https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/when-you-were-deployed-were-you-a-gym-rat-or-chow-hound <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I&#39;ve only deployed once and when I did I performed convoy security. When not on mission I was fortunate to have a fair amount of free time. Even on mission when we arrived at a FOB we had little to do unlike the 88Ms we escorted. That left me with the option of coming home weighing 300lbs or benching 300lbs.<br />I went over on the heavy side, and given all the temptations to eat like an animal I manged to lose 45lbs and keep it off ever since.<br /><br />So a little honesty from my brothers and sisters. Was it the gym or chow hall/KFC/Burger King/ Green Bean/ and so on......<br /><br />Sorry for those of you that deployed before all the amenities were added. Fri, 14 Nov 2014 06:15:40 -0500 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/when-you-were-deployed-were-you-a-gym-rat-or-chow-hound <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I&#39;ve only deployed once and when I did I performed convoy security. When not on mission I was fortunate to have a fair amount of free time. Even on mission when we arrived at a FOB we had little to do unlike the 88Ms we escorted. That left me with the option of coming home weighing 300lbs or benching 300lbs.<br />I went over on the heavy side, and given all the temptations to eat like an animal I manged to lose 45lbs and keep it off ever since.<br /><br />So a little honesty from my brothers and sisters. Was it the gym or chow hall/KFC/Burger King/ Green Bean/ and so on......<br /><br />Sorry for those of you that deployed before all the amenities were added. SFC Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 14 Nov 2014 06:15:40 -0500 2014-11-14T06:15:40-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/when-you-were-deployed-were-you-a-gym-rat-or-chow-hound?n=326396&urlhash=326396 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>SFC Paul P., the one time I deployed, we did have a gym and I spent more time there than I did in the chow hall. In those days though, weight was not a problem at all, so I could have eaten food, food, and more food ... and probably still been good to go. CW5 Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 14 Nov 2014 07:38:28 -0500 2014-11-14T07:38:28-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/when-you-were-deployed-were-you-a-gym-rat-or-chow-hound?n=326691&urlhash=326691 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Couldn't resist the Army chow... PFC Zanie Young Fri, 14 Nov 2014 12:22:23 -0500 2014-11-14T12:22:23-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/when-you-were-deployed-were-you-a-gym-rat-or-chow-hound?n=515905&urlhash=515905 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I ate healthily over my deployment but the weather and OpTempo cause me to lose weight while I was in Afghanistan SGT Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 06 Mar 2015 14:04:50 -0500 2015-03-06T14:04:50-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/when-you-were-deployed-were-you-a-gym-rat-or-chow-hound?n=1045977&urlhash=1045977 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>After three straight weeks weighing in at 150 the 1st shirt said "Porter we are going to put some weight on you. He gave me a chow pass to eat a second full supper meal after 2200. He also ordered me to drink at least 2 beers a day. Well I weighted in the next week (after eating 4 meals a day and drinking at least 2 beers a day) I weighted in at 145.<br /><br />He took my late supper chow pass!!!! Capt Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 16 Oct 2015 19:26:17 -0400 2015-10-16T19:26:17-04:00 2014-11-14T06:15:40-05:00