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A little more than a year ago, I publicly declared that I was starting my own personal McDonald’s boycott. And, a little more than a year later, I am proud to say that my boycott of McDonald’s is still going strong. In fact, I would say that my boycott is going stronger than ever, surpassed my expectations, and is continually expanding in its power.

When I initially had the inclination to say goodbye to those golden arches I was thinking I was simply saying goodbye to giving them money. I did not think I was saying goodbye to the food altogether. Well, I surprised myself because since that day I have not eaten anything McDonald’s related. No Big Macs, no Double Quarter Pounders, no French Fries, no McFlurry’s, no McDonald’s period. I do not even eat McDonald’s when people are attempting to give it to me for free. Yes, I know that is very stubborn of me, but it is that stubborn reluctance to accept McDonald’s that gives me cause to say my boycott is stronger than ever.

A few years ago, it used to be that McD’s was the first thought in me and my friends mind when it came time to make a pit stop at a fast food restaurant. However, my refusal to eat McD’s, mixed with my friends willingness to eat elsewhere, has slowly knocked McD’s out of the minds of my friends. They know that I will not eat there, so in turn, they simply do not consider it as a viable option. This has increased my boycott from a one man stand to a community-sized movement.

Now abandoning a fast food restaurant of choice does come with some additional benefits (or burdens depending on how you look at it), the biggest of which is deciding where to eat. McD’s used to be the de-facto standard whenever I was on the run and hungry. However, with McD’s removed from the list altogether, I have began to notice the plethora of fast food options available to me. Everything from burgers to thai to teriyaki to deli to wraps to you name it they make it. It is a definite eye opener.

However, de-facto standards are nice for no other reason than simplicity. It is nice to have a place that you know will always satisfy your craving no matter what it may be. And while I cannot say with 100% that I have one, Subway has recently stepped up and is easily leading the pack to become my choice of choices. In fact, I think I have eaten at Subway more in the last year than I had in the past 10 years of my life.

Then again, all this talk about fast food has me thinking that perhaps I need to take a cooking class or two.

What about you? Do you have a preferred fast food pit stop?