9-Month Update

Tuesday December 18, 2007 // Share on Facebook

It’s been 9 months since I started really training hard. I don’t know what I’m training for - I guess just a healthier lifestyle. I’m not the best at eating healthy, but I’d rather not be completely miserable, so I eat pretty much what I want. But I’m pretty strict about getting to the gym (not as much as some people, but better than most).

Well Monday was my 9-month check-up, and my body fat has dropped to 12.5%. Having started at 22%, I can’t believe how far I’ve come. I’ve now set a goal of 11% by March 15th, my 1-year anniversary. If I can drop half of my body fat in 1 year, that’d be fantastic.

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During the past 9 months, my weight has gone from 170 to 171, which means I’ve added 16 pounds of muscle. I’ll need to replace 2.5 pounds of fat with muscle in 3 months to meet my goal - easily done, I hope.

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  1. Steve Poland said...

    wow! congrats dude. I need to get a goal like that going in ‘08. I played some more squash last night — that game is awesome.

    December 18th, 2007

  2. J.D. said...

    Wow. Great work. I’m just starting my fitness program. I’m at 33% body fat, and am aiming for 20%. I know you probably mention it elsewhere here at your site, but what were the keys to your success? I’d love to hear them.

    December 18th, 2007

  3. Eric said...

    Hey J.D.,

    I started to reply to this, but it got too long. I’m working on a new post to summarize my routine :)

    Thanks for stopping by! I’m a big fan of your site :)

    December 18th, 2007

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