I’m down 21 pounds from where I was in June 2009. I’ve got another 9 to go to reach my first weight goal.
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1. start a company
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2. lose the weight i need to lose and keep it off
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3. create a 5 year plan
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4. Learn Japanese
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5. run a 10K
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6. run a half marathon
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7. Always bring my own bags to the grocery store
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8. Do the Seattle to Portland (STP) ride
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9. record an album
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10. attend SXSW
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11. Learn 2 languages other than english
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12. travel to london
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13. travel to tokyo
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14. travel to australia
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15. write a book
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16. do 50 pushups
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17. Update my 43 things list with the list on my blog http://andrewwoods.net/blog/2009/07/22/100-life-experiences/
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How I did it: start by making simple things like burritos, burgers, sandwiches, cereal. as you get in the habit of staying at home for meals, venture into making things that take a little more work. Read how I did it…
How I did it: Start early in the day. Get a large water bottle and keep it on the desk/table of your workspace. Mine is 1L. By keeping it available, it's the first thing you'll reach for. When you get up, and you will, that's a great time to refill.Without thinking about it, you'll probably drink at least 2 a day. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I made use of the treadmill in my apartment's gym. It's great for controlling your speed and monitoring your progress. The first milestone is getting yourself to run 5 miles per hour, which is a pace of 12 minutes per mile. Once you can do that, then start increasing your speed for a one mile stint. so you might run mile 1 at 5.0mph and mile 2 at 5.2mph. your goal is to run at 5.5mph for all 3 miles ( that's 11min/mile). The importa… Read how I did it…
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I’ve run several 5K races now. A 10K is my next milestone in physical fitness. After the 10K is complete, a half marathon. Will I run a marathon? no, because i dont see the need to actually run 26.2 miles. I do plan on riding the Seattle to Portland.
I’ve started the filing of business information online. I’m also creating the company website. One of the more difficult things was coming up with a name that I was happy with.
