My goal is to lose 50 pounds by February 24, 2012.

Which will be my . . . thirty . . . . uh . . . next birthday.

3500 calories to a pound. 50 pounds. 175000 calories to burn.

I bought new gym shorts (XL), shirt (mens L) and shoes.

I got on the scale at 188.4 today.

I bought broccoli and vitamin C.

I made a smoothie.

I went to the gym for the first time since . . . November?

I went .9 miles on the elliptical for 115 calories.

174,885 calories to go.