This morning on the Today show, I saw a segment about fast food getting “big” again. It’s not surprising to me, really…I knew that the elimination of “Supersize” couldn’t last for long.

Burger King has just introduced a new breakfast item, the “Enormous Omelet Sandwich.” Enormous is right: this sandwich of two eggs, cheese, sausage AND bacon packs 730 calories and 40 grams of fat.

How much is that? According to Nutritionist Heidi Skolnik, for the 18-24 year olds, fast foods biggest customers, the average intake is 2400-2800 calories and anywhere from 60-100 grams of fat.

I’m not much of a breakfast person. I’m more of a lunch and dinner type of guy. But there are plenty of foods that tip the scale for those meals:

Burger King’s Double Whopper with Cheese has 1060 calories and 69 grams of fat. Been there, done that.

McDonald’s Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese has 730 calories and 40 grams of fat. Been there, done that, too.

Hardee’s Monster Thick Burger has 1420 calories and 107 grams of fat. I can honestly say I haven’t tried that one. For me, that much fat is frightening.

Even Pizza Hut has the Meat Lover’s XL pizza where two slices equal 1000 calories and 44 grams of fat. When I go to the Hut, I get medium size. I hope that counts for something, because I don’t know anyone who stops after just two slices of pizza!

I wonder if that director who produced the documentary about McDonald’s food — you know who I’m talking about…he ate nothing but McDonald’s fare for a month and was “shocked” to discover that he gained weight! — is planning a follow-up documentary to deal with any of these bigger subjects.

Sure, we’re fatter than ever. But don’t blame these restaurants. The person you should be pointing at is the one staring back at you in the mirror. “If you build it, they will come,” is the popular line that some people like to throw around when they place blame. But just because people show up doesn’t mean they have to buy the most fattening items on the menu. For every grease-laden sandwich, there are salads. No one puts a gun to our heads and commands us to buy the “bad” food. Unfortunately, no one puts a gun to our head and commands us to eat our vegetables, either.

The secret to losing weight…the real secret to success…is wanting to. As with virtually everything else, if you want to lose weight badly enough, you won’t have to count carbs or calories or fat grams: common sense will tell you what is going to give you nourishment and what is going to just supply more padding.