Thanks for the feedback everyone. You're right MrBean, most people would expect to do what you describe, but my goals are different. I want to get somewhat massive before I cut - ever. Needless to say I've tried different things but the lack of discipline and knowledge did not give me the results I wanted so I had to get help from a pro - enter Bobo! His meal and workout plans are awesome. I'm finding it difficult to eat all the food but I'm starting to feel something different, something I hadn't felt before. Call it placebo, excitement, whatever. The point is that it is a good feeling and the workout plan is no joke. I'm very quickly learning how much I suck at lifting weights because of bad form, etc. ha ! and I haven't even finished my first week!
Aside from the obvious goal to build muscle I'm getting to uncover and learn some very interesting things regarding nutrition. I have a lot of questions for Bobo but I'm saving them for the end of the week.
I know I'm not going to be 200 lbs in 8 weeks, and I know I'm not going to learn everything there is to be learned about body building and nutrition, but having Bobo's guidance for 8 weeks will certainly set me in the right path to achieve these goals.
Thanks everyone for the encouragement.