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How I Eat Fast Food And Stay In Shape

Gabe Johansson
3 min readOct 23, 2024

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I’m not ashamed to admit my family and I have more McDonald’s than most people, especially when we’re out and about taking care of errands and appointments…

With the ridiculous deals they have going on in the app and the amount of time we save with drive up orders compared to going home and cooking, it’s hard to argue.

But that begs the question…

How is it possible for me and my wife Martha to eat out 3–8 times per week and not only not gain weight, but continue to get in better shape over time?

There are a couple reasons why this is:

1. We’re relatively smart with our orders

You won’t catch us ordering a Big Mac, large fries, and large drink each, although we may get some combination of that between the 3 of us on occasion.

But usually it’s a McDouble for me, one for Martha, and one for our daughters to split, along with a small fry for me and our babies… And a large fry for my small wife.

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Gabe Johansson
Gabe Johansson

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