29 Responses to “A Future Sailor’s Weight Loss Journey”
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Thanks AW1!! I didn’t see this comment until now, sadly enough.
But just as an update, I ship out on 20100707, so I am vastly getting ready to go. I will be enlisting as an e-2, and within the SECF field. I am aiming to be an STS.
Thanks for reading, AW1, and everyone else who has read this!! I really appreciate it!!
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Congrats on shipping out,Im ready to enlist and I am starting a workout plan prior to even going to MEPS so that I can be ready to ship as soon as possible,good luck with your future as a Navy recruit and I hope to be seeing you out on the high seas soon enough…
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best blog yet! very inspirational thanks man!
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Congratulations on your success! I am also in the process of losing weight to join the navy which has always been a dream of mind, I have lost 35lbs so far since Jan, and plan to lose about 30-45 more pounds. You are a inspiration, and again congrats enjoy the navy.
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Again, as I said on your other post, it’s weird b/c without ever seeing this I’ve adapted a VERY similar strategy and at ~125 pounds lost it’s worked so far. :) Thanks for sharing.
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Hey Congrats I just got in to the dep program. In the nuclear field. I had to drop 45 pounds. 186 down from 231. :) working for 175 though. Keep it up everyone. Good luck.
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Forgot to mention my weight loss was from April 2011 to present. Frequent running and cardio. A low calorie diet. And vitamin/mineral supplementation.
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Wow conrats this story is very inspirational. I too am trying to get into the navy. I have dropped 20 lbs so far and have 5 more to go. I wont make weight, but I will be 33% body fat. I am 34% now but my recruiter wants to wait till I hit 33% for me to go to meps. Best of luck to everyone.
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Er. I’m thinking you actually WANT the extra cellulose. It’s the primary building block in vegetable matter!
Cellulite, on the other hand…
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Im down from 286 to a even 200 today, I have four pounds to loose before I can join and I can’t get them off
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Thank you for the advice on losing weight! I weigh 164 and i got to drop down to 130 so i needed some good advice on losing weight i’ve been a soda junkie for a long time, and it’s not easy to give up. I want to lose this weight and i thank you for the encouragement!
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i personally lost over 40 pounds to join!!!! so i know where you are coming from. i was 125 before i had my son 3 years ago and let my self go i was over 200 pounds when i first walked into the recruiting office. i was told i needed to be 170 to join. so i left and came back 2 months later with the weight gone!!! I am actually leaving for boot camp in 3 hours!!! i had not seen your story before today but i did use many of the same techniques. people THEY DO WORK!!!!
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im in the process of losing weight to joined, ive been working out for 3 weeks now and ive lost 20 pounds so far. im down to 269, im 6 foot 4 and i still got another 48 to lose, but im working towards it. my dream is to be in the navy, and im trying to make it come true. i havent talked to a recruiter yet but im going to when i drop a few more pounds. thanks for the inspiration :)
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I am trying too loose weight as well so I can join. It’s so nice to read this story an all the comments. I only have 10-12lbs to loose and I have been really hard on myself and I have only just started. I’ve already been working out before deciding to join the Navy but I haven’t been as hardcore about it. Now I’m doing 20-30 minutes of cardio a day and strength training since I can barely do one push up. Lol. Thanks again for sharing your story and all the comments. :)
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I’ve been training for about 6 weeks now trying to lose weight to join, but nothing seems to work. I just can’t seem to lose the last few inches on my waist. I’ve timed my running and can get a good score and pop pushups and situps out easy enough, but my waist is holding me back. Dieting and exercising regularly. Any advice?
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Oh yeah 210lbs 67 inches tall 41 inch waist and 16.5 neck.
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Wonderful blog! Now I will need to get with a recruiter to help me get down to the required weight, because I suck doing this by myself. I am 10 pounds heavier than the required weight for a female to join. I have not gotten my body fat measured yet, but I will in a couple of days.
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My daughter has wanted to enlist but was having problems losing weight nothing seemed to be working until she found boot camp Las Vegas. She works hards every morning and the weight is coming off. So if your wanting to lose weight see if there is a boot camp in your city. Its hard work and she is meeting a lot of friends that makes it fun and exciting. Good luck everyone you can do it.
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I’ve heard many people talk about having to loose weight to join the Navy what about having to gain weight? I’ve been small all my life it’s just the way I am, currently I am 5ft and around 89 pounds (I’ve never heard of another person like myself). Any advice?
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I can’t help but notice that the author lists COMPLEX carbohydrates as something to avoid, rather than SIMPLE. Simple carbs are your sugars and your junk foods. Complex carbohydrates are necessary for brain function and survival. It would be a good idea to fix that.
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Awesome story! I have to lose 20 lbs within a month if I’m going to make this happen. I am 5 ft 9 and 206 lbs.
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Awesome!!! This is motivating me more. I already lose 60 pounds but I have to lose 60 more to go to the boot camp. This is one of mu frustrated dreams cause I was gonna do it when I was 18 but I decided to do a lot of things first. Now, I want to do it. I’m almost 26 years now and my decision is straight: I want to be a sailor and served to my country. I’m gonna start my training today with my dad (a retired national guard). I know I’m gonna be in that boot camp soon!!! I’m so excited!!!!
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I have 30 lbs to lose for boot camp or 5 inches but either way I hopefully will be joining this year. It’s my new years resolution, the first one I’ve had since I was a child. Thank you for your story.
Good on you! In my own case, I put on a great deal opf weight due to medications and 5 rounds of surgery. I have one more to schedule at some point, then hopefully that will be it.
I’ve taken 45 pounds off this past year. I really only did a few slight mods to my diet. Most of it was walking. I usually walk 3-5 miles a day, and by grazing, vice having 3 standard meals, the weight came off and has stayed off. I still have another 30lbs or thereabouts to go, but I feel good about what’s happened so far.
What helped me greatly in my weight-loss effort was to not look at the final goal, but to concentrate on short-term increments of 5lbs each. The first goal was to drop 5 lbs. Then it was to drop another 5lbs, all the while keeping it off, etc.
That worked for me though, as you state, there is no hard and fast rule for everyone.
Best of luck in your Navy future. If I can ever help, don’t hesitate to write me.
Respects,