Progress (warning: pics)

[Gloggy]

Why am I doing this?? Because I'm a moron. In any case, I started my program on the 16th December 2003. That's the day I gave up smoking, started running (again) and lifting weights. I weighed in at 259 lbs. This is now four months later. I'm still fat as hell, but I've made a bit of progress. Damn, I wish it was faster. Any advice, comments, even criticism welcome. (Fatty warning!)

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[rmatic1]

dude your making great progress, you can espeically tell from the back pic, where the love handles just disappered! Your doing great, keep up the good work and best of luck to you at achieving your goals.

[Marauder1905]

nice work bro, you're getting there. Keep it up, what's the change in your weight and bf?

[teewoods]

Impossibel to give adice or critisims if you dont tell us what your deit is or your cardio workouts consist off.

[subby]

excellent work gloggy! I get impatient too...and want to lose quicker, but slow is the best way...

from a fellow south african

[ViolatorJF]

Nice work! Just imagine how you'll look in 4 more months, and 4 after that......

[Gloggy]

Thanks everyone. As to diet etc. I weigh 221 lbs now. I haven't got a clue what my body fat percentage is. I estimate it was about 38 and now it's about 30 or thereabouts? I use the Max-OT program (5 day split). Running for 5 miles, 3 times a week, cycling for 1 hour about 3 times a week (recreationally, but still fairly intense effort). And don't knock it, but I walk my dog for about 2 miles every day (it's good fun for him and me ). I seriously reckon that I need to stay active as much as possible so I try to walk everywhere, take the stairs, etc. I conciously try to exert myself all day long. Diet is probably a bit of whack. I probably have a 60/35/5 diet with the first being protein. In the beginning I was super strict. I slipped somewhat and tend to allow myself a bit of "unhealthy" food here and there. I eat absolutely no junk food as a matter of principle though. I don't eat a lot but eat six times a day. I've actually often wondered whether I'm eating a bit too little. On average about 2000 calories a day. My biggest bother is all my lard seems to have gathered around my middle section. It's like the one place I've seen almost no improvement.

To Subby, I'm the result of too much braaivleis and beer (don't you miss it?)! And greetings from sunny (although winter is on it's way aaaargh) South Africa!

[subby]

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To Subby, I'm the result of too much braaivleis and beer (don't you miss it?)! And greetings from sunny (although winter is on it's way aaaargh) South Africa! [/B]

hehe. I actually was missing it a bit too much, so built myself a lekker brick braai in my garden. Summer/Spring is just starting in the UK, so we get the occasional sunny day....Then I am out there with my braai And the only place to get boerie is at the specialist shops....costs about £30/kg (over R300 a kg!) So when I do have it, it is like a delicacy! Also I am in the process of building myself a biltong machine for my garden shed, gonna make me some 'tong! (also as expensive as hell here!!)

[Grey]

Hey bro,

Your progress is obvious to everyone else, even if it isn't to you. Keep it up the good work!