Fast Food Diet

Is it a gimmick or does it really work?

Review of the Fast Food Diet. With my busy schedule it is often difficult to take the time to prepare home-cooked meals for my family. That means we rely heavily on fast food items such as hamburgers, pizza, steak sandwiches, subs, chicken, and more. Needless to say this type of eating took a toll on my weight as well, and I found myself quickly packing on pounds.

For someone who had never weighed over 120 pounds except during pregnancy, I was horrified when I tipped the scales at a staggering 135 pounds. For some of you that may sound like a small amount but on me it looked horrid, and I suffered not only loss of my self-esteem but loss of energy as well.

I come from a family of avid readers, so while browsing in my favourite book store one day I came across The Fast Food Diet. After browsing through it, I decided to purchase it and see if it would help my weight problem.

I did not jump in with all fours by any means—in fact I was very sceptical but needed something. I had no high hopes other to find a way to cut the calories in fast food items I was choosing. I was really more curious than anything to find out if I could lose weight without having to find time to cook at home.

Before anyone wonders, I am not a lazy person, but I am a manager in an investment firm and my husband is an accountant, so we don’t often get home until after 6 p.m. In addition, our two teenagers are involved in several different activities after school and on weekends.

We both cook, so one of us tries to get out of the office early on the days the kids have their activities, but it doesn’t always work. I tried using the slow cooker, but that doesn’t work when you are running late and have to eat while you’re in the car driving around.

Using the Fast Food Diet book has been a great help to me because I have learned how to cut calories on fast food by choosing grilled chicken instead of hamburgers, eliminating high calorie mayonnaise and drinks, and staying away from French fries.

You can eat salads and save many calories as long as you stay away from Ranch dressing. Breakfast and lunch were never real problems for me—I always ate at home and packed my lunch—it was dinner that caused the problems.

Since picking up the Fast Food Diet book, I have learned how to choose foods in fast food restaurants. In fact, I went online for a calorie guide and use that when ordering fast food. By walking a mile a day and watching what I order I have begun to lose some of the weight I gained.

They tell you that you can lose a pound a week, but I’ve done a little better than that since I don’t consume fast food completely. That may not seem like much, but when you compare it to gaining weight, it’s a big plus. In addition, slow weight loss is more likely to be permanent. If you’re a busy mom and wife like I am, you will definitely find the Fast Food Diet diet a blessing.

Review by Staci Mitchell