PastorJeff
March 4th, 2007, 12:42 AM
Hello everyone!
My name is Jeff and I have been lurking for quite some time and finally registered and am really thinking I am going to get my head into this and get myself healthy.
Background information - I have never been "slim" but was always pretty well built all through high school. Played football and swam in the city swim team. Pretty much was right around the 200lb mark all throughout.
Not sure what happened but I ended up really gaining some weight (alot of weight). Went in to have my tonsils removed 6 years ago and woke up in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit with my heart not working right. The reason? My weight. I had ballooned up to a staggering 387lbs. So to make a long story short, the last year I have gotten pretty serious about getting healthy and have gotten down to 318lbs.
The Dr. has now given me permission to start lifting weights in combination with cardio to continue the weight loss...and from here I am at a LOSS as to what to do.
So I am going to be studying the stickies here to learn as much as I can. I plan on buying either the Titan or the Hoist PTS in the next two months.
Oh...I am married (have been for about 14 years) have two beautiful children (girl - 7; and a boy 6) and work full time as a youth pastor. I just want to get this area of my life under control.
So hello to everyone. I will try to post more, but am just learning so I won't be very helpful to others, but thanks in advance for all the help and encouragement you will be giving.
Let the journey begin...
My name is Jeff and I have been lurking for quite some time and finally registered and am really thinking I am going to get my head into this and get myself healthy.
Background information - I have never been "slim" but was always pretty well built all through high school. Played football and swam in the city swim team. Pretty much was right around the 200lb mark all throughout.
Not sure what happened but I ended up really gaining some weight (alot of weight). Went in to have my tonsils removed 6 years ago and woke up in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit with my heart not working right. The reason? My weight. I had ballooned up to a staggering 387lbs. So to make a long story short, the last year I have gotten pretty serious about getting healthy and have gotten down to 318lbs.
The Dr. has now given me permission to start lifting weights in combination with cardio to continue the weight loss...and from here I am at a LOSS as to what to do.
So I am going to be studying the stickies here to learn as much as I can. I plan on buying either the Titan or the Hoist PTS in the next two months.
Oh...I am married (have been for about 14 years) have two beautiful children (girl - 7; and a boy 6) and work full time as a youth pastor. I just want to get this area of my life under control.
So hello to everyone. I will try to post more, but am just learning so I won't be very helpful to others, but thanks in advance for all the help and encouragement you will be giving.
Let the journey begin...