Combat Vet

Just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself to the board. Hello Board:) I've been involved in physical fitness since 1998. At that time I joined the United States Marine Corps, Ooh-Rah! It goes without saying that being combat ready was just a given part of my life from hence day forth. At my best I was 200-205 lbs at 10-12% body fat. After a successful 8-month tour in Iraq, I returned home. At this time an Honorable Discharge in hand I moved back to Ohio. Working 60 hours a week, attending school full-time, and dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, I had neither the drive nor the time to focus on my health. Everyday I fell deeper into depression, and to match my physical state worsened as well. At my lowest, I weighed in at 230 lbs (str8 fat arse)!
Fast forward to 2008...Currently I weigh 218, not sure on the BF%. Short term goal is 200, so about 18 more lbs to go.
Once again Hello Board and I'm glad to be here!

Respectfully Submitted
Sgt USMC
"Fortuna favet fortibus"

welcome bro. theres an endless amount of info here

Welcome fella!

Loads of great info and support from members right here!

Get ya self involved, we support the man who's here to better himself all round!

Glad you got back ok! A lot of respect here for honourable acting service personnel.

Welcome to AR.

Welcome.

Welcome Devil.....I was in the Corps myself and had to deal with PTSD. I hope your therapists were as good as mine. Some people would be surprised at how responsive some of the doctors are at the VA.

Anyways welcome.

Welcome bro

Welcome Aboard. This is a great site!!!

Welcome

Welcome and good luck in getting your weight back down.

I appreciate you guys making me feel welcome. In my personal experience this isn't always the case when joining a board:/ Just another reason I'm glad I made the switch. Thanks again bro's!!!

hey there devil... i'm gald to see more of my corps brothers on this board. as far as you health your come to the right place, and the PTSD is a bitch but always remember you got alot of brother out there that are walking along side you step by step. just like southmadejd said my therapists help me out, but i know that it feels good to know that there are other out there that know what you are going thru. well that being said semper fi and welcome aboard...

Welcome brother. any friend of Chesty Puller is a friend of mine.

welcome

Once again I appreciate being welcomed with open arms. Already taking advantage of all the info this board has to offer. And to my fellow Marines/brothers in arms/brothers in iron, just wanted to send out a big "Ooh-Fvckin-Rah"!!!

welcome aboard bro

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My bad guys

Hey bro you should post this in the Diet or Workout forum and hopefully Nark will give you some responses, if he does definitely listen to him because he knows his sh-t.

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Originally Posted by southmadejd

Hey bro you should post this in the Diet or Workout forum and hopefully Nark will give you some responses, if he does definitely listen to him because he knows his sh-t.

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Thanks SM, I will do just that:)

Semper Fi brothers! Been there with you teufelhundenjwa. Afghanistan, Iraq, and a few other sh-- holes that I can think of. I'm here for a restart also. Been working on and off since The Corps, but need a little extra motivation.

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Originally Posted by teufelhundenjwa

Thanks SM, I will do just that:)

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Nark here.

Welcome aboard.

-CNS

Welcome