I will lose my Weight!

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Good evening everyone,

My name is Tom and I have recently separated from the United States Army. I served eight years in the Army and over three years of my time was spent overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan. On my final tour to Afghanistan in 2013 I was severely injured. I was shot in the hip and had an RPG explode next to me that riddled my shoulder and lower leg with shrapnel. After 13 surgeries and 2 years of physical therapy I have gained over 100 pounds. I am able to run again but have no motivation to do so. I know what to do to eat better but have no motivation to start a new routine. I try and try to stay away from the sugar drinks but it only lasts a day or so before I cave in and drink a soda. I am constantly fighting a battle against weight and now it is leading to more medical conditions that I am trying to get rid of. I have recently been diagnosed with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and hypothyroidism. On top of the new medications I am having to take, I also take medication for severe depression and PTSD.

Now that my sob story is out the way, I am here as a last resort to lose this weight. I have been to classes after classes offered by the Veterans Affairs, to no avail. I do not want to end up getting another surgery to help lose the weight. I am a certified firefighter and was able to go through the Fire Academy and while I was able to run 3.5 miles and climb 20 floors of stairs, I just wasn't losing the weight. So I got to researching and studying myself as to why I wasn't losing weight. I found that the majority of my weight is being held because of my calorie intake. I am addicted to soda, and I try to quit and after a day or two I cave and drink one which leads to two and so on.

I live a very busy life with a wife and three children. I am trying to do meal prep for myself, but do not get much support from home. My wife had Gastric Bypass earlier this year in February and I refuse to follow suit. I feel that it is a cowards way out and that it is unnecessary. I have no gyms around me and even if I did I could not afford one right now. I am unemployed and only receiving income from my disability and going to school. My wife is working to help supplement our income to afford our home, which we own. I do have 9 acres of land that I try to stay outside and work on throughout the day, but being 270 pounds it makes being out there for extensive periods of time in Florida weather a bit difficult.

Overall, I am tired of living this way and find it hard to lose the weight. I do not get much support from home. I do all the cooking but having three children it is difficult to devote to much time to it. I am unable to go to a gym. I will change and I will lose this weight. I am looking for some support from you guys and hopefully I can do this with it. I look forward to seeing what is offered on this forum and meeting some new folks.

Have a good one!

-Tom
 
Hello Tom thank you for serving our country. The one thing I can relate to in your post is the calorie intake and suger. This was hard for me to understand at first too. I really love to eat a lot and I love soda. A month ago I weighed 220lbs (Im 5' 9" tall) and now I'm 205lbs just from tweaking a few simple things in my diet. This was done without exercise but I will have to exercise eventually. 1. Use a smaller dinner plate. Your brain will trick you into thinking you had a full meal.(portion control.) I also eliminated fast food, soda and white sugar. Sugar wreaks havoc on your health. You have to decide what you want more? soda and sugar or giving it up and losing the weight. This is how I did it.
1. Breakfast- 6am 1/2 cup of oatmeal with cinnamon and a small scoop of honey.
2. 10am snack - Banana
3. Lunch - salad
4. 3pm snack- 1/2 cup of mixed nuts and an apple
5. Dinner- Use a smaller sized plate than what you are used to using for whatever you are having for dinner.
6. Have a water bottle with you and drink throughout the day. This will curb your appetite.
7. Do not eat past 8pm if you can help it.
8. Get at least 7 to 8 hours of sleep per night. (This is so important because it regulates your metabolism and you will lose weight faster.)
If you follow this you will lose 5 lbs per week without exercise. If you include exercise you will lose about 10 lbs per week.
This is something simple I came up with that has worked for me because like you I don't have a lot of time or motivation either. But as I lose my weight the motivation to keep going gets stronger. The hardest part is getting started man. Hopes this helps. Good luck to you and don't give up!!
 
5 Moves That Will Change Your Body

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Derek DeGrazio, celebrity trainer and managing partner at Barry's Bootcamp South Florida, is known for his butt-kicking workouts. Here's a 60/30 routine he created for Self.

Compound exercises are the secret sauce to having a quick and effective workout. Simply put, these supercharged moves are two isolated exercises that join forces to become one amazing exercise that engage multiple muscle groups at once. In my fast and effective routine below, you'll find five of my favorite compound moves that will activate and tone your core while sculpting lean muscles from head-to-toe. I've also incorporated a few "burnout" exercises that will exhaust your muscles and help shed fat. Consider my 60/30 routine your fast and furious #UpNOut challenge - all you need is eight minutes and a set of dumbbells.

The 60/30 workout: Perform each compound dumbbell exercise for 60 seconds completing as many reps as you can. Then, ditch the weights and immediately do 30 seconds of the "burnout" exercise.

What' You'll Need: One set of medium dumbbells (start with 8-10 lbs.)
Set 1

60: Squat and Press
Stand with feet hip-width apart and holding a weight in each hand directly above shoulders. Hinge hips back and lower into a squat keeping weight in heels. Stand and press both weights overhead. Return weights to above shoulders and immediately lower into next rep.

30: Squat Jump
Stand with feet hip-width apart. Hinge hips back and lower into a squat. Push through heels to stand and explode off the ground. Land and immediately begin next rep.
Set 2

60: Lunge and Curl
Stand with feet together and a weight in each hand. Step right foot forward and bend both knees to create two 90 degree angles with legs. Turn palms to face away from body and curl weights to shoulders. Lower weights back to sides, stand, and step right foot back to meet left. That's 1 rep; alternate sides with each rep.

30: Flunge (flying lunge)
Start in a lunge position with right foot forward. Jump off the ground and switch legs in mid-air, landing in a lunge position with left foot forward. Continue alternating sides with each rep.
Set 3

60: Deadlift and Pull
Stand with feet hip-width apart with arms in front of body, palms facing in and a weight in each hand. Keeping a soft bend in knees and back flat, reach weights toward floor, stopping near ankles or shins. Return to standing, pressing hips forward slightly. Now raise weights to chest-height, keeping elbows higher than hands. Return arms to start to complete 1 rep.

30: Squat Thrust
Stand with feet hip-distance apart. Place palms on ground and jump legs back into a high plank position. Jump feet back towards hands and jump straight up, immediately lowering into the next rep.
Set 4

60: Tricep Extension and Leg Raise
Lie face up, arms raised in the air directly above shoulders with a weight in each hand, palms facing each other, and legs extended on floor. Keeping elbows still, lower each weight toward floor until hands are next to ears with elbows pointing to the sky. Press weights back up and lift legs to sky until feet are above hips. Lower legs back to ground to complete 1 rep.

30: Flutter Kicks
Lie face up with arms by side and legs extended away from body. Raise arms, legs, and torso six inches off floor and begin to "flutter" legs, alternating up and down a few inches with opposite feet.
Set 5

60: Push-Up With Row
Start in a push-up position with each hand holding on to a weight that is resting on the ground. Do one push-up, then row right arm to torso keeping elbow close to torso. Repeat with left arm to complete 1 rep.

30: Plank Jacks
Start in a high plank position with wrists under shoulders, abs tight, and spine long. Quickly jump feet in and out while maintaining a plank position.

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HI, it's great to hear your story and put yourself out there. It's hard with kids and not a lot of support from your spouse. I have two children in a small apartment and is hard to find time for myself. I have a few work out videos that are fun that I include the kids in. they find it fun and they actually motivate me in doing my workout every other day. maybe if you try to get them to work out with you, you'll balance the parent life as well as your life.
 
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