McDonalds CHeeseburger

I was in mcdonalds with the kiddies today. I decided to try a cheeseburger. I decided to eat just half with only the top of the bun. I ate it and i was still hungry so i ate the other half. No problem for me at all. I was worried but that was over an hour ago and i still feel fine. I know i have to avoid that food as much as possible but i actually felt somewhat normal today eating it. Now mind you i used to go to mcdonalds and eat a big mac meal with a soda and large fries...sometimes i would top it off with an apple pie...so eating one whole cheeseburger and feeling satisfied was very strange. This surgery was such an eye opener for me.....wow i used to really eat alot!! I am down 51 pounds now and feeling great. I used my new treadmill for 40 min this morning...and felt great, not tired and worn down like i would before but i actually had more energy when i was finished. I feel so lucky and blessed that i am able to have a new start to my life...Ok i rambled enough....Have a great day...LisaMarie

Once in awhile with a little small McD's cheeseburger won't kill you, but do watch out about falling back into that habit. I'm very lucky there: every single time I try to eat that kind of thing, I get sick to my stomach. It is a blessing in disguise. I saw that one of the stores has a Gazelle for $98 and now I will be damned if I can remember which one it is. I want to go back and buy one!!!!!! We are lucky and blessed! Have a wonderful day!

I've eaten the kids cheeseburger since surgery. But I usually take it off the bun. I'm with the other Angel. It usually makes me sick now too. I think it may be the fat content. I pretty much stay away from the fast food stuff nowadays. Mcdonald's was my downfall. I loved Big Mac's. They just don't love me anymore. Good luck and congrats with the 51 lbs weightloss. Keep up the good work. Just be careful not to fall into old habits. It is sooo hard. God Bless~ ~Angel 255/222/130 at goal!

LisaMarie, first thing is congrats on your weight loss, you are moving along so good. I have never tried one yet and I think I would be to scared to, I mean I used to LOVE the big mac meal, super sized with a diet coke it is strange how much less we eat and are ok with it. I did get a Burger King grilled chicken and could only pic at the meat off the bun and I did not even enjoy things like that like I used to. Sometimes I wish I could sit down to a BIG meal and feel that happy feeling but then I have to take a look at my NEW life and it is so much better now Old habbits die hard hun.... I do understand the feeling "normal" thing when you can eat something that everyone else can....it is a good feeling but also very scary to me because those old habbits can run back in. This is something we have to live with every day just like any addict. Hun thanks for sharing... ~hugs~ Debra P

Hi Deb, I know what you mean. Like I said in response to Cindee, I know for a fact if I ate "naughty" things, it would open the flood gates for me. For example, I told my husband to stop buying the splenda sweetened ice cream for my son b/c I will eat it and I dont want to!! One spoonfull will lead to four which will lead to ten etc. for me. I know I was/am a food junkie. Heck, that is what got me in this M.O situation in the first place. I feel I have "cleansed" myself of those bad habits but I dont want them creeping back in! One day its the splenda ice cream, the next day its a big banana split from friendlys The fear of bad habits coming back to haunt me is also the most frightening thing to me as well. My husband tells me every day I will never get fat again(which I dont believe) and probably eating some ice cream to but some weight on me now is a good thing. WHAT..I say. I know myself better than anyone and know that isnt a good idea. Its the same thing w/those sugar free chocolates/candies. I could probably get away with eating a couple of them but the gates will come crashing down if I do. I am happy eating my mushy banana and that is where I want to leave it, you know what I mean?

Tavia, Yeah I was an ice cream junky and I do have some of bryers (sp?) carb control ice cream but if I eat to much (a serving is 1/2 cup) meaning the 1/2 cup I still get a little sick feeling so I only have a tablespoon from time to time but I am so scared my BIG craving for REAL ice cream will come back. Do you know what I found at the store last night????? Bryers ice cream pops, they have 4 sugars and 3 alcohols(sp?) but I am scared to try them yet.. I just don't want to get back into the snacking habbit but I still crave them and I try to make the "better" choice. Not perfect and I am sure I will NEVER be, just do the best that I can! Can I ask you something, are you nervous about after the surgery on trying new things? I know you are about feeling sick because of all you went through but what about being scared that being able to eat more things that you will lose that control? I am so nervous about that EVERY DAY! I thank goodness that I can take it one day at a time now. ~hugs~ Debra P

Dear lisamarie; C ongrats on your weight loss.You are doing incredible.So glad you had a nice experience with the small cheeseburger.Sometimes it's the little things that count. Good luck to you..Patsy

I will not be spending much time in Mcdonalds thats for sure. Its funny that the things i lived to eat before are not appealing to me much anymore. I wondered about the cheeseburger, i tried the cheeseburger and now i could care less if i ever have one again//// I swear i think the surgeon does something to the brain in this surgery along with the stomach........I am craving some OJ right now .....LisaMarie

For OJ - try Tropicana no sugar added - hell, I can't remember the name of it but it has quite a bit less sugars in it and its fresh squeezed not from concentrate. Better yet, squeeze your own! Every once in awhile I do get the orange juice craving. I did find that Crystal Light Sunrise is *almost* like OJ!

Lisa Marie I personally did not eat at mcds for almost 2 yrs postop, nothing I really wanted to eat there for one, but as others have commented for them (and me I guess) this could be a potentially slippery slope to poor habits/stopping wt loss and regain....Your'r doing well esp w/ exercise I see that is great! Now if I go to Mcds it is a salad (maybe in past yr I have had 5?) never tried a burger, JUST DO NOT WANT TO KNOW that I can eat one, some things are better left to fear!!! (giggles) like sugar etc! I wish u the best! Take Care, Jamie Lap RNY 10/9/02 Dr. Singh 320/163 5'9'' (lost 45# before surgery) Plastics 6/9/04 & 11/11/2005 Dr. King "Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect, it just means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections!"