In the beginning there was stick boy...

Used to be a gym rat, though you can't tell from looking at me. Guess I ether don't have the genes or I didn't work hard enough.

Anyway, I plan on starting as a beginner, so I don't hurt myself again. Always seem to do that, where I go to heavy and hard and injure myself so I end up not making progress.

My diet (for when I put the info in) can be found here:
http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/Public...?Owner=mle%5Fii

Current Stats:
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 166 lbs.
%body fat: 20%
lean mass: 132.8 lbs

Mini Goal 1:
Weight: 171 lbs.
%body fat: 20%
lean mass: 136.8 lbs
This means I have to lose 1 lb of bf and gain 4 lbs of muscle.

Final? Goal:
Weight: 175 lbs.
%bf: 15%
lean mass: 148.75
This means I have to lose 7 lbs of bf and gain 16 lbs of muscle.

Are these goals reasonable?

Some limitations are:
1) Use Atkins as much as possible - so low carb. I have lost about 20lbs on this diet. And about 35 lbs since Christmas 2002.
2) I only have mornings to work out. So this limits when I can eat and workout. Mainly due to having 2 daughters who I love and want to spend my time with.
3) My genetics, I'm not sure I can grow like most people. At one point I worked pretty hard but didn't get the results I wanted.

I will post my workout plans in the next post.

That's it for now. I'm sure I'll ad more later.