johnnyo
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Greetings,
I thought that keeping a journal like this would help me, and probably many of us in the same situation, out a bit, so thanks for having something like this here.
So, it all started when I went to get a check up and a physical in September. I didn't know how much I really weighed, mainly because I didn't care, but I could tell I was definitely a bit (way) heavier than I should be. Well, the confirmation came on that day in September when I stepped on the scale and weighed in at a whopping 280 lbs. I was shocked, but not entirely because I knew that I let myself go way beyond the limit my wife set for me, which was 250 lbs.
My doctor told me that I was morbidly obese, and that word "morbidly" kind of got to me. He took my blood pressure and it was 158/98. He looked a bit worried and when I saw his face, so did I. He told me I was almost at the point where I would be diagnosed with high blood pressure and he put me on medication. I took that one time and I felt like garbage, so I called and told him I didn't like the way it made me feel, so I stopped taking it. He said that I should try to regulate it with diet and exercise. Being 33 years old, I figured that was the best bet. I am way too young to be diagnosed with any sort of health problem.
Immediately, I started to make a life style change. I started eating well and exercising, well as much as my body would allow at 280 lbs. As two months passed, I noticed some body changes and I noticed that the blood pressure began to drop and maintain. I started getting really excited and I went back to the "motivated, dedicated, ready to train" mentality that I learned while serving in the Army. Then I get a wild hair and decide that I want to try to get back in the Army, well the National Guard since I have a family now.
Now, it is January and I am down to 245 lbs. For the National Guard standard weight, I have to be, at the most, 205 lbs for my height of 6'1", or my body cannot exceed 26%. So, I hope all of you who have made it this far in a somewhat lengthy post, enjoyed this brief initial journal entry and I will continue to post on the weight loss progress.
Goal:
205lbs
Current weight:
245lbs
Thanks for reading.
johnnyo
I thought that keeping a journal like this would help me, and probably many of us in the same situation, out a bit, so thanks for having something like this here.
So, it all started when I went to get a check up and a physical in September. I didn't know how much I really weighed, mainly because I didn't care, but I could tell I was definitely a bit (way) heavier than I should be. Well, the confirmation came on that day in September when I stepped on the scale and weighed in at a whopping 280 lbs. I was shocked, but not entirely because I knew that I let myself go way beyond the limit my wife set for me, which was 250 lbs.
My doctor told me that I was morbidly obese, and that word "morbidly" kind of got to me. He took my blood pressure and it was 158/98. He looked a bit worried and when I saw his face, so did I. He told me I was almost at the point where I would be diagnosed with high blood pressure and he put me on medication. I took that one time and I felt like garbage, so I called and told him I didn't like the way it made me feel, so I stopped taking it. He said that I should try to regulate it with diet and exercise. Being 33 years old, I figured that was the best bet. I am way too young to be diagnosed with any sort of health problem.
Immediately, I started to make a life style change. I started eating well and exercising, well as much as my body would allow at 280 lbs. As two months passed, I noticed some body changes and I noticed that the blood pressure began to drop and maintain. I started getting really excited and I went back to the "motivated, dedicated, ready to train" mentality that I learned while serving in the Army. Then I get a wild hair and decide that I want to try to get back in the Army, well the National Guard since I have a family now.
Now, it is January and I am down to 245 lbs. For the National Guard standard weight, I have to be, at the most, 205 lbs for my height of 6'1", or my body cannot exceed 26%. So, I hope all of you who have made it this far in a somewhat lengthy post, enjoyed this brief initial journal entry and I will continue to post on the weight loss progress.
Goal:
205lbs
Current weight:
245lbs
Thanks for reading.
johnnyo
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I just always have the "Man, if you didn't eat that this weekend..." thought that goes through my head every time I have something other than lean meat and veggies. I'll get over it. One of the hardest things to do is hang out with my family. We have a pretty descent size family, so there is something always a party or a get together almost every weekend. I'll tell you, everybody makes so much delicious food that it is hard not to partake in the festivities. But, like you said, I'll just eat healthy until the point where I jump of the wagon and just pick it up the next day.