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Well, at least I know what lead me here. Inactivity, over eating, kidding myself that I'm eating "well" and in the process, having a flagrant disregard for my own wellbeing. Deep down, I firmly believe I am meant to be an active person. I enjoy my desk job, but I yearn to do something physical. And yet I've spent the last year doing odd bouts of a couple of months' exercise before getting lazy again. And I do love food...And beer. Anyway, I've recently had a period of poor sleep, terrible mood, lack of concentration, tiredness and my liver function isn't what it's supposed to be. It's time to do something. It's time to turn this Spruce Goose around and send it skyward once again. Me: Chris, 38 years old, 6ft 0 and 228 lbs, been pretty lazy of late. Mission objective#1: lose 52 lbs of fat in 52 weeks, gain muscle for bonus pts Mission objective #2: Be able to do pull ups, muscle ups and press ups. Mission objective #3: Start riding to work again once it gets lighter (24 mile round trip) Methods: Eating: Eat real food. No bread, no pasta and make mostly good choices - organic meat, veg and fruit with a few nuts and some dairy thrown in. I'm a decent cook and this should be easy. Limit alcohol and no Friday night blowouts. Strength training. 4 days per week at my new (and excellent) gym. Usually fasted, first thing in the morning. Take steps not to get bored and distracted. Walking: 2 days per week, 5km walk, fasted, first thing in the morning. I love walking. Why this is going to work this time: Building routine. Building discipline for exercise and diet. Steve K says it's not about motivation, its about discipline. I need to get up every day and go to the gym or go for a walk, simple as that. Same as brushing my teeth every day. Motivation isn't a factor any more. To start with this isn't about wanting to exercise, it's about having to exercise. It's about building a better human being, capable of so much more than what I'm currently limiting myself to. The stupid thing is, I love how it feels to be doing exercise and eating properly. A week into this new regime and I feel a huge amount better and really positive about it. I can't really pinpoint why in the past I've "given up" but I'm really going to try hard to recognise the signs and keep it in check whilst I continue on my mission. Week 1 results: 4 gyms sessions, including 1 with a good friend Calories logged in MFP every day, made mostly good decisions. Had 2 beers and 1 glass of wine last week. A huge reduction; feel much better for it Lost 3 lbs in weight Tower, this is Ghost Rider requesting a flyby.