How bad is it to eat fast food for lunch 5 days a weeK ?

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: Aquaman

Originally posted by: polm

Originally posted by: Aquaman
Seriously though......... 5 days a week is too much........... your tri-glycerids must be through the roof. Maybe once or twice a week........ but if I was you I'd start brown baggin it.

Cheers,
Aquaman

Is there a way to measure my trygliceride level on my own ?

no.......... only a blood test through a clinic.

Cheers,
Aquaman

I remember taking my blood after eating Burger King one day and spinning it down for grins (we bio-nerds do stuff like that....plus I like to keep track of my cholesterol levels). You could acually see a cloudy layer of lipids (fat essentially) floating on top of the RBC's. Pretty gross.

Yeah.......... I had a nursing frined of mine tell me about taking blood samples from patients who have high cholesterol............. these guys gave blood samples that were milky red/pink :Q Pretty gross 😛 I had high cholesterol but I took niacin (get the flush free kind) and regular exercise. I was back in line pretty quick.

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: Fausto1
From Wendy's website:

Side Caesar (+dressing and croutons) = 290 kcal

Spicy Chicken Sandwich = 430 kcal

Biggie Fries = 440 kcal

Biggie Drink = ~280 kcal

Total = 1440 kcal


That's a pretty hefty lunch to have 5 times a week, IMO.

Oh yeah.............. Drink the diet drink............that's 280 cals cut.......... not much but it helps.

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[vi edit]

Cut the fries and replace it with a bag of baked lays potato chips. You just went from 440 calories to ~150. And dump a boat load of fat in the process.

 

[vi edit]

And, if you just had water or diet, along with the baked chips, you'd be down to around 800 calories for the meal.

 

[rudder]

Originally posted by: polm
I have fallen into a bad habbit of eating fast food (typically Wendy's) for lunch at work most days. I exercise regulary. Is this fast food habbit gonna harm me ?

yes it will harm you, but you can die rich after you sue the fast food industry.

 

[rh71]

Sheeeiiiit... during an avg week for lunch, I go to Wendy's, Taco Bell, Pizza, and Burger King. I'm still considered skinny.

Hockey is my only exercise and I take multi-vitamins/weight gainers/whey protein... is that good enough to offset it?

 

[ReiAyanami]

dont eat. work harder. STOP STEALING valuable time from your employer by stopping to eat lunch. -this message brought to you by the RIAA

 

[ReiAyanami]

years ago wendy's food used to be much better than all the other fast food places. now they're garbage grade, although still better than McD and Jacky Box

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: rh71
Sheeeiiiit... during an avg week for lunch, I go to Wendy's, Taco Bell, Pizza, and Burger King. I'm still considered skinny.

Hockey is my only exercise and I take multi-vitamins/weight gainers/whey protein... is that good enough to offset it?

Apparently. It's all about calories in/calories out. Obviously you're either not eating all that much the rest of the day and/or exercising enough to offset the fast food. I eat what would be considered a hell of a lot by an average person, but I also ride my bike what would be considered a hell of a lot by an average person. 700-ish calories burned per hour on the bike at 10-15 hours per week will do that. 😉

The problem in most cases is that people eat junk and then are essentially sedentary so it's easy to take in more than you output on a daily basis. You don't appear to have that problem.

 

[Garet Jax]

Replace the entire meal with a Mandarin Chicken Salad and your calorie problem disappears 😀

 

[Red Dawn]

Sheeeiiiit... during an avg week for lunch, I go to Wendy's, Taco Bell, Pizza, and Burger King. I'm still considered skinny.

Some people (like you obviously) have a blast furnace of a Metabolism. That still won't help with Cholestoral though

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Sheeeiiiit... during an avg week for lunch, I go to Wendy's, Taco Bell, Pizza, and Burger King. I'm still considered skinny.

Some people (like you obviously) have a blast furnace of a Metabolism. That still won't help with Cholestoral though

So true. I'd suggest you get a blood test to check your cholestoral. Evnthough your thin & exercise does not mean you can't get hardening of the arteries.

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[ReiAyanami]

eat alot, smoke stuff, and drink too cuz when ur old u'll forget all about it. plus the sooner u die, the sooner u get off medicaid and social security saving your grandchildren's tax dollars.