Top 7 weight loss resolutions: fast food style

Consistently the most popular new year's resolution won't require you to give up fast food.

1.Portion control – Pare down from that large to a medium. Does anyone actually need a large? Your afternoon to-do list will thank you later.

2.Skip the fries, or only go fries. - Fries. Mmm those can be the tastiest part, but also the deadliest. Deep fried, grease slathered, salt coated; there is virtually no health benefit to these cholesterol sticks. So if you indulge, keep it there.

3.Value Menu – Instead of opting for a whole meal, complete with weighty soda and fries, mix and match the few smaller items you enjoy the most. This keeps your wallet and waistline trim.

4.Skip soda – This relates to the value menu, but it's so crucial it's worth another say: soda is liquid candy. Empty calories. A teeth-rotting, physique-shattering toxin.

5.Chipotle, Panda Xpress, Panera, and Wendy's – These are the stand out fast food restaurants in delivering a wide assortment of healthful choices.

6.Timing – It's 11:30 at night, you're on your way home, and oooh, a cheeseburger would just hit the spot right about now, easing you to a contented sleep. Resist. Your metabolism slows down significantly after 7 pm and late night munchies make an atrocious weight loss choice.

7. Share – It's all sorts of good resolutions rolled into one. Engage a giving spirit when it comes to fast food, and the scale will give back.

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Justin Poythress is a graduate of Vanderbilt University where he published opinion, political, and satire columns. He is currently living in Philadelphia where he grew up. He has enjoyed fast food for many years with no plans to stop in the future. Poythress has now written over a hundred...

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