I had no idea how shitty fast food (McDonald’s, KFC etc) was making me feel until I recently gave it up. I’m trying to eat healthier (and vegan-er) so the first thing I did was give up my fast food habit. A few things I found interesting about the process:
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Holy shit is this hard. I don’t know if I’m just weak-willed or they put some seriously addictive stuff in there but the cravings are almost unbearable.
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Other than that I feel amazing after only a month. I have more energy, a better mood, my digestive system is better, I look healthier. All this makes the cravings worth it and those are slowly getting less terrible.
I highly recommend giving up fast food.
As someone who just ate a single burger king burger this evening and threw it up 15 minutes later, I second this
Oh yeah you’ll get over those cravings too, and then you’ll wonder why you ever ate that shit in the first place. I did the same thing with soda and wow, when I do have it when a friend offers or something it just tastes like sugary battery acid. I’m starting to feel the same way with Chinese food, but damn it it’s convenient!
I more or less had to give up fast food because most of it completely disagrees with my digestive tract. If I keep it simple, in a pinch I can still eat fast food and be alright. Taco Bell bean burritos never gave me a problem, for instance. A Wendy’s Baconator will leave me hugging my stomach and moaning while sitting on the toilet, praying for it to be over. The kind of shitting when you take your pants completely off instead of leaving them around your ankles.
It’s also really expensive for what you get. You’re also paying for the “fast” service and supply chain too in the price.
Like a burger, fries, and a drink goes for $9 to $11 for one meal for one person.
Getting takeout from a cheaper local restaurant will go farther and possibly less likely make you feel like you have a lead ball in your stomach.
