How To Eat McDonald’s For 30 Days Without Getting Fat: Day 23
My sights had been set on making it all the way through this 30 day period of showing people how to eat McDonald’s for 30 days without getting fat with no major disappointments regarding the accuracy of my food orders.
That lofty goal was ruined tonight when I ordered my supper items from McDonald’s.
Part of the reason why my order ended up not being totally correct was the high level of stress the lady who served me seemed to be under.
There were a lot of teenage kids in McDonald’s when I arrived. They were making quite the scene and giving the restaurant employees a hard time.
They would eat half of a burger, then return to the counter to complain that their orders were not right so they could get fresh food. It was obvious they were only doing it to be annoying and get something for nothing.
Though I was not impressed that my order was not complete, I do sympathize with the lady who served me because I spent nearly 15 years managing fast food restaurants and had to put up with a lot of ignorance and juvenile behavior during that time.
It is not like I received an entirely different order than what I requested. Only one small detail of my order was not filled properly, but there should be some way of preventing even the smallest of these mistakes.
The McDonald’s restaurant I frequent is run very professionally during the daytime, but looks like a zoo at night.
The absence of pride and organization is immediately visible to even the most casual of patrons.
I will consider myself lucky if this ends up being the only occasion where I did not receive exactly what I ordered.
One of my cans of Chef Boyardee food had a foreign object in it back in January of this year and I managed to forgive that mistake. I figure I owe the McDonald’s team the same courtesy.
My Current Weight And Body Fat
- My Current Weight: 141.8 lbs
- My Current Body Fat: 17.8%
So my weight finally decided to come back up by a small degree this morning. I weighed in 0.4 lbs heavier than yesterday.
These small movements in my weight no longer affect me mentally like they used to. Take for example how I recently went up in weight for five days in a row before reaching a new all-time low.
I know that weight loss happens gradually and that not every day will bring a loss with it.
The temporary rise you see on the scale always gets erased by a new weight loss record if you possess the tenacity to make it through the disappointing days.
Even if my weight goes up again tomorrow, I will not be discouraged.
There is still plenty of time for me to get down to the 140.0 lb mark like I have predicted I will before I finish showing people how to eat McDonald’s for 30 days without getting fat.
What McDonald’s Food I Ate Today
The McDonald’s food I chose to eat today was as follows:
- One McDonald’s Double Cheeseburger with Bacon
- One Medium French Fries
Here is how my meal of McDonald’s food appeared on my plate tonight:
The part of my order that got screwed up (or forgotten) tonight had to do with the Double Cheeseburger with Bacon that I asked for.
The Double Cheeseburger part was done right, but they forgot to put my bacon on the burger I ordered.
I was really disappointed with this mistake because the volume of my meals has been so low lately.
The anticipation of having a full meal tonight was high after having had only two McDonald’s muffins for supper last night and feeling hungry afterward.
My day was spent thinking about the taste of the bacon I was craving, so to have it left out of my order tonight really brought me down.
Their Double Cheeseburger did taste good, but was nowhere near on par with the Double Quarter Pounder I had earlier in this 30 day marathon of McDonald’s food.
My french fries were excellent, but I did have to ask the person manning the fry station to top up my fry container before leaving McDonald’s tonight.
My total calorie intake for the day consisted of:
- One McDonald’s Double Cheeseburger with Bacon – 460 calories
- One Medium French Fries – 360 calories
The bacon I was going to have on my Double Cheeseburger would have accounted for only 30 calories toward the total of my meal tonight, so I just left it included in the statistics for today.
This made my total calorie intake for today equal to 820 calories. This meal was much more satisfying than the one I had last night and took longer to eat.
Having to take my time while eating always leaves me feeling more satisfied.
Total Cost Of My McDonald’s Meals So Far
How funny that it cost me twice as much tonight to order one hamburger at McDonald’s versus ordering two McDonald’s muffins last night.
The cost of the ingredients in the McDonald’s muffins must be a lot lower than that of the beef used to make McDonald’s burger patties.
Even though my cost today was twice that of yesterday, my average meal price remained quite low and even dropped since yesterday.
Here are the totals so far:
| Date | Items | Cost $ |
| 11/06/2009 | 2 McDonald’s Cheeseburgers & One Small French Fries | $4.62 |
| 12/06/2009 | 1 McDonald’s Angus Burger & One Small French Fries | $7.21 |
| 13/06/2009 | 1 McDonald’s Filet ‘O Fish & One Mediterranean Entrée Salad With Warm Crispy Chicken and Renée’s Greek Feta Mediterranean Dressing | $11.16 |
| 14/06/2009 | 1 McDonald’s Crispy Chicken Classic Sandwich, One Medium French Fries & One Medium Coke Zero | $7.45 |
| 15/06/2009 | 1 McDonald’s Big Mac & One Small French Fries | $5.74 |
| 16/06/2009 | 1 McDonald’s Southwest Grilled Chicken Sandwich, One Medium French Fries & One Medium Coke Zero | $7.90 |
| 17/06/2009 | 2 McDonald’s Spicy Buffalo Chicken Snack Wraps with Grilled Chicken & One Spicy Thai Chicken Salad with Warm Grilled Chicken & Renée’s Asian Sesame Dressing | $8.11 |
| 18/06/2009 | 1 McDonald’s McChicken Sandwich, One Medium French Fries & One Medium Coke Zero | $6.66 |
| 19/06/2009 | 1 McDonald’s Quarter Pounder with Cheese, One Mighty Caesar Side Salad with Renée’s Mighty Caesar Light Dressing and Buttery Garlic Croutons & One Medium Coke Zero | $6.66 |
| 20/06/2009 | 1 McDonald’s Big Breakfast with an extra Hashbrown | $4.50 |
| 21/06/2009 | 1 McDonald’s Grilled Chicken Classic Sandwich, One Medium French Fries & One Medium Coke Zero | $7.45 |
| 22/06/2009 | 1 McDonald’s Angus Burger with Bacon & Cheddar | $6.77 |
| 23/06/2009 | 12 McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets with 2 Barbecue Sauces and 2 Sweet & Sour Sauces | $8.34 |
| 24/06/2009 | One McDonald’s Southwest Crispy Chicken Sandwich & One Small French Fries | $7.21 |
| 25/06/2009 | Two McDonald’s Bacon, Egg & Cheese McGriddle Sandwiches | $6.53 |
| 26/06/2009 | Two McDonald’s Chicken Fajitas & One Medium French Fries | $6.64 |
| 27/06/2009 | Two McDonald’s Hamburgers & One McDonald’s Mediterranean Entrée Salad With Warm Grilled Chicken & Renée’s Greek Feta Dressing | $10.59 |
| 28/06/2009 | One McDonald’s Breakfast BLT Bagel & Two McDonald’s Hashbrowns | $4.72 |
| 29/06/2009 | One McDonald’s Double Big Mac Sandwich with Extra Cheese | $5.64 |
| 30/06/2009 | Two McDonald’s Breakfast Burritos & One Hashbrown | $4.85 |
| 01/07/2009 | One McDonald’s Double Quarter Pounder with Bacon and Cheese | $6.08 |
| 02/07/2009 | One McDonald’s Cranberry Orange Muffin & One McDonald’s Double Chocolate Muffin with Oreo Crumble | $2.24 |
| 03/07/2009 | One McDonald’s Double Cheeseburger with Bacon & One Medium French Fries | $4.49 |
| Total Cost | $151.56 | |
After factoring in tonight’s meal, my average daily meal cost for the past 23 days of showing people how to eat McDonald’s for 30 days without getting fat works out to $6.59 per day.
That total is a full $0.10 less than where it stood yesterday. I am beginning to wonder if it will get down to the $6.00 per day mark before this McDonald’s food trial concludes.
Despite what this food trial may be costing me financially, I have not missed any of the money I have spent so far.
Each McDonald’s purchase has been looked upon the same way as another person might regard buying a few cups of Tim Horton’s coffee every day.
Nobody ever worries about money spent on a few cups of coffee, but it sure can add up in a hurry.
Were it possible to lower my average daily cost to only $6.00 per day, I would finish up this food trial having spent only $180.00 for the whole month. I would be glad to see things turn out that way.
Twenty-three days down, seven to go…
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