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  1. 1. lose 100 pounds
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    1,754 people
  2. 2. Build a toolshed
    2 people
  3. 3. Get out of debt
    11,034 people
  4. 4. Ban the nickel
    1 person
  5. 5. Raise $20,000
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    1 person
  6. 6. Learn spanish
    15,503 people
  7. 7. Listen to 1001 albums before I die
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  8. 8. Visit all 77 Oklahoma counties
    1 person
  9. 9. Visit all 50 states
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  10. 10. Teach Tarantino at church
    1 person
  11. 11. Run a 10K
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  12. 12. Break the OSCO attendance record
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  13. 13. Achieve a chess rating of 1500
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    1 person
  14. 14. Appear on Jeopardy!
    18 people
  15. 15. Get my PhD
    789 people
  16. 16. own a Tesla electric car
    9 people
  17. 17. Play Rachmaninoff
    5 people
  18. 18. Bench Press 200 lbs.
    47 people
  19. 19. Bike 100 miles
    21 people
  20. 20. Get my kids through college
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  21. 21. Make the perfect omelette
    3 people
  22. 22. write the bible
    2 people
  23. 23. read the Bible in a year
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    249 people
  24. 24. memorize the book of james
    10 people
  25. 25. build a geodesic dome
    20 people
  26. 26. swim one mile
    6 people
  27. 27. See Avenue Q
    65 people
  28. 28. Learn Arabic
    2,108 people
  29. 29. Live to see a water bullet
    1 person
  30. 30. Run for office
    135 people
  31. 31. Climb the Empire State Building
    1 person
  32. 32. Hike the Appalachian Trail
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  33. 33. Take a cruise to Alaska
    119 people
  34. 34. return to philmont
    4 people
  35. 35. fix my bathroom
    2 people
  36. 36. see randy newman in concert
    1 person
  37. 37. see gillian welch in concert
    2 people
  38. 38. Sell my house
    563 people
  39. 39. learn flash
    995 people
  40. 40. memorize the periodic table
    62 people
  41. 41. protest something I support
    1 person
  42. 42. Get 10000 hits
    2 people
  43. 43. Visit Hastings in 2066
    1 person
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lose 100 pounds (read all 10 entries…)
Weekly update 7 months ago

I bounced all around this week, but averaged out to a weight of 305.6- a 1 pound loss, and that’s something I’d take week in, week out.

I’ve been diligent about tracking all of my calories this past week. The weekends are harder, naturally. Saturday clocked in at 3,044 calories, and Sunday was 3,797. Curse you girl scouts and your samoas!

I’ve got to do better this week – a two pound loss isn’t too much to ask. Back to the crudites and the skyscrapers. I’m feeling good.



lose 100 pounds (read all 10 entries…)
Still climbing 8 months ago

Had a pretty good day yesterday – ate reasonably until it was time to cook dinner, then I got into a vicious pre-dinner snack / dinner / post-dinner snack trap. For compromise, I’m trying to at least have healthier snack options available at night (Raisin Bran is my favorite).

Climbed that same 30-story building today – it’s a gorgeous art-deco, with marble staircases and wooden railings all the way up. Plus, since I was the only one there, I was even able to read about 30 pages while I was walking – don’t try that on the sidewalk!

While I’m still weighing in every day, I’ve decided to report only on mondays.



lose 100 pounds (read all 10 entries…)
Forgiveness 8 months ago

What i like about the hacker’s diet is the 5-day rolling average. I can have a day like yesterday (burger, reuben, a donut or three), and it doesn’t destroy my weigh-in (it just gives me a dirty look and reminds me to get back at it).

Today – started off with oatmeal and dried cranberries. Drinking lots of water, but with a new twist today. I work on the 5th floor, and I’ve decided to use the 10th floor bathroom. That guarantees a little activity spread out throughout the day. At lunch I’ll have a nice walk, and think about whether I’m really hungry or not.

Update: Climbed a 30-story building at lunch. Took it nice and slow, but now every time I look at the skyline I can think, “Yep. Climbed that one.”



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