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Month 1 of my goal to get 6 pack abs…

Time to get these abs in gear.  If you have come directly to this page and are wondering what you are doing here, take a look at my abs adventure.  Then come back here and join in on the fun.

Goal for this month – 2 pack abs

Everyone starts with a one pack – you know the look – one continuous curve from the chest to the belt line…

Ugh. Not good.

I plan on DOUBLING the number of abs you can see this month – from one to two!  Ok, that may not sound like much of a goal, but it means I lose enough body fat to at least see clearly those top two abs.

Beginning weight – 198 203

Goal weight at the end of 30 days – 183 188

That is an aggressive goal – 15 pounds in 30 days, but should be doable since I am in the early phase and I have more, ok, a LOT more, to lose.  It is all about perspective

Plus this will put me close to the Tough Mudder where I will HAVE to run, climb, destroy and generally have a  good time against lots of other people and once a tshirt gets covered in water and mud there will be no hiding love handles.

NOTE:  I did the Tough Mudder and I did get close to 189/190, but didn’t really track anything. Not making that same mistake this time because it should have been more motivating than it was if I had just stopped to appreciate how far I had come. Maybe one day I’ll post a pic of that – I looked pretty #Beast for a 44 year old.

Like I said in the plan for these abs, having a date, a goal, and an event to shoot for can really help motivation so I’ll be picking out things that matter to me.  You should do the same.

Since I like visual progress, I will also be updating the chart below with my daily weight progress on each of the days. At the end of the month, I will add my final chart here as well so for the next month, just check out the days below if you want to see the latest progress report.

Below that are the links to the daily progress reviews and plans. If you would like the actual spreadsheet I’m using to track my weight just contact me and I’ll happily share it with you.

30 Day 6 Pack Abs Progress Chart

Daily planning and progress review to 6 pack abs

Begin weight – 203

Abs – Day 1 – 200 -Down 3 pounds. Good progress!
Abs – Day 2 – Feeling great about my effort and progress today – weigh in tomorrow morning!
Abs – Days 3 thru 9 – WOW!
Abs – Days 10 thru 13 – Ouch!
Abs – Day 14 – Back to the basics!
Abs – Days 15 thru 18 – Some progress, then holding steady. Hmm.
Six Pack Abs Challenge – Day 19 (Coming soon)
That’s it for now… As soon as I have completed this 30 day challenge I will update this document with my progress and thoughts on the next 30 days. Let us know if you have any advice, motivation, desire to participate, etc… Do it now or you won’t get started and right now nothing is stopping you because this article is over.