My husband hasn't been as successful because he's just not used to the work it takes to prepare your meals ahead of time. He's a paramedic and is in an ambulance all day. he would eat take out/fast food all teh time and now he finds it difficult to resist the temptation of his partner eating mcDonalds, lol.
I am a hospice nurse, and I am in my car all day between seeing my patients. I do keep a little cooler in my car with me with cold water, fruit, cut up veggies, etc. This keeps me on track. As for the fast food, I have to be honest with you, I HAVE NOT given it up. I have lost nearly 60 lbs, eating fast food at least 3 times a week.
The key for me is knowing how many points are on each menu item. Then I go with a plan. I have "Go To Meals" items at every fast food restaurant in town.
Taco Bell
Fresco beef Taco Crunchy 4 pts
Chicken Gordita Supreme Fresco Style 5 pts
Chicken Soft Taco Fresco Style 4 pt
Crunchy Beef Taco (Regular not Fresco) 4 pts
Mexican Rice 3 pts
I make a 7 to 9 point meal for myself out of a combination of two of the above items and a piece of fruit from my cooler.
McDonald's
Truthfully here I stick with Happy Meals, Hamburger (7pts) or 4 Chicken Nuggets (5pts) with Sweet and Sour (1pt) and Apple Dippers. If I have the points I use the Caramel Dip (2pts), if not I just eat the apples plain.
Other good items
Premium Grilled Chicken Sandwich without Mayo 9 pts
McChicken No Mayo is 8 pts
Filet o Fish without Tatar sauce is 8 pts
If fries are a must, a small is 6pts (I was never a fry girl)
Again I alway supplement with fruit or carrot sticks from my cooler
Burger King
For me is always
Whopper Jr, no Mayo 8 pts
Apple Fries
Wendy's
My favorite thing at Wendys is Small Chili (4pts)
If I choose to eat Saltines with it 2 packets are (1 pt)
My favorite thing to do with the chili though is to order 2 side salads with it (0pts) I dump the Chili over the salads and add 1 pack of sour cream (1 pt)
Very Filling 5 point lunch!
A jr hamburger at Wendy's is 6 pts
Steak and Shake
Shooters
4 pts each with cheese or without...but if you have 2 without cheese they are only 7 points and if you have 2 with cheese, they bump up to 9 pts (WW Math!)
I usually get 2 without cheese and a bag of apples.
My point is, I never feel deprived on WW, and I can pretty much eat anywhere.