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Hello fellow rebels!!! Where to start... When I first joined the rebellion in 2011 I was a senior in high school. I have since gone to college and earned a degree in mechanical engineering last May. In June I moved up Washington for a job and to try out a new state and life since I have only lived in NM until now. I'm 22, single, and in a brand new area that's a hardcore Navy town. I don't have any family up here and there isn't much to do here without driving 30+ minutes away (Seattle is an hour ferry ride away). I've made some friends through work but meetup.com doesn't have much for the area and I without a local university I'm not sure there are many local people my age who I don't work with. Anyone go through this or something similar? It doesn't help that I will be going down to San Diego for a few months in January for work which makes any lasting relationships up here kinda hard/pointless. On to fitness: Throughout college I was doing fairly well fitness wise while working out with friends and even got up to 2 plates on the bench press and 3 for deadlifts. Turns out I took it too quick getting up there and pretty soon my back was bothering me big time. Doctors visits and physical therapy didn't fix things but it has gotten better over time. I haven't been lifting in that range since and currently I'm kind of lost with my goals. I don't know if I'd like to get into running 5ks again or just focusing on strength training or what. I've been working 50 hour weeks which really messes up my routing of going straight after work. Fitness helps me to deal with the stress but I don't particularly love any workouts I do. I do enjoy the good feeling after a run but getting myself out there is the hardest part. Most of my coworkers live in another town closer to work so getting a workout buddy would be difficult since I'm pretty sure I'm one of the few civilians at the gym that is packed with Marines and Sailors. Mostly I just wanted to get on here and vent. I generally don't open up very much to family/friends and being across the country doesn't help with that. I also know I'm not the best at getting my thoughts out in writing. I'm an engineer and writing has always been my week spot. I'm looking to get active on here and participate in the community again so any thoughts/advice is much appreciated! -Smedly Wandering Ranger