Graduated Univ of Miami, FL bachelor's education/mathematics secondary
Graduated Nova University Ft Lauderdale FL masters science / education
Graduated Berne International University, Ph.D mathematics/ education/ leadership
36 years secondary and middle school teaching/coaching
6 years college professor at Thomas University, Thomasville, GA
several awards that have not helped get me any thinner

part time musician, play single music gigs

part time teacher of clinics on how to play craps, LV, Atlantic City, Tunica, Biloxi

Louis Armstrong, Duke Snider, Albert Einstein, Lance Armstrong, Sir Edmund Hillary, William Jefferson Clinton, Hillary Clinton, (I have an award from them), Barak Obama, Ophra Winfrey, Chris Crowley, Henry Lodge, Willie Nelson, Buddy Guy, George H. Bush, BB King, Larry Czonka, Robert Redford, Martin Luther KIng, Ghandi, Jack Zito Sr (my dad), Jack Zito III and Tom Zito (my two sons) Joanna Zito ( my wife) , Paul Newman, Angelina Jolie, Jesus, Bhudda, Mother Theresa, - Basically people who care about more than themselves and are willing to give time, effort, and money to others to make the world a better place.

I love the outdoors. I started my weight at 345. I had aortic stenosis. Not from a clogged valve but because I was born with a defective valve and never knew it. Played college football even over 300 lbs and also climbed many peaks of the Adirondacks and New England areas at that weight. I canoed the length of Moosehead Lake and took 15 15-year olds to the top of Mt Kahtahdin in Maine back in 1970. I have been to the top of Mt Washington many times and once in mid winter in a blizzard. Even though I am extremely overweight now, most of my life I have just been a big guy and did not let my weight stop me from activity. Now it stops me. I joined the "biggest loser" on line 3 months ago and have steadily lost weight. I now weigh in at 295- thats 50 pounds less, but I want to keep going. Your book has been an inspiration to me. for the last 2 months I have walked at least an hour a day, and/or rowed a boat that I had built for my adipose body. It is like a fat canoe with 8 foot oars. It weighs 80 lbs. I just returned from Arkansas on a camping trip with my wife and rowed several days of at least 3 hours. pushed myself as hard as possible without danger. I have a titanium valve. When it starts clicking too loud, I slow down a little. I love you guys because you have changed my life now. I will be 245 some day. I just feel better and the weight isnt as important as how I feel and look. I LOOK younger !!!! I want to be shot at 95 by a jealous husband.

rowing the boat and rowing the boat

hiking SLOWLY

lifiting dumbells

least favorite because it hurts ( walking up the freeking stairs)

shrimp, shrimp, and more shrimp
the only fish I like are tuna fish and halibut
maybe fresh salmon

I like pasta but have to learn to eat whole grain pasta
being Italian-Scicilian-Irish heritage I like potatoes and pasta

driving by Mc D's, Burger K,

I like Mexican Fajitas steak and or shrimp

sugarless sherbert with strawberries and cool whip (reduced fat and sugarless too)

The Tipping Point Malcom Gladwell
all of Gladwells books

Supernature I and II Lyall Watson

The Power of now Eckert Tolle

Monkey Girl Edward Humes

All gambling books about statistics and odds I have read literally a hundred of them- probably all of them about dice throwing and craps.

Against the Gods The theory of risk
Creative Visualization
1434

stopped reading magazines so much
sometimes I read camping and RV mags

Rocky all of them
Platoon
The Jake La mOtta story The raging Bull
The Glenn Miller Story
The Shining- most of Stephen Kings books put to film

Andy of Mayberry Show
MSNBC Chris Matthews, Keith Olberman, Rachel Maddow
CNN John KIng

All outdoor shows about survival and nature PBS documentary

Blues, Dixieland, classical, opera, Botti horn pieces,country, hate rap, hate bad country, hate load rock that doesnt have a melody, love the Beatles

like to watch football now, and the NBA games. Love to watch track meets, hate NASCAR
dont like soccar much unless the USA is playing someone for keeps, Love the Olympic games.