Next Mission: New Year's Eve in Times Square!!!

OK, so I'm obviously brimming with pride in those pictures taken in Key West. They represent the culmination of 6 months of hard effort replete with many ups, downs, setbacks, fits and starts. But, ultimately, I stuck with it and worked towards my goal and gained a great sense of accomplishment on that beautiful, sunny day. Now is time to turn my attention to the next phase of my transformation: New Year's Eve in Times Square!

Over the next 173 days, I've set as a goal to lose another 30 pounds of fat, while gaining 10 pounds of lean mass. I will split the next 6 months into two phases. In phase I, I will follow Charles Poliquin's German Body Composition (GBC) program which emphasizes fat loss while maintaining - or even increasing - lean mass. For phase II, I plan on being done with my fat-loss efforts and will focus primarily on strength training.

I had set as a goal to take a picture of myself shirtless in Key West but, alas, I was not in good enough shape for that - I chose to spare y'all. Not so for NYC. I plan on being sufficiently lean enough and fit enough to strip the winter wear in the freezing cold long enough to take have a picture taken while striking a "double biceps" pose. How's that for a goal?