It used to be the saying that it was "expensive to eat healthy." Turns out, it's more expensive to eat crappy at fast food places, and even MORE expensive to eat healthier at fast food places. Thanks for making this video, it definitely got me thinking about that budget vs results.
No, its cheap to eat crappy and its more expensive to eat healthy. The problem starts if you want convinience, that is a whole other category. Burger King was crappy macro and cheap while chick-fil-a was decent food and also expensive af. So you cannot compare homemade prepfood to convinient fastfood unfortunately. I mean you can but you need to add the time/skill/research that goes into prepping and buying wholefood also the monotone nature of it. So its not black and white
@@mmtv9511 I'd add a caveat there that it's actually still more expensive to it crappy if you only eat out as the example video. Because either you're eating less calories for the money in all but the cheapest of the cheap options, or you're supplementing with junk from home. That's where eating crap is cheaper (per calorie). Because a box of Hamburger Helper or ramen can give you tons of calories for nothing and little work/cooking knowledge. Or skip that and just do a bag of chips. But I'd disagree all together with the monotone nature thing. If you're talking fast food, it's equally monotone in my opinion. Especially on the cheap end. It's just different sauce/bread. I think the biggest realization anyone can make is that there's only so many varieties of food prep out there. It's why making a ton of chicken breast is a great value for me. I make it a neutral seasoning style, then from that I do whatever I want with leftovers. Wrap in a tortilla with some stuff? Instant burrito. Pour any type of flavor, etc to instantly change dishes.
did u know the crispy chickens used to be nice and beige colored? they changed the batter or company and now they look dark. some locations dont sell salads anymore due to a bacteria outbreak, so they had to recall all of the lettuce. some lettuce packages have been coming in wet. so... yeah, I dont eat the lettuce anymore.
I just want to shout out how well trained your dog is. My dog would be trying to eat my food immediately from even my hand the second he smells it. GOOD BOY!!!!!
This was really well done, I appreciate seeing an intentional appraoch to fast food - showing how we can manage the downsides, because we all know this is unavoidable sometimes. thanks!
I'm surprised you didn't give the power bowls a try at Taco Bell, they're probably the easiest to fit in with macros and if you go with extra protein and light sour cream it usually breaks down to 29g carbs, 37g protein, and 28g fat all for about $7.50. The worst part is the sodium but that's true for almost all fast food.
This is actually a huge amount of work and dedication, which makes sense coming from a buff dude. But anyway, yeah I appreciate the hard work you put into the content. First video of yours I've seen and I look forward to more.
It's really striking how hard (i.e. nearly impossible) it is to get enough protein through cheap food like this without completely blowing out the calories. Everything is either fat-heavy or bread-heavy.
The macros from eating like this is probably very similar to how macros look for an average person who just eats normal food and don’t try to hit macros
Restaurants skimp on the protein, even the healthy ones. It's best just to prepare your own food and plan ahead, otherwise you'll be paying an arm and a leg for a proper amount of protein/nutrition
I used to watch your vids a few years ago all the time. Watching these now, it's really cool to see how far you've come and how original you guys are. You're the OGs of RUclips fitness! Stay buff
With Americans being almost 50% hypertensive, I feel like now is a good time to remind the viewers that the sodium wasn't tracked, but it was probably insanely high. In case anyone actually wants to do this to lose weight, blood pressure's important too.
This was a very good episode. 5 out of the 7 days I'm eating clean and the other 2 days is eating out which is usually something healthy. After watching this I dont feel as nearly as guilty when I go out for those 2 days.
You're better than 90, and maybe, 95% of people, just for those 5 days. Keep up, work hard! I'm trying to be as much clean as possible without going crazy, so we both need to stay strong! They told me it gets easier
I just started my health journey about a month ago. Havent touched fast food since. Previously, I had 1-2 times a day. I have been counting calories and macros. The cravings have not only gone away for sweets and fast food, but they dont even sound good anymore. I have food sitting in the pantry and alcoholic beverages in the fridge that i haven't touched because the thought of eating/drinking them and the amount of garbage in them turns me away. I am enjoying making my own foods and balancing out my diet/hitting the gym. I only wish I had started sooner. I am 29, 6'2, and was 220 pounds. I weighed in today at 207.6 and have been feeling so much better throughout the day. Still have belly/leg fat, but im enjoying the process, the appearance will come over time and im ok with that.
@Emmanuel Kojo Dwumfour-poku Thank you for the encouragement and good on you as well! I just weighed in yesterday at 200.6 i have ALMOST dropped under 200 and am very excited.
@NooDLES411911 I have been having either protein pancakes, eggs, or protein shake for breakfast (or combo) been doing alot of steamed veggies with mixed in chicken breast or ground beef (or lentil pasta with chiken/beef) for lunch and a protein bar. For dinner, I have been doing a mix of the lunch items or I make, cheap steaks, or brown rice and chicken, etc. (I go to gym late at 9pm, after i have a protien shake aswell. Excercise right now is gym monday thru friday, 20 min of olyptical, 40 min of weight lifting, monday thrusday legs, wednesday core, tuesday froday chest arms back. At home i have been doing pushups and superman poses to keep back stimulated. Just ordered yoga ball and half ball to work on core and stabalization at home EDIT: I also usually have bannana in the morning, and then some type of fruit during the day, orange or blueberry or strawberries, apples, etc.
What amazes me is how many different fastfood chains you got over there that actually offer breakfast menu's. Eating fastfood for breakfast doesn't even crosses my mind.
Dang I can't believe you guys are still making videos, I remember watching your videos back in 2016 when I started lifting. Truly some OGs of the community.
Been subscribed since 2015 and I don’t regularly watch you guys over the past years but i always loved and am entertained by your videos every time i watch them.😊
Buff dudes never fail with these type of videos and great content 💪🏽 you should do an updated version ( if you haven’t ) where you tweak the options on the menu items when ordering at these fast food places to benefit and fit your macros. To see the difference between the two !
I remember doing this type of challenge for myself. Hard to believe, but I've gotten abs eating fast food. Calorie counting is the key though. It's how much we eat, not what we eat. Of course you want to protect your heart though. I just noticed that eating processed food vs home cooked shows a huge difference in satiety and your energy lol.
I find that when it comes to eating fast food I actually eat less. Cook some chicken teriyaki and rice at home though and it's hard NOT to eat like 3 portions at one time. I'll prep food for like 3 days out and its gone by lunch the next day XD. I'm skinny and need the calories anyway but maybe my body just really wants all the nutrients it can get.
Thank you man, these people keep being negative about it. Im trying to eat as much healthy fast food as I can while counting calories and getting high protein. 180grams protein is my goal and 2k calories for my cut. So u ate fast food for a year but counted ur calories correct?
@@Lenwulf oh wow that's definitely the complete opposite of me xD. I mean- it's probably because of what you said about the nutrients. I wish fash food could fill me up all day. Within an hour I felt like I didn't eat all day and made me eat more. What helped a lot was home cooked meals and then drinking diet Coke or zero. It was strange.
@@realistically9091 that's awesome. Keep doing your thing! And it was for about 6 months because I wanted to test it out for myself. The energy levels weren't different, but it did make me sweat way more, but was causing skin issues. Your goal is good. I'm trying to do the same, but 210g of protein and 2,300 for a cut. You got this! 💪
Really appreciated this vid. It's inevitable there are times/days we won't be able to stick to our meal plan and gotta do what we can, ideally while TRYING to not break out bank account 😵. Thanks for what you guys do!
Using the individual apps each store has and customizing each dish with those is the real key to making fast food work. Love that so many places make it easier to make their food macro friendly (ish). Great video!!
Dude I can’t believe how expensive this trash food has gotten. I’ve been on the health and wellness grind for about 10 years now and haven’t been to a fast food restaurant since high school. I always remember the main selling point for me back in the day was how cheap everything was. Wild
My sister ate 90% take out, premade boxed food and sit down restaurant food from the time she graduated til she was 52. The other 10% was home cooked food when she would visit family and friends. At work her lunches and snacks were sugar/carb filled little munchies. She died from Non Acoholic Fatty Liver Disease at 52. By the time she finally went to get help it was too late..liver was gone. She was incoherent most days for a month before she died. Her excuse was she was always throwing out left overs, she didnt like cooking that much since it was just her and her daughter (who btw is identical to her mom), it cost just about the same to eat out as it did having a grocery bill. At the time she was blessed with the actuality that yes, eating out ran about the same as grocery bill on a typical american budget. From what i remember most in her later yrs was that Wendy's was her favorite and hitting the Chinese buffet more and more. She did absolutely nothi g for physical activity. Her job was a sit down job. Every single time i eat out i remember this whole ordeal with her. I even was afraid of it when i was a teenager and saw her do it. Its so dam tasty..but its never ever lasting sustenance
Watching this from Australia, I was somewhat shocked at the availability of all the different types of fast food and particularly how available they were to you! I know there was alot of driving but still. Excellent Video as always :)
I think the scary thing about fast food is how calorie dense it is for what you get. I mean having just one burger or wrap and hitting 500 k/cal is mad. You can see how people eat way over their calories with fast food, as I'd easily find myself needing two of most of what you ordered.
would have loved to see your blood work (cholesterol, testosterone, etc) before and after this. Also be cool for you to try this and keep it to the value menu items
Interestingly enough, the before and after had some slight changes in the sides of your waist with the after having more width, but the abs looking more defined! It was an enjoyable video to see how fast foods can affect how we look and feel, thanks for doing this challenge man!
I think at taco bell theres a fresco option where they remove the cheese and sour cream with healthier things like tomatoes onions and lettuce. You could also get extra steak or chicken on the side to get more protein.
Great video, as always! I would just like to add from my personal experience that the probelm with Fast Food is less about Calories, more about Macros and mostly about Micros. As you showed in your video, it's easy to stay on track with your Calories if you are considerate with your options; it's harder to meet the right balances of Macros; and (that's my point) almost impossible to get the right amount of Micros, such as vitamins, minerals etc.
Buff dog watching Brandon eat, probably thinking: "Man, I got kibble that smells better than that junk.. lemme take that off your hands, Dad." Any chance you guys wanna do a take on carb cycling? If you have already, can ya point me in the right direction? Nice job as always on the vids!
I'm watching this while I prepare Buff Dudes Slow Cooker Turkey Chili from 9 years ago. You guys have come a long way and I've enjoyed every video you guys post.
Harder to track but better choices can be made everywhere. Taco bell for instance, ditch the sour cream and cheese(full fat) and just opt for wraps with protein and pico (al fresco) and salsa. Chick Fil-A is the obvious winner with choices but yeah it's expensive. You can grab 3 12 count grilled nuggets (36 total) for 600 calories with 114g of protein. I throw them in a bowl with buffalo sauce (0 calories) and go to town. However, that alone will run you over $20. Great stuff!
I think the health factor ASIDE the major problem with trying to achieve a targeted caloric goal and macros from fast food places is the fact that… ….At some point you WILL over eat at meal times. You could see Brenden wasn’t full on most of these meals coz they contain MSG which makes you hungrier. At some point. That burger will just feel like it is VANISHING in your mouth and you will find your self ordering 2 the next week or something. Point is. Fast food is chemically M O O R I S H
Taco bell related - while the reputation is that it will flush you out, the main reason for that is almost everything on their menu has very high fiber. I know in a pinch I have gone to Taco Bell and when I looked at the full break down I saw the amount of fiber in a simple taco meal and it was wild. They do offer more protein and "fresh" facing options to help you out, but in the end it is a lot of fiber. So that is why you often poop yourself when you eat a lot of Taco Bell.
Lol I’ve done this 4 months. First month chick if la breakfast snack lunch dinner, 2nd month pizza, third month burritos and fourth month in n out got shredded at 202 4 full months damn I hear 7 days now that ain’t enough time at all
An interesting and fun video as always. If the experiment went another day perhaps a panda express or arbys could have been places to try. It definitely isnt an easy task to eat out and eat healthy with so much sodium and fat in most of it. Can't wait for the Conan video. Stay buff!
8:05 I know this is close out and you didn’t have a lot of protein rich options, but at the time of this testing do you look at the Chicken and Steak power bowls? I’m asking just out of pure curiosity, that it possibly could have helped in the testing.
Thank you for doing the experiment none of us wanted to do 😂 sad y’all didn’t do Panda Express though, that’s my go-to “healthier” fast food (if you pick the right things)
it would have been helpful to share how your body felt eating fast food macros targets vs. whole food. did you feel less full , did you feel less /more energy.
In Sweden there was actually a man that reduced his weight with a diet of burgers. The thing is though that he made a deal with his local burgershot that included a burger with less calories and more vegetables than usual and those mini carrots instead of fries. To this he was drinking unflavoured carbonated water.
Everyone can reduce weight with fastfood. As long as you keep under your daily calorie needs. With fastfood you can eat a lot less compared to healthy food
I ate 100% fast food (mainly McDonalds, Wendys and KFC in 12 weeks OMAD with 2,000 calories (350 calorie deficit) and went from 92kg to 83kg. Overall feels good to be lighter at 5'11".
I think this is helpful for things like road trips, or short term circumstances (like moving) that may cause it to be necessary to eat fast food. Seeing that it can be done in a temporary setting, without derailing goals is important. There are more salads available for micronutrients too that may be more important for us less buff individuals, too (though we may need to pack our own dressing). Overall, I liked that this challenge was limited to one week and the breakdown was well done.
Surprised by how little your weight changed. Just day one would cause me to gain at least 2 lbs of water retention, and make me bloated. Piling on for 6 more days, I don't even wanna imagine how I'd look and feel.
Chickfila is actually pretty good depending on what you get. I usually only get the grilled chicken club meal with milk or if I am feeling sugary, coke or the milk shake :) Everything else that is fast food is just gross. Well, I do like Arby's too.
@scee8474 idgaf what people say I like arbys! Has some 🔥🔥 you just have to know what to get.. everyone knows the curly fries are where it's at! I also fuck with the chicken bacon swiss heavyyy
There's over 100 ingredients in the chicken alone at Chickfila it's not good for you at all... if you want chicken go eat chicken there's only 1 ingredient in it. CHICKEN
The KFC part was hiiiiilarious. The expression of defeat, disgust, and overall shame pretty much summes up the fast food industry. Chick-fil-a didn't look that bad, but I was a bit surprised at the price tag, and taco bell is a bit of a guilty pleasure, we will eat taco bell once a year, it is terrible for you, but for some reason it is enjoyable in the moment, jajajaja. Subway, I had a horrible experience of food poisoning back when I was in college, eating the Chicken bacon ranch, and I have not gone back in 15 years and never will. We were a group of 6 and we know it was the chicken bacon ranch because the two of us that ordered it almost died from dehydration as a result, it was bad, we ended up in the ER. On the plus side we definitely lost weight., jajaja
I used to eat Subway every other day when I first started my fitness journey before getting food poisoning as well. Eerily it was the chicken bacon ranch that nailed me to and I haven't touched it for about six years now. I didn't go to the ER but I had to use an emergency call off day for work, go in (boss was extremely patient with me doing bathroom breaks) to then put a few vacation days in. Afterwards it was chugging a ton of water while sitting on the porcelain throne.
I really appreciate that, at least by the looks of it, you stuck to stock menu items without a ton of modifications for the most part. Could have really tried to mix/max your macros by customizing your items heavily (i.e. burgers with no buns, condiments, cheese, extra patty, etc) but I think this more accurately reflected the average experience most customers would have at these restaurants. Great video!
I do two fast food days a month, the 1st & the 15th. One of them is usually Jersey Mike's sub. It's impossible to stick to macros on those days, so i feel if i am strict on the other days of the month, those 2 days aren't really hurting me
man the camera you guys use for these videos looks absolute top notch! I love the videos and content you guys put out, but the quality of the footage is a huge thing for me too
Definitely a neat idea. I'm surprised you didn't add in Chipotle, as you could definetly control things there. Also with your protein needs, I'd be curious how close $$$ translated to protein, and not surprisingly, the $$ at Chick Fil A was also spot on for your protein.
You can choose healthier options when eating out, you can get grilled chicken breasts from el pollo loco with a side of rice and veggies. You can get a plate of fish, rice and veggies at California fish grill. You can go to other restaurants that serve chicken or steak with rice and veggies like flame broiler and waba grill etc… if you want to eat a chicken sandwich you can go to chick fil a and get the grilled chicken sandwich for lunch and if for breakfast you can get the egg white grill which is egg whites with chicken breast, it will get expensive though.
Yeah, people who say they have to eat fast food for financial reasons really just don't seem to want to put in the effort. Food at the grocery store, even now, is much cheaper than the "food" at fast food places, and it's usually healthier too. It doesn't take that much effort to find food that's healthy and among the cheapest in any given grocery store. Gotta find a nice meat, nice slow carbs, and a few extras, maybe. There you have a base, and you can swap things around a bit as needed.
Based on my own experience with this, I would guess (1) it will be very difficult to hit macros because of high carb and fat options dominating, and so (2) volume and satiety will be much lower for the same calorie levels leaving you hungry all the time, and (3) you will spend much more money on food.
Alright i paused the video 1:52 , yes as long as your in a caloric deficit you can reduce body fat , and yes if you consume adequate protein your muscles will recover and along with good sleep you will gain lean mass , no you do not have to eat “healthy” foods to lose fat and gain lean mass but if you are not conscious of what you eat your health will take a toll , basically you will look good physically but internally you will be weathering away.
all i want to say is there are this you can do at most of these places to up the protein and down the fats (order an extra patty, remove the mayo, taco bells extra meat is honestly one of my favorite options
I’d love to see y’all do the next diet challenge in the fashion of Ramadan. It’d be interesting to see what effect the timing of eating all of your calories before sunrise and after sunset would have on your energy levels and physique.
I like that you made the effort to stay around your normal calories and maybe be conscious of your macros (which was probably difficult given the fat content but hey it matters!) I think sometimes these kinds of videos just show the order without the thought process, or becomes an excuse just to pig out, just so they blame people and their choices. When the reality is that the nuance is that many people rely on fast food because of price & availability (quite literally, there are some towns where the grocery store is the next town over, but there’s a Dunkin’ Donuts around the corner!) However, the effort you made, you could see the actual nutrition & price of the food. Bravo!
I'm glad it was you and not me that had to do that challenge, give me fresh home cooked Whole Foods any day. I don't think I could have done an entire week of fast food, come to think of it, I'm a huge fan of pizza but I can still only eat two or three pieces of it nowadays because I've gotten so used to not having that type of food. My taste buds love it but the rest of my body says you're gonna pay for that later...lol
It was definitely a "too much of a good thing" and made me appreciate whole foods and home cooked meals. The driving and going out for every meal was obnoxious.
@@buffdudes I'm glad you did this video though because it reinforces what I tell my clients, the fact that fast food not only isn't healthy for you but it's more expensive than eating healthy, most people have the misconception that it's the other way around.
@@buffdudes yeah i didn't even think about the driving. you should total up the extra cost of gas. and obviously eating meat already increases your carbon footprint, but driving every time you get it probably doubles that. then again you do drive gas guzzlers usually so maybe that kinda stuff isn't so important to you regardless....?
I love this video! Great job! I would love the macros staying on the screen for a couple of seconds longer though. I suppose I'm a slow reader because they went by super fast so I didn't have time to read them xD But great video as always! 💪🏻
love it! would be interested in a few more of this kind of challenge like Chipotle, Shake Shack, etc. It all depends on what you have in your area, of course.
That jingle at 4:38 in the song which repeats really really sounds like it was copied by some game I have played. I have seen entirely unrelated games get their work samples/copied in pop or rap songs.
It's interesting to see the difference in menu options. I live in Canada and KFC still had grilled chicken. I usually go with a Wendy's salad, grilled option when I'm going with fast food.
"You look like you can kill someone with a small slap" is definetly a top 5 out of pocket compliment.
That dude has mastered the art of complimenting another man's physique without it sounding weird.
Potential power slap world champion.
That comment was so great and didn't sound cringy at all. Dude was fantastic.
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Really shows that people think muscle wins fights
It used to be the saying that it was "expensive to eat healthy." Turns out, it's more expensive to eat crappy at fast food places, and even MORE expensive to eat healthier at fast food places. Thanks for making this video, it definitely got me thinking about that budget vs results.
@@nahqiv its now a $1 $2 $3 menu lol
@@tanjj the funny thing is theres is not $1 item in the menu
No, its cheap to eat crappy and its more expensive to eat healthy. The problem starts if you want convinience, that is a whole other category. Burger King was crappy macro and cheap while chick-fil-a was decent food and also expensive af. So you cannot compare homemade prepfood to convinient fastfood unfortunately. I mean you can but you need to add the time/skill/research that goes into prepping and buying wholefood also the monotone nature of it. So its not black and white
@@mmtv9511 I'd add a caveat there that it's actually still more expensive to it crappy if you only eat out as the example video. Because either you're eating less calories for the money in all but the cheapest of the cheap options, or you're supplementing with junk from home. That's where eating crap is cheaper (per calorie). Because a box of Hamburger Helper or ramen can give you tons of calories for nothing and little work/cooking knowledge. Or skip that and just do a bag of chips.
But I'd disagree all together with the monotone nature thing. If you're talking fast food, it's equally monotone in my opinion. Especially on the cheap end. It's just different sauce/bread. I think the biggest realization anyone can make is that there's only so many varieties of food prep out there. It's why making a ton of chicken breast is a great value for me. I make it a neutral seasoning style, then from that I do whatever I want with leftovers. Wrap in a tortilla with some stuff? Instant burrito. Pour any type of flavor, etc to instantly change dishes.
It definitely is more expensive but more convenient fr
All the calorie counters and screen wipes looked sick as hell, always reaching new levels of production quality!
Thank you Alan!
i noticed the same thing. they stepped up there game alot
Just the two second shot at the very end. He had to save all the to go bags to film himself rolling around in it. 😂 Very well done production wise! 👏
@@buffdudeswhat is the name of the app u use for count calories
@@buffdudestriple whopper is great on a Wednesday budget
did u know the crispy chickens used to be nice and beige colored?
they changed the batter or company and now they look dark.
some locations dont sell salads anymore due to a bacteria outbreak, so they had to recall all of the lettuce.
some lettuce packages have been coming in wet. so... yeah, I dont eat the lettuce anymore.
I just want to shout out how well trained your dog is.
My dog would be trying to eat my food immediately from even my hand the second he smells it.
GOOD BOY!!!!!
Buff Dog!
@@ivanrpribeiro5725yep has discipline
@@ivanrpribeiro5725lol he needs his own channel for my dog to watch his workouts😂😂
If your dog steals your food that means he thinks he's the alpha, and you're his beta b*tch.
@@CeltHalevi they were talking bout her salad dummy
This was really well done, I appreciate seeing an intentional appraoch to fast food - showing how we can manage the downsides, because we all know this is unavoidable sometimes. thanks!
RIP Brandons toilet.
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Taco bell is evil lol
LMFAO
I'm surprised you didn't give the power bowls a try at Taco Bell, they're probably the easiest to fit in with macros and if you go with extra protein and light sour cream it usually breaks down to 29g carbs, 37g protein, and 28g fat all for about $7.50. The worst part is the sodium but that's true for almost all fast food.
This. But I have been to some Taco Bells that don't have the power bowls. Thank god the one near me has them
Yeah I thought the same thing. The power bowls have come in clutch for me in a pinch. The sodium is the kicker, tho that’s true.
They skimp on the chicken. Always hungry after
@@YexyYT yea more places are doing bowls now
This 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Your dogs self control is impressive. Buff dog gotta stay lean!
This is actually a huge amount of work and dedication, which makes sense coming from a buff dude. But anyway, yeah I appreciate the hard work you put into the content. First video of yours I've seen and I look forward to more.
Thank you! Glad you found us. 💪
It's really striking how hard (i.e. nearly impossible) it is to get enough protein through cheap food like this without completely blowing out the calories. Everything is either fat-heavy or bread-heavy.
Chipotle is the answer. Unless it doesn’t count as fast food.
Fats and carbs are cheap, protein is expensive. Guess they will always keep the protein as low as possible whilst still having a food product
The macros from eating like this is probably very similar to how macros look for an average person who just eats normal food and don’t try to hit macros
Nobody made him eat the bread instead of ordering 2 items holding the breads. He didn't do nearly enough modifications to the menu items.
Restaurants skimp on the protein, even the healthy ones. It's best just to prepare your own food and plan ahead, otherwise you'll be paying an arm and a leg for a proper amount of protein/nutrition
Chipotle and Chick-fil-A can feed anybody to hit their macro goals. It’s just mad expensive
These are my go tos for fast food for that reason. Also delicious
What do u recommend from chic fil a for the protein
Anything on the menu that is grilled, not fried
I used to watch your vids a few years ago all the time. Watching these now, it's really cool to see how far you've come and how original you guys are. You're the OGs of RUclips fitness! Stay buff
With Americans being almost 50% hypertensive, I feel like now is a good time to remind the viewers that the sodium wasn't tracked, but it was probably insanely high. In case anyone actually wants to do this to lose weight, blood pressure's important too.
Relative sodium intake has no long term bearing on blood pressure
You have raised such a good doggy, the whole time it stayed cool near your guys’ food
This was a very good episode. 5 out of the 7 days I'm eating clean and the other 2 days is eating out which is usually something healthy. After watching this I dont feel as nearly as guilty when I go out for those 2 days.
As long as you keep calories in check.
You're better than 90, and maybe, 95% of people, just for those 5 days. Keep up, work hard! I'm trying to be as much clean as possible without going crazy, so we both need to stay strong! They told me it gets easier
Buff Family what’s up! I hope Brandon and Hudson are doing well! Love the content and the comedic elements put into the videos 💪
I just started my health journey about a month ago. Havent touched fast food since. Previously, I had 1-2 times a day. I have been counting calories and macros. The cravings have not only gone away for sweets and fast food, but they dont even sound good anymore. I have food sitting in the pantry and alcoholic beverages in the fridge that i haven't touched because the thought of eating/drinking them and the amount of garbage in them turns me away. I am enjoying making my own foods and balancing out my diet/hitting the gym. I only wish I had started sooner. I am 29, 6'2, and was 220 pounds. I weighed in today at 207.6 and have been feeling so much better throughout the day. Still have belly/leg fat, but im enjoying the process, the appearance will come over time and im ok with that.
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Keep pushing I was over 200lb 6months ago I’m now at a healthy 182lb you can do it keep pushing
@Emmanuel Kojo Dwumfour-poku Thank you for the encouragement and good on you as well! I just weighed in yesterday at 200.6 i have ALMOST dropped under 200 and am very excited.
@D C What have you been eating and what types of exercise have you been doing?
@NooDLES411911 I have been having either protein pancakes, eggs, or protein shake for breakfast (or combo) been doing alot of steamed veggies with mixed in chicken breast or ground beef (or lentil pasta with chiken/beef) for lunch and a protein bar. For dinner, I have been doing a mix of the lunch items or I make, cheap steaks, or brown rice and chicken, etc. (I go to gym late at 9pm, after i have a protien shake aswell. Excercise right now is gym monday thru friday, 20 min of olyptical, 40 min of weight lifting, monday thrusday legs, wednesday core, tuesday froday chest arms back. At home i have been doing pushups and superman poses to keep back stimulated. Just ordered yoga ball and half ball to work on core and stabalization at home
EDIT: I also usually have bannana in the morning, and then some type of fruit during the day, orange or blueberry or strawberries, apples, etc.
14:57 Subway Has Burritos?! I know what Im trying for Dinner later haha and great informative video Dudes
Dog respectfully leaning subtly towards the food as it comes out gets me every time 😂
What amazes me is how many different fastfood chains you got over there that actually offer breakfast menu's.
Eating fastfood for breakfast doesn't even crosses my mind.
Over where?
@@BP-or2iu In the USA, I presume they are still living there :p
Dang I can't believe you guys are still making videos, I remember watching your videos back in 2016 when I started lifting. Truly some OGs of the community.
Your content is just the best. Followed you for ages and you can really see how you improve each video. Keep it up!
Been subscribed since 2015 and I don’t regularly watch you guys over the past years but i always loved and am entertained by your videos every time i watch them.😊
Great concept for a video dudes. Keep on killin’ it 💪🏼
Buff dudes never fail with these type of videos and great content 💪🏽 you should do an updated version ( if you haven’t ) where you tweak the options on the menu items when ordering at these fast food places to benefit and fit your macros. To see the difference between the two !
I really enjoyed this video format and with the information popping up with macro information. We need more of this!
I remember doing this type of challenge for myself. Hard to believe, but I've gotten abs eating fast food. Calorie counting is the key though. It's how much we eat, not what we eat. Of course you want to protect your heart though. I just noticed that eating processed food vs home cooked shows a huge difference in satiety and your energy lol.
@brianl351 you are 100% correct. Such a big difference, too. It's crazy how more caloric junk food barely fills you up more than a home cooked meal.
I find that when it comes to eating fast food I actually eat less. Cook some chicken teriyaki and rice at home though and it's hard NOT to eat like 3 portions at one time. I'll prep food for like 3 days out and its gone by lunch the next day XD. I'm skinny and need the calories anyway but maybe my body just really wants all the nutrients it can get.
Thank you man, these people keep being negative about it. Im trying to eat as much healthy fast food as I can while counting calories and getting high protein. 180grams protein is my goal and 2k calories for my cut. So u ate fast food for a year but counted ur calories correct?
@@Lenwulf oh wow that's definitely the complete opposite of me xD. I mean- it's probably because of what you said about the nutrients. I wish fash food could fill me up all day. Within an hour I felt like I didn't eat all day and made me eat more. What helped a lot was home cooked meals and then drinking diet Coke or zero. It was strange.
@@realistically9091 that's awesome. Keep doing your thing! And it was for about 6 months because I wanted to test it out for myself. The energy levels weren't different, but it did make me sweat way more, but was causing skin issues. Your goal is good. I'm trying to do the same, but 210g of protein and 2,300 for a cut. You got this! 💪
Thank you for trying this. I think this also helpful for people who want to know were they can find healthy fast food options if they need them.
Doggy in the car was like “where’s mine ?”
Really appreciated this vid. It's inevitable there are times/days we won't be able to stick to our meal plan and gotta do what we can, ideally while TRYING to not break out bank account 😵. Thanks for what you guys do!
A lot of people sleep on the tacobell power bowl. Probably the healthiest thing on the menu. Chicken,rice,beans,lettuce and tomatoes with cheese.
Using the individual apps each store has and customizing each dish with those is the real key to making fast food work. Love that so many places make it easier to make their food macro friendly (ish). Great video!!
Dude I can’t believe how expensive this trash food has gotten. I’ve been on the health and wellness grind for about 10 years now and haven’t been to a fast food restaurant since high school. I always remember the main selling point for me back in the day was how cheap everything was. Wild
If people buy, the price increase.
Maybe that’s a good thing
Awesome video! Love the footage of you guys getting footage.
My sister ate 90% take out, premade boxed food and sit down restaurant food from the time she graduated til she was 52. The other 10% was home cooked food when she would visit family and friends. At work her lunches and snacks were sugar/carb filled little munchies. She died from Non Acoholic Fatty Liver Disease at 52. By the time she finally went to get help it was too late..liver was gone. She was incoherent most days for a month before she died. Her excuse was she was always throwing out left overs, she didnt like cooking that much since it was just her and her daughter (who btw is identical to her mom), it cost just about the same to eat out as it did having a grocery bill. At the time she was blessed with the actuality that yes, eating out ran about the same as grocery bill on a typical american budget. From what i remember most in her later yrs was that Wendy's was her favorite and hitting the Chinese buffet more and more. She did absolutely nothi g for physical activity. Her job was a sit down job. Every single time i eat out i remember this whole ordeal with her. I even was afraid of it when i was a teenager and saw her do it. Its so dam tasty..but its never ever lasting sustenance
“You look like you could kill someone with a small slap” what a compliment 😂😂
Panda Express and chipotle would’ve been great
One thing many people look over. Is through the duration of this test. The weights, your body. Still moved. Work out guys. Keep moving.
Watching this from Australia, I was somewhat shocked at the availability of all the different types of fast food and particularly how available they were to you! I know there was alot of driving but still. Excellent Video as always :)
Not as much as you would think. I been to Orlando, San Antonio and other places in the US and the farthest I traveled for fast food is 12 minutes.
I think the scary thing about fast food is how calorie dense it is for what you get. I mean having just one burger or wrap and hitting 500 k/cal is mad. You can see how people eat way over their calories with fast food, as I'd easily find myself needing two of most of what you ordered.
would have loved to see your blood work (cholesterol, testosterone, etc) before and after this. Also be cool for you to try this and keep it to the value menu items
meh, a week isn't going to make that big of a difference
@@firstname4337yeah it really didn’t make that much of a difference here but still interesting to watch
Also blood pressure.
Doubt it changes after a week especially considering he didnt pick the worst options and is still at a healthy body weight and exercises
@@BusterBossJR exactly right buddy
Interestingly enough, the before and after had some slight changes in the sides of your waist with the after having more width, but the abs looking more defined!
It was an enjoyable video to see how fast foods can affect how we look and feel, thanks for doing this challenge man!
Love their diet videos the best
I think at taco bell theres a fresco option where they remove the cheese and sour cream with healthier things like tomatoes onions and lettuce. You could also get extra steak or chicken on the side to get more protein.
Pretty funny that Hudson didn't join you for this one lol, cant say i blame him.
Great work as always dudes. 💪
I have been waiting for a video like this forever great details loved it thank you
Great video, as always! I would just like to add from my personal experience that the probelm with Fast Food is less about Calories, more about Macros and mostly about Micros.
As you showed in your video, it's easy to stay on track with your Calories if you are considerate with your options; it's harder to meet the right balances of Macros; and (that's my point) almost impossible to get the right amount of Micros, such as vitamins, minerals etc.
Entertaining video man! @buffdudes
Ive been watching your content since the broomstick and chair workout. Stay buff.
Buff dog watching Brandon eat, probably thinking: "Man, I got kibble that smells better than that junk.. lemme take that off your hands, Dad."
Any chance you guys wanna do a take on carb cycling? If you have already, can ya point me in the right direction? Nice job as always on the vids!
That would be interesting!
I'm watching this while I prepare Buff Dudes Slow Cooker Turkey Chili from 9 years ago. You guys have come a long way and I've enjoyed every video you guys post.
"you look like you could kill someone with a small slap" might be one of the highest compliment a man can get. Especially from a stranger
Never seen a dog so well behaved even he lives the buff life style.
Harder to track but better choices can be made everywhere. Taco bell for instance, ditch the sour cream and cheese(full fat) and just opt for wraps with protein and pico (al fresco) and salsa. Chick Fil-A is the obvious winner with choices but yeah it's expensive. You can grab 3 12 count grilled nuggets (36 total) for 600 calories with 114g of protein. I throw them in a bowl with buffalo sauce (0 calories) and go to town. However, that alone will run you over $20. Great stuff!
Thank you for the food list at the end!!!! Although i wont be needing it since that ad for Chick fil a was convincing. I'm ordering now!!!!
I think the health factor ASIDE
the major problem with trying to achieve a targeted caloric goal and macros from fast food places is the fact that…
….At some point you WILL over eat at meal times.
You could see Brenden wasn’t full on most of these meals coz they contain MSG which makes you hungrier.
At some point. That burger will just feel like it is VANISHING in your mouth and you will find your self ordering 2 the next week or something.
Point is. Fast food is chemically
M O O R I S H
Taco bell related - while the reputation is that it will flush you out, the main reason for that is almost everything on their menu has very high fiber. I know in a pinch I have gone to Taco Bell and when I looked at the full break down I saw the amount of fiber in a simple taco meal and it was wild. They do offer more protein and "fresh" facing options to help you out, but in the end it is a lot of fiber. So that is why you often poop yourself when you eat a lot of Taco Bell.
Fun video! Maybe next time do a “fast casual” version with chipotle, Panda Express, qdoba, Panera, etc.
Lol I’ve done this 4 months. First month chick if la breakfast snack lunch dinner, 2nd month pizza, third month burritos and fourth month in n out got shredded at 202 4 full months damn I hear 7 days now that ain’t enough time at all
An interesting and fun video as always. If the experiment went another day perhaps a panda express or arbys could have been places to try. It definitely isnt an easy task to eat out and eat healthy with so much sodium and fat in most of it. Can't wait for the Conan video. Stay buff!
8:05 I know this is close out and you didn’t have a lot of protein rich options, but at the time of this testing do you look at the Chicken and Steak power bowls? I’m asking just out of pure curiosity, that it possibly could have helped in the testing.
i was gone say the same exact thing, one of my favorite things at taco bell is the power bowls ‼️
Thank you for doing the experiment none of us wanted to do 😂 sad y’all didn’t do Panda Express though, that’s my go-to “healthier” fast food (if you pick the right things)
I could eat panda everyday lol
You can get brown rice, steamed broccoli, and grilled teriyaki chicken there, prob one of my go-to healthier fast food places
Its possible it is not local for him, it is the only one i wish was on the list too
Chipotle pretty good too
@@frankyi8206 teriyaki lot of sugar
it would have been helpful to share how your body felt eating fast food macros targets vs. whole food. did you feel less full , did you feel less /more energy.
In Sweden there was actually a man that reduced his weight with a diet of burgers.
The thing is though that he made a deal with his local burgershot that included a burger with less calories and more vegetables than usual and those mini carrots instead of fries.
To this he was drinking unflavoured carbonated water.
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Everyone can reduce weight with fastfood. As long as you keep under your daily calorie needs. With fastfood you can eat a lot less compared to healthy food
@@redwhite_040 problem is resisting the urge to not eat more fast food.
I ate 100% fast food (mainly McDonalds, Wendys and KFC in 12 weeks OMAD with 2,000 calories (350 calorie deficit) and went from 92kg to 83kg. Overall feels good to be lighter at 5'11".
Liquid calories are the silent killer. Notice that the buff dudes never got any shakes or soft drinks.
I think this is helpful for things like road trips, or short term circumstances (like moving) that may cause it to be necessary to eat fast food. Seeing that it can be done in a temporary setting, without derailing goals is important. There are more salads available for micronutrients too that may be more important for us less buff individuals, too (though we may need to pack our own dressing). Overall, I liked that this challenge was limited to one week and the breakdown was well done.
Surprised by how little your weight changed. Just day one would cause me to gain at least 2 lbs of water retention, and make me bloated. Piling on for 6 more days, I don't even wanna imagine how I'd look and feel.
Well done video man, I enjoyed it fr
You know this is going to be a banger !!! 💪💪🍔🍔🏋️♀️🏋️♀️
That's what his butt said to the toilet....
@@synetic haha 😂
Your dog and as usual Mikayla stole the show. The macros were tough, but I bet if you tracked sodium, it would be a mind blowing increase.
Chickfila is actually pretty good depending on what you get. I usually only get the grilled chicken club meal with milk or if I am feeling sugary, coke or the milk shake :)
Everything else that is fast food is just gross. Well, I do like Arby's too.
Those chicken sandwiches hit different after a hard workout
No way you said all other fast food is gross yet admitted to liking Arby’s
@@scee8474 It is gross as well.
@scee8474 idgaf what people say I like arbys! Has some 🔥🔥 you just have to know what to get.. everyone knows the curly fries are where it's at! I also fuck with the chicken bacon swiss heavyyy
There's over 100 ingredients in the chicken alone at Chickfila it's not good for you at all... if you want chicken go eat chicken there's only 1 ingredient in it. CHICKEN
You guys did the Hard work, bless y'all!! Reality check !!! 😊
The KFC part was hiiiiilarious. The expression of defeat, disgust, and overall shame pretty much summes up the fast food industry. Chick-fil-a didn't look that bad, but I was a bit surprised at the price tag, and taco bell is a bit of a guilty pleasure, we will eat taco bell once a year, it is terrible for you, but for some reason it is enjoyable in the moment, jajajaja. Subway, I had a horrible experience of food poisoning back when I was in college, eating the Chicken bacon ranch, and I have not gone back in 15 years and never will. We were a group of 6 and we know it was the chicken bacon ranch because the two of us that ordered it almost died from dehydration as a result, it was bad, we ended up in the ER. On the plus side we definitely lost weight., jajaja
I used to eat Subway every other day when I first started my fitness journey before getting food poisoning as well. Eerily it was the chicken bacon ranch that nailed me to and I haven't touched it for about six years now. I didn't go to the ER but I had to use an emergency call off day for work, go in (boss was extremely patient with me doing bathroom breaks) to then put a few vacation days in. Afterwards it was chugging a ton of water while sitting on the porcelain throne.
Chick fil a has un bread chicken nuggets. I use to get a 20 piece and small fries for my carbs . It help me cut weight for a fight actually!🤯🤣
At 15:21, I couldn't help but boop the dog's nose on the screen.
Love the breakdown, video break down, and all the footage. 5/5 and watched the whole thing start to finish.
I really appreciate that, at least by the looks of it, you stuck to stock menu items without a ton of modifications for the most part. Could have really tried to mix/max your macros by customizing your items heavily (i.e. burgers with no buns, condiments, cheese, extra patty, etc) but I think this more accurately reflected the average experience most customers would have at these restaurants. Great video!
I do two fast food days a month, the 1st & the 15th. One of them is usually Jersey Mike's sub. It's impossible to stick to macros on those days, so i feel if i am strict on the other days of the month, those 2 days aren't really hurting me
Jersey Mike's is good. My other sub shop is Togo's (a regional chain) for their pastrami sandwich on occasion.
I do one fast food day a week 😂 lost 17 pounds since January
I can’t believe he didn’t get a power bowl with double chicken from Taco Bell. That’s the best fast food for cutting
Another excellent video. Macros on the Double Quarter Pounder with cheese aren't correct though. Thats my favorite at McDonald's
man the camera you guys use for these videos looks absolute top notch! I love the videos and content you guys put out, but the quality of the footage is a huge thing for me too
Definitely a neat idea. I'm surprised you didn't add in Chipotle, as you could definetly control things there. Also with your protein needs, I'd be curious how close $$$ translated to protein, and not surprisingly, the $$ at Chick Fil A was also spot on for your protein.
Yeah, having McDonalds & BK was sort of an overlap, and Chipotle would have been a good comparison.
You can choose healthier options when eating out, you can get grilled chicken breasts from el pollo loco with a side of rice and veggies. You can get a plate of fish, rice and veggies at California fish grill. You can go to other restaurants that serve chicken or steak with rice and veggies like flame broiler and waba grill etc… if you want to eat a chicken sandwich you can go to chick fil a and get the grilled chicken sandwich for lunch and if for breakfast you can get the egg white grill which is egg whites with chicken breast, it will get expensive though.
Yeah, people who say they have to eat fast food for financial reasons really just don't seem to want to put in the effort. Food at the grocery store, even now, is much cheaper than the "food" at fast food places, and it's usually healthier too. It doesn't take that much effort to find food that's healthy and among the cheapest in any given grocery store. Gotta find a nice meat, nice slow carbs, and a few extras, maybe. There you have a base, and you can swap things around a bit as needed.
Do you have an infant at home? Think you'll have a chance to cook, think again.
Most fast food have salad options like McD and Wendy
Based on my own experience with this, I would guess (1) it will be very difficult to hit macros because of high carb and fat options dominating, and so (2) volume and satiety will be much lower for the same calorie levels leaving you hungry all the time, and (3) you will spend much more money on food.
How was your hunger feeling throughout this week? Most of the time I'm hungry quite fast. Great video!
LMAO @ "Mickey D pump" 🤣
I've heard you can order just the grilled meat from a lot of fast food spots, which would help hit the protein targets
Or just order chicken salad which most fast food offers
Bd: ordering quite a bit
Me: 😳 my normal order.
Alright i paused the video 1:52 , yes as long as your in a caloric deficit you can reduce body fat , and yes if you consume adequate protein your muscles will recover and along with good sleep you will gain lean mass , no you do not have to eat “healthy” foods to lose fat and gain lean mass but if you are not conscious of what you eat your health will take a toll , basically you will look good physically but internally you will be weathering away.
all i want to say is there are this you can do at most of these places to up the protein and down the fats (order an extra patty, remove the mayo, taco bells extra meat is honestly one of my favorite options
I’d love to see y’all do the next diet challenge in the fashion of Ramadan. It’d be interesting to see what effect the timing of eating all of your calories before sunrise and after sunset would have on your energy levels and physique.
Likely not that big of a deal. Food timing doesn't matter that much. Food quality and quantity is far more important
I like that you made the effort to stay around your normal calories and maybe be conscious of your macros (which was probably difficult given the fat content but hey it matters!) I think sometimes these kinds of videos just show the order without the thought process, or becomes an excuse just to pig out, just so they blame people and their choices. When the reality is that the nuance is that many people rely on fast food because of price & availability (quite literally, there are some towns where the grocery store is the next town over, but there’s a Dunkin’ Donuts around the corner!) However, the effort you made, you could see the actual nutrition & price of the food. Bravo!
Getting hangry watching this
Whats the app used to track macros? This was a great video!
I'm glad it was you and not me that had to do that challenge, give me fresh home cooked Whole Foods any day. I don't think I could have done an entire week of fast food, come to think of it, I'm a huge fan of pizza but I can still only eat two or three pieces of it nowadays because I've gotten so used to not having that type of food. My taste buds love it but the rest of my body says you're gonna pay for that later...lol
It was definitely a "too much of a good thing" and made me appreciate whole foods and home cooked meals. The driving and going out for every meal was obnoxious.
@@buffdudes I'm glad you did this video though because it reinforces what I tell my clients, the fact that fast food not only isn't healthy for you but it's more expensive than eating healthy, most people have the misconception that it's the other way around.
@@buffdudes yeah i didn't even think about the driving. you should total up the extra cost of gas. and obviously eating meat already increases your carbon footprint, but driving every time you get it probably doubles that. then again you do drive gas guzzlers usually so maybe that kinda stuff isn't so important to you regardless....?
I love this video! Great job!
I would love the macros staying on the screen for a couple of seconds longer though. I suppose I'm a slow reader because they went by super fast so I didn't have time to read them xD
But great video as always! 💪🏻
I tried getting lean by eating fast food only, but I got diabetes instead!
“you look like you could kill someone with a small slap” why is no one talking about that 😂
love it! would be interested in a few more of this kind of challenge like Chipotle, Shake Shack, etc. It all depends on what you have in your area, of course.
That jingle at 4:38 in the song which repeats really really sounds like it was copied by some game I have played.
I have seen entirely unrelated games get their work samples/copied in pop or rap songs.
It's interesting to see the difference in menu options. I live in Canada and KFC still had grilled chicken. I usually go with a Wendy's salad, grilled option when I'm going with fast food.
I fucking LOVE Subway in Canada! Fried chicken! BBQ Ribs! Every time I visit it's an event for me! 🙌
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