Over 40 and making some good progress

**40plusnewbie** · 12-05-2008, 06:53 PM

Just wanted to check in here as I"m 41. Last year I was 295lbs and my cholesterol was 268.

Right now I'm 220lbs (6'2" broad shoulders but not really muscular- yet!) and my cholesterol is 136!

My plan is to get down to 210lbs., develop my abs and obliques more (been workin on it) then lean bulk.

A year ago or so I thought it was hopeless for me and thought I would be fat for the rest of my life... I figured I was sooo out of shape I would never be able to change my condition.

Well if you think like that, STOP IT! It was exactly my thinking, my telling myself that I coudn't change that was preventing me from changing! When I started focusing on short term goals like eating x less bad food for x meals/week or substituting x for y food, things like that i started to make rapid progress.

Now I'm looking forward to being a lean and muscular guy with a 6 pack to envy at the age of 41 and having a body like that for the first time in my life!

Thank you sterold.com for all your help and support!

**Big** · 12-05-2008, 07:04 PM

just goes to show, it's never too late.

**Tigershark** · 12-05-2008, 07:33 PM

Good luck man, keep up the good work.

**BTK** · 12-05-2008, 11:02 PM

Only too late for ronnie

**ghettoboyd** · 12-06-2008, 10:51 AM

keep at it 40,age is only a number and training and a good diet are the fountain of youth as you well know.i like you take alot of pride in being a fit older and hopefully wiser adult.and as you also know well is that it certainly dos not hurt the sex life!not to mention the respect i feel i get more now at work and in public in general.keep on rockin' bro.....ghetto

**40plusnewbie** · 12-07-2008, 06:52 AM

Originally Posted by ghettoboyd

keep at it 40,age is only a number and training and a good diet are the fountain of youth as you well know.i like you take alot of pride in being a fit older and hopefully wiser adult.and as you also know well is that it certainly dos not hurt the sex life!not to mention the respect i feel i get more now at work and in public in general.keep on rockin' bro.....ghetto

This coming summer when I go to the beach my shirt will definitely be OFF and I will also have my back waxed! I think my wife is going to be jealous at chicks staring at me because even though I'm over 40 I look young for my age.

In actuality I think this is a manifestation of my mid life crisis, getting in good shape....better than buying a corvette I can't afford and drivin my fat ass around in it with the fantasy that hot young chicks are gonna get with me lol