Ready to Start

You're now well on your way to that fabulous body you've always wanted! You now have your reasons for wanting to change:
Reason(s):
1. I'm unhappy with my current weight
2. My unhealthy lifestyle is impacting my health and happiness
3. I'm afraid if I don't make a change I'll miss out on some blessings, such as seeing my kids grow up and one day seeing my grandkids.

you have your short-term and long-term goals in place:
Goals:
1. I want to lose 30 pounds of fat
2. I want to add 10 pounds of muscle
3. I want my wife to look and me and say "Wow!"
4. I want to see my grandkids grow up

you've noted your starting point:
Current:
1. weight: 230 lbs
2. waist: 44 inches
3. pant size: 40
4. chest: 45 inches
5. shirt size: 2XL
6. biceps: 14 1/4inches
7. thighs: 24 inches
8. calves: 15 inches
9. bodyfat: 28%

and you have charted your daily caloric intake for a week or two:
3500 calories per day

So, the next step is to put a plan in place to help you reach both your short-term and long-term goals.

Phillipians 3:12-13
"¹² Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. ¹³ Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,"