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NSV - Skydiving - with Pictures!

Pseudocyber
Pseudocyber Posts: 312 Member
edited September 2024 in Success Stories
My wife gave me my big Christmas present - a tandem skydiving jump. When I called them, I learned I had to be less than 225lbs. In February, I was my heaviest, 265lbs. So, I had to lose 40lbs, by the time the Groupon expired, in May. They let me extend to June, and I was 216 without clothes on jump day.

Me at Thanksgiving:
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Me squeezed into their largest jump suit - don't know if the 225 was for safety, or they don't make larger jump suits. :laugh:
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Please exit the plane through the back door, to the right.
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Out of the plane, looking at the curvature of the earth
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0-120 in 5 seconds - beat that in your hotrod.
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I'm FREE, Free falling.
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Pull the chute!
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On Approach, after doing some figure 8's, some spirals, felling queasy.
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Coming in for landing - feet up!
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Me and my crazy Jump instructor
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Me and my brother in law, who jumped right behind me.
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Next short term goal/milestone - 2 weeks scuba diving in Grand Cayman! 200lbs! August.

:drinker:

Replies

  • waverly9876
    waverly9876 Posts: 605 Member
    What an awesome gift. U look great!!!!
  • j_fattler
    j_fattler Posts: 94 Member
    wow! that's amazing!
    I'm scared of heights & your pics actually made me a little fearful!...Your wife must be one heck of a woman!

    Good luck scuba diving!
  • monoxidechick
    monoxidechick Posts: 339
    Wow what huge adventures and goals!! That is amazing motivation for yourself. Looked like an amazing time!!
  • Cherilea
    Cherilea Posts: 1,118 Member
    WOW!! What great pictures! I would never do that in a million years (deathly afraid of heights) bit it looked absolutely beautiful! Congrats on your weight loss!
  • ch178
    ch178 Posts: 364 Member
    Awesome, I really want to try that someday
  • jeffrodgers1
    jeffrodgers1 Posts: 991 Member
    Well like they said in Skydiving school... if at first you don't succeed... get a spatula. (Kidding of course)

    Congrats! This is something that is on my Bucket List! Good Job on the weight loss!
  • CelticDestiny
    CelticDestiny Posts: 61 Member
    That is so AWESOME!!!! Congrats!!! This is going to be my reward when I reach my final goal. Thanks for the pictures. You have given me extra motivation.
  • RhonndaJ
    RhonndaJ Posts: 1,615 Member
    How wonderful. It looks like a blast.
  • askme12
    askme12 Posts: 155 Member
    That's frickin' awesome, I've always wanted to do that. Didn't know there was a weight limit though. You look like you had a blast and your pics are really cool, too!
  • CanToGirl
    CanToGirl Posts: 474 Member
    Wow, amazing job.
  • dragonflytequila
    dragonflytequila Posts: 16
    That is what I did also ..it was awesome to jump out of a plane...and great job also on your weight...thumbs up!
  • Mommawarrior
    Mommawarrior Posts: 897 Member
    AWESOME! Way to go on the weight loss!
    Skydiving is on my bucket list!
  • runlorirun
    runlorirun Posts: 389
    Way to go on the weight loss!

    That looks so FUN!!! May have to make that my goal weight big ticket item.
  • mbvenske
    mbvenske Posts: 239 Member
    This is so awesome!! I went diving right after my divorce 20 years ago, I was a nice 175. So after reading your story, I pulled out my pictures, my son told me I was HOT!!. That/you are now my inspiration. I'm gonna get back to 175 and take the plunge again!! Thanks, and enjoy the hell out of your scuba diving trip!!!
  • toots99
    toots99 Posts: 3,794 Member
    That's so cool!
  • Newkell
    Newkell Posts: 379 Member
    what a great incentive to lose 40 pounds. congrats!
  • laughingdani
    laughingdani Posts: 2,275 Member
    Super cool! It has been a dream of mine to be able to sky dive some day.
    So happy for you that you were able to do it. Awesome progress on your weight loss as well.
  • JJHudgens
    JJHudgens Posts: 96 Member
    Awesome!!! I did a tandem dive once...and totally want to do it again! When my partner gets under 200, we are gonna do it! :)
    The pictures are fabulous! :)
  • Pseudocyber
    Pseudocyber Posts: 312 Member
    Thanks everyone! :smile:
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