I was expecting a rags to riches muscle story as an example... most of that change isn't muscle dude, it's fat loss. Abs like those can be achieved without too much muscle training and a frikkin' lot of cardio and food control. Same thing with the arms (and pecs somewhat), in the first picture it looks like he has most of that muscle. The second just seems to have the fat stripped off. If you look at the guy in the first pic, he's not just flabby fat, he's got some sturdyness to him. The OP, though, goes from skinny to more muscular. There is a clear change from no fat and very little muscle to a decent amount of muscle mass. If you can show me an example of extreme muscle gain, without steroids and with reasonable time management (not three hours a day lifting and working out), in seven months, I'll be impressed and convinced. Sorry if we're roastin' you dude.