Welcome to my log! Here I hope to keep you all up to date with my progress as I work to reduce my bodyfat, build muscle, and generally feel a whole lot better.
First, some starting information about myself (as of 1/14/05):
Age: 34
Weight: 232.5
Height: 76 inches (6' 4" for those keeping score at home [img]smile.gif[/img] )
BF %: 22.46 (according to
mybodycomp.com)
Goals. You have to have goals. So do I. Prior to now, I never bothered to write down my goals. I suppose it's no wonder, then that I didn't hit any of them. So my goals, for the first half of 2005, are as follows:
1/31/05: 230 lbs.
2/28/05: 225 lbs.
3/31/05: 220 lbs.
4/30/05: 217 lbs.
5/31/05: 215 lbs.
I would like, obviously, for my body fat % to drop during all of this. However, since I really don't have a clue as to what a realistic goal should be for me is, I'm not going to declare a short-term goal. Long term, I plan on reaching 12% bodyfat sometime by the end of the year. Is that realistic? Or am I delusional?
I plan to achieve these goals using Craig Ballantyne's
Turbulence Training, which I started this morning (had been using Chad Westbury's
Total Body Training, but I think the extra cardio in TT will help to accelerate the fat loss). In addition, I need to make some serious adjustments to my diet. Too much junk, too many sweets, not enough protein, not enough veggies - it's a complete mess. I would rather not start counting calories, although I will if it comes to that. Instead, I'd rather just start making better decisions as to what I put in my mouth (insert funny joke here
).
I truly hope that these logs will be beneficial and informative to all who read them. I know that they will be invaluable to me - keeping a public record of my progress only increases my level of accountability, and will hopefully get me out of bed each morning to get my workout in before the daily grind.
Lastly, please feel free to offer criticism, praise, motivation, comments, suggestions, quirky anecdotes, or anything else that may prove helpful or entertaining. [img]smile.gif[/img] I hope to be able to share my success with you all.
Happy reading (and lifting, and running, and... well, you get the idea),
~jc228