Note: This is a Pottstown Athletic Club member's testimonial that we received several years ago. We're sharing it now to help inspire others and hope you enjoy it!
August 2004, I departed almost 12 years of United States
Naval service with an Honorable discharge.
Many factors contributed to that discharge and shaped my world as I saw
it. In my professional career, I was overweight off and on for those 12 years
and that resulted as the primary factor in my discharge. In my personal life, I was a personal
computer gamer (PC), and thus spent most of my time indoors. Additionally on
top of those two factors, while in the war, my first spouse left me while I was
on deployment, taking my children and all that I have ever known. These factors sent me mentally, physically
and emotionally into a spiral that I fought for years within myself. For all those
years, I overate, smoked cigarettes, and watched lots of TV and not much else.
By summer 2007, I would estimate my habits had the…
By summer 2007, I would estimate my habits had the…