Update: Ben's Total Body Transformation Progress

I had a chance to catch up with Ben again to see how things went over the Holidays.  Like most of us, it appears he deviated from the course a bit and may have taken it to the extreme.  What gives me that idea?  Well, when he told me he "Fell off the wagon so hard that I'm still recovering" I got the inkling that things didn't go well... 

I could certainly sympathize with him based on my own experience over the past few weeks!  Here's where he's at now:


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Bens First BodyTransformation Steps And Diet Tips

Ben provided me with a thorough update of exactly what he has done to prepare himself to make some meaningful and positive dietary changes for a total body transformation.  While not yet implementing a structured eating plan, he has already seen some fantastic results and provides some insight as to why he feels he's already making progress.  What kind of progress?  How about an 8 pound reduction in bodyweight right out of the gate! 

How did he do it?  Let's hear it directly from Ben:


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Bens Grocery List For His Total Body Transformation Diet - First Two Weeks

Ben has his grocery list in hand and is out picking up the necessary items he'll need to get serious with his diet.  He has already been making some changes over the past couple of weeks to prepare himself and we'll be highlighting those changes in an upcoming post. 

For now, he has a simple, easily accessible grocery list of items he can pick up at his local grocery store or Walmart Supercenter.  It's all about ease and convenience!

Here's his list for the first two weeks:

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Bens Pre-Total Body Transformation Bloodwork Results

It took a little longer than expected, but Bens pre-Total Body Transformation bloodwork results are finally in.  During our last conversation with Ben, he was concerned that his cholesterol had continued to climb to unsafe levels for his age.  While he initially attempted some positive dietary changes to address it for a solid 8 months or so, he had recently fallen off the wagon and gotten back into some poor eating habits. 

What kind of effect did it have on his cholesterol?  Let's take a look:


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Ben's Total Body Transformation - The Beginning Stats

We can now take a look at exactly where Ben will be starting from in his total body transformation.  We have enough information to outline his approximate current BMR and goal weight BMR as well as prepare an outline for his macronutrient breakdown during the diet.  At this point, it's basically just a matter of doing some simple math for the approximations we need to put together a defined eating and exercise plan. 

He's still awaiting the arrival of his bloodwork so we'll look at that in more detail once it comes in.  We do know what his starting body fat percentage is however.  Let's take a look:


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