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Fast Food - Is it Good For Building Muscle and Burning Fat?

By: Owen Scott

I recommend that you never eat fast food unless you absolutely must. If you plan ahead, you will be able to make your very own fast food meals that are much healthier, cost less, and give you a much better looking body and better feeling body. But, if you find yourself at a fast food restaurant should you go ahead and eat or not eat?
Always eat. Never skip a meal. It's better to make a good choice at a fast food restaurant than go without eating. Now that doesn't give you an excuse to pig out on bad foods. Make good choices.
You should always plan ahead. Take the time to think about the next day. Will you be away from home for extended periods of time? If so, prepare some quick and easy meals that you can eat while away from home. Eat a full meal once every 3 hours. Plan accordingly.
When I spend the day away from home, I might take a few plastic shaker bottles with me. I fill them with protein and ground oats (simply stick some quaker oats in a coffee grinder). I then fill a few baggies with walnuts, almonds, and/or peanuts.
You've got to add some veggies too! I like to cut up broccoli, cauliflower, all types of peppers, carrots, and cucumbers. I put them in a large baggie and they're ready to go. Combine them with the whey protein, oats, and walnuts and you have some perfect meals for building muscle and burning fat.
If you failed to plan ahead (try not to), you'll need to make the best decisions when you're ordering fast food. Let's say you're at McDonald's, what are you going to order? The french fries are out. Never order or eat french fries. You don't need them. Never order the fatty hamburgers and the white bread buns. That's about the worse combination is is sure to make you fatter.
How about a GRILLED chicken salad, lots of veggies, and about a half a pack of ranch dressing? That's about the best meal you can get from McDonald's. Other fast food restaurants will have similar choices. Always drink water with your meals. You don't need anything else.
If you know you're going to be eating fast food and have no other choice, get nutrition facts for that restaurant and make a good choice before you go. Then, you won't be tempted to order anything else. It's actually better to check nutrition facts and make yourself a little list at what you can have from certain fast food restaurants. Make sure what you choose fits your meal plan.
I personally went several years without eating ANY fast food at all, and I can tell you that I felt much better and lost lots and lots of body fat during that time. Now, just the thought of fast food makes me sick. Once you're accustomed to eating healthy, the grease simply makes you sick. Eating healthy tastes great and feels great.
Building muscle and burning fat requires weight lifting and cardiovascular exercise. You need to provide your body with the best fuel possible for those workouts. If you fail to provide your body with great fuel, you'll perform at far lower levels. Eat healthy and you will have high energy levels for pushing yourself in the gym. And that's how you make progress.
I wanted to mention Subway because most people believe it's healthy. I'm sorry, but Jared isn't much healthier than he used to be. Sure, he lost a lot of body weight but he lost lots of muscle in the process. You can already see that he's easily gaining fat back and soon he may be in worse shape than before. Stick to the grilled chicken salad loaded with veggies at Subway. Stay away from most of the other stuff.
How long does it take you to wait in a drive through line or a line inside a restaurant? I'll bet you that it's longer than it takes to make some quick and delicious meals at home. For example, I can make a taco salad with lettuce, spinach leaves, lean beef, fat free cheese, fat free sour cream, and salsa in less than 5 minutes! All you have to do is take some time to plan ahead.

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