Big Mac

[alfadl]

I have been counting calories and working out heavily for the last 5 month, I lost around around 17KG, I usually work out for 1000 calories 5 days a week. I read yesterday that a Big Mack has 560 calories, so if I eat 700 calories between Breakfast and Lunch and a Big Mac on an early Dinner, will that make me loose wight?. its a total of 1300 calories with a work out of 1000 calories.
Appreciate your answers.
Hassan

[maleficent]

one lousy hamburger won't hurt your efforts at all - if you can stomach a big mac - go for it...

[wishes]

ive eaten plent of big macs and lost weight

I found though that 2 hamburgers have less calories and are more filling, or i order a big mac without mayo or cheese (which is most of the tasty stuff, and also the higher calorie stuff)

[tonymcclellan]

So you only eat 1000 cals per day?

[busy91]

Huh? You will eat 1300 cals and burn 1000 cals? So you will have an excess of 300 calories? I'm a little confused. As far as a big mac, everyone should have a cheat every now and again, just wouldn't do it daily.

[katfish]

What excersise are you doing to loose 1000 a day? I have been doing 4 miles of walking and loosing 400, but I would love to be knocking out 1000 a day, it could really open my eating options up.

[Matt]

One or two won't hurt, but when it comes to crap like Big Macs, I'd start thinking about not only the calories, but what's actually in there. There's a whole bunch of processed stuff in there, and they're re-heated for hours sometimes. Really no nutrition value at all .

Sometimes when I cheat, I try and make it up by downing two tasty V8's and some All-Bran cereal to get some nutrition in there somewhere.

[wishes]

actually theres nothing majorly bad about a Big Mac. Its bread, Meat, Salad, Cheese and Mayo. Nothing overly strange about it. All in all its a fairly well balenced meal. The only thing wrong about it is that most people order 2 or 3!
I would be more concerned about whats in your cereal, try reading this Im Watching My Weight I Will Just Have A Juice Thanks :: Personal Training

[Kaitie]

I agree a burger here and there won't kill you......but it will definately clean you out (if you know what I mean).

Eww. TMI.

[JMike]

Originally Posted by alfadl

I have been counting calories and working out heavily for the last 5 month, I lost around around 17KG, I usually work out for 1000 calories 5 days a week. I read yesterday that a Big Mack has 560 calories, so if I eat 700 calories between Breakfast and Lunch and a Big Mac on an early Dinner, will that make me loose wight?. its a total of 1300 calories with a work out of 1000 calories.
Appreciate your answers.
Hassan

Ok I'm not sure if I understand but..

If your only eating 1300 calories a day you will lose weight sitting on the couch.

If you only eat 1300 calories, and burn 1000 of them working out, you might die.

Your body needs more than 300 calories leftover to keep your organs working, and to support your weight.

[beachbum3]

If you are working out that much you need more food than just 1300 cals.

As for the big mac issue, while its crappy for you as far as nutritional value, having one now and again isn't going to hurt your weight loss efforts as long as you compensate for it. Granted, right now you are completely overcompensating.

[angelicrock]

I dont really get the whole McD's thing because I have never liked the food. I much rather go to the store and buy some meat for a home cooked burger than to eat the processed crap most fast food places serve. You can eat a lot more food for the same amount of calories if you cook it yourself (and it will taste 100000000000000000000000 times better).

But, you can lose weight eating fast food. Im sure it's possible to lose weight eating fast food 3 times a day as long as you put in the equal amount of exercise. Definately not a good idea though since it has potential short and long term side effects.

[Cowgirl]

Originally Posted by katfish

What excersise are you doing to loose 1000 a day? I have been doing 4 miles of walking and loosing 400, but I would love to be knocking out 1000 a day, it could really open my eating options up.

I read somewhere about subtracting 10% off what the calorie counting says on the machines we use (treadmill, elliptical etc) not sure about that, but that sounds legit. Well, one time, for 82 minutes on the treadmill with different settings like running, jogging, high incline.. blah, it said I burned 1000 calories when I ended my workout. I thought that was kinda funny but I felt accomplished. :O)

[Blancita]

Check out this video, makes you wonder what sort of chemicals McD's puts in its "food".

Why you should NOT eat Mcdonalds’ food

You may be better off with a regular burger with 100% meat rather than food with a bunch of chemical additives. Dont get me wrong, I eat McDs once in a blue moon myself but I wouldn't add it to my diet once a week if I was trying to get healthy.

[saykonichiwa]

mannnn i don't touch ANYTHING from McDonalds. sort of on principle sort of because they put meat in basically everything except the soda. i mean really beef flavoring/crap in the fries???