fire, burning twigs

Well, i am burning off all those twigs in the yard, and boy there is alot off them,
I am getting all anxious about going out to the Big Bend, i think i am gonna measure it by the amount of wieght i loss over the whole ordeal, right now i weight 220, i wanta go down to 165, i cann't come back till i hit that mark, then i will be good and seasoned