Boy, if dogs could complain, Zach the Dog really would be warranted in woofing it up a bit—we’ve been working far too much over the last year, but he just continues to great us with the same (more?) level of excitement at the back door! I just need to remember to head out and explore the neighborhood with him a little more often.
Dave Schappell's Life List
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1. lose weight
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2. walk my dog more
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3. Hire a 43Things Employee at TeachStreet
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4. read Ulysses
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5. Climb Mount Rainier
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How I did it: I woke up and felt like crud. So, I opened up the laptop and e-mailed the team, telling them how I felt. I also told them that I would not be visiting the office or occupying my chair for the day. I also told them that they could e-mail or IM me, and maybe I'd reply. Or, maybe not. I then went back to sleep. Then I woke up and cleared out a lot of e-mail. And, played some online poker for 15 minut… Read how I did it…
I’m not sure what’s different this time, but I’ve really been able to keep the weight off. I never actually got to my goal of 179, but I’ve been really happy staying in the 183-185 range without really starving myself or anything crazy like that. Just a combination of exercise 4-5 times a week, a not-too-crazy diet and probably a bit too much coffee (maybe that accelerates my metabolism, helping with calorie burning?)—seems to be doing the trick.

