seen what they put in that stuff?!?!? Mechanically extracted meat really is not good for anyone!!0
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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! : )0
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Actually it is, granted, not the best, but it isMcDonalds isnt beef0 -
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.0
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i occasionally have a fish finger happy meal (with a bottle of water)
they look a bit odd when I'm buying it on my own, its 429 cals and i work it in, but i watch the rest of the days sodium as it can be high.
go for it, i was a lifestyle change that i can sustain for every and I'm sure I'll want a MD (or other junk food) at some point, so need to know how to work it in0 -
All in moderation. And I can't talk because I had mcdonalds this week but for the most part it makes me poo so I don't worry too much about it...Sorry for the tmi...0
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If you're trying to change your lifestyle, and your lifestyle is busy, then sometimes you're going to have to make choices such as McDonald's. Eating on the run is a perfectly normal thing in our society (that's why Mickey D's is so conveniently EVERYWHERE). It's not a terrible thing to eat at McDonald's. They DO have some healthy, tasty choices. Although you may have to cut calories somewhere else in your day, or go for a 30 min walk, you will not gain 2 pounds from ONE meal at McDonald's. The thing to worry about, is will it spark cravings, causing you to want it ALL THE TIME? If you're wanting to change to a whole foods/real foods/organic diet, I would suggest no McDonald's.. But if you're just looking to change your lifestyle in order to maintain your new body, then McDonald's won't kill you ONCE IN A WHILE..Also, McDonald's has ALL their nutritional info (including calories) online. The other day, I had the premium GRILLED chicken club sandwich (i took the bacon off and wiped off the mayo) and it was really good, only 350 calories. Add some apples and a diet coke... Mmmmm! And, all their salads are under 500 calories. They also have a calculator to create a meal and see the calories. Good luck!0
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sure! just try to keep it within your calories. i love their salads and oatmeal. i eat fast food all the time, but i keep it within my calorie limit.
a few options:
kfc - grilled chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes
mcd's - salads, oatmeal, hamburger with only ketchup
wendy's - jr. cheeseburger deluxe, small chili
taco bell - tacos with no cheese or fresco style
chickfila - grilled chicken sandwich, chicken noodle soup, salad
there are actually plenty of fast food choices that aren't super high in calories...now, are they healthy?? probably not, but every once in a while, some people (like me) just have to get that fast food fix.
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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! : )
Ok. Dude. This might be TMI but I REALLY want to encourage you to find other ways to eat. Buy a table top bbq and some ground beef and make your own at home. It's a million times healthier. The reason I say this is because my brother ate there daily as well....and he passed away at 24 from a heart attack. His veins were completely clogged. I wish my brother had found other ways to get food, too. Please.0 -
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Actually it is, granted, not the best, but it isMcDonalds isnt beef
It's an optical illusion hidden in a mirage.0 -
Yes...as long as you have the calories to do it-go for it. I have learned that if you don't satisfy the cravings then they will continue to haunt you. I love the Southwest Grilled Chicken Salad and it fits into my cals at under 400 cals and is totally satisfying!0
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Depends on what you're eating. I had to eat Mc Donald's last week in the morning so I ordered an oatmeal. But I assume you're referencing burgers and such. I would say try to avoid it only because that kind of food usually makes you want more. But if you can just have it once and not crave it all the time go for it (in moderation). I "treated" myself to french fries last week, and then worked out as usual. This is a lifestyle change, not a punishment.0
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If you want it, eat it. If it's other's snarky comments that are deciding your food choices, not good.0
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I'm really craving it! Hahaha
If I do choose to have it, it won't be until tomorrow for lunch (planning ahead!). I'll just have a small chips and a McChicken burger with no mayonnaise, and I can easily fit it into my calorie intake (1,250).
I'm torn between my "within calorie goal = okay" mentality (as I want to live like this forever, a lifestyle change) and that little voice in my head that's like "NO. People on MFP will hate you because you're trying to lose weight and eating junk! BAD" Hahaha
I suppose this also applies to other areas of my diet... should I work in some chocolate/treats every day into my daily intake? I think that as long as its within my target calories its okay, but that just can't be right! I can't possibly lose eating junk....can I?
To eat McDonalds or to not? That is the question...
I eat it. I love big macs, I take off the top bun and meat and flip over the middle bun with a small fries, even with a medium coke (with ice) it counts in about the same as a whopper and just a little over the actual/original big mac by itself.
I also eat kid meals.
Really, I don't care who hates me and actually I got in an argument over this this past weekend. I used to eat McDonalds two times a day at least. If I have it once or three times a WEEK then I've made a drastic lifestyle change already and people just need to leave me alone about it.
As far as chocolate, I heard on the radio yesterday that 3 ounces of chocolate a day reduces blood pressure and cholesterol.0
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