Hello all, as I have blogged before and enjoyed sharing my experiences I have decided to share this experience, this will be a daily blog about my attempt to lose 50 lbs. I'm currently at 260 lbs, well over a healthy weight for a 6 foot tall 40 year old man. Fortunately I have a background in swimming, like 7 miles a day when I was a kid, so I intend to use my knowledge of swimming and the knowledge I gained about how to eat back then to help me accomplish my goal. Though my first step in this progress was to announce on the facebook which I will from now on refer to as the deal, that I have become a vegan, this is true to the fact that I am eating salmon with my salads for protein and the energy it brings and I will not deny myself of critical foods when needed to fuel my system, but I am maintaining a diet based on fruit n vegtables first. So lets get started...