Originally Posted by SethAZ

I didn't cycle for a couple of years after I returned from a military deployment. For various reasons I'd gained a considerable amount of weight after I returned in 2015 (mostly 30 lbs over what I'd been at when I was deployed, with a short time around 40 lbs over), and was over the Army's maximum allowed bodyfat limit. If I didn't make good progress on getting back down under the limit I faced the possibility of getting kicked out, which I don't want.