Great place to start mate. You get this right and you will look awesome. Quality
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For the transformation challenge this year I will still be focusing on gaining strength and hopefully some more muscle. I wonāt be cutting out carbs for 14 weeks like last year.
I have put a hard stop on all chips, chocolate, biscuits, cake etc starting yesterday. Wife cleaned out the chip cupboard today (see my log for pics). I am going to keep carbs in my diet this year but cut out the crap and add a little conditioning. I donāt think Iāll lose as much fat as last year but if I can gain a few pounds of muscle and burn some fat at the same time then Iāll be a happy boy.
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Similar approach here, Iām done with beer except for occasions that require it like vacation and anniversary. Avoiding cookies and sweets as much as I can. But not trying to go hungry and not doing anything I canāt stick to for a while.
Today being new years there may be some dessert though.
I need a good āIām boredā snack to keep for evenings at home.
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goals: put on some muscle 
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Thatās some serious height gainz
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- popcorn
- casein pudding
- cottage cheese
- yoghurt
- quark
The latter four pairs nicely with berries/fruit/chia seeds/cacao
And,
- green pea + cottage cheese flatbread
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Whatās your goal this time around?
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Some folks try to pad the before pic with a big cheat day. Nonsense. Instead, I went with the fair and honest method of about a half-hour of exercise in the last week, averaging five hours a night of interrupted sleep since Christmas, and I caught a cold the other day. 
203.2 this morning. Lightest start to a year that I can remember, usually 210+ by now. Good news is I stuck to last yearās goal to stay within spitting distance of 200. Bad news is it looks and feels like everything missing is wilted muscle. Meh. Will get back to logging tomorrow.
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Alrighty yāall, this is what the reverse T-ransformation looks like. 40 grams of protein most days, copious alcohol and Oreos, unconstrained fatassery. Nowhere to go but up.
I hope everyone meets their goals. LETāS GET SHREDDED
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Still in. At the in-laws for holidays so Iāll have to sneak in the mini ābeforeā photo shoot when the old folks are otherwise occupied (i.e. napping). Tonight at the earliest. Saturday morning at the absolute latest.
I already have a log at the Over 35 section.
Regardless of my few entries in such log on 2019, I like the kidness people there. Very much.
Is it only necessary to add a t-ransformation2020 tag on that log or will I need to create another one at a specific location?
Cheers
Adding that tag onto your current log is fine regardless of which section itās in (Training Logs, Over-35, Powerlifting, etc.). You should be able to edit the first post of your current log and add the tag. If thereās an issue, let me know and I can take care of it.
Anyone doing the challenge who has an active log should really add the tag to their thread to keep everything collected together.
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Still looking good @Frank_C hopefully you can maintain this through surgery and rehab.
@muskratlifts some decent size there mate. Now to carve it up!
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Iāll have one up tonight pal
To stop sucking at life. Iām pretty certain Iām headed for another shoulder surgery. I see the doctor on the 9th.