Locker Room at the gym where I began to realize this was working and it was all about diet not just hitting the weights hard. I had lost about 45 lbs at this point.

Let me know if you see progress. I am going to stay the course through the end of the year, maybe up the calories a wee bit more, the then pull back after the new year. Cool! Looking to add muscle here ...

Locker Room at the gym where I began to realize this was working and it was all about diet not just hitting the weights hard. I had lost about 45 lbs at this point.

Went from a gross set of man boobs, to the beginnings of a chest ... More to follow.

Pics are a great reality check. After this one I realized there was not as much change as I thought I "felt"... Changed the diet dramatically at this point. At 233 in this pic.

The diet and hard work is working its magic. My gym shorts are hardly fitting anymore - 2 1/2" off the waist! Just a couple of weeks on the new diet is really having an impact.

The Spartan expression ... OK. Time to put the muscle on that frame. The fat is almost gone that I want off. COOL!

Taken during morning workout on Christmas Eve... it is getting to the point where I don't even recognize this guy. He looks like a frick'en bodybuilder! Gonna keep this up. More new muscle coming on in '08. This will be the start picture for C2.

I am up 7 pounds from the previous month, but my body fat has actually dropped .4% [electronic test at the gym]. Shirts are certainly fitting tighter across the chest, back and arms ... Cool!

Another side shot ...

Let me know what you might see there compared to previous...

Let me know how this compares with previous, eh?

This is the usual side shot after a chest and bicep workout.

Another shot ... these pics were taken after a chest/bicep workout. My camera guy didn't quite get the same angle as last time.

I have been floating around the mid 190s weight wise for the last couple of months, but the belt is feeling looser ... let me know what you think.

Sorry for the weird facial expression ...

This is the same shot I took nearly two years ago ... been quite a journey. Thanks to so many on this site that have been a source of inspiration and motivation along the way!

Arms sprouting?

After a bi and tri WO.

Size is there ...

At 199 in these shots. I have shaved about 6 lbs since last month and the core training is still going strong. I am finding that the more I train core, the easier it is to move heavier weight - makes sense really. Ever seen a tree with big limbs and a skinny trunk?!

Some fat around the belly button area to work on. Steady on the diet and it should be melting away in another month or two. Nickedge, watch out!

I was blown away when I compared this shot with the one from June of 2008 [the black and white above]. In the June shot I weigh the same as I do here. If you keep the diet squared and the workouts going, things happen. One workout at a time ... be relentless.

Been doing some intense workouts and upped the calories a bit the last couple of weeks.

Let me know if you see progress. I am going to stay the course through the end of the year, maybe up the calories a wee bit more, the then pull back after the new year. Cool! Looking to add muscle here ...