This should give everyone a better indication regarding how large I truly was. I took this picture with my cousin.

Bulking is going great. On average I am consuming 300-400 grams of carbs a day. Protein stays around 250-300 and I am eating mixed nuts like crazy. ;) I am not tracking calories at this point.

This should give everyone a better indication regarding how large I truly was. I took this picture with my cousin.

This was taken in Florida. Looking very fat.

There I was.... fat!

Here I am. I got a little something but there is way too much fat. Anyway, things are going to change. However for now, eww.

You can barely see a change around my stomach.

I can see my stomach getting smaller. Really hard to tell in the pictures though.

This photo was taken later on in the day. This morning I weighed in at 258. Just got on the scale and I am 260. With the picture I don't see any new progress. However my strength has increased this week. My endurance during cardio has increased as well.

I don't see much of a difference.

Ok. Now I am seeing some results.

I was under eating, so I upped my caloric intake to 3000 a day. I dropped four more pounds in the process.

Scale at home is reporting 240lbs. I really don't believe that.

Weighed myself at 236 today. I am seeing results. :)

I was bored, so I took a picture.

I checked the scale on Friday and I weighed 230. Today, I weighed myself at 234. I had a lot of food over the weekend. It's my birthday weekend. By the way, those are size 36 jeans!

I had to stop training due to pulling a muscle in my back. I was scheduled to stop training this week anyway. However, back muscle pulls are no fun.

I reached my goal of wearing size 34 jeans. Even though the ones I am wearing are 36's.

Size 34 jeans!

I am below 220 Lbs!

It's amazing what light can do. I am around 217-218 now and I look more defined in the previous picture.

Down to 214. The workout is getting hectic due to me leaving for LA.

This was when I was at Huntington Beach on July 26. I am not impressed.

I am down to 212 pounds!

I am down to 210 pounds! I am bloated to all hell. Carb ups 4tl! =/

Front Shot 210lbs

Those pictures were taken last Thursday (9/18). That was the second day of me being on the Anabolic diet. I was weighing 205 at the time. However, that Friday I weighed in at 202! I don't want anyone to think I am fraudin. Check the dates. heh.

This was taken after 13 days of carb depletion. I will post a picture after the carb loading. It's not pretty.

This is after two days of carb loading.

This is after a month of eating 3100 calories a day in accordance with the Anabolic diet. While I have lost bf% (17.6 currently), my weight has hovered around 201. Needless to say I am happy with my progress.

I took this picture today because I was bored. As you can still see I have a lot of areas to work on.

Do I see the beginnings of a V-taper?

This was taken in Williamsburg, VA. I weighed in at 202 that morning.

This is one year of very hard work. I can't wait to see what 2 years will bring. My weight is around 200-201 right now.

Just finished hitting the chest, triceps and ab muscles.

This was taken after 5 days of my fat flush. Can't wait to carb up.

I think I hit a wall. Time to drop the calories again. Should I be concerned? Yeah, I think so.

Am I back on track? Yeah, I believe so. :)

Just finished a workout that targeted my chest and abs. Also performed steady cardio for 30 minutes. Had to keep the heart rate around 150 Bpm.

Had a great leg and ab workout.

Everything is coming into place. I just need to work on those sides.

I took this picture after a weekend of carb loading. Pancakes, popcorn, banana's.. you know the deal. Currently at 196.6.

I felt that I looked good today, so I took a picture. :)

I am very, very happy with my progress. I am getting there!

I was dealing with a terrible headache. Very laxed workout and no cardio.

This was taken today. I am coming along nicely.

This was taken at the gym.

Here are the results of a weekend of Pancakes, beer (one) and bread. Yeah, I took it a little too far. However, the bloat is only temporary.

Bad quality but you get the picture.

Carb load is going real well.

This came out well. :)

This was taken after spin class.

This was taken right after i finished 3 circuits of my carb depletion workout. I was drained!

Hah! Bloated but it's all good.

I need to stop taking progress pictures, after my carb loads. I hate being bloated. Anyway, these size 34's are practically falling off my ass! Oh and go Nationals!

Sorry for the lighting. However, the determination is getting stronger, the cuts are getting deeper. Oh yeah, it's the remix, I am 189!

I live my life one set at a time... wait what?

Carb load went very well. I am looking much leaner.

WTH! I am not happy. I don't know what went wrong. Was the carb load, do I need new training? I should be looking much more defined than this. Oh and those shorts were way too big.

It's truly amazing have far I have come. Just look at my current picture and the one when I started. It looks like two different people are here. I look so young now. I don't even know it's me!

I just need to continue on getting my bodyfat down.

This was taken this morning. The lighting in the picture is makes me look horrible. Trust me, I am much leaner than I look.

Just finished hitting the weights and cardio. I feel great! Sadly, I am holding too much water or fat. I am thinking fat.

This was taken after working out with no "special supplements". I went back to the basics.

I am going to try splitting up my cardio and weight sessions. Cardio in the mornings and weights in the evening.

Just finished my first training split. I did cardio this morning at 7:30am and returned train back and biceps at Noon. I must say I enjoy it so far.

Taken prior to eating some carbs.

Bloated due to carb loading.

I am bloated due to the start of my creatine load.

Worked Shoulders and traps. I am still creatine loading.

As you can see, I have some fat on my sides. This is my only trouble spot. Oh yeah, you admiring my stretch marks?

I bought The Eat-Clean Diet For Men. I personally believe i am not lean enough. I am staying low-carb but it's always good to read books.

I am loving AST's Max-OT program. As you can see, my chest has a nice pump. Oh, and guess what. I only did 8 sets for all 3 chest exercises. Yes, I said only 3 exercises.

This was taken after my weekend carb load and a little experiment. I attempted to move away from low carb. I am actually disgusted with myself because I let my frustrations and self doubt get to me. I will never let this happen again. NEVER!

Picture taken after hitting bi's and tri's. I have tweaked my diet a little. Added more low GI carbohydrates.

**Weight - 195** Felt like bacon and eggs after morning cardio, so I had some. Of course I had spinach as well. :D The sodium from the bacon has caused a slight bloat but it's all good. Today's workout was shoulders and traps.

***Weight 195*** Bumped my calories up to 2900 and I am feeling much better.

***195*** I hit the chest and biceps hard today.

***194 Lbs*** Went out last night to a buffet that was 90% meat. Pork, beef, chicken, and fat. Oh yeah! I ate a lot and my stomach loved it! *Ahem* I hit the legs hard today. Have a great weekend everyone!

***199 Lbs*** This is day 2 of my creatine cycle. I hit the chest hard today. Earlier this morning I walked on a 15% incline at treadmill speed setting of '4.0'. Whatever that means..

***197*** I had a doctor perform a physical this morning so my cardio session was skipped. Blood pressure checked in at 105/60! That is just fantastic! Considering, I was in the 135 range this past January. To all the nay sayers against high fat/high protein lower carbs. Well, it works. I am a proven testament and once the blood work comes back. I will prove it again. Oh, yeah I did back and biceps today.

Morning cardio was fantastic. However, I wasn't feeling the weight portion of my day. I was able to complete my shoulders and triceps routine. I am thinking about taking next week off.

Did cardio this morning. Couldn't hit the weights due to a very important interview today. I will hit them tomorrow. :D

Sorry for the very bad lighting. 15 minutes of H.I.I.T running proceeded by abs and biceps.

I had to say goodbye to my beloved bacon. =( Oh, well sodium intake is around 1500mg's and dropped my fat grams by 15. Oh, yeah. I am bloated due to the weekend carb load.

Today was shoulders. I wish the iPhone3G camera was better. Oh, well. I noticed increased vascularity(sp?) in my upper chest.

Just finished morning cardio. Those NIKE dri-fit compression shorts are an epic failure. They make me look bloated. Granted, it's more then likely fat, but I will blame the shorts. :D

I am drained! I still have to legs today and another two workouts tomorrow. NO EXCUSES!

Today was chest day.

I still have a lot of work to do. Not impressed. Not at all!

I am back after a FORCED day of rest. Carb load over the weekend went really well and bloating has been kept to a minimum.

Morning cardio got me all sweaty! Wait, what? I have dropped my fat grams by 10. So, that means the heavy whipping cream had to go. :/

Had a bad cold today. Weight dropped down to 192.

Today was shoulders and traps. I will a little sluggish but I was able to get the workout done. I am a little bloated due to some bacon I had eaten earlier in the morning.

Someone asked for an up close shot. Well, here you go. I have dropped my total calories by another 10-15 grams of fat per day. Today was back and bi with 20 minutes of moderate cardio.

Taken following chest and tri workout. No cardio today.

Sorry for the blurry image. I have no clue what was going on with the phone. Anyway, noticed some new veins in my upper chest.

Had an intense leg day. I also had a trainer take some pictures of me, just fooling around. Now, I just need to get rid of that last ring of fat. I believe it's loose skin, because when I touch it, I feel nothing under it. I can't explain it too well.

You can see the "fat ring" more closely.

Epic failure on the compression shorts. Ha!

The lights were not that bright in that gym. I swear I need a new camera.

I am starting an 8 week cutting cycle. Technically, I have been cutting since I started working out but this is it. After 8 weeks are over, I am going to a bulking phase. Today was leg day.

It feels good being back.

Worked out in the evening. Chest and biceps.

I am going to show you how my body changes during a carb load. I took this picture at 7:50 am, right after I ate two bowls of special K cereal.

This was taken after working out (leg day!) and drinking low fat chocolate milk for post workout.

The daily progress pictures are back. I am off the Anabolic Diet due to a severe flu I caught last week. I am now back to carb cycling. Today is a high carb day.

People tell me that I am very vein for taking daily progress pictures. Well, today it has finally paid off. As you all know, I have switched back to carb cycling. Over the last few days, I have been concerned about putting on any layers of fat due to the switch from low carb to high carb. Well, take a look at the current picture. Take a look at the right corner and tell me what you see. *I* see a fold of skin that was not there before. Possibly a layer of fat? I don't know but I am concerned.

Nothing much to report. Today is a low carb day. I guess you can consider 180 grams of carbs "low". My body is still getting use to the carb intake.

Using a different camera.

Today was a low carb day. Today was chest and triceps. Finished off with 30 minutes on the stair stepper.

Hit the legs hard today.

Carb cycling is going really well. I modified it a bit by spreading carbs through out the day. I started a new workout plan to day as well.

Where is my butt? I know women like to see to nice glutes as well.

Nothing really new. Today was like day and the whole workout consisted of supersets. I then proceeded to do 15 minutes on the stair stepper and 15 minutes on the elliptical.

Getting ready for the beach this weekend.

Hit the shoulders and abs hard today. 25 minutes of elliptical. I would have gone longer but I left my Ipod at home, so no music.

Still working on dropping this bodyfat. Still not impressed with myself.

I must admit. I looked ok at the beach.

I have been experimenting with some different workouts. I have made great gains with my old program. However, try new things are always good. I completed in all DB chest workout.

Just finished doing a shoulder routine from the new Muscle and Performance mag. My shoulders were burning and had a pump, I have not witnessed in a while.

Feeling down today. Oh well.

I haven't posted a new progress in a few days. Things are going good. Carb cycling is going well (Thanks Joshbme). I am not counting calories anymore. I just keep my carbs to .75 to 1 gram per pound of bodyweight. Protein is around 1.25 to 1.50 grams per pound of body weight.

Week #1 is complete. I can't wait to carb load tomorrow and rest!

Someone requested a shot of my legs. Well here is one. As with every part of my body, I am happy with my progress in that area. I will just continue focusing on dropping bf %'s for more definition. I swear this damn iPhone camera is horrible.

End of week #2. Progress is coming along. Carb load day. :D

Messing around...

Messing around part 2...

Back shot.

Back shot ^2.

One of the cons of losing a lot of weight are the infamous stretch marks. Oh, well.

I like my side profile.

This is the last series of pictures before I start my bulking cycle. I am researching like crazy on anything bulking related. There is so much conflicting information out there. I will post new progress pictures next Friday November 6th.

Yeah, it's a cake. Yeah, I had like 4 pieces of that joint. Yeah, it was my graduation party.

I look full due to the storage of glycogen. Strength is good. Cuts are still there but fading. Ha!

I feel great due to the increased calories. My lifts are strong.

I have been focusing on strength exercises. My workouts consist of five exercises. I am now only working out three times a week. I will go into more detail later. Today is also a high carb day.

I am truly amazed at how young I look. There is indeed a fountain of youth. It's called eating right and exercise.

I am still fine tuning things. I want to thank Flcoastie for his support. I was able to get my deadlift up to 300lbs which is quite an accomplishment for me. Goal is 400 by summer.

Two years of progress. I know the first picture was taken in 2006. The reason I used this picture is because this was my only pre-transformation beach shot.

Bulking is going great. On average I am consuming 300-400 grams of carbs a day. Protein stays around 250-300 and I am eating mixed nuts like crazy. ;) I am not tracking calories at this point.