41M, MUST get back in shape!

firehiker

Hello gang...
like the subject says, I'm a 41 yo guy from Dallas,TX , and after adding this as an iPhone App to track my calories, I've decided to use the website to keep me motivated (although after a quick browse of the forum posts' "I HATE MEN" messages, this may be enemy territory!).

Briefly...I had a mid-life career change decision a couple years ago and went to the Fire Academy, followed up with EMT school, and then went right back to the desk and once I realized my EMT-B cert was about to expire, I signed up for Paramedic School, and will be re-starting the program in April. I learned really quick that working in EMS, standing on my feet for 12 hr shifts in hospitals, and lifting/loading/transferring patients from stretcher to bed REALLY took a level of fitness that I neglected to maintain after the Fire Academy. So here I am...my short term goal is to drop 38 lbs to 190...I almost fainted when I got on the scale and realized I gained 10 lbs over the holidays!!!

Anyway, there ya have it!

-S. (firehiker)

kipferg

Plenty of men on here. Not the majority, but enough to keep it interesting. I dropped 20 pounds fairly quickly once I figured out portion sizes, measured my food and keep track of it on this website. Good luck.

Gary

firehiker

Thanks Gary.
I was a little dejected when I realized I had no replies but someone that posted AFTER me already had 9 replies to her intro! haha
Congrats on the weight drop...I am looking into a food scale so I can recalibrate the "portion switch" in my brain!

Steanson ("stinson")

kipferg

Bed Bath and Beyond has The Biggest Loser" food scale that is cheap and functional.

kipferg

I do not think guys post as often. I read the boards once a day, but rarely comment.

firehiker

cool, thanks! I get one of those BB&B coupons in my mail it seems every week; now it will come in handy.

barefootbabe

Gary's right, there aren't heaps of guys on here but we value the ones we do have! And don't worry about the ladies' venting posts- we just like to talk things over, ya know?

Welcome and good luck!