i’ve been trying to get a hold of this book for a couple months now, and the used bookstore that i frequent (recycle books in sj – check it out if you’re into that stuff) always seems to have just sold the last copy. apparently it’s pretty popular, i’ve heard it mentioned on a couple of blogs i frequent, and i’m really curious to read it. i mean, we all know that so-called ‘fast’ food is bad for you, but the question is “how bad”? with last month’s lawsuit against nabisco re: oreo cookies, and the new (to me at least) talks about these killer ‘trans fats’, i am maybe starting to shake off my self inflicted blinders a bit to wonder, what am i really eating here? is it really that bad? i eat out (at my work cafeteria) a couple times a week, but their food is not too bad, they have good soups and some good meals there. i also eat fast food one or two times a week. i don’t exercise enough, and lately i have been wondering about my long term health. when i was young i didn’t really care, i didn’t even think i had a long term (oh the wasteful days of youth). now that i have a family, i am concerned about me being there for them long term, and does that mean that i need to drop a few pounds? very possibly. i think that if i bothered to look up statistics, i’d find that most people over 25 are over their target weight, and although i’ll never get to my ‘target’ weight (i’d have to lose at least 70 pounds and i’d be a stick) i’m 5’10 and weigh about 240, but i’m often estimated at as much as 30 pounds less, due to the fact that there are some random muscles lurkin below that paunch. i’m starting to get a little bit healthier, riding my bike a bit, and taking the stairs instead of the elevator, but my real challenge is cutting out the crap, having water instead of soda, skipping the afternoon choco bars and so on. well, maybe i’ll get a double whopper and think about it. so has anyone read fast food nation, and if so, thoughts?

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