As I sat in the tower today I decided to make a list of goals that I would like to accomplish before I leave Afghanistan.
First of all I wanted to say thank you to any of you that has sent or is sending me gift packages. Thank you for the support and love that you have shown to me and to Cassie.
I want to thank you all for the snacks and various goodies that you have sent me, but would like to ask that you refrain from sending to many more. If you have recently sent some or are preparing to send some don't worry I will still eat and share them. I have comprised a new list of things that I would like that will help me with one of the goals I have set for myself. What is the goal you ask. Well I have set for myself a goal of wieght lose. I am currently well over my weight standard for my age and height. That limit is 185. I would like to get to that or 180 by the time I go on leave. So I have about 3 months to work on this. I plan to begin my workout regime that I have comprised tonight and will do my absolute best to work out every morning and every evening. But with all the snacks and junk food its easy to get side tracked. What I need the most is encouragement and motivation. Motivation is probably the hardest thing I struggle with. I have a very hard time motivating myself to do anything, you can ask Cassie and she will agree, in fact she's probably rolling her eyes as she reads this. I have a few other goals but this is one that I have decided to make public so that I may get some outside encouragement. Do not feel that I do not want your snacks. If you want to send them, by all means send them. I will eat thim in moderation as well as share them with other soldiers.
I want to thank you in advance for your encouragement and help motivating me. The following is a list of things that I could use to help me in achieving my goal.
Protien Bars
Meal Replacement Bars
Granola Bars
Creatine
Motivational Music
Fitness Magazines
Some places to buy these things at discounted prices are www.bodybuilding.com and www.prosource.net
I have bought enough meal replacement shakes to last me until I go on leave. So with those and dieting I hope that I can achieve my goal.
Thank you so much
Matt
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Good luck with your new goal - you have become very brave, living in Afghanistan - weight control is nothing compared to that! Thanks for the letter. Carolyn was very excited today when we prayed for soldiers at church..."like our relative mom, right - the one who sent us a letter from Afghanistan?" After remindering her to be quiet in church, I agreed. I didn't try to explain that you are her cousin-in-law.
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