How do you get over the terrible feeling when craving fast food after months without it?

[CariocaLeftSeoul]

I just eat whatever I'm craving and not stress about it. The difference is a couple of spoonfuls of ice cream and I'm full, vs not being able to stop until I finished the pint. If my kids want McD's I barely get through a double cheeseburger and eat a couple of fries and call it a day, instead of eating all the fries and the second burger that came with the deal (we get the deal that the second one is $1). I eat a handful of chips but don't finish the whole bag. And so on. I don't judge myself, I've spent years considering succumbing to cravings as a failure and I'm too old for that. GLP-1's let me fulfil a craving when that happens (once every week or two?) but then eat an amount that won't make me feel bad about later.

 

[woundcarping]

How do you get over the terrible feeling when craving fast food after months without it?​

I don't feel terrible about it, at all.

Tomorrow makes 21 weeks in, I'm down 54lb... that's 2.6lb/week including starting TRT (water weight cycled) and creatine (2-4lb of water weight likely added). I still eat in general what I want, although now it is more purposeful and radically different in quantity... also if something doesn't taste actually good (Whattaburger comes to mind, had it for the first time), I stop eating it.

Gotta live and enjoy life. For me, Reta has thus far put me in a goldilocks position physically, mentally, and emotionally when it comes to food and my outlook on life.

Here are some pictures of the more delectable food I've had in the last 21 weeks... the pounds of lean turkey and chicken, 25-30lb of protein powder, simple sushi, etc are boring, who cares about that?

Rotel Sausage Cream Cheese Dip

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Delightful Birria Tacos

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Chicken, rice, beans, queeessooooo

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Prime NY Strip

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Bacon galore

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Cream Cheese Jalapeño poppers

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Almost forgot the pizza! I don't usually take a picture, this was my first or second time having Marcos in the same week, either in Orlando or Vegas.

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[lastresort]

When I was doing a very high deficit diet, I drank bottles of bottles of diet soda. Not recommended because you go piss like 5 times a day

 

[Sasquatch]

Cain's ain't junk food. It fucking good protein!

Just be cool. If you eat too much, you will pay for it. Next time eat a bit less.

You guys and your powdered protein NFW

 

[domin8brix]

So I either have the fast food item and plan my entire day around that meal by eating lower cals, carbs and fats the rest of the day (but at Canes I would get naked tenders and then bathe in that sauce) or find a way to make a version at home that tastes as close as possible but still works for my diet. I've found a way to make "McNuggets" or a "McChicken" patty using canned chicken, shredded cheese and egg that is excellent.

 

[domin8brix]

Despite pretty extreme addiction problems with several foods , ice cream, chips, chocolate etc. Somehow over 70% cocoa dark chocolate does not seem to trigger that response whereas milk chocolate or even not so dark dark chocolate does, so 20 grams or 100 calories per day of dark chocolate has been my one high calorie food per day. Trying to do that with milk chocolate would be very difficult , I would want more the second I finished eating it.

I still crave it but I like super dark chocolate--85-95% range. I found a sugar free one that is 92% that I LOVE, from Choczero. I buy the bejeesus out of that and try to limit myself to 2 squares per day.

 

[Mr. Blonde]

What's canes? I haven't eaten at fast food place in over 20 years. seriously.

Congratulations! You are badass for that. I can count on one hand how many times I have fast food per year. Usually it's chikfila or pizza and when traveling.

 

[miameow]

I genuinely thought you were talking about sugar canes. I do crave sugar canes every now and then. Whatever I crave, I just let myself indulge because I won't be able to eat much or I'll feel sick later and never do it again.

 

[kj4otu]

One ingredient food only for the last 2 months, no skips or cheats. The smell keeps me from cheating with fast food. My daughter brought McD's in last week. It smelled RANK to me. Not even a temptation....

 

[woundcarping]

I guess this isn't a picture thread

All this negativity towards fast food reminded me of the variety of Chick-Fil-A and other sandwiches/wraps/etc that I regularly eat.

Not a temptation, just a way of life.

 

[dancs]

Hmm....

Beat your meat?

 

[lessthanhalf]

Food aversion is part of the reason GLP drugs work. For me the effect was super obvious with semaglutide, but is still there on tirz/reta and reduces my interest in eating different or rich foods most of the time, the idea just feels yuk.

 

[birdwhacker]

Raising Cane's won't kill ya.

Sounds like you needed to eat my boy.

I find that even when I pig out I rarely exceed my tdee