New here, Trying to make weight for the military
OregonNativ3
Posts: 14
Hi there everyone,
My name is Patrick, and I'm 22 years old. I'm 6'3", and I have struggled with my weight on and off for 10 years. It seems like everytime I start doing well, I slip up and go back to my old ways. I have a disgusting habit of eating when I'm bored. As it is, it's almost 1 in the morning here and I'm fighting the urge to go eat even though I'm not hungry.
My story is long, but I'm going to keep it short. I started to gain weight when I was around 12 years old. I had recently moved away from my hometown, and I was alone and to lazy to control myself. I always enjoyed eating (heck who doesn't?), and I just stopped controlling my eating. It grew out of control and at my heaviest weight, I was 300 lbs at around 13 years old. I started to take control of my weight shortly after and dropped to about 245 lbs. My weight continued to drop and leveled off at around 230 lbs. When I turned 19 I was still around 230 lbs, and decided to go to China. I returned over a year later at 168 lbs after battling sickness, and an extreme diet + exercise change. Instead of driving, I walked everywhere, and instead of snacking on potato chips and soda, I ate a mostly vegetable/lean meat diet. After returning home, I fell back into old habits of eating while bored, and snacking way to often.
Here I am now at 228 lbs, looking into the military. A goal that was previously out of my reach due to my weight. I've maintained my weight between 215-235. With the Air Force, my maximum weight allowed at 6'3" is 215. If I am 1 lbs over this, I will be ineligable to enlist. I'm trying to get down to around 190-205 lbs, which would put me well enough below the weight limit that enlisting will no longer be an issue. Due to my rapid weight loss, there was a little bit of excess skin remaining. I had this removed by a cosmetic surgeon about 6 weeks ago. I am now waiting out a 6 month wait period before I am eligible to enlist (all surgeries require a 6 month wait before enlistment). As of now, I am scheduled to enlist in August if all goes well.
I'm here to help stay motivated with my weight loss. I'll be in China from May 3rd - Aug 8th. Enlistment should be on Aug 17th. If anyone is looking for a friend to add on here or just someone who knows how difficult it is to lose + maintain weight, feel free to add me or message me. I'll be doing my best to check in daily. I have the app on my iphone, and I'll be checking in via the website while I am in China.
Take care everyone,
Patrick/OregonNativ3
My name is Patrick, and I'm 22 years old. I'm 6'3", and I have struggled with my weight on and off for 10 years. It seems like everytime I start doing well, I slip up and go back to my old ways. I have a disgusting habit of eating when I'm bored. As it is, it's almost 1 in the morning here and I'm fighting the urge to go eat even though I'm not hungry.
My story is long, but I'm going to keep it short. I started to gain weight when I was around 12 years old. I had recently moved away from my hometown, and I was alone and to lazy to control myself. I always enjoyed eating (heck who doesn't?), and I just stopped controlling my eating. It grew out of control and at my heaviest weight, I was 300 lbs at around 13 years old. I started to take control of my weight shortly after and dropped to about 245 lbs. My weight continued to drop and leveled off at around 230 lbs. When I turned 19 I was still around 230 lbs, and decided to go to China. I returned over a year later at 168 lbs after battling sickness, and an extreme diet + exercise change. Instead of driving, I walked everywhere, and instead of snacking on potato chips and soda, I ate a mostly vegetable/lean meat diet. After returning home, I fell back into old habits of eating while bored, and snacking way to often.
Here I am now at 228 lbs, looking into the military. A goal that was previously out of my reach due to my weight. I've maintained my weight between 215-235. With the Air Force, my maximum weight allowed at 6'3" is 215. If I am 1 lbs over this, I will be ineligable to enlist. I'm trying to get down to around 190-205 lbs, which would put me well enough below the weight limit that enlisting will no longer be an issue. Due to my rapid weight loss, there was a little bit of excess skin remaining. I had this removed by a cosmetic surgeon about 6 weeks ago. I am now waiting out a 6 month wait period before I am eligible to enlist (all surgeries require a 6 month wait before enlistment). As of now, I am scheduled to enlist in August if all goes well.
I'm here to help stay motivated with my weight loss. I'll be in China from May 3rd - Aug 8th. Enlistment should be on Aug 17th. If anyone is looking for a friend to add on here or just someone who knows how difficult it is to lose + maintain weight, feel free to add me or message me. I'll be doing my best to check in daily. I have the app on my iphone, and I'll be checking in via the website while I am in China.
Take care everyone,
Patrick/OregonNativ3
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You can do it! Your key problem is boredom, so...........get busy
Good luck!0 -
You can do it! Your key problem is boredom, so...........get busy
Good luck!
Thanks! I'm doing my best. I'll find more things to do in order to fill my spare time.0 -
You can do it! Find a hobby that you enjoy, or do some new things you've been wanting to try.0
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