I’ve been on a diet for a few weeks, and haven’t cheated once. I’ve lost 17 of 40 lbs I need to drop eventually, and I’m pretty happy with my progress!

Today was a bad day. A really bad day. The kind of bad day that should be burned from the calendar, LOL! I chose to have a McDonald’s double cheeseburger for dinner (skipped the fries and soda, though I really wanted to club my kids aside and take theirs).

I don’t feel bad in the least bit! I earned one treat, and it was darned good. But now I have this feeling that I need to work it off somehow. Not being obsessive, just trying to stay on track, and I want this burger to earn its keep.

How much damage does one nasty cheeseburger do when losing weight? I have no fear that it’s the end of the world, just wondering if it actually made any difference in the weight loss for this week or anything. Just how much further do I have to walk on my treadmill tonight to justify my naughty little indulgence?

http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/nutritionexchange/itemDetailInfo.do

This one burger had about a current day’s worth of fat content, but darned if it wasn’t worth it, LOL!
Oh, and it wasn’t a bad day because I had a burger. I had a burger because it was a bad day, LOL

I currently need to consume 1400 calories in order to lose 2 lbs per week. I know that I should eat fruits and vegetables and high fiber, low sodium foods, but what if I just eat 1400 calories of McDonald’s per day?

I do understand that I can risk having liver failure, heart disease, and diabetes, but in terms of pure weight loss, can I still lose weight by eating 1400 calories of fast foods per day?

If it does come down to simply calories then I think I would. I know there is a lot of fat in McDonald’s and not enough nutrition, but don’t the dietitians and nutritionists even say that it is about your overall number of calories?

Is there something else I should know about weight loss and eating fast foods?
I know eating a salad is better than a BigMac or a cheeseburger, but if I keep under my 1400 calorie limit then it shouldn’t matter what I eat as long as I stay under my 1400 calorie limit, right?

In other words, I could eat as many BigMacs I want as long as long as it’s under my calorie limit and I should still lose weight.

Again, I do understand that there are other risks involved (diabetes, liver failure, heart disease), but in terms of pure weight loss, I only have to watch the calories, yes?