Workout progress report

Two months into the new workout regimen, I sport the following improvements.

Went from 26.4% body fat to 21.4% while maintaining the same 184-187 weight.  That represents a 7-pound lateral transition of fat to muscle. My standard middle-aged pear-shaped midsection is shrinking as my upper body grows more definition.

Went from getting winded at half a mile to running 3 miles (at 5.5-7mph) like it was nothing.  Can also run the 1 mile to work which has a 7 degree hill for 1/4 mile.  Learned proper breathing and running technique.

I currently max out at 20 push-ups and 35 sit-ups, still can't do a full pull-up yet.  Pullup max weight is 150 at 5 reps so far.

I am far more flexible than I was even as a teenager, thanks to pre-workout stretching exercises.

Post-workout soreness is drastically minimized now that my body has acclimated to the new demands.

Diet is vastly improved with more meat, veggies, protein/creatine smoothies, and cutting out the garbage.  I still cheat but it's written in to the program.  It's a good thing I love salad. Discovered the 8th-day miracle that is Greek yogurt.

I feel much lighter, more bouncy.  I take stairs like they were nothing.  I can perform tasks that used to hurt just by being vertical.  I have more stamina, more energy.  Everything I handle is becoming lighter.  The fatigue and lethargy...gone.

My goal is an overall good healthy body, a balance of speed, endurance, strength, flexibility, and stamina.  The excellence I perform in the gym translates to excellence in other parts of my life, eventually "spilling over" into each other to create a lifestyle of complete effectiveness.  The physique will simply be a natural consequence of executing these priorities.

I'm on my way.