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Since my March 24th post I have lost 5 pounds! I know stand at 220 pounds and I am feeling good. If you are curious to what I did to do this please read my March 24th post.

I only had one slip-up so far. On Monday I ate wheat bread in the mourning. Other than that I have been pretty good. I have 5-10 pounds to go and three weeks before this experiment concludes. My next update will be posted on the 4/7/2009.

In a previous post I noted that one of my goals for 2009 was to play in a semi-pro basketball league. This is a very important goal to me because there was a time when basketball was my entire life. Unfortunately injuries & surgery ruined my college career and have prevented me from playing competitively for several years. As a consequence for being away from the game for years I have gain useless weight that is hampering my athleticism significantly. If I really want to compete again I need to drop my weight from 225 lbs to about 210 lbs…

“First tell yourself what you want to be; and then do what you need to do.” EPICTETUS (55-C. 135)

The above quote is one of my favorite. It simplifies what we often unnecessarily complicate. Many of us tell ourselves what we want to be, but we don’t do what we need to do. I believe the first thing we need to do set goals for ourselves.

I know this post is a bit late for 2009 goals, but here goes. This year I have set goals for myself that very challenging yet attainable. I am very excited my goals and I…