New Clothes Thanks to my New Lifestyle

I just had to share my success with my weight loss and strength training. I went and bought some new clothes last night and I went from wearing jeans with a size 40 waist to a size 36. I was excited this is the first time in my life that I have been physically fit. I gave blood to the red cross on March 10th my blood pressure was the best the nurse had seen in his career for someone my age. I was tickled to death with what I have accomplished. I even went from wearing xxl shirts to large thats a first time I fit into a large since I was in Junior high. I love the lifestyle change. I have found new and healthier things to eat and have worked on finding new dishes to prepare and my dad has jumped on the bandwagon and set some weight loss goals to. My current measurements to date are:

Height 6' 5"
Weight 218
Abdominal 37"
Body Fat 20.29 with is down from an initial body fat of 29% I have lost a total of 42 pounds and 9 inches off my abdominal area. I have begun to lift weights everyother workout and continue to run on the weekends with my dogs it has been so much fun. My Chiropracter is amazed at how well my lower back has responded to the weight loss. I have had no pain in my lower back since December and I have never felt better.:) :) :)
 
I did this all on my own I just grabbed a few things from this site and others and instead of relying on one piece of advice I used a combination of everyone's thoughts. I have not gone on a low carb diet I just eat good healthy foods in moderation and try to remain as active as possible. I try to workout every other night and so far it has helped significantly.
 
I have lost the fat now what should I do to begin to sculpt my body a little as far as building some muscle? Does anyone have a specific set of excercises that I can do to begin to build my muscle? I have a free weight set that I can do bench press, incline bench press, military press, and some work with the legs as well. Also is the ab roller adequate for developing my abs or should I concentrate on weighted sit-ups? Oh I also have some dumbells that I work out with as well.
 
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