McNotsobad

Weight Loss so far: 7.8 lbs
Mood: Upbeat
Appetite: Not hungry

So this morning I forewent my normal grande non-fat caramel macchiato in favor of a little more hearty fair-- I'm trying desperately to incorporate breakfast into my routine (ok, maybe not desperately because I would have gotten up earlier and given myself time to make some...) because I know it has so many benefits and I feel better, etc, etc. I just normaly pick a coffee drink over food, when really they have the same perk-me-up effects, and I can chew on breakfast, right?

So this morning I planned on eating a healthy bowl of cereal, but having overslept as it was, I just didn't have time. However, traffic was lighter than expected and I had a few spare seconds to pick up something from dirty, unhealthy, and all-around-hated McDonald's. Now, McDonald's gets a bad rap for having unhealthy food-- not without cause, as you can see by the fat grams in their chicken strips and some of their hamburgers -- but its not all bad. Breakfast can be tricky, and deceptively fattening. For instance, looking at the calories and fat grams in their regular sized Deluxe Breakfast (without butter or syrup) nearly stopped my heart. HOWEVER, there are some gems-- and the Egg McMuffin is one of them. I LOVE Egg McMuffins-- and they are only 6 points! Which, for breakfast, is really quite good (that's about the same as my grande nf cm and a fiber one bar). Now, there are no vegetables to be found, and its just a sandwich, so if you add on hashbrowns and a fancy coffee, you could get pretty high in calories (though, shockingly, the hashbrowns are only 3 pts...not bad for fried goodness). And the Egg McMuffin doesn't leave you with that greasy, gross feeling after you eat it, a definite plus.

So all in all, McD's doesn't have to be danger zone or land of fat. But tread lightly...plus, who REALLY wants to eat microwaved eggs every morning?