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October 25th, 2004, 07:00 PM
Well, these the first pics I've shared of my progress.
Consider me still a bit nervous.
I started in March of 2002 by limiting myself to 1500 calories/day. No exercise, no "clean diet", just 1500 calories. Granted, I did start leaning towards "better" foods since I learned quickly that junk foods consumed a lot of my daily calorie allowance and left me still hungry.
By January of 2004, I had lost about 85 pounds. Everyone kept telling me I was "skinny". I couldn't figure out how I had lost so much weight yet still wouldn't be caught in public with my shirt off. Around this time is when I discovered JSF and read Tom Venuto's E-book. I realized that by doing no exercise, eating an unclean diet, and practically starving myself, I had lost 85 pounds, but almost THIRTY SEVEN POUNDS OF LBM!
I started a clean diet in February and after acquiring my equipment, began a regular lifting schedule 3 days / week in March. By August I had made significant progress, but was looking for something "more". Swolgenix caught my attention so I gave it a shot.
The final picture is my current state, after about 11 weeks of SGX. I started cardio 7 days a week with a 4 day lifting split. I've made great progress, but I think it's pretty obvious what my biggest problem spot still is... I hate that spare tire! :mad:
Right now, I'm taking my first full week off since February. My back, shoulders, and ankle have been bothering me, and I'm downright exhausted most of the time. Hopefully, I just need a recharge.
This has been an exteremely long and difficult journey; one that certainly is not over. I wanted to share my story and get some feedback.
Also thanks so much to John, Jeremy, Swole, Tom V. (even though he doesn't post here that I know of), and to a lot of others on this board for providing invaluable information and motivation. :tucool:
http://www.moneyforbeer.com/images/timeline.jpg
http://www.moneyforbeer.com/images/fdb_bdb.jpg
Consider me still a bit nervous.
I started in March of 2002 by limiting myself to 1500 calories/day. No exercise, no "clean diet", just 1500 calories. Granted, I did start leaning towards "better" foods since I learned quickly that junk foods consumed a lot of my daily calorie allowance and left me still hungry.
By January of 2004, I had lost about 85 pounds. Everyone kept telling me I was "skinny". I couldn't figure out how I had lost so much weight yet still wouldn't be caught in public with my shirt off. Around this time is when I discovered JSF and read Tom Venuto's E-book. I realized that by doing no exercise, eating an unclean diet, and practically starving myself, I had lost 85 pounds, but almost THIRTY SEVEN POUNDS OF LBM!
I started a clean diet in February and after acquiring my equipment, began a regular lifting schedule 3 days / week in March. By August I had made significant progress, but was looking for something "more". Swolgenix caught my attention so I gave it a shot.
The final picture is my current state, after about 11 weeks of SGX. I started cardio 7 days a week with a 4 day lifting split. I've made great progress, but I think it's pretty obvious what my biggest problem spot still is... I hate that spare tire! :mad:
Right now, I'm taking my first full week off since February. My back, shoulders, and ankle have been bothering me, and I'm downright exhausted most of the time. Hopefully, I just need a recharge.
This has been an exteremely long and difficult journey; one that certainly is not over. I wanted to share my story and get some feedback.
Also thanks so much to John, Jeremy, Swole, Tom V. (even though he doesn't post here that I know of), and to a lot of others on this board for providing invaluable information and motivation. :tucool:
http://www.moneyforbeer.com/images/timeline.jpg
http://www.moneyforbeer.com/images/fdb_bdb.jpg