Aug 22, 2012, 7:55 AM
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Well I made a few jumps in 2007 with my aim being my license. Well I injured myself (my fault) and baloon'd up to 275 lbs . Now I am on a mission to get back up in the sky in May of 2013 to go back for my license. I have already lost 16 lbs. I work out daily and have changed my diet completely. I can't wait to jump again.
I have resolved to change my life and start skydiving again.
That's awesome! And I think it's good that you're giving yourself a reasonable amount of time to lose the weight. It seems too many people get impatient and set themselves up to fail by expecting too much too soon.
Keep us posted on your progress! It's exciting when the pounds start to melt off.
Sep 10, 2012, 9:37 AM
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Well today is day 64 since I decided to make this decision and as of today I am now at 253 lbs!! Lost another 1 1/2 lbs last week! I stretch everyday, strength train mon-fri, and do cardio as much as I can.
I can't wait until March. My wife is even on board now and is almost more excited than I am.
Sep 17, 2012, 7:39 AM
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Well I lost another lb this past week and am currently 252 lbs. Starting at 275 lbs that's stilll not too shabby since I'm only 70 days in. I obviously need to start to work harder to brake 250 by next Monday. I want to get into the tunnel and start flying again before next season starts.
Yippee!! I think of my husband who has been obese most of his adult life-265 at his heaviest. Over the course of the past year and a half, he's lost over 80 lbs. I think slow, gradual changes are so much more sustainable. For him, it was the changes to his diet that really kickstarted his weight loss.
Interestingly, he started to feel more confident, too. And women started checking him out.
Woot! You're down to about what I was on my first AFF jump! Since july 7th, I've lost about 20 pounds. Not so much because Skydiving is a workout, but I finally have some motivation to get in shape! Just from eating a bit less and doing some pushups and situps in the morning, it's just been coming off!
I read your other thread that you resurrected. That was kinda weird, getting 6 years of updates when I was expecting the timeline to be less. I had to go back and look at the dates while scratching my head.
I imagine a lot HAS happened in 6 years, but I'm glad to see you're back in the sport. I don't see many people who seem to have the enthusiasm that you do. You were excited to have surgery!
Hopefully this time around, it'll be the right time for you! Do keep us posted on your progress!
you can do it, bro! I lost 140 myself...and no, that's not a divorce joke. I really was freakin huge. Stay with it, stay strong, train with intensity, and keep your eyes on your goal - not a number on a scale, but the ability to do what you want to do! DO IT!
Oct 8, 2012, 10:16 AM
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I'm glad the thread was still there. I wish I still had the video. Lot's of people don't believe how bad it really was. It was a freak accident that was my fault.
Definitely won't happen again. I am definitely enthusiastic!! I can still remember what it felt like 6 years ago to be sitting at the door excited to roll out of the plane for my cat B. This time around I will remember to pull.
I have an old Altimaster V on my lunch bag that I stare at every day. I would wear it on my wrist everywhere but that would be taking it a bit to far. Either way I won't forget to pull this time and I will be a skydiver hopefully before I turn 35.
Oct 15, 2012, 8:30 AM
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Well I was bound to have at least one week where I didn't lose any weight. Still at 246 lbs. I will obviously have to stop eating cake for breakfast and cookies for lunch for a while. It is good to know that I didn't gain any weight even though I ate like an asshole all week long and didn't do any strength training. Time to start lifting more, pushing myself harder, and eating better. (I didn't GAIN any weight which is a positive note)
For those following my progress... I'M SORRY! I WON'T LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN. *bangs head against the wall*
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What accident are you talking about? I cant find you explaining anywhere what happened to you. Good job on loosing weight to jump again, skydiving seems to be a great motivation for people to turn their life around. Good luck :)
... I will obviously have to stop eating cake for breakfast and cookies for lunch for a while. ... even though I ate like an asshole all week long and didn't do any strength training. Time to start lifting more, pushing myself harder, and eating better...
You know, maybe you should strap on that altimeter during the day so it is always there to keep reminding you that you are on a mission. (Set to 0 ft AGL, of course!)
Well I was bound to have at least one week where I didn't lose any weight. Still at 246 lbs. I will obviously have to stop eating cake for breakfast and cookies for lunch for a while. It is good to know that I didn't gain any weight even though I ate like an asshole all week long and didn't do any strength training. Time to start lifting more, pushing myself harder, and eating better. (I didn't GAIN any weight which is a positive note)
For those following my progress... I'M SORRY! I WON'T LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN. *bangs head against the wall*
Empty carbs no good! If you still drink sodas, swap 'em out for water (Or black coffee if you can't live without caffeine, like me ;-) and that'll help a lot too! I mostly didn't exercise and mostly didn't gain much weight after I stopped drinking sodas back in '98. All things in moderation, too. Stop eating when you're comfortably full, even if there's still food on the plate!
If you're strength training, you're going to be losing fat but gaining muscle. So it's not too surprising to hit plateaus. Just make sure to build healthy habits around eating right and exercise, and don't get discouraged if you backslide a little every once in a while. As long as you keep your eyes on the goal, it's actually pretty easy!
Have you managed to get in the tunnel yet? You should be able to fly there now. You can probably get back into AFF now too -- check with your drop zone. I was about your weight when I did my AFF 1 in July. They just slapped me on a 300 square foot canopy and it worked just fine. The tunnel's a pretty decent workout, too.
I noticed I'm starting to see muscles on me. If I keep this up, I might actually consider myself... fit... at some point. That's actually a bit of a surprising thought for me...
This guy is awesome. Everything he gives you is 100% free. He isn't trying to sell anything. He has a great calorie calculator tool too. It really is pretty simple, figure out how many calories you should be intaking for your goals and have the dedication and determination to count every calorie that goes into your body. The only way Scooby's stuff doesn't work is if you don't.
Oct 22, 2012, 9:23 AM
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Well I was bound to have at least one week where I didn't lose any weight. Still at 246 lbs. I will obviously have to stop eating cake for breakfast and cookies for lunch for a while. It is good to know that I didn't gain any weight even though I ate like an asshole all week long and didn't do any strength training. Time to start lifting more, pushing myself harder, and eating better. (I didn't GAIN any weight which is a positive note)
For those following my progress... I'M SORRY! I WON'T LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN. *bangs head against the wall*
Empty carbs no good! If you still drink sodas, swap 'em out for water (Or black coffee if you can't live without caffeine, like me ;-) and that'll help a lot too! I mostly didn't exercise and mostly didn't gain much weight after I stopped drinking sodas back in '98. All things in moderation, too. Stop eating when you're comfortably full, even if there's still food on the plate!
If you're strength training, you're going to be losing fat but gaining muscle. So it's not too surprising to hit plateaus. Just make sure to build healthy habits around eating right and exercise, and don't get discouraged if you backslide a little every once in a while. As long as you keep your eyes on the goal, it's actually pretty easy!
Have you managed to get in the tunnel yet? You should be able to fly there now. You can probably get back into AFF now too -- check with your drop zone. I was about your weight when I did my AFF 1 in July. They just slapped me on a 300 square foot canopy and it worked just fine. The tunnel's a pretty decent workout, too.
I noticed I'm starting to see muscles on me. If I keep this up, I might actually consider myself... fit... at some point. That's actually a bit of a surprising thought for me...
Not yet. Money is still tight until next year. I am trying my best to get in the tunnel!
30 lbs gone finally!!! BOOM!!!!!!
It was a depressing couple weeks since I didn't lose any weight but today I stepped on the scale and there it was 245 lbs!
only 20 lbs left to get to 225 and where I want to be.
Oct 24, 2012, 8:14 AM
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Well I started at 275 lbs 108 days ago. Here is what I looked like at 265 lbs and now 245 lbs as of this morning. I am almost there and DAMN does it feel good.
Well I started at 275 lbs 108 days ago. Here is what I looked like at 265 lbs and now 245 lbs as of this morning. I am almost there and DAMN does it feel good.
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Though new to this sport I am not new to cutting a few lbs. 4 years ago I was 240, now 185. Been sub 200 for almost 2 years now. Honestly the only thing I did was change my eating habits and get a little more active. Nothing extreme mind you. For me it was more of a mental change. Changing the way my brain was programmed and sticking to it. Looks like you are well on your way!!!! Good job man and remember, keep your eye on the prize!!!
Thank you! Yeah I agree with you. You have to want to lose weight. It's like everything else really. If you don't truly want it than you will never get it.
I want to skydive. I want to walk down the beach shirtless. I want to live past 60. hahahaha
Nov 7, 2012, 10:25 AM
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Still focused, working out, and eating right but I stopped weighing myself for November and instead I'm growing a sick mustache.
I got really frustrated when I weighed myself and gained a couple pounds because I was pushing myself so hard during my strength training. I didn't gain any fat and lost another inch on my waist but the lbs bothered me.
Instead of being upset about it I'm just not going to weight myself for a while and focus on other things.
Well since I was overly depressed because I tore something in my shoulder and haven't really been able to lift anything for over a month, almost got fired from my job so coulnd't spend any time working out at the only gym I can, and ate like an asshole for the past month because I was depressed about the whole thing I gained a ton of weight.
I worked out for 40 min today and am watching what I eat again but I got tunnel time for Christmas and don't feel like I deserve to use it yet.
So like I said above fuck fuck fuckity fuck fuck fuck.
At least my wife agreed to have me leave for work an hour early so I can at least get an hour of cardio in until my Dr. apt on the 1/7 to get my shoulder checked out and find out if I need surgery.
You can do it. Two and a half years ago I was in the same place as you; 285lbs, no physical fitness to speak of, not watching diet at all. Finally had a 'moment of clarity' and decided to lose the weight. Averaged about 1 to 1 1/2 pounds a week over two years. There were times the weight wouldn't come off at all. Then there were weeks it would melt away. Just remember to stick with it and you WILL be rewarded in the long term.
Dec 26, 2012, 2:52 PM
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You can do it. Two and a half years ago I was in the same place as you; 285lbs, no physical fitness to speak of, not watching diet at all. Finally had a 'moment of clarity' and decided to lose the weight. Averaged about 1 to 1 1/2 pounds a week over two years. There were times the weight wouldn't come off at all. Then there were weeks it would melt away. Just remember to stick with it and you WILL be rewarded in the long term.
Thank you to both of you!
I am going into work an hour earlier now which is good. Just feels like I'm starting all over again. I lost hope a month ago and now I have to make up for it.
Just sucks.
All that wicked hard work. Wasted.
Just means I have to push that much harder.
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Dec 26, 2012, 6:12 PM
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Now that you've realized that you are an emotional eater, pay attention to the triggers that make you start eating and try to stop them cold. When you find yourself with your hand in that bag of chips (or whatever your guilty pleasure is), stop and ask yourself if you are actually hungry or if something else is going on. If you're not hungry, spit it out!
Good luck on reaching your goal. It's not like you can go without food, you just have to learn to manage it. (I'm proud to have lost 65 pounds, but I know it's a struggle!)
Now that you've realized that you are an emotional eater, pay attention to the triggers that make you start eating and try to stop them cold. When you find yourself with your hand in that bag of chips (or whatever your guilty pleasure is), stop and ask yourself if you are actually hungry or if something else is going on. If you're not hungry, spit it out!
Good luck on reaching your goal. It's not like you can go without food, you just have to learn to manage it. (I'm proud to have lost 65 pounds, but I know it's a struggle!)
Thank you. I am now sitting on free tunnel time. It will be great motivation.
All of us trying to fight the weight battle have times like this! The key is not to beat ourselves up, but take it as a time to be kind while strengthening our resolve. I have 2 8X10 photos of my tandem's by my bed. On days I am not motivated I look at them, get my ass out of bed and hit the Y. PM message me if you need surgery, I may be able to offer something to help.
Thank you Kathy!! I will find out around the 7th. I'm sure he is going to have me get a cat scan or an MRI. I will find out then. Until that happens it's lots of cardio.
Nice thread man, congrats on the goal! If I can throw in my .02c on your frustrations with the weight loss plateau. I am sure others have mentioned that it is pretty normal to hit and even more so with a lot of strength training, since you are converting the fat to muscle, which is more dense.
Cardio and a disciplined diet are the answer.
I love swimming personally for my cardio, I couldn't swim one end of the pool to the other 2 years ago, got a few lessons and now a nice 1.5 mile swim takes about an hour and you get some great cardio full body work along with it. You also get to work on core synergy and coordinating multiple muscle groups, all of which I "hope" will help (us) in skydiving.
Anyways dont give up the dream you have it in sight already!
Nice thread man, congrats on the goal! If I can throw in my .02c on your frustrations with the weight loss plateau. I am sure others have mentioned that it is pretty normal to hit and even more so with a lot of strength training, since you are converting the fat to muscle, which is more dense.
Cardio and a disciplined diet are the answer.
I love swimming personally for my cardio, I couldn't swim one end of the pool to the other 2 years ago, got a few lessons and now a nice 1.5 mile swim takes about an hour and you get some great cardio full body work along with it. You also get to work on core synergy and coordinating multiple muscle groups, all of which I "hope" will help (us) in skydiving.
Anyways dont give up the dream you have it in sight already!
Thank you very much! I wish my gym had a pool. BUT my gym is free so I can't complain. I am definitely back in the game which is good but gaining a bunch of weight back definitely was 3 steps back instead of a step forward. I am so close though and the season is fast aproaching! Can't wait for Safety day!!!
I started at 275 in August, lost 30 lbs in 110 days (245lbs), gained back 20 lbs between thanksgiving and christmas (265 lbs), and just lost 10 of those 20 I gained back in less than a week!
Phew that was a rough week but I ran a steady mile at 5.5 mph today and it felt good so I feel like I'm truly back in the game.
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Keep it up Dan. The difficult time of year has passed and now its spring, summer and then skydiving !
Once you get back in the air your motivation will rocket and so will the weight loss.
Blue skies.
I completely agree and thank you! However I got my first shin spints running today so I will have to stick to the eliptical for a bit until they heal up. HELLLOOOOOO ICE.
So yeah... I was sitting at work last night (I work for Comcast Business Class) and who happens to call into my phone? DAVE DEWOLF! I was like a kid talking to their hero! I fell horrible that I couldn't help him out but it was wicked cool chatting with him. I've always wanted to take his rigging course and rigging is what I've wanted to do in the sport besides skydiving of course.
3 days later the cortisone shot I got is turning my life around. My shoulder feels so much better. a few more days and I can start focusing on the gym again.
Finally. I didn't think my shoulder would ever stop hurting and I was going to have to live with this pain day to day.
Just had surgery last Friday! Haven't lost my resolve just trying to recover so that I can get back in the gym! Still under 250 but not at the magic number of 225 yet.
Feb 26, 2013, 11:52 AM
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I should be ok in about a week. It was a small procedure.
HOWEVER... I don't want to get into the tunnel until I'm under 240. I have 4 minutes that I got for christmas that I'm holding onto.
I'm using it as a personal goal.
Don't lose too much there are plenty of fast fallers at Pepperell for you to jump with myself included.
hahahahahaha If I wasn't afraid of getting all messed up again than I wouldn't care too much. The new student rigs will be a huge improvement from 2006. Hopefully I can use one of the new ones.
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Safety Day is Saturday!!!! I'm down to 239! Almost to my goal! my 35th birthday is right around the corner and I will hopefully be back in the sky for my 35th!
. Now I am on a mission to get back up in the sky in May of 2013 to go back for my license. I have already lost 16 lbs. I work out daily and have changed my diet completely. I can't wait to jump again. 
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