Hello World!

Inside nerdy joke... We're always supposed to make the "Hello World" when we're learning a new programming language.

I've decided to create this blog to document my quest for fitness.  I'm a huge nerd, and avid reader of Steve over at Nerd Fitness.  One of the things I've learned from him is to relate more to video games.  Quests are great because you have an objective and you usually take journeys to get there.

So I don't lose sight of the main focus of my other blog, I'll move all fitness related content to this one.

Here is where I'm at, for those just joining me:
I've just turned 25, am happily married, and work as a software developer.  My wife is pretty much in shape.  Me... I'm a shape.  But that's not a problem, because it can be changed!  Over the past half, I've been slowly making changes in hopes to get more in shape.  I've only recently began implementing changes that are having noticeable effects.  In order to make better decisions and hopefully have other people learn from me, I'm going to document as often as I remember.

Stats:
I'm currently 205 pounds.  (About a month ago, I started a keto diet and have lost 11 pounds since then).  The scale puts me at about 27.1% body fat.  That's approximately 55.56 pounds of fat.  Around 194,000 calories.  Seems like a daunting number, but it will help keep me focused on my goals.

Along with dieting, running and some strength training will be my first phase of my fitness quest.  I can currently job 10 minutes, walk 3 minutes, then jog another 5 minutes @ 5mph.

Goals for Phase 1:
I want to get back down to 190 pounds, and be able to jog for 30 minutes straight.  Assuming I only lose fat, that puts me at 21% body fat.  I'd like to be able to do this in the next 6-8 weeks.

Goals for Phase 2:
I want to bulk up!  More muscle means more calories burned.  Also, it means I'm more anti-fragile.  I've got no idea where I'll end up for this phase, but I'd like it to be around 15% body fat.  I can no longer talk pounds, because I have no idea which way the scale will go.  In this phase I'll not worry about calories so much.  I'll also drop the keto diet.

Goals for Phase 3:
At some point, I'm going to switch to my last cutting phase.  The goal here is to get between 8-10% body fat.  This is quite far out there, so I'll not make plans for this until I get into phase 2.

That's it for now.  I'll post pictures soon, and try hard to keep you up to date.  My next post will outline my current plans forward.