Alright, so this week has been going really good for me calorie and exercise wise. I was weighing myself every day, which I know I shouldn't, but I try not to let what the numbers are break my day. Well, the numbers were definately MAKING my day, because I always went down by the next morning. Well, as of yesterday I was down to 317.2, which I was so excited to wait until the Saturday weigh in to officially see how much I went down. What happened? Work happened. I got stressed out at work. I let the stress get to me on my shift, but still I was still about 1190 calories by the end of my dinner break. Great right? The end of my shift came and the usual stress craving kicked in. I wanted McDonald's. I wasn't hungry, but I needed that quarter pounder with cheese to bring me back down to sanity. Sad I know. So I gave into my craving and got the meal WITH nuggets. Just their DRINKS are enough calories to equal a full meal. So with that one meal, I added about 1520 calories to my day. Not only that, but I ate and went to bed since I get off work at midnight. Now that I'm in to the whole calorie counting, I realize what I've been doing to my body for the past 21 years. I would eat that stuff sometimes twice or more a day without any form of deliberate exercising--all in the name of convenience. I'm seriously going to try to bring the fast food to a hault, because that's just ridiculous. It's gonna be hard, but I see the effects of it now. I woke up groggy and a little nauseous again (I used to wake up like this ALL the time except in the past 3 weeks where I've been doing the right thing) and I'm up to 319 on the scale again. I feel like I undid the entire week of my steady decline in weight, but I know not to let it ruin me... just inspire me. It still pisses me off though.
They can stick their quarter pounders where the sun don't shine!
I used to do the same thing as you. I'd be coming home around 2am, and grab a meal at Burger King, only to fall asleep as soon as I got home. I haven't had fast food in four months, and am keeping 'eating out' to a minimum. I've been losing weight while my wallet's been getting heavier.
My hat's off to you for realizing that you shouldn't get fast food anymore, but not letting it completely ruin your attitude. This post made my morning!
I would bet that you are up mostly because of the sodium in the meal. It may also be good though to see the negative effects of your actions so you realize how you really didn't need their food and how it made you feel in the morning.
I don't have any advice concerning kicking the fast food habit but I wouldn't let it affect you too much. You can do much better today and put last night where it belongs, in the past. When you do get those cravings though, just think about something like getting home and taking a nice relaxing bath. You can also try talking to yourself if it happens again "it was a bad day, i realize that, a hamburger isn't going to help it get better, all i need to do is get home, nope no mcdonalds tonight".
Remember that this is my own personal opinion and I don't mean to make anyone feel bad. I honestly don't think that one fast food meal a week, or a month if you can stand it, is going to matter...within reason that is. M own personal feeling is that I will never ever be able to give up fast food. There will always be a time when I will want something fast or I want something icky for me, because it tastes so damned good! Plus, with summer around the corner who can resist fair foods?!?! (Although I can't eat deep fried cheese curds anymore...which is great!) For me the biggest obstical with my weight loss journey is my hubby. He means well and I love him to death but he's the type of guy that can eat 8 Whoppers (yes, eight) and not gain a pound! He may think he understands what I'm going through but in all actuality he doesn't. If he has a fast food craving I will maybe get a plain hamburger and a salad or I'll opt for subway.
It's a big achievment to notice that you don't need fast food and how much it actually does hurt you. Disregarding the salads with the low fat dressings of course
One of the first times I went to fast food when I started my calorie counting I had that realization. A soda is like 400 calories. For what? Empty calories.
I love fast food as well, and sometimes I'll grab something on a cheat day. If it's not a cheat day, I *try* to get a salad, but Thursday night I grabbed a cheeseburger. I think it was 320 cals, not too bad. The fries and soda (or shake in my case) really kill the whole meal. But, it used to be a 3-4 times per week kind of thing for me, and now it's maybe twice a month. I don't think I could completely cut out fast food, but whatever they put in that stuff does mess you up.
Good grief..
I honestly don't think that one fast food meal a week, or a month if you can stand it, is going to matter...within reason that is. M own personal feeling is that I will never ever be able to give up fast food. There will always be a time when I will want something fast or I want something icky for me, because it tastes so damned good! Plus, with summer around the corner who can resist fair foods?!?! 
(Although I can't eat deep fried cheese curds anymore...which is great!) For me the biggest obstical with my weight loss journey is my hubby. He means well and I love him to death but he's the type of guy that can eat 8 Whoppers (yes, eight) and not gain a pound! He may think he understands what I'm going through but in all actuality he doesn't. If he has a fast food craving I will maybe get a plain hamburger and a salad or I'll opt for subway.
