Hi my name is Tim. I've been out of the Air Force for 2 years now and am wanting to join back up as a PJ. Im 230 lbs and need some help.

Hey there Tim,

I'll be the first to admit that I'm no health expert or certified nutritionist. But depending on your height, you may want to shave off a few pounds? I mean that in the most sincere way possible. I recently discovered the ketogenic (keto) and paleo nutrition standard and it has totally changed my life. I'd check into it if I were you. It helped me shed a few pounds while still making great progress as far as overall fitness and training for Pararescue. PM if you have any questions about it, I'd love to help anyway that I can.

I'll second Elliott on the Paleo (or, as I do, the Primal Blueprint) type diet...do some research and look at the benefits...I dropped a significant amount of weight and am able to maintain it without problems doing "old guy" type PT (cals/lifting, biking, and some sprints/tabata)...got a couple guys at work on it (both retired PJs also) and they are loving it too...do some research on it, I learned a lot at marksdailyapple.com and there are other sources.