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Post number 1! I've been lurking for the past couple of weeks but decided it was time to take the plunge. My name is Craig Valier and I have been a client of Joe's (Metabolic Transformation) since mid-August this year with the sole objective of losing weight. At the beginning of 2007, I weighed in at a hefty 238 pounds...I am 6'2". Anyway, by the time I started with Joe and Sean I had gotten down to 223 and was stuck there. So now, 10 weeks into the program I am down to the lowest weight I have been since I was married 24+ years ago (I am 48 years old by the way) and feeling great. My avatar is a picture of me now at 200 pounds. That's when Sean convinced me to step out of my comfort zone and enter the world of Body Building. I took that challenge because I wanted an extra incentive to get down to my goal weight of 180. As an extra incentive, I am posting my progress here. Help me! I know nothing about weight lifting, body building, posing, nutrition, etc. except what Joe and Sean have taught me over the past 2 1/2 months. This has been a GREAT experience to date and I suspect it is just getting started!
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Hey Craig! Welcome aboard man! You are going to love this place. Ask tons of questions and never be afraid to post up! For all those who don't know Craig, he is my height and weighs just a couple of pounds less than I do. He is a fellow ectomorph for the most part and will have no issues losing the weight to get onto the stage. We don't really have a show date in mind yet...but it will likely be next spring or summer. He is looking at a novice class for his first time out and with Joes help he will do great, no doubt about it. Oh and dude...that avatar looks nothing like you. HAHAHAHAHA Sean |
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WOW! Great first impression...I can't even spell. Should have read "...So now, 10 weeks into the program I am down to the lowest weight I have been since I was married 24+ years ago (I am 48 years old by the way) and feeling great. " I'll post a more recent picture in the next couple of days.
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LOL...you can edit the post easily....under your avatar picture (when you are logged in), you will see an "Edit Post" botton. No worries. Most of around here are so carb depleted we can't even see straight, much less type accurately.
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Craig-baby!!! How awesome for you to post your progress - very nice! Now we'll get to see what Sean does with you in the gym...pretty soon we're going to be calling for some shots like a "front double bicep" - but without the sport coat  . |
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Craig, Welcome to the forum! You'll find that this is a great space for information, motivation and just plain fun! Please keep us posted on your progress! You've done awesome so far!!!! Keep up the good work! Funda |
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Thanks Funda! OK, let's try this...I hope this link works to some immediate progress shots (sans the coat Joe!). The first one is NOT a beached whale, but it's close. The others show how far I have come already AND just how badly I flex. Told ya I needed help. http://picasaweb.google.com/craig.valier/BodyBuildingProgressionShots/photo?authkey=8hyROeQLxOQ#5124317455890204386 |
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Alright Joe...is this a better avatar?  The coat's gone! I didn't mention it in my initial post, but my wife Donna is in the Metabolic Transformation program with me and looks absolutely fantastic. She is only 2 pounds away from her goal and wearing size 2 (she's a foot shorter than me and almost 100 pounds lighter...she is "petite!" Without her on this journey with me it would have been much, much tougher. She is supporting me in this crazy endeavor as well which will make it all that much easier. We have 2 children...our son Aaron who is 21 and going to school at IUPUI and our daughter Jourdan who is 17 and a Junior in HS. Both have been/are competitive swimmers so they know a little something about commitment and being in shape. Maybe they can keep me honest???  |
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craig welcome aboard if you have any question feel free to ask me at any time and I'll try to provide some solid advice! but im sure with Sean guiding your workouts and joe your diet you'll get to your goals in no time!!! congrats on what you've achieved so far thats awesome!!!
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Wow Craig -- I want to welcome you and tell you how much of a difference I notice in your avatars. Your jaw and cheek bones jump out of this picture and you appear significantly younger. Nice oblique, bi, tri cuts coming out -- nice forearms...I'd like to see a side sym next time LOL! you continue posting pictures like that and Team K is going to rope you into competing LOL!
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Thanks Joe! I'm sure I will ask lot's of questions (some will probably seem so simple given my lack of knowledge)...with all of the experience and expertise associated with Joe and Team I feel that there is no better place to learn and grow. I love the support that this blog offers to everyone!
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Thanks for the kind remarks Mary...I've got a long way to go but I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't pleased with the change so far. If I could just get rid of the pesky love handles! I know it will come, I'm just not a real patient person. They don't look so bad in the avatar because my arms are up, but trust me there is some work to do there! Just looking at everyone else's avatar is real motivation for me. I know most of you guys have been at this for a while but wow, you look great! |
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All the best for your journey, and welcome abroad, you will LOVE it here.
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Mary, he is competing...the show is as of right now undetermined, but it will likely be a late spring show. He is going to be freaky in about 6 months time!
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Freaky? That's a good thing right? |
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