Half.com is awesome. You can also try paperbackswap.com.

Jimmy - Huge congratulations on the three hundreds!

by PIKKUMYY

Half.com is a great place to get books for a good price. Fast Food Nation was GREAT! I also liked The End of Overeating.

by SOFTSPOKEN

I guess I still reign supreme in the oddness of ketchup on steak. lol! CK told me 2000 was my target but I wanted to challenge myself and make it a little lower. And I'm shocked that I actually manage 1500 rather easily. Looking back the past couple of months on my diary will prove that. I can only count on one hand the number of times I went over 1500.

I guess you don't catch the forums too much lol.. I actually watched FOOD INC last night on netflix and then started a thread in the member chat section about it and another documentary on how fast food and junk food is becoming the new killer, last check it had over 21 comments. I titled it Killer at large. YES Food Inc was a serious eye opener. I'm going to read fast food nation, and then rent the movie based on it, also called fast food nation.

Morgan's experiment was brilliant, he's way better at approaching issues than someone like Michael Moore. I like how he used himself as the test subject. He didn't just go demanding answers from the corporates. He spent an entire month consuming nothing but McDonald's and tracked his physiology as it progressed. The results were sobering.

Yes people do actually do that. I had a friend who at one time was a manager for a McDonald's because well, he's a loser and refuses to higher his status in life. Anyhow he spent 3 years with them before quitting and during that entire time he didn't bother buying food, or cooking food. McDonald's gave him free food to take home every night so that's what he did. He ate mcd's and drank Heineken.

Every time I see the 5 dollar foot long commercial I can't help but think really dirty dirty thoughts. heh glad I don't see it that much anymore. Thanks for the comment Deirdre!

by NEXUSNRG

No ketchup on steak per say, but cheesesteaks for sure. I also like to put it on Mac N Cheese...which many people think is weird. :$ It is delicious.
Good job for sticking to 1500 cals. That is a HARD task.
you should check out the movie Food Inc too. Super size me is good---but I feel like it only concentrates on someone who eats McD's everyday---which do people really do that?

My commercial for the week: *:music2:5 dolla---5dolla---5 dolla foot looooooong. :music2:*Damn the damn jingle. :wave1:

by DDTHOMEY

Vanessa I'll let you know how the book turns out but based solely on the customer reviews I'd say get it because 1440 people can't be wrong with an avg 4.5 stars out of 5. Amazon has the best price.

Sucks you had a bad day Tara but glad to hear you're coming out of it. It creeps me out too to see adult sized child's toys interacting with humans and driving an SUV or whatever. Kia's marketing department knows what works though because the song is catchy and the commercial is well unique. I much rather like the kia commercial over the stupid huggies potty dance commercial. Sounds like they ripped off a rift from INXS for the song.

by NEXUSNRG

Thanks jimmy for your post over on my blog. I was in such a funk. Not so much funked out today so I think I'm on the upswing. I love the sock monkey commercials..however they have caused me to have a slight twinge when they come on. Something about a grown up sock monkey that freaks me out lol.

by PRNCSSGRL

You will have to let me know about that book. I have been meaning to read it. I know what you mean about the local book stores. Most of the time i buy my books online..even with the shipping it is cheaper. I love the pictures in your blog :)

by VANESSA40

Well if he's truely blowing you off then I guess it's his loss. But patience is a virtue, one often hard to achieve. Still though, maybe he'll come around in a day or so. If not, well you seem to have a rather large supply of men to choose from. I think Morgan is hella talented and his wife is uber hot! Sadly FOX has decided not to renew for a 4th Season so it doesn't look like 30 Days is coming back any time soon, at least not with FOX. You may be stalling out but you look great in your clothes so that must account for something!

by NEXUSNRG

30 days is a great show, I hope that it comes back! Morgan is so talented. Ah, so you are already aware of the ore ida fries, awesome. I didn't have as much to lose as you do but I've been stalled out sometimes for years. As long as you keep your calories low you will lose. I rarely ever exercise because of asthma or timing and I still lose weight. I was single for 2 years before I began dating. So far only 1 boyfriend in 5 years, I was being hella picky as we say here in the bay area. :laugh5:

by RAINCLOUDCHICK

well buddy boy, I texted him with - hey i hope you didn't catch my cold then smiley face - that was 4 hours ago and a big fat nothing so far. his loss :) but i'm glad I did it so i can know for sure. i knew my gut instinct was right..either that or he's in a coma somewhere. :laugh5:

by RAINCLOUDCHICK

Well if it isn't the super woman of dating... :cross2:

Thanks for coming over to read. I enjoy reading your blog, even though I myself have been date-less, woman-less for over 4 years now, (another story, another time.)

I'm trying not to let little stalls get to me, the last one happened 3 weeks ago and I got depressed, didn't post in the forum, didn't write in my blog, I just kept to myself and logged. It went away and things are back on track. I do make fast food type stuff at home. I love burgers, no doubt and refuse to give it up, but I have made compromise for the sake of calorie counting. I now use fresh lean ground beef (94/7) at 160 cals for a 4 oz burger I can't complain. I use fat-free cheese, and light mayo. And usually I have a portion of Ore-Ida steak fries (7 large fries) baked in the oven (no longer deep fry anything) with some salt, and that whole plate for under 500 calories fills me up.

I usually will add seasoning or lipton's onion soup mix to the beef to give it more flavor. So I'm doing this once a week now. I use to eat burgers every other day, but found it works better with my diet to have it once a week, so it helps with that craving. I love Super Size me, and his 30 Days show. I was shocked at how he ended up at the end too.

Thanks for reading and commenting Aaras!

by NEXUSNRG

Hey! It's my first time over here. Nice to meet you. It is good not to just throw up your arms when you don't lose for a week. Some of us have platuead for months. Have you made any fast food style stuff at home? It is good for cravings. I use morningstar grillers which are yummy and slightly meat flavored. Plus ore ida has fast food fries which you put in the oven and they are way better on cals. I love the documentary super size me, I own it and have watched it many times. I was so shocked at what a difference there was for him in 30 days.

by RAINCLOUDCHICK

Leslie I'll be sure and let you know what I think of the book. I already have a feeling I'm going to like it seeing how I liked Morgan Spurlock's Supersize Me. I already knew bad things about the industry but I feel I'm about to learn a whole lot more. Amazon's customer rating, 4 1/2 stars from 1,440 customers. I'd say it's a winner for sure!

We use to have several Hardee's here but they have cut back a lot. There's still one about 1 mile from my home and I would go there and get a thickburger when I really wanted a good burger. I don't care much for anything else on their menu. I certainly don't claim to be perfect and I'm not trying to eat clean or organic, but having some positive self-control for once is a great feeling. One other thing I use to do is stop at SONIC every night when going to work and order a Route 44 Slush. Major sugar!!!! I mean EVERY NIGHT! I was there so much they already knew what I wanted before I'd even push the button. I haven't been there in almost 2 months, they gotta wonder what happened to me.

I never heard of either of the places you mentioned, so I wouldn't know. We have Hardees, Wendy's, McDonald's, Burger King, Sonic, Backyard Burger, Krystal's, Checker's, Taco Bell, and Arby's. That's about all I can think of that we have as fast food chains here.

You can buy the A1C self-test kit from Walgreen's for one. They sell the A1CNow by Bayer. go to walgreens.com and just type in a1c in their search box and it'll pop up. My local one has them in stock for $24.99. Sorry to hear about your issues with blood sugar, and I hope you can get off that mess soon.

by NEXUSNRG

Let me know waht you thought of Fast food nation for sure.

OMG Hardees?? They do not have any of those around me... god those were yummy. I have been going less and less to fast food resturants since a year ago. I was trying to eat Clean and organic. Yeah I am not perfect and I eat differently here and there. Everynow and then I grab a Schoops (I think that is a local eatery chain, AMAZING hamburgers) or Culver's Butterburgers (do you have one of those?). In the past year I have had 1 steak and shake, shake... and I was in the past drinking 1 every week. Good lord. To think of the things I used to consume is amazing.

A1C test?? For home??? Where? I haven't had one in ages... I was kind of scared. My blood sugar was really really bad last year. I've gotten better. I take metformin, glipizide and a shot at night because I get high blood sugar in the morning. While mine is still fat related I know I can fix this. Many of my family members (heavy and non-heavy) are diabetic type 2... ugh so it's partially genetics for me.

by ANIMOSUS777