Shock's Diary

[After_Shock]

I posted this in the new comers thread, but I saw this thread and figured I should start it here as well.

Basically I made this just to help keep me in track and hopefully some people can help boost my confidence. My situation is that I want to join the armed forces, but my problem is that I weigh to much. I currently weigh 270lbs (and I am 6'0"). When I was 17 I was 5' 10" and 252lbs and knew I needed to make a change, so I moved to florida and began to go to the gym and walk on the tread mill. In about 7 months and off and on working out I lost 60lbs and when I turned 18 I was 198lbs and 3 lbs away from enlistment and going off to bootcamp, but I chickened out and didn't go. Now after 2 years I have decided I am going to join because I am sick of not doing what I want to do.

Before I list what I am doing to change my weight, here is a little bit about me and where I came from. I was born in Rochester, Minnesota. I lived in MN until I was 8 months, and then moved to Oregon until I was 8 years old, then moved to Arkansas untill I was 11 and where my parents split up, then onto Texas, to New Jersey, and finally Florida. The reason I moved so much was because my father was in the Bureau of Prisons as a Safty Manager. Currently I am going to college to get my journeymans license in the electrical field. I work as an electrician's apprentice and I live with my fiance.

What I am doing to lose weight is a diet of course along with exercise. I was talking to an ex marine and he told me to start out wearing a backpack with 40lbs in it and walking a mile everynight, so far I have done it 3 times in 2 weeks, but he also told me to progress to 90lbs and the get to jogging 5 miles. This is what i want to do starting the 1st of october.
~weekdays~
4:30am-wake up, stretch, and work out till
6:00am-end work out and head home and take a shower
7:00am-be at work
3:30pm-work ends, go home and rest
5:00pm-go hiking with backpack (40lbs still)
7:30pm-be home and take shower
9:00pm-Stretch and then go to bed
~weekends~
Basically the same but no work lol.

I will be weighing myself every Sunday morning and I will post my progress. (and possibly pics)

If you have read this whole post I thank you and deeply appreciate it. What would really help me is your support and advice to help me on my way to doing what I have always wanted to do.
~Aaron

 

[Trusylver]

welcome to the forum, it looks like you have a good plan worked out. what sort of exercise are you doing in your morning workout ?

 

[wishes]

You look like you know what to do and where to go matey. Good on you for taking the bull by the horns.

 

[After_Shock]

Trusylver: I do mostly weightlifting in the morning at my local gym. Even thought I am trying to lose weight I also want to maintain my muscle mass.

wishes: Thank you very much. What I need now is a better diet plan. lol.

 

[After_Shock]

Starting over

Ok I will be trying again to lose weight, alot of things have happend since I last posted. I lost my job january 9th due to lack of work, had to move to St.petersberg Florida. I started febuary 22nd with a new program. I wake up at 6am go walking for 3 miles, then I go again at around 5:30pm for another 3 miles, after that I go to the gym around 7:30pm and workout for about half an hour. I last weighed myself sunday febuary 21st and I was 275lbs I will post my new weight this sunday. I plan for everyday to wake up and walk 3miles and then inj the afternoon the same. Untill I get down to 230ish I will not by running or jogging so I dont hurt my knees or somthing else. next week I will be adding crunches, about 100 a day, and upperbody at the gym and push-ups. I plan on joining the military by august and finally i will be doing somthing i have dreamed of. I have to be 191lbs max to join so I hope by august i am at leats that weight or a little under. I'll update my progress thanks for reading and I'll talk to you later.