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Hello to all.

I'm new to CR - started in February of this year after seeing Dr.

Walford on a repeat episode of <I>Scientific American Frontiers<I>.

I've combined moderate strenght training and aerobics most of my

adult life (I'm 42). I've eaten what would be considered a " healthy

diet " by most standards since early adulthood. My blood pressure and

cholesterol levels have always been excellent. BP usually around

115/65 and my total cholesterol was 149 nonfasting pre CR. I'm 6'2 "

and my weight was usually around 180 to 185 pounds

I stopped working out about a year ago during a stressful period of

my life (post divorce issues) and gained 20 pounds before buying a

treadmill late last fall. I lost about 8 pounds in December and

January and from February to present, I lost 32 pounds on a moderate

CR diet. I now weigh 168 lbs.

When I started CR I started to train twice a week with weights again

along with thrice weekly 25 minute treadmill workouts. According to

the measurents I've taken, I've gained muscle in my upper body and

lost a lot of fat in the abdominal region. The difference in a few

short months is astonishing. I can actually see my abdominal

muscles.

My goal weight is 160 lbs. I'll take stock of my progress when I

reach this weight. I'm not keen on losing muscle mass and am focused

more on fat loss and hope to maintain about a BFP of around 6-8%.

I welcome any comments or suggestions.