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Chris-STL · 10-08-2007, 01:43 PM

Welcome to my log!

Let me start by telling you a little about me (it’s my log after all!) I suffer from Fitness ADD. My list of hobbies include lifting, softball, biking (road and mtb), running, backpacking, canoing, dodge ball (as you can see to the left), and on the weekends I help build trail for a local organization. Overall I am a very active person, however just about the time I get in condition to do any of the above well, I seem to get bored and move to something else.

Well, that sucks, cause trust me, backpacking when you are not in shape is not so fun. Oh its still fun for the first day, and maybe the next morning, but that 35lbs on your back starts to find any weakness in your armor. The same can be said for most of my other hobbies too.

My biggest downfall is nutrition. I lead an active lifestyle, but I don’t eat all that well. For periods of my life I have. I did PN on and off for years. Ab’s diet before, but I’m off the boat right now.

My Stats:
I’m about 208 as of this morning, with 21% bf. Overall I’m in decent shape, but I’m packing too much fat, 40+lbs actually. I once was 250lbs though, so I have come along way. Still I was as low at 192 with 17%, so I slipped some.

My Goals:
I don’t really care about weight. I need to get that bf% down. I want to be able to do all my hobbies better. There are too many of them to train for just one at a time. This means leaning out. I would like to start by getting to 15% bf and go from there. That should be attainable…Right?

The Plan:
Back to the basics, I know how to lift, and I know how to eat. I just need to start being accountable to myself. I need to eat more good stuff, less bad stuff. I need to begin lifting again with a program that is simple and one that I will enjoy. I will tweak my eating and program once I get a baseline established.

Wish me luck! Tell me where I suck and where I don’t, or just pop in and say hey.

10-08-2007, 01:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Chris-STL Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 850 My Profile	Back to the Basics Welcome to my log! Let me start by telling you a little about me (it’s my log after all!) I suffer from Fitness ADD. My list of hobbies include lifting, softball, biking (road and mtb), running, backpacking, canoing, dodge ball (as you can see to the left), and on the weekends I help build trail for a local organization. Overall I am a very active person, however just about the time I get in condition to do any of the above well, I seem to get bored and move to something else. Well, that sucks, cause trust me, backpacking when you are not in shape is not so fun. Oh its still fun for the first day, and maybe the next morning, but that 35lbs on your back starts to find any weakness in your armor. The same can be said for most of my other hobbies too. My biggest downfall is nutrition. I lead an active lifestyle, but I don’t eat all that well. For periods of my life I have. I did PN on and off for years. Ab’s diet before, but I’m off the boat right now. My Stats: I’m about 208 as of this morning, with 21% bf. Overall I’m in decent shape, but I’m packing too much fat, 40+lbs actually. I once was 250lbs though, so I have come along way. Still I was as low at 192 with 17%, so I slipped some. My Goals: I don’t really care about weight. I need to get that bf% down. I want to be able to do all my hobbies better. There are too many of them to train for just one at a time. This means leaning out. I would like to start by getting to 15% bf and go from there. That should be attainable…Right? The Plan: Back to the basics, I know how to lift, and I know how to eat. I just need to start being accountable to myself. I need to eat more good stuff, less bad stuff. I need to begin lifting again with a program that is simple and one that I will enjoy. I will tweak my eating and program once I get a baseline established. Wish me luck! Tell me where I suck and where I don’t, or just pop in and say hey.