The Engine 2 Diet (with giveaway)

Those of you that have been readers for sometime will know that I am not a fan of "Diets" or diet food, plans, or supplements. I am a fan of just one plan, the one thing that proved to be the tool that allowed me to get to where I am today..... A changed lifestyle, more specifically: eating less, eating better, and being more physically active.

That being the case, I am strongly against providing a presence for any products, books, write ups, or links to items that do not fit in the above mindset. I have turned down some of each of these, including paid links.

That being said, I have received a pre-release version of THE ENGINE 2 DIET book. I have to admit at first the title turned me off because of the word "Diet" but once reading more about the book I became more willing to give it a chance. I know by starting to understand more about it the book is based on a mostly plant based diet which I am not a fan of..... I like meat too much :) but I have started reading the book and will be better equipped to give my opinion in a couple weeks.

Here is some more information about the book:

When Rip Esselstyn and some of his fellow Engine 2 firefighters from Austin, TX realized that their cholesterol levels were higher than they'd like he decided to do something about it. He created THE ENGINE 2 DIET program and in 28-days everyone lost weight, lowered his cholesterol, and improved his overall health. Rip decided to do a larger study to prove the effectiveness of his plan--not just for firefighters but for everyone.

THE ENGINE 2 DIET is a lifestyle that begins with a 28-day program that will enable readers to lose weight, reduce the precursors to disease, and become physically fit. It's a clear-cut guide to eating a whole-food, nutrient-rich, mostly plant-based diet.

THE ENGINE 2 DIET also includes recipes, meal plans, grocery lists, cooking tips, and a firefighter-inspired exercise program to boost metabolism, build strength and endurance.

As a fireman Rip has helped people and saved lives, but with his Engine 2 Diet Plan he will help save lives on a much larger scale.

The Giveaway:

I have been given the opportunity to give you, my readers, a copy of this book. This book is being officially published on February 25th. On that date you can be one of 5 lucky readers to have your own copy of this book.

What you need to do to win:

The easiest way to get an entry is to comment on this post. For commenting on this post you will receive one entry into the giveaway. You can then add additional entries by twittering this blog post by using this link: http://zi.ma/2big-e2d or by posting something about this giveaway on your blog using the same link http://zi.ma/2big-e2d Once you either twitter or blog about this giveaway please send an e-mail to info@2big.org with a link to your blog post or your twitter name and I will add one additional entry for you.

The deadline for entries will be February 24th at midnight and the drawing will take place on the books publishing date, February 25th. Sorry, for shipping reasons the giveaway is only available to residents of the US and Canada with a physical address (no PO Boxes)

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Tim Wilson - blog.2big.org

And the winner is.......

Thank you all for stopping by my blog and checking out my post Super Size Me - The Movie - Win a free download!.

For those of you that were already readers, thank you for your continued readership, and for those of you that just found my blog in the last few days with this contest welcome!

If you have not yet subscribed to my feed, I would greatly appreciate your subscription. You can either subscribe by RSS, or by E-mail.

If you have not read my story of where I started, you can learn a lot about me by doing so here, you can also learn more about me by heading over and checking out my running blog, 26.2 Quest.

Now, on to the winner. It was a tough job tabulating all the entries, and I think I really gave www.randomizer.org a run for it's money with all the entries. I hope I don't get a nasty e-mail from them for using so much CPU Time to get the results. :)

The numbers were fed in and the results returned cyberpenguin as the winner. Congrats!

cyberpenguin, please send me a DM on Twitter, or you can send me an e-mail to info@2big.org with your iTunes e-mail address. Once I receive this I will provide this to the sponsor so they can gift you the free movie.

Thanks again all for stopping by and participating, stay tuned for more excitement!

Tim Wilson - blog.2big.org

Super Size Me - The Movie - Win a free download!

Super Size Me, the movie, is a movie that I have wanted to see for a long time. I have heard very good things about it and says a lot about what I have learned in my journey from being overweight to where I am now.

SUPER SIZE ME is one man’s journey into the world of weight gain, health problems and fast food. It’s an examination of the American way of life and how we are eating ourselves to death. Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock unravels the American obesity epidemic by interviewing experts nationwide and by subjecting himself to a "McDonald’s only" diet for thirty days straight. His Sundance award-winning feature is as entertaining as it is horrifying as it dives into corporate responsibility, nutritional education, school lunch programs and how we as a nation are eating ourselves to death.

I just got some news the other day that this movie was now available for download on iTunes which is very cool because I have not seen it in places that made it easy for me to rent it.

Another very cool thing is that I have been provided with the opportunity to give a way a free download on iTunes to this must see movie, a $10 value.

Are you interested in checking out this movie? Why not take a look at the trailer here and if you would like an opportunity to win continue reading below the video.



To have a chance to win the free download do one of the following:

• Blog about this post on your blog and send people over here to try and win themselves.
• Twitter about this post.
• If you don't have a blog or a twitter account just comment on this post, but with a twist. When you comment tell us about your story when it comes to weight loss, getting fit, etc and you will be entered.

Once you blog about it post a comment to this post with links to the post, if you twitter about it post a comment with your twitter account and when you twittered it so it can be verified. Each blog post, twitter post, and comment will be an individual entry in the contest.

While you are here why not check out my blog starting with my first post about where I started. You could also subscribe to my feed or subscribe by e-mail so you can keep up with where I am and help keep me accountable, not to mention be one of the first to know when I run another contest.

Why not check out my running blog over at blog.262quest.com and see how far I have come and where I plan on going on my quest to run a marathon. While you are there you can subscribe to my feed or by e-mail as well.

And last, are you a twitter fan? If so, I would love to interact with you there, why not follow me at twitter.com/virtual4now.

*Contest is open till Thursday, August 7th at 7:00 pm EST. Unfortunately, this contest is only open to US residents. Winner will be chosen using www.randomizer.org

Tim Wilson - blog.2big.org