I've been a Paratrooper in the Army for 16 years now as my career grew so did my waist. I was 201 pounds at my heaviest. I'm 172 pounds right now. 

 In Iraq right now and really have to watch what I eat, it's very easy to gain weight in modern FOB warfare. Training for a marathon, the Boston Athletic Association sponsors the Boston Marathon (Iraq) at the FOB I'm on, the race will be 19 April 2008. I started training in October 2007 at one point I was down to 161 pounds but put on some extra pounds when I went on 20 days of R&R leave and consumed large quantities of fast food and alcohol.  

  My overall goal is to maintain a weight of 160 pounds and to eat healthy.