the 12-week program

guide to how I lost weight, gained muscle, and most importantly became sane again

I eat healthy, I go to gym regularly, and I read and keep my mind clear. This guide is what I use for myself. I decided to post it here simply to share this with the world in hopes that it could help someone.

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a photo showing

some photo work I did that I seem to like; posted on June 9th, 2008

Uploaded some photos today.  Some are nice.  Take a look, you might like ;-)

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i missed a shuttle today

written on June 6th, 2008 at 3pm about an event at 2:15pm

Wrote about how I missed a shuttle today, a short story about butterflies, ex-girlfriends, life, and revelations.

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how much money do i need?

a simple estimate

I was asked something along the lines of why I want the salary that I am asking for. That made me think hard about what I actually want. I mean materially. I mean how will I spend the money.

Do I want a house?  Car?  Blow it all in Vegas?  Well, I decided to write out a budget.

Try one: What do I want? money? fame? power? love? ...

not sure. but for the moment, let's talk money; posted on June 3rd, 2008 at 5pm.

As you can probably see from that try, $215K per year is what's needed to have a top-notch condo right along with $60K car and a nice lifestyle to go with that.

$215K is not unattainable for a university professor but it's definitely not a good idea for me to consider that my first year's paycheck would be that.  Well, it will be close to that if I play my cards right; however, I would like to get a little closer to the more standard $90K for 9 months plus summer ($120K total).  Basically, I will remove the overly expensive condo from Try one and get the car I actually wanted, not its double-the-price alternative.

Try two: Let's try a more sensible salary

money talks; posted on June 3rd, 2008 at 7 pm.

goals met? not really... but i'm happy & healthy eitherway ;-)

posted on May 24th, 2008

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40 lbs sroty

what I feel like 40 pounds lighter

40 lbs is, really, a huge weight to carry! .......

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weight gain/loss update

current update as of May 11th, 2008

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weight gain/loss monitoring

currently recorded March 2nd through April 21st, 2008

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21 suggestions for success

21 things you should keep on the back of your head at all times

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how it all began...

a short story on how I began working out (initially written on March 25th, 2008)

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