the beginning

i decided to take a real look at my nutition and exercise. conclusion? they suck. i eat horribly, been drinking a lot, and don't exercise at all. this is probably the worst shape i've seen myself in EVER. since jamaica (march 2005) i'd gained almost 20 pounds. this just won't do anymore, it's time to make a change.

looking for guidance on how to get healthy is like sifting through junk mail. everybody in this country wants the next "QUICK! EASY! NO WORK!" diet and workout plan it's quite difficult to find something realistic. i didn't want something quick and easy; i knew it would take work. i finally found a resource that made sense, didn't try and sugarcoat things, and provided a fair amount of detail on both nutrition and weight training.

i read the book, quite intrigued to be honest. it seemed to make a lot of sense and worth a shot. i purchased a scale, fat calipers, and quite a bit of protein from bodybuilding.com and awaited their arrival. i crafted a nutrition and workout plan, and picked a start date: monday, october 3, 2005.