Former Marine, Bad accident = weight gain!

DaveS_63
DaveS_63 Posts: 50
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Hello everyone! As the title says, I am a former Marine. ayone who has been in the military knows that we lived a very active life; ate and burned mega calories. The problem is when we get out, it is hard to change those eating habits. On top of that, I got in a very serious motorcycle accident shortly after getting out and was in the hospital for more than a month. This was 25 years ago.

Needless to say, I gained a lot of weight, and due to my injuries, I was very sedentary for over a year. I went from 180 to 250! Since then I have been able to lose the weight, but I struggle t keep it off. I was here about a year or so ago and got back down to 180, but then, as it has before, it creeped back up. I am at 218 now.

I would love to have some good supportive friends to help me lose the weight and keep it off for good this time. Feel free to fired me.

Dave

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  • Nurse_Christy
    Nurse_Christy Posts: 276 Member
    First, thank you for your service! My situation is not even close to yours, but I always welcome new friends. I do know how you feel as far as the struggle to keep the weight off. Several times I have lost weight, sworn I would never put it back on, then gained it all back and more. I think my problem was I wasn't making sustainable changes, so that's what I'm trying to do now. Good luck to you.
  • USMCnetty90
    USMCnetty90 Posts: 277 Member
    Hello Dave!
    I too am a former marine - hence my user name -
    You have made a great step in coming here - the MFP community is awesome!!! I find I am on here more than any other social networking site.
    Good luck to!
    FR - sent
  • CaLaurie
    CaLaurie Posts: 178
    Welcome Dave, and thank you for your service!! Weight "creep" is a problem for many of us... Well, OK, it's a problem for me! Sending FR. :smile:
  • DaveS_63
    DaveS_63 Posts: 50
    Welcome Dave, and thank you for your service!! Weight "creep" is a problem for many of us... Well, OK, it's a problem for me! Sending FR. :smile:

    I think its a problem for most of us :) Thats why it's a "creep" in every sense of the word!
  • DaveS_63
    DaveS_63 Posts: 50
    Hello Dave!
    I too am a former marine - hence my user name -
    You have made a great step in coming here - the MFP community is awesome!!! I find I am on here more than any other social networking site.
    Good luck to!
    FR - sent

    Semper FI!!

    I love this site. I am on here a lot too. I like people here more than my family and friends on FB....
  • Greg9965
    Greg9965 Posts: 16
    Oorah from the other side of the pond from another brother
  • griff7809
    griff7809 Posts: 611 Member
    Zoomie here for support my brother.
  • tidesong
    tidesong Posts: 451 Member
    Thank you for your service, and best wishes on your journey here!

    (But I thought there was no such thing as a "former" Marine!)
  • DaveS_63
    DaveS_63 Posts: 50
    Thank you for your service, and best wishes on your journey here!

    (But I thought there was no such thing as a "former" Marine!)

    Ha Ha! yeah that's pretty much true. But its been a few decades.
  • KevinS62
    KevinS62 Posts: 239 Member
    Retired Master Chief here. I lost 10-15 lbs to get into my dress whites for retirement, then I relaxed. I mean, I really relaxed... 18 months later, I was 250.

    I'm at a lower weight now than I had been in my last 14-15 years in the Navy and it feels great. The work that it's taken me to get here is something I need to remember. It will take a little work to keep it off, but nothing compared to what it takes to lose the weight.

    I guess what I'm saying, is keep aware of what I'm eating, keep using MFP app, and keep myself active.

    -Kevin
  • DaveS_63
    DaveS_63 Posts: 50
    Retired Master Chief here. I lost 10-15 lbs to get into my dress whites for retirement, then I relaxed. I mean, I really relaxed... 18 months later, I was 250.

    I'm at a lower weight now than I had been in my last 14-15 years in the Navy and it feels great. The work that it's taken me to get here is something I need to remember. It will take a little work to keep it off, but nothing compared to what it takes to lose the weight.

    I guess what I'm saying, is keep aware of what I'm eating, keep using MFP app, and keep myself active.

    -Kevin

    You said it Kevin. Diligence and logging is key.... and keeping active... and making healthy choices(most of the time).

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