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Lunch
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Carl's Jr. Western Bacon Six Dollar Burger w/ large fries and large Coke
1,850 calories
78 g fat (26 g saturated)
3,410 mg sodium
111 g sugar
The soda and fries certainly contribute to the problem, but even if you just consumed the burger, you'd take in more than 900 calories. That's a lot of cheeseburger. Your goal in choosing a burger at Carl's Jr. should be the same as your goal anywhere: Skip the big-ticket burgers and go with something more modest. The Big Hamburger below is the perfect compromise.
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Big Hamburger w/ small fries and a medium iced tea
810 calories
33 g fat (10.5 g saturated)
1,645 mg sodium
15 g sugar
You lose: 0.3 pounds!
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Dinner & Dessert
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Uno Chicago Grill Individual Deep Dish Cheese & Tomato Pizza with a Bananas Foster
3,020 calories
88 g fat (46.5 g saturated)
3,010 mg sodium
71 g sugar
Thanks to oversized portions and thick, oily crusts, "individual" pizzas are rarely as innocuous as their name implies. Instead, grab a pal and split a few slices of the thin-crust pepperoni pizza. You'll save you more than 1,200 calories without sacrificing the cheese-y, tomato-y goodness you crave. Then, instead of wolfing down an entire Bananas Foster, opt for the "mini" version. That will save you 30 grams of sugar.
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Thin Crust Pepperoni Pizza (1/2 a pie) with a Mini Bananas Foster
845 calories
41 g fat (19 g saturated)
1,310 mg sodium
40.5 g sugar
You lose: 0.6 pounds!
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DAY 2
Breakfast
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Denny's Grand Slamwich w/ hash browns
1,520 calories
101 g fat (44 g saturated)
3,550 mg sodium
Denny's crams bacon, sausage, ham, cheese, and mayo into this shameful sandwich, and then bastes it in a maple glaze. Yikes! Create your own breakfast off the chain's Build-Your-Own menu and you can opt out of the high-liability fare and save yourself more than 1,100 calories at one meal.
Eat This, Instead!
Build-Your-Own Grand Slam w/ Egg Whites, Bacon, Hash Browns, and Seasonal Fruit
400 calories
17 g fat (4.5 saturated)
1,067 mg sodium
You lose: 0.3 pounds!
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Lunch
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Chili's Southern Smokehouse Bacon Burger w/ fries and Coke
2,530 calories
139 g fat (46 g saturated)
6,575 mg sodium
The person who decided to add battered and deep-fried onions to a gargantuan BBQ bacon cheeseburger certainly did not have your health—or your silhouette—in mind. This burger will add two-thirds of a pound of fat to your gut, plus it contains more than double your recommended daily intake of saturated fat and about 3 days' worth of sodium! Because none of the chain's burgers fall below the 1,000-calorie mark, you're best move is to ditch the burger and opt for a Steakhouse Sandwich with corn on the cob. It's still a high-calorie item, but it's far better than the alternative.
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Steakhouse Sandwich w/ corn on the cob and unsweetened iced tea
810 calories
36 g fat (15 g saturated)
2,665 mg sodium
You lose: 0.5 pounds!
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