[Diver Down]

Hey, Mac, are you my long-lost twin?!

I'm 33 going on 34, stand just above 5'9" with a typical weight in the 230s. In very recent months I've managed to kick that up to a whopping 250 pounds, but normally I was in around 234 just like you. I suffered from a major (back) injury years ago and gained a ton of weight; I just haven't yet taken it all off. I've also tried Atkins a couple times, and where you say you haven't made it more than a month: my first attempt was six weeks, the second was three weeks...again we seem to share something in common. Hah, just too weird, eh? Like you, I hope to reach the 180s at the very least, but I'd like to shoot for 175. I (also) just recently joined this bulletin board and began induction on 4/11. I wish I could say I was a service man too, but my list of medical disqualifiers grew bigger than my waistline. I'm still holding out remote hope that if I get my weight under control, get into physical shape that's out of this world, and have a few waivers, that I might still have a crack at the Army since their enlistment age is so high. Ah well, that's another story. I just wanted to say thank you for your service and welcome to the board!