[rem1956]

In the beginning, God made me in his image....and then I *ucked it all up! As I said, 2008 is going to be the year of change. Today was the first morning workout in probably over a year.

"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorous triumphs, even checkered by failure, than to take the rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat."
Theodore Roosevelt

Thanks to globbla my sad pictures are posted. So here's the rest of the stats:

Age: 51 (almost 52)

Total Body Weight: 224 lbs
Lean Body Mass: 142 lbs
Fat Mass: 82 lbs
Fat %: 36.3

Neck: 17.75 in
Bicep, left: 14.5 in
Bicep, right: 13.75 in
Chest: 47.5 in
Waist: 48.5 in
Hips: 41.25 in
Thigh, left: 23.75 in
Thigh, right: 23.0 in
Calf, left: 16.5 in
Calf, right: 17.0 in

Goals:
1) Reduce my current Body Fat from 36.65 to 15%
2) Lower my blood triglycerides from >500 to <150
3) Workout 70% of the days over the next 6 months
4) Visible abs
5) Reduce waist size from 38 in to 33 in
6) Reduce my average fasting blood glucose level to < 100
7) Bench press >200 lbs
8) When I suck my gut in, nothing hangs out the backside!

My first morning workout was mainly just playing around. I haven't yet chosen a program. I did a quick 5 min cardio bike workout at level 12, just to get warmed up.

I worked upper body strength training, with the following:

Bent Over Rows: 5 sets of 10 x 50 lbs
Bench Press: 2 sets of 10 x 100 lbs, 6 x 100, 8 x 100, 7 x 100 lbs
Overhead Press: 10 x 60, 5 x 50, 2 sets of 10 x 40, 5 x 40 lbs
Upright Row: 5 sets of 10 x 40 lbs

Note a well planned routine, mainly just playing and getting back into the feel of it.

Diet has been pretty good so far, again not planned in detail (still working out the plan).

Preworkout: 1 slice whole grain bread w 4 oz chicken breast
Post workout: protein shake
9:30 AM: brocilli, orange bell pepper, kiwi and turkey pepperoni
Lunch: 4 oz salmon, 1 cup long grain brown rice, cauliflower and an apple
Mid day snack: Cottage cheese, carots
Dinner to be determined

Water LOTS....been peeing all day!

Before lunch I went for a 2 mile walk in a state park not far from where I work.

It's gonna take me a few days to get back into the swing of things, but hey....it's a start!