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The 10th

 My Birthday is in a few days. Going to be 36 years old. Seems like just yesterday i was sitting by a computer blog posting at my parents house in Riverside... but a wee little one posting on live journal. Writing posts has been something I've done my whole life. I'm not really sure why. I think it has to do with the progression of thoughts through my head... being transcribed on a keyboard.. without ever having to pass through my lips. Much in the way someone can write a book with the whole story line being trapped inside their head... The internal voice that dictates my life gets released through these blog posts. and for the most part its a good thing.

Today is a good day though. While i hit a sobering milestone on the scale (265.2lbs)…  I'm still in a generally good mood and overall optimistic. I've heard a few good stories lately about people that lost a decent amount of weight within a year and that gives me hope that I'll be able to do it just the same. The latest one i heard... was a old man that quit drinking... started walking 5 miles a day on a treadmill... and started watching what he ate... he lost 77 pounds in 8 months by doing that. While I need to lost roughly 100 pounds in order to reach Average weight... rather than being over weight or obese.... 77 pounds in 8 months sounds like a sustainable goal. 5 miles on a treadmill is 10,000 steps.. which is the recommended amount of steps that someone advises for someone to lose weight per day. It would take between 1.33 and 1.66 hours. Which is a long time to be walking... but i think if i slowly built up over time it would work out well. 

I am setting up a white board today. We bought one a few weeks ago and haven't hung it up yet... But the thought process is to create an evolving list of things that we should be doing every day. The list will change over time but i am thinking of it as a Habit Board. There are vision boards... but a habit board is a lot more practical. Then as one habit is implemented add a new habit in its spot. 

Today I have to go for a haircut. I figure i am starting my new job on Monday and I want to look good for it. So getting a hair cut a few days before is the best idea. Then... providing I do everything right... In 3 weeks I'll be going to get another hair cut. That would be something I would add to my habit board.

That's all for today. 

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