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:

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  • Des [she/her, they/them]
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    4 years ago

    i weened myself off of it over time in addition to soda. still get a pizza or some chinese takeout once a month. basically the same thing i did with nicotine and i guess opiates (still at stage kratom but feels like seltzer to soda) but you are absolutely right it seriously has some drug like effects. even crappy home prepared food is better.