Last year in January I wanted to join the National Guard but weighed 243lbs, they told me I needed to weigh 184lbs for my height of 5'9.
Today I weighed myself in at 183lbs, I finally made the goal.
Im going to go sign up today, I'm so happy right now.
Maximum Morde9 votesGood job on the weight loss. That couldn't have been easy.
Pyrithegethon4 votesIt was pretty difficult but at least I took it slow and easy. I barely feel like ive changed but compared to the me of last year I made a huge change.
Thank you for the kind comment =)
Senteth2 votesPersonally I'm too thin, and need to gain a few pounds. But good on you [slayer-pantheon-thumbs]
Pyrithegethon1 votesThank you! Im positive you can gain the pounds in a healthy way :)!
Pitl3ull Legend2 votesWhat MOS are you considering? Also consider going active duty for your first contract. You can always add me if you have questions. I am an AIT instructor at FT Gordon.
GreenWithEnvee2 votesActive duty or nothing !
Pyrithegethon1 votesI thought there wasnt active duty in the National Guard? I'll ask if I can still get my college done while in it if so.
HarrisonOwns2 votesActive Duty isn't NG.
He's saying choose Active Duty Army, full-time. (Former ARNG here)
It's all personal preference. Your likelihood of deployment remains the same between Active Duty and NG, depending on MOS and what unit you're in. My unit has deployed twice in 4 years, for instance.
At least in the NG you can have a civilian job, if that's what you want.
GreenWithEnvee2 votesActive Duty is ten times better than national guard. Everything from training to job experience is much more valuable.
Pyrithegethon2 votesBut won't i be gone from my family and home most of the time?
GreenWithEnvee2 votesThats part of becoming an adult.
Pyrithegethon1 votesWill I have to go see a new recruiter if I want to go active duty for the army?
GreenWithEnvee1 votesNo, your current recruiter will be able to change your contract.
Pyrithegethon1 votesI went to MEPS and couldnt enlist yesterday because the computers were down but I passed everything! Going on Tuesday to enlist!
noxus is op2 voteswait foreals? i just graduated from fort gordon six months ago from 25 u ait didnt know ait instructors had time to play anything like league.
Pitl3ull Legend1 votes[{quoted}](name=noxus is op,realm=EUNE,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=8bJMjTvB,comment-id=00130001,timestamp=2017-03-23T17:22:11.988+0000)
wait foreals? i just graduated from fort gordon six months ago from 25 u ait didnt know ait instructors had time to play anything like league.
Really, so you think NCO's don't have evenings off or weekends. Granted with wife and kids and all that I don't play as much as most. I teach 25P course and class ends around 1630 and I go home so always little time for a game if I am up for it.
Volgaria2 votesI just left FT Gordon a few months ago. Was Navy working there tho :P
Zephyrous X1 votesHow did you make the gains I'm trying to lose some weight myself. Congrats on your accomplishment :)
Pyrithegethon2 votesI honestly just ate less and made small changes every few days. I ate a lot of Mcdonalds McChickens so I just started asking for no mayo at first.
Then I walked at least 10 minutes a day.
Did anything small that helps a lot more than you think. I go by the "something done is better than nothing done."
Now I walk over an hour at least every day and go to the gym occasionally, rarely eat fastfood, and set a small goal of the day that is easily achievable.
This might not make sense but when I walk I tell myself I'm only going to walk for 15 minutes. 15 minutes passes and I just keep adding more and more saying I can keep doing more. By the end of it I walk an hour so I tell myself I did 400% of my daily goal.
Small stuff adds up after a while, I barely feel like I've changed but compared to the me of last year I'm a whole different person.
KoKoboto1 votesYou probably could've just cut the McDonalds and you would've been good xD Idk why but I laughed so much at that first sentence
Pyrithegethon5 votesIt's hard to cut bad habits right away, I tried that the first week then crashed and ate 10 McChickens in one meal and 1lg fries.
I havent really quit fastfood 100% yet but I'm almost there!
TheEvilQueen1351 votescongratulations! huge respect for losing the weight, the determination, and wanting to join the national guard
Pyrithegethon1 votesThank you so much, this means a lot to me for my life!
SaltPatrol1 votesI don't want to be THAT guy.. but I'ma be THAT guy.. so I spent about 6 years in. Much of it in Benning and some at Bragg. I'm Vet SpecOps, about 205 6'1 but when I joined I was about 165. That fast food is crushing you, good on your for getting fit and signing. But they will send you to the same exact Basic Training as the Reg/Reserve Armies. So it's great you made weight and you will probably walk in a lot physically stronger than a lot of recruits but try to get that focus outside before you leave. Otherwise you'll save all your worse withdrawals while you are feeling poopy af in training. That can break a man trying to deal with losing all those bad habits at once. But just remember, it's only 3ish months. Just keep pushing and always do that extra 15 minutes. Good luck brother.
Pyrithegethon1 votesYea the big thing I'm worried about is my 2 mile run. I never ran faster than a 10 minute mile in school and I need just under a 16 minute 2 mile run.
Try to get my focus of getting those terrible habits out of my life like the unhealthy food right? Did you see people quit because they couldn't handle all those bad habits being removed at once?
SaltPatrol1 votesA lot of the people quit for two big reasons. One: they didn't want to be there in the first place, or realize that after they get there. Two: they cannot stay out of trouble. Keep your nose clean, do what they tell you; nothing more and nothing less, and just stay motivated. That's it. Worried about your run time? They will make sure they provide you everything you need to lower your time. Just stay away from the crappier foods when you eat and honestly, you can eventually start working out with some guys on your free time when you get it. You will make it as hard as you want it to be so just try to have fun, but take a lot of it to heart. Even when they scream at you and piss down your throat just try to find the humor in how f@&$ed everything is and you'll be okay. Kinda like a league match when they have a fed af top, mid, and not. Yeah it's gonna suck, but just try to enjoy yourself. I can give you more tips and tricks if you'd like offline. When is your start date? Or when do they project it to be?
Pyrithegethon1 votesWent in today and they want me to come in tomorrow morning to discuss it. I've told them I wouldn't be able to go to basic until late May/early June so that would be the time I would go.
They got in trouble? Like talking back, disrespecting superiors, or not following orders?
That thinking of it like a league match is actually kinda genius, never thought about it that way but I'll definitely try that. Thank you for the tipa and information so far!
SaltPatrol1 votesSometimes disrespecting, you do get those hard Joes that wanna fight the power ( despite choosing to join the military for whatever f'in reason ) but mostly it's smuggling in or using tobacco, or food and other prohibited items. A small percentage being nefarious behavior with females or cadre (usually females) and or misconduct during weapon exercises, training, etc. (sleeping on the job) It will get harder before it gets easier, for some who cannot get mentally right, it is always hard. When I got back from over seas the first time I dipped into lots of alcohol and league. Everyone has their own coping mechanism. Just get as many promotions and awards as you can. And capitalize on the FREE school. Do it. Don't wait.
HarrisonOwns1 votesMost of the time getting in trouble involves drunk driving when you're out on the weekends in AIT.
The Army is easy as fuck. You get told what to do. Just fucking do it no matter how stupid it is, and most of it IS stupid.
Like: "Wash these pristine sparkling floors again."
Don't point out they're clean. Don't whine about it. It sucks. Just do it.
Pitl3ull Legend1 votesI suggest you do sprints or do 60/120's. Run as hard as you can for 60sec's then walk a decent pace for 120secs, rinse and repeat.
noxus is op1 votesi really wanna tell u when i first went to basic when i did my 1-1-1 assessment i ran the one mile in OVER ten minutes... infact i didn't even get to finish im pretty sure i was like on my third lap lol, point is u gotta stick through it. the hardest part is when halfway through basic they are gonna make u run with better runners even if u arent ready. like if u really need the help they'll let u run with the females... which is kindve what u want to avoid.
i never ever finished a group run in the same place i started hell one time i fell out of c group so hard i ended in the a group rejects. im telling you now it hurts but u wont regret it. i joined the army at 209 pounds gained like 10 pounds in reception. it took 3 days lol to gain a bunch of weight but by the end of basic i was weighing in at almost 187 i believe by the end of ait i weighed in at 179. the army is great and fukn stupid at the same time and i love it. good luck to u man. idk why i said all this but i hope it helped out in some way.
Surr20plz1 votesCongrats
Pyrithegethon1 votesThank you!
TheSequelsRBad1 voteshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cif0Cm38yDI
To celebrate!
Around999People1 votesCongrats and thank you for your service.
Rintam1 votesCongratulations! It's honestly incredible that someone can do something like that. You worked so hard, you deserve it. You are truly amazing. Good luck! You are an inspiration to me.
Pyrithegethon1 votesThank you so much for the kind words, I hope I inspire you the best way I can =)
SSJTribe1 votesGreat job man! Any tips you'd like to share on how you lost the weight?
Pyrithegethon2 votesJust eat slightly less of what you currently eat and make very small changes every few days. Might seem like you aren't doing much but every little change adds up.
It'd be like putting $1 in a little safe every day if you have a dollar to spare. You might miss some days but after say 6 months you notice you put $1 100 times for $100 total and it barely felt like you did anything to get that money saved up.
It's ok if you mess up a few times, just keep going at it once you pick yourself back up.
grayamir1 votesImpressive commitment! Best of luck, keep that resolve and you're golden.
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Only Play Darius1 votesCongrats man.
It Hertz When IP1 votesCongrats, man!
Chaotic Reks1 votesHey congrats on accomplishing your goal to join the army. I recently joined and am loving it so far. As long as you survive basic, it's really friggin easy. I'm stationed over in Korea right now and am loving it for the most part. Like I said, as long as you survive basic (and depending on AIT), it's really enjoyable and really easy. Good luck, battle.
Chromatic Eagle1 votesAlways happy to see someone losing weight (when they want to), and joining the military. Good luck to you.
Dale Wardark1 votesCongrats! Thanks for making the commitment to serve!
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