CRAVING A BIG FAT JUICY CHEESEBURGER!

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I found "Craving a big fat juicy cheeseburger!" thread honest and informative because RJZIMMERMAN shares her concern, and other try to help her out by describing what they do or sympathizing with her.

RJZIMMERMAN 2/17/09 10:48 PM: Tonight I just want so bad to devour a cheeseburger! To make matters worse I have a coupon for a free one! Would it hurt to eat one just one time?!? What i I left out the cheese and mayo...it might not be so bad. SOMEONE HELP!

BAM0827 2/18/09 8:36 AM: I'm with Carena - figure out how to work it into your calorie range. I eat a lot of things people say are "bad" (I hate that term in relationship to food) and almost always fit it into my Spark range or at the very most in a maintenance range. It's all about balance through the day.
I have hamburgers a lot - but I make them at home (summer on the grill). I get 93% lean beef, wheat buns, and my partner uses 2% cheddar slices (I don't care for cheeseburgers much). Add some tomatoes, lettuce, ketchup/mustard - it's good. Good without thinking that I have to eat celery the rest of the day.
If you decide that you want the cheeseburger at the restaurant - have it but don't get the french fries that generally come with it. There's no nutrional value there (at least beef has nutrional value)

Later on, with other replies,
RJZIMMERMAN replies on 2/18/09 9:52 AM: Thanks so much for the advice! What I ended up doing was taking 2% piece of cheese and some lean tukey deli meat and rolling it up. It made the craving pass and my husband helped too! So nice to have the support you need! Now I will be better prepared for when this fast-food craving attacks again!