Coping with Fast Food
Are you plagued by the Fast Food Devil? Do you feel like you can’t get enough of Fast Food? What DO you do?
My husband loves fast food–KFC, Taco Bell, Arby’s, and Wendy’s are a few of his favorite places. Before we had our “no eating out on weeknights” rule, we would sometimes stop by a fast food restaurant after the gym (I know, it defeats the purpose!). Luckily, we examined our finances and determined that we wouldn’t eat out during weeknights–just weekends, and for only one of the three meals during the weekends (so Friday night, once Saturday, and once Sunday were acceptable, if we chose to).
During that rule-setting time, we also decided that we were going to limit our fast food consumption to UP TO ONCE A MONTH. That’s right–only once a month. I am sure my husband craved his fast food, but he never complained. I would always let him choose where we went to eat fast food, and sometimes I would order something on the menu, other times I would make myself food at home (as we often got our food “to go”, I could then still eat with him). Over the past year, our stops at fast food restaurants has dwindled from once a month to less than 3-4 times a year.
Now, I’m not saying that fast food is necessarily bad for you–you CAN order food on the menu that can be healthy and low in fat. However, if you are plagued by wanting that Spicy Baconator (TM) from Wendy’s (substitute your favorite item from your favorite fast food restaurant here) all of the time, then consider making fast food a treat rather than a norm. Your body will thank you.
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Good for you in sticking with your goals… and surpassing them! You saved money and did your body a world of good. I’d say that’s a definite win-win situation.
After thinking about just how big the portions are at casual-dining restaurants, we’ve actually started frequenting fast food joints more. Even if the per-volume calorie, fat, and cholesterol are higher in those Wendy’s burgers (which they often are not), the portions are a good deal smaller, so we end up eating healthier than we would at, say, TGIFriday’s.
Plus it’s a good deal cheaper. And no tipping required!