Monday was kind of an “off” day for me. Which is odd, because I usually kick the week off strong – but yeah, not this week.
I had my usual coffee early in the morning, then about mid-morning I had some snack foods. I ate almonds, string cheese and a can of Vienna Sausages (all except for the two I accidentally dropped on the floor, which my Great Dane cleaned up in two seconds flat! lol). 😛
For lunch – and yes, I was being totally lazy – I had a hot dog dipped in mustard and some more almonds & string cheese. I really wasn’t up for the gym at all, but on my quest to MOVE every single day I did hop on the Gazelle at home for a solid half hour.
The entire bag of almonds (which I split between two “meals”) was 6 net carbs. The meat, cheese & coffee were negligible. So I was doing good on my carb count, I squeezed in a workout, but still – I just really felt “off” yesterday. I’m still not sure why. Probably just post-flu fatigue or something like that. No big deal.
But by dinner I was really craving something YUMMY. And my first mistake was that I waited too late to eat (I was crazy hungry! lol). My second mistake was not researching my “craving” before I indulged… 😐
I decided to go to Hardee’s and get not one but TWO Memphis BBQ Thickburgers.
Hardee’s 1/3 LB. MEMPHIS BBQ THICKBURGER®
A 100% Black Angus Beef Thickburger®, Pulled Pork, BBQ Sauce, Crispy Onion Strings all on a Seeded Bun.
That probably sounds ridiculous, but I ordered them without the BBQ Sauce, and of course took the buns off. And I wasn’t able to eat both of them – more like one and 1/3 of the other. Which is funny to me because I used to eat the whole burger, bun and all, plus the fries too! But I find that I have a much lighter appetite when I’m eating low carb…
I knew the worst thing on my plate was the crispy onion strings and the bbq sauce on the pork. And yes, I went into it in a “splurge” mood. But I really wish I had looked it up online before I dove in, lol. Geez.
That said, I’m actually proud I didn’t eat a whole combo and totally blow it. 😉
On most of their menu items you can add/remove items and see the carb count using their nutritional calculator. (but this isn’t the case on the Memphis BBQ ThickBurger).
For example a MONSTER BISCUIT® (without the biscuit) is only 2 carbs total: It starts with bacon, then a sausage patty, slices of ham, folded egg and two slices of American cheese all piled high on a Made from Scratch Biscuit™.
I have some great Hardee’s coupons right now for that big MONSTER BISCUIT®. 😀
If you look up the Memphis BBQ ThickBurger, you’ll see that it’s 79 net carbs WITH the bun. The bun is 45 carbs. I figured that out by looking at other burgers with the same bun.
So my “burgers” were 34 net carbs each (if you include the bbq sauce, but I ordered mine without). Ack! My guesstimate on total carbs for the day – close to 50.
It was quite the splurge considering I normally eat 20 net carbs a day or less. More of a splurge than I thought it would be – which is why you should ALWAYS research your fast food choices online before you head for the drive-through. 😛
Those burgers look absolutely sinful! And I’m thinking about lunch. lol I sure didn’t know that a bun has 45 carbs!!! 😮
I knew they were high. I never eat the buns, biscuits or any kind of bread. And I usually get the Low Carb Burger from Hardee’s – but I was so in the mood for a “little splurge”. Ack! Who knew it would add up to that much though! 😛
OMG been there and done that… at Chik-fil-A of all places and won’t do THAT again! I actually ordered an item once and brought it home to eat… ended up giving it to my husband it was so bad! Live and LEARN!
Lesson learned here too – definitely have to research BEFORE I head out. 😉
Hardees has a low carb burger on the menu that is delightful! It is wrapped in crispy lettuce versus bun and has a thick patty and all of the fixings. Also if you are familiar with Jimmy Johns you can order any sub sandwich called an unwich. They replace the sub roll with lettuce wrap and it is also a good fast food option:) I just started eating no carbs and struggle to find fast food options when travelling. Just thought I’d share:)