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Formerly mild mannered Johnny Shoes has decided that he wants to go into all out beast mode and transform into a superhero. It will not be an easy quest What does being a superhero mean to JohnnyShoes? It means being an inspiration to others, shining a light into the darkest parts of people's lives and providing them with hope and guidance. With his Jedi counsel and the support of his classmates, friends, and community, Johnny Shoes' goal is to see something that he hasn't seen in a very long time: The number 2 as the first number on his scale, the time scale? By my 35th birthday. Current weight: 365 Goal weight: 299 Start Date: 2-24-14 Goal Date: 6-12-14 A break down of the numbers: 15 weeks until my 35th birthday. That equals 4.4 lbs per week until Birthday. Is this achievable? I believe so. Here is how the next six weeks of my life will bring me closer to my goal of becoming a superhero. GOAL ONE: 2200 calories a day of delicious and nutritious foods. My current school and work schedule allow me Sunday and Monday to prep meals for the week. I will fill my lunch bag with things that give me calories, vitamins, minerals, and health. There will be days in which I will make the decision to eat food with friends, I will eat as cleanly and healthfully as possible on those occasions. +1 con +2 wis +1 cha tracked by % days achieved GOAL TWO: Burn 750 calories a day through movement. The loseit! app has a tracker of how many calories I burn in activities. I will NOT count regular walks to class or cleaning the house. It must be calories that I intend to burn above what my BMR dictates. +2 sta +2 str tracked by % days achieved GOAL THREE: Drink water. I have to learn to love water again. I hope to drink 144 oz of water per day. This will flush my system and keep me happy and cramp free. +1 wis (get it...wizz..pee..water?) LIFE QUEST: Convince 1 person a week to change their lifestyles to a more healthy one. I want to use my drive and determination to inspire people to become more healthy. I love all my friends and colleagues as I do my family. I want them to be around for a very long time. +1 cha +1 wis SIDE QUEST: Increase my yoga move catalog. Just going to try out some new poses and hold them for longer. This will feed into my second goal of burning calories. +2 dex +2 cha This calorie cut back and burn takes about 12,250 calories off my body per week. This is an intrinsic weight loss of around 3lbs per week. This is below my goal, but I intend on pushing it up in the next two challenges. I also believe that my body will get my metabolism jump-started and I will shed the weight like crazy at first. My motivation is complex. I have been fat for my entire life. I remember shopping for "Husky" pants when I was going into 2nd grade. I've played sports, and enjoyed them, but after high school they just went away. Food has always been a celebration and a comfort for me. Whatever pain or joy I experienced I would consume food to bury it. This has to stop. I need to eat right. Do, or do not, there is no try. I have to go on a 5 week field camp where I climb hills and cliffs and take geologic measurements. That will happen in June of 2015. I don't want to die or make a fool of myself there. I'd like a girl's first impression of me to be independent of the weight, but to focus on my smile (which is amazing). I want to take the stairs, I want to walk to the park, I want to enjoy the things I enjoy to the fullest. There is always the chance of failure, shit happens, but I will continue on my path. Even if I don't hit 299 on 6-12-2014 I will be a better person and feel better about myself for the journey that is taking me there. This first challenge back may not seem like full on beast mode, but if you remember...it took Goku like 13 episodes to get his spirit bomb charged, it's going to take me awhile to get going. I attached a picture of me that was taken on 2-20-14 as my "Day 1" Let's see how "Day 42" looks... the superhero training begins...now.