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eddiesmommy
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Anyone a reformed Fast Food junkie?
I LOVE fast food, its my other addiction. I am on WW, started running, just trying to be healthier. I stopped for dinner and got Burger King tonight bc I was DYING for some. The good news is I only ate half of my small fry and half of my sandwich in an attempt to be good! Bc I halved it, I am only 1pt over my WW daily allowance today (had oatmeal for bkst and didnt eat lunch bc I was so busy at work)
How am I supposed to give up FF, its so tasty!!!!
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drpepper318
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Re: Anyone a reformed Fast Food junkie?
I know! I can't give it up either. I love it! I am just trying to cut back & not overeat when I do have it. Like I'll just get 2 things off the dollar menu instead of getting a big meal and then have some fruit or yogurt when I get home.
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| Posted 6/1/10 7:33 PM |
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jeanyus27
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Re: Anyone a reformed Fast Food junkie?
I used to live off the stuff when I was in my teens and early twenties. I still ate it a lot up until a few years ago. I really just had to stop cold turkey lol! Now its like once every couple of months I'll have Taco Bell. But no more McDonald's or Burger King...maybe once a year lol!
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| Posted 6/1/10 8:22 PM |
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Kierasmom
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Re: Anyone a reformed Fast Food junkie?
Ok here's my trick and so far this has really helped me a lot. I allow myself fast food on the night of my weigh in. I weigh in every Tuesday at 12:00. After that weigh in I allow myself to have the junk food I had been craving for the whole week. Now of course I keep it within reason meaning I don't eat fries for lunch and for dinner. But I do allow myself to splurge. The only times I don't do it is if I had a bad week.
I have been doing this since my first week and I'm telling you it is a life saver for me. I look forward to it so much and it keeps me in check. I know I will be rewarded on Tuesdays so I am able to fight past those cravings. You can't deprive yourself of the things you love. And fast food is ok in moderation. Yes your weight may be up like a half a pound the next day but most of that is from salt because fast food is very salty. Drink plenty of water the next day and you'll be right back on track.
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| Posted 6/1/10 9:28 PM |
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KPsquared
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Re: Anyone a reformed Fast Food junkie?
I am definitely reformed. I used to eat fast food all the time. Watch Food Inc, Supersize Me and Fastfood Nation and you will most likely never touch the stuff again. I know I haven't.
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| Posted 6/1/10 10:03 PM |
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luvmyReese
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Re: Anyone a reformed Fast Food junkie?
OH YES!!
Its been years since I touched a FF or
a burger. I hate the way it made me
feel & I always over ate. So I weaned
myself and just stay away. No cravings
at all. Occationaly I take my kids to
McDonalds as a treat for good behavior.
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| Posted 6/3/10 10:17 AM |
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DiamondGirl
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Re: Anyone a reformed Fast Food junkie?
I LOVE FF!
A cheeseburger is my weakness.
I will NEVER give it up totally! NEVER!
I will indulge here and there. Once a month or every other month.
Honestly to me a FF cheeseburger is like icecream to someone else--I dont really eat icecream or sweets so I consider FF, pizza etc MY indulgences.
Everything in moderation 
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| Posted 6/3/10 10:26 AM |
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eddiesmommy
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Re: Anyone a reformed Fast Food junkie?
Posted by DiamondGirl
I LOVE FF!
A cheeseburger is my weakness.
I will NEVER give it up totally! NEVER!
I will indulge here and there. Once a month or every other month.
Honestly to me a FF cheeseburger is like icecream to someone else--I dont really eat icecream or sweets so I consider FF, pizza etc MY indulgences.
Everything in moderation
thats so true, Ive never thought of it that way. I have a special weakness for McDs fries and BKs Original Chicken Sandwich. Fine....FF will be my sweets and Ill try to limit my indulgences to once a month or at least a small fry if I REALLY have to have some.
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| Posted 6/3/10 10:32 AM |
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Re: Anyone a reformed Fast Food junkie?
I havent had FF since Feb...however this past weekend my hubby convinced me to have McDonalds breakfast . Let me tell you I did not miss it, it was so disgusting and I felt like there was a mass of rocks in my tummy alll day. NEVER AGAIN! HTH
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| Posted 6/3/10 10:55 AM |
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DiamondGirl
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Re: Anyone a reformed Fast Food junkie?
Posted by eddiesmommy
thats so true, Ive never thought of it that way. I have a special weakness for McDs fries and BKs Original Chicken Sandwich. Fine....FF will be my sweets and Ill try to limit my indulgences to once a month or at least a small fry if I REALLY have to have some.
The thing I am learning is budgeting. You should not cut out anyting you LOVE IMO.
For ex, someone mentioned McD's breakfast. I used to eat this here and there bc DH would get it. I do not love their breakfast so now I will NOT eat it ever bc I would rather have the cheeseburger later or another time kwim?
I think a big part of losing and maintaining is saying no to things that are just okay so you can splurge on things you love.
It is all about balance and not feeling deprived. For me if I feel deprived I end up OVERDOING it at some point--if that makes sense.
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| Posted 6/3/10 11:03 AM |
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maybeamommy
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Re: Anyone a reformed Fast Food junkie?
I used to LOVE fast food until I started really cooking things myself!
It honestly felt better... I can make myself an AWESOME cheeseburger with fresh ingredients and salty oven-baked fries... if you want any recipes let me know! They aren't always the healthiest, but are MUCH better for you than fast food!
It's definitely okay to indulge in things every so often... sweets are my thing! But i try to make good choices the rest of them time to even it out
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| Posted 6/3/10 11:38 AM |
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Momma2Be
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Re: Anyone a reformed Fast Food junkie?
I used to eat fast food at least 3 times a week, and not just Burger King or McDonalds either, I ate it all....Checkers, White Castle, KFC, Taco Bell, etc.
I went on the South Beach diet in 2005 and quit eating ff cold turkey. Although I didn't end up sticking with South Beach, I did manage to stay away from ff ever since. It's like, once it was out of my system, I no longer really craved ff. It was the same with soda, I haven't had it in years.
I feel like if I'm going to cheat and eat like crap, I'd rather it be a big brownie sundae or something!
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| Posted 6/10/10 9:16 PM |
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lcnac
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Re: Anyone a reformed Fast Food junkie?
once you start working out and getting in shape you probably wont want to eat it anymore..8 years ago i lost 60 lbs on a low fat diet...i ate almost no fat or sugar...now i get sick when i eat fast food and i can only drink soda when im hungover.
** by the way, how is the no smoking going?
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| Posted 6/11/10 1:15 AM |
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eddiesmommy
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Re: Anyone a reformed Fast Food junkie?
Posted by lcnac
once you start working out and getting in shape you probably wont want to eat it anymore..8 years ago i lost 60 lbs on a low fat diet...i ate almost no fat or sugar...now i get sick when i eat fast food and i can only drink soda when im hungover.
** by the way, how is the no smoking going?
Thanks....I would love it if I couldnt stomach it anymore....that would be fantastic!
As for the not smoking, its been 2 weeks and 4 days!
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| Posted 6/11/10 1:43 AM |
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Reese1106
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Re: Anyone a reformed Fast Food junkie?
Another reformed FF junkie here! I could literally eat it all the time when I was younger. Now, in my 30's and the mom to 2 young kids, I need all the help I can with energy so I've pretty much cut fast food out of my diet. I'll still have it when the craving strikes but, with time, it gets less and less.
French fries are my weakness as well!
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| Posted 6/11/10 10:00 AM |
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