j0, my name is Mike. I'm 17 years old, and, well, I've decided that I finally want to get up out of my chair and do something :P
I'm about 5'8'' at everywhere from 170 to 180 pounds. Yeah, I know, that's not THAT overweight, if at all -- but my career choice begs to differ. I'm preparing myself to go into the military, hopefully Special Forces. So... needless to say, I need to get my butt going. My goal is to reach a BMI of around 25, maybe a little less. This would mean that I want to get down to around 155-160.
However, shedding ANY weight is VERY difficult for me. As is gaining weight; it's quite confusing. I flutter between the same 5 pound increment, but never seem to go above or below. I've never really done any real exercise programs or diets or anything, so I'm a little bit more than just inexperienced :P
However, the weight loss isn't the most important thing to me --- I need to work on my physical fitness. Right now, my average 1 1/2 mile time is about 14:30, my average sit-ups in two minutes is 40, average push-ups in 2 minutes is around 20 (I can't really do more than that, I drop to the floor), and I can do one single, glorious pull up.
My goal is to become a Navy SEAL. Yeah, that's a LONG ways away, hopefully. Four years of college to prepare. I need to get my 1 1/2 mile time down under 10 minutes (hopefully to 9 or less), my sit-ups to over 100, push-ups to over 100, and around 20-25 dead hang pull ups with palms facing AWAY from me. Oh yes, and did I mention that I need to be able to run 4 miles continuously at about a 7 minute pace?
Needless to say, that's going to take a LOT of work. But I believe that I'm finally ready to do this and that I can do it. I'm giving myself two full years to reach my goals. I think that this is a reasonable amount of time... of course, I might be wrong :P
So... yeah! That's my little contribution.