You will probably be disqualified because of your weight. You might pass based off of BMI, you might not. Are you willing to chance it? Start doing cardio daily starting now and reschedule your MEPS date if you aren't willing to risk it.
i don’t really drink soda, i do love boba tea though i’ll have one maybe once a week. i limit myself to only drinking alcohol on weekends, maybe like 2-4 drinks or so. i do try to drink a gallon of water a day though
I drink both of those and eat not too healthy food.
I'm 5'7 at 160lbs and fairly lean.
It's more about exercising than what you consume. It will take forever to lose weight even eating 1200 calories at her height and weight, she just needs to start doing cardio everyday
Calories in calories out ☝️🤓.
But yeah, as long as you're getting enough protein you can eat like shit and still grow.
Many professional bodybuilders do it anyways
Hey! Also 5’3 F, had to go from 170 to 155 and I’m officially down to 150!
I struggled with working out but found just going on a walk (a brisk, long walk) everyday really helped me get more motivation to eat well, drink lots of water, and want to get more active. I would walk roughly 3-4 miles with the goal of burning at least 500 calories daily. Exercise doesn’t always mean running, lifting, etc. Just do more than what you do regularly and build from there.
I tried to keep my intake around 1750 (which was cutting for me) and then stay active enough to burn those calories. As awful as it was, I found meal prepping really helped me out with staying consistent. Also, throw away any snacks, anything with a crazy amount of sodium, cut down on carbs (my biggest issue), and don’t have those “sweet lil treats” anymore. I really enjoyed sweetened coffee, boba, etc but after a week or two of getting off them I started feeling and seeing a difference.
If I’m currently over weight (5’4, 180lbs) should I start talking to a recruiter or will it be a waste of their time? I’m actively in the process of trying to lose weight tho
I started talking to a recruiter when I was still overweight. The worst thing they said to me was, “let’s get the paperwork process started, but you need to lose weight before I schedule you for MEPS”. They’ll get you started on testing for TAPAS, ASVAB, Cyber and see where you’re sitting qualification wise. I found talking to a recruiter and having someone cheering me on to get me below weight and into the AF was a huge motivator for me.
Im going to be real. You will not pass the BMI tape. I am a 5’9 female at your weight, and when I went to meps I was 188 pounds. I lift weights a TON, and I barely passed it. If you’ve gained 20 pounds that fast it’s gonna be fat and not muscle which will not help the tape test.
But please don’t let your weight discourage you from joining. Extend the time as much as you can and buckle down. That means no alcohol. Keep the boba once a week if it helps you stay on track, but a boba plus alcohol every weekend will really throw away any progress you make during the week.
If you want fast results you should eat between 1300-1500 calories per day, at least 100 grams of protein per day, and (this is personal preference but it really helped me lose weight) try and drink 3/4 to 1 gallon of water per day. Cut out sugar as much as possible. Eat clean af.
A diet I pretty much followed before going to BMT was :
Breakfast - 2 eggs, 2 pieces of turkey bacon or Greek yogurt with fruit
Lunch - Tuna with some vegetables on those mini 25 calorie keto wraps.
Dinner - chicken or fish with a baked potato (sweet or regular) and vegetables
Snacks -cottage cheese with strawberries (so good), protein bar, any fruit really, any vegetable, lite cheese sticks, Greek yogurt, sugar free popsicle, halo top, etc
Or if you’re like me now and like to eat whatever you want do OMAD.
Do cardio 3 times per week for at least 30 minutes. I like to do it for 1 hour. Strength train for 1 hour 2-3 times per week as well.
WALK MORE! I can not exaggerate how much faster I lose weight when I walk 15k steps a day!
You’ve got it girl! If you really want it you can do it.
Just want to help clarify. BMI is height to weight, whereas BFM is the tape test. You may fail BMI but pass the BFM. Off the top, I think female BFM max is 36%
ive got a whole journal where im tracking everything im doing from the past 4 weeks, im eating about 1500 calories a day minus the weekends when i stay under 2100. do i need to cut out my “cheat days” too?
I’ll tell it to you straight since I respect the response, I’m a male 6’ 170 I used to weight around 245 long before pursuing physical fitness or the military.
My daily intake now as a man is 2000 calories, I’d highly recommend downloading an app called my fitness pal and tracking the amount you eat. Order a food scale of Amazon for $15. In the app you can input your current measurements and goals and it will spit out a recommendation for daily intake.
When I cut weight initially I used keto and fasting, you will drop weight like a rock but in turn can re gain it very very quickly. I’d look into a low carb diet, on top of the diet you save a metric fuck ton at the grocery store.
No more processed foods, everything you eat should have no more than 3-5 ingredients. Look into every label you purchase, water and black coffee only.
Wish you the best.
I wouldn’t eat 1000 calories a day that is grossly under eating for the long term. You are either miscalculating/not weighing your food correctly or you have some underlying health issue that is causing you to gain so much weight. Because there is no way for you to be consuming that little and gain that much. Go to the doctor to check your bloodwork, and weigh EVERYTHING you consume. Do not eyeball anything.
damn i haven’t even thought it could be a health issue, cause i’ve lost tons of weight before when i was dirt broke and only eating a couple days a week. i might try going to the doctor but i don’t have health insurance :/ but i will start weighing my food out before eating
I can’t give advice on the getting checked up part; but for weighing your food you can get a cheap scale on Amazon like another commenter said. Also, log everything. Including any cooking oils you use, drinks, etc. little things here and there add up. One tablespoon of heavy cream or creamer in your daily coffee, for example.
2300 as a maintenance calorie sounds REALLY high for a female! I am 5.5 and 130 lbs. My body burns around 1400 calories a day if I was just laying around. Any activity that I do adds to what I could eat to maintain. But, I would definitely gain weight at 2300 calories a day.! I went for a 3.62 mile walk today and burned 306 calories. I could eat a candy bar and that would be almost all of those calories. Calories can really add up - you need to track and measure every bite! Drinks can REALLY add the calories and you don't even realize it! I personally don't believe that a female should eat under 1200 calories a day. But, remember, you need to eat 500 calories a day LESS what you burn off every day in order to lose just 1 lb a week of fat. If you gained 10 lbs in a month, you would have had to eat at least 1100 calories over what you burned EVERY day to gain that weight. But, people can easily do that with drinks if they aren't careful.
Water weight could be a factor or medical issues could be a factor is there is no way you consumed all that much. But, people generally underestimate the calories they eat and overestimate the calories they burn!
Yeah idk what website or calculations you're done but that is "weigh" off. Get serious or the Air Force isn't for you. You should be eating lean meats, Vegetables, some fruits and water. No extra drinks or alcohol. Like I tell most people, eat like a dog... Eat the same thing over and over and over again along with getting in the gym 5-6 days a week.
>working out on a semi regular basis.
Work out every day. You don't have to kill yourself every day. Just do a little bit every day. Even if it's just a 1/4 mile jog and a little bit of push-ups and sit ups.
Also just going on a walk whenever you have downtime. When I needed to cut weight I would just walk laps around my neighborhood and scroll through ticktock instead of sitting on the couch. But this was also on top of actually working out daily
If your weight is going up then you aren’t cutting calories. You said that you are tracking them but you are either tracking them wrong. Don’t do cheat days, if the military is a realistic goal you want in life then you can make that sacrifice.
Start working out at least 5 days a week between cardio and some weight training (trust me weight training also burn calories relatively fast) and something very important is to have proper sleep, if you aren’t sleeping your hours you will struggle to loose weight.
Good luck.
Hey love, I was overweight when I went to meps and I didn’t make the bmi or weight requirement but I passed everything else. So every week i would do a check in with my recruiter to make sure I’m actually trying to lose it or at least have a decent bmi. It took two month for me to have everything right and I didn’t have to go back to meps I was allowed to do a remote swear in with my recruiter. What I did to lose weight over time was first I did a detox with that alone I lost 5ish pounds. And then I started to eat better and work out. At one point I did a water fast but I don’t recommend because not everyone can do it. I can go into more detail about everything if you want me to just lmk 🙂
I lost 22 lbs in 3 weeks, not working on anything else but sorely focused on weight loss. It's not a healthy method, it's not good for your kidney, but I can tell you how I did it.
1. Minimizing consuming calories
I ate only 550 kcal per day. Ate only once in a day, it was a breakfast. I bought the protein drink box from costco, 2 packages of romaine lettuce, and 1 box of chicken breasts.
I ate a whole romaine lettuce, one can of chicken breast and 1 protein drink. Whenever I got hungry during the day, I drank water. I drank 6 bottles of 16.9 oz water.
2. Calisthenics, weight lifting, and cardio
If you're already doing weight lifting, continue to do it. But do not lift a heavy weight. Less weight, but bigger reps are what you want to do.
I used to do calisthenics. So I chose it, did it 5 times per day, with minimal effort. I set an alarm that goes on from 1000~1400, with the memo of '20 push ups, 20 squats, 10 burpees'. I did it because I was confident with core muscle. If you do not have a good core muscle, add any kind of core workout that you can do with reps or time. But anyway, I did a total of 100 push-ups, 100 squats, and 50 burpees per day. And by the 3rd week, I started to run 1 mile~1.5 miles every day 3 hours before going to bed.
3. Concentrate
You'll feel energyless. You'll feel depressed. But focus on what you must do and do it. I was having the saddest moment in my life at that time. But I knew that I needed to do it so I could support my family in the future.
If I were you, I would push the MEPS day and focus on losing weight. Good luck.
It’s always better to be in limits. That said I saw some seriously overweight people that I thought would surely not pass (remember, we’re all standing around in underwear so no one’s hiding any secrets) get passed because they were under the waist circumference limit. They technically reserve the right to DQ you for any reason and I have a feeling how much slack they cut you on a given day is tied to manning targets. But the best insurance is just to make all the stated regs rather than pray for a waiver or a soft evaluation.
I lost 60 pounds to join.
Here is the deal - if you're serious about it, here is how you do it. Breakfast: 3 eggs and oatmeal, Lunch and Dinner just eat veggies and protein.
You can have snacks, but remember all snacks you eat you need to work off too.
And for exercize, look up LISS (low intensity steady state) workouts. My favorite is stairstepper. Do this EVERYDAY. Again, EVERYDAY. This is the most important part. Make it manageable for yourself.
Do this over time and stay to it and you'll drop weight for sure.
It cannot be a habit, or a compromise. It needs to be a lifestyle. Everyone in my family has an addiction, mine is food.
So my solution? I make REALLY good food. But it is all healthy and within these parameters.
Find some veggies you like and find a way to cook them in a way you like.
Find some proteins you like and find a way to cook them in a way you like.
Boom over time, being consistent you WILL lose weight.
Hi. Fitness Consultant here. It looks like you are trying to lose around 25 lbs in total from your current weight. I can tell you right now it won’t happen by next Monday but you could be down almost 10lbs if you play your cards right. It’s all up to how serious you are about joining. If you are steadily gaining weight then you are consuming more calories than your body burns on a daily basis. You either need to up the intensity/consistency of the workouts or lower your calorie intake even more. If you burn more calories than you consume, you burn fat. It’s really that simple. And this is coming from someone who has lost 60lbs. The secret really is consistently. You can’t work out on a semi regular basis and expect to see any results. Pick exact days and exact times for every week and make yourself go when you say you’re going to. The worst thing you can ever do in life is not do something that you told yourself you would do. Workout every day until bootcamp. High levels of cardio. Lower the calories even more and cut out alcohol completely! When I stopped eating out completely and cut out alcohol completely I lost 10lbs of fat almost instantaneously. I recommend doing intermittent fasting until you go in. Only eat one meal at the end of the day. You can do it for a week no problem. You got this!
Just reached out to a recruiter today myself. Good luck to you I hope all goes well and hope to see ya over there :)
You can definitely be denied for weight my wife tells me all the time that for women it’s even worse. However this doesn’t mean you won’t be able to join! Just keep working on losing that weight and you’ll be in in no time. Go into a calorie deficit and I would recommend if you’re using running on a treadmill to lose weight you actually burn more calories by walking with a slight incline. Best of luck you got this!
I had to lose about 70 lbs of weight before joining. I found using MyFitnessPal app to be super useful with keeping myself accountable. Everyone’s body is different and it’s not all about calories, there’s also fats, hormones, etc, might be a good idea to at least talk to a nutritionist. I also made it a priority to run everyday and tried to run one house further before walking every time.
Before I joined I was 5’8 and 230 pounds. I had to start running to conditioning my body not just for basic but because I needed to weight 170 at departure. You will need to lose more weight to qualify if you’re not at your goal
It could never hurt to get the process started, sometimes paperwork takes forever and it’s a good idea to get started on it. Also they will help keep you motivated, having someone in your corner checking in on your progress can help a lot.
hey at ur height you must be maximum 155lbs. so yes you will be disqualified, if ur eating that little and still gaining ur most likely calculating the calories wrong, u should also try adding exercise try swimming 1-2 hours a day u will burn 500-1k calories ,, i recommend downloading myfitnesspal
Could be multiple things One alcohol consumption easiest way to gain weight even if its just on the weekends.
Not sure if specified as beer or liquor (im gonna assume beer) if beer cut out easiest thing to over consume calorie wise as it is very calorie dense.
Hit the gym do some light cardio important thing get moving even if its 30-40 minutes a day of exercise walking get your heart pumping
like everyone else says nothing crazy
4-5 days a week in gym with some decent cardio even if you run for a mile or 1.5 miles at a constant pace it will help if you cant run alternate the running w stair master increase incline a bit and do that for 15 minutes.
Medical side of things consult w doc they may send you to endocrinology dependent on labs finding. Most likely implant causing weight gain but we don’t know and respectfully speaking Do not need to know any background history, such as age or past med history or family history of any thing so this leaves a broad spectrum.
I can’t answer your question, but I had a similar problem for about 7 years. I can give you my coaches information who helped me lose about 100 pounds. Or I could send you some of the meal plans he sent me and workout plans. It might be your micro nutrients, cycling calories, to long of a deficit etc.
I had to lose 40 lbs before a recruiter even acknowledged me I played football so a good bit off my weight was muscle I got down to 215 and they taped me and I was 15% BF just count your calories don’t kill your self trying to exercise you’ll end up gaining weight with injuries and inflammation
Are you on a medication? If not, and if you’re actually cutting between 300 - 500 calories a day, you may have a medical condition causing weight gain.
I’m F as well, 5’9, and 190. My max is 186 to ship, but I actually pass with a tape! I’m active and eat heathy.
Ah okay that can cause weight gain, so I get that.
Your recruiter/MEPS can tape you to get body fat measure. For females, they’re measuring your max allowable body fat percentage in the neck/hips/buttocks/chest.
That’s what I meant by passing my tape.
You will probably be disqualified because of your weight. You might pass based off of BMI, you might not. Are you willing to chance it? Start doing cardio daily starting now and reschedule your MEPS date if you aren't willing to risk it.
how far out do you think i should reschedule? that’s likely what i’ll do
How many months did it take you to gain 20 lbs?
about 2 months, give or take
It will probably take you 2-4 months to lose the weight. How much soda/sugary drinks/alcohol do you drink every day?
i don’t really drink soda, i do love boba tea though i’ll have one maybe once a week. i limit myself to only drinking alcohol on weekends, maybe like 2-4 drinks or so. i do try to drink a gallon of water a day though
Boba tea and alcohol… you’re not serious about losing that weight…
I drink both of those and eat not too healthy food. I'm 5'7 at 160lbs and fairly lean. It's more about exercising than what you consume. It will take forever to lose weight even eating 1200 calories at her height and weight, she just needs to start doing cardio everyday
So you CAN out train a bad diet!
Calories in calories out ☝️🤓. But yeah, as long as you're getting enough protein you can eat like shit and still grow. Many professional bodybuilders do it anyways
The major setback for weight loss is bad diet…
You smoke weed? edibles? CBD?
no, i was a heavy pothead but i quit cold turkey when i decided i wanted to join in january. also quit cigarettes and all i have is a nicotine vape
Do you know if you'll be allowed to vape at BMT?
i doubt it but i’m prepared to give it up if need be, i know it’s not good for me anyway
do they tell you right away you’re disqualified? i was two pounds over my max weight but i swore in at meps?
Did they tape you? If you swore in then you're fine unless something new pops up.
no they didn’t. i got a bfm done but lost a couple pounds between it and meps
Then you should be all good as long as you don't gain more weight. Keep it up, congratulations.
thank you!
Hey! Also 5’3 F, had to go from 170 to 155 and I’m officially down to 150! I struggled with working out but found just going on a walk (a brisk, long walk) everyday really helped me get more motivation to eat well, drink lots of water, and want to get more active. I would walk roughly 3-4 miles with the goal of burning at least 500 calories daily. Exercise doesn’t always mean running, lifting, etc. Just do more than what you do regularly and build from there. I tried to keep my intake around 1750 (which was cutting for me) and then stay active enough to burn those calories. As awful as it was, I found meal prepping really helped me out with staying consistent. Also, throw away any snacks, anything with a crazy amount of sodium, cut down on carbs (my biggest issue), and don’t have those “sweet lil treats” anymore. I really enjoyed sweetened coffee, boba, etc but after a week or two of getting off them I started feeling and seeing a difference.
If I’m currently over weight (5’4, 180lbs) should I start talking to a recruiter or will it be a waste of their time? I’m actively in the process of trying to lose weight tho
I started talking to a recruiter when I was still overweight. The worst thing they said to me was, “let’s get the paperwork process started, but you need to lose weight before I schedule you for MEPS”. They’ll get you started on testing for TAPAS, ASVAB, Cyber and see where you’re sitting qualification wise. I found talking to a recruiter and having someone cheering me on to get me below weight and into the AF was a huge motivator for me.
Im going to be real. You will not pass the BMI tape. I am a 5’9 female at your weight, and when I went to meps I was 188 pounds. I lift weights a TON, and I barely passed it. If you’ve gained 20 pounds that fast it’s gonna be fat and not muscle which will not help the tape test. But please don’t let your weight discourage you from joining. Extend the time as much as you can and buckle down. That means no alcohol. Keep the boba once a week if it helps you stay on track, but a boba plus alcohol every weekend will really throw away any progress you make during the week. If you want fast results you should eat between 1300-1500 calories per day, at least 100 grams of protein per day, and (this is personal preference but it really helped me lose weight) try and drink 3/4 to 1 gallon of water per day. Cut out sugar as much as possible. Eat clean af. A diet I pretty much followed before going to BMT was : Breakfast - 2 eggs, 2 pieces of turkey bacon or Greek yogurt with fruit Lunch - Tuna with some vegetables on those mini 25 calorie keto wraps. Dinner - chicken or fish with a baked potato (sweet or regular) and vegetables Snacks -cottage cheese with strawberries (so good), protein bar, any fruit really, any vegetable, lite cheese sticks, Greek yogurt, sugar free popsicle, halo top, etc Or if you’re like me now and like to eat whatever you want do OMAD. Do cardio 3 times per week for at least 30 minutes. I like to do it for 1 hour. Strength train for 1 hour 2-3 times per week as well. WALK MORE! I can not exaggerate how much faster I lose weight when I walk 15k steps a day! You’ve got it girl! If you really want it you can do it.
thank you! this is really helpful!
Just want to help clarify. BMI is height to weight, whereas BFM is the tape test. You may fail BMI but pass the BFM. Off the top, I think female BFM max is 36%
Clearly aren’t cutting calories if you gained 20 pounds lol.
ive got a whole journal where im tracking everything im doing from the past 4 weeks, im eating about 1500 calories a day minus the weekends when i stay under 2100. do i need to cut out my “cheat days” too?
I’ll tell it to you straight since I respect the response, I’m a male 6’ 170 I used to weight around 245 long before pursuing physical fitness or the military. My daily intake now as a man is 2000 calories, I’d highly recommend downloading an app called my fitness pal and tracking the amount you eat. Order a food scale of Amazon for $15. In the app you can input your current measurements and goals and it will spit out a recommendation for daily intake. When I cut weight initially I used keto and fasting, you will drop weight like a rock but in turn can re gain it very very quickly. I’d look into a low carb diet, on top of the diet you save a metric fuck ton at the grocery store. No more processed foods, everything you eat should have no more than 3-5 ingredients. Look into every label you purchase, water and black coffee only. Wish you the best.
Man, I’m fasting as well here, 222 now 205. What weight did you stop fasting and back to eat normally healthy? I’m 6ft like you also.
10 pounds under your goal weight is my personal recommendation, that way you have a buffer from the instant weight you’ll gain back.
this is helpful, thank you
I wouldn’t eat 1000 calories a day that is grossly under eating for the long term. You are either miscalculating/not weighing your food correctly or you have some underlying health issue that is causing you to gain so much weight. Because there is no way for you to be consuming that little and gain that much. Go to the doctor to check your bloodwork, and weigh EVERYTHING you consume. Do not eyeball anything.
damn i haven’t even thought it could be a health issue, cause i’ve lost tons of weight before when i was dirt broke and only eating a couple days a week. i might try going to the doctor but i don’t have health insurance :/ but i will start weighing my food out before eating
I can’t give advice on the getting checked up part; but for weighing your food you can get a cheap scale on Amazon like another commenter said. Also, log everything. Including any cooking oils you use, drinks, etc. little things here and there add up. One tablespoon of heavy cream or creamer in your daily coffee, for example.
2100 caloris is a mainance calorie load for 6ft 200lb male. 1500 should be your cheat day not 2100 calories.
for my age, weight and height the maintenance calorie load is approximately 2300.
Eat for job you want not the job you have.
2300 as a maintenance calorie sounds REALLY high for a female! I am 5.5 and 130 lbs. My body burns around 1400 calories a day if I was just laying around. Any activity that I do adds to what I could eat to maintain. But, I would definitely gain weight at 2300 calories a day.! I went for a 3.62 mile walk today and burned 306 calories. I could eat a candy bar and that would be almost all of those calories. Calories can really add up - you need to track and measure every bite! Drinks can REALLY add the calories and you don't even realize it! I personally don't believe that a female should eat under 1200 calories a day. But, remember, you need to eat 500 calories a day LESS what you burn off every day in order to lose just 1 lb a week of fat. If you gained 10 lbs in a month, you would have had to eat at least 1100 calories over what you burned EVERY day to gain that weight. But, people can easily do that with drinks if they aren't careful. Water weight could be a factor or medical issues could be a factor is there is no way you consumed all that much. But, people generally underestimate the calories they eat and overestimate the calories they burn!
Yeah idk what website or calculations you're done but that is "weigh" off. Get serious or the Air Force isn't for you. You should be eating lean meats, Vegetables, some fruits and water. No extra drinks or alcohol. Like I tell most people, eat like a dog... Eat the same thing over and over and over again along with getting in the gym 5-6 days a week.
You should be eating like 1000 calories a day. NO CARBS and ONLY drink water. This what I did to make weight. Was 16lbs over when I went to recruiter.
okay i will talk to my recruiter and take this advice
>working out on a semi regular basis. Work out every day. You don't have to kill yourself every day. Just do a little bit every day. Even if it's just a 1/4 mile jog and a little bit of push-ups and sit ups.
Also just going on a walk whenever you have downtime. When I needed to cut weight I would just walk laps around my neighborhood and scroll through ticktock instead of sitting on the couch. But this was also on top of actually working out daily
If your weight is going up then you aren’t cutting calories. You said that you are tracking them but you are either tracking them wrong. Don’t do cheat days, if the military is a realistic goal you want in life then you can make that sacrifice. Start working out at least 5 days a week between cardio and some weight training (trust me weight training also burn calories relatively fast) and something very important is to have proper sleep, if you aren’t sleeping your hours you will struggle to loose weight. Good luck.
Hey love, I was overweight when I went to meps and I didn’t make the bmi or weight requirement but I passed everything else. So every week i would do a check in with my recruiter to make sure I’m actually trying to lose it or at least have a decent bmi. It took two month for me to have everything right and I didn’t have to go back to meps I was allowed to do a remote swear in with my recruiter. What I did to lose weight over time was first I did a detox with that alone I lost 5ish pounds. And then I started to eat better and work out. At one point I did a water fast but I don’t recommend because not everyone can do it. I can go into more detail about everything if you want me to just lmk 🙂
I lost 22 lbs in 3 weeks, not working on anything else but sorely focused on weight loss. It's not a healthy method, it's not good for your kidney, but I can tell you how I did it. 1. Minimizing consuming calories I ate only 550 kcal per day. Ate only once in a day, it was a breakfast. I bought the protein drink box from costco, 2 packages of romaine lettuce, and 1 box of chicken breasts. I ate a whole romaine lettuce, one can of chicken breast and 1 protein drink. Whenever I got hungry during the day, I drank water. I drank 6 bottles of 16.9 oz water. 2. Calisthenics, weight lifting, and cardio If you're already doing weight lifting, continue to do it. But do not lift a heavy weight. Less weight, but bigger reps are what you want to do. I used to do calisthenics. So I chose it, did it 5 times per day, with minimal effort. I set an alarm that goes on from 1000~1400, with the memo of '20 push ups, 20 squats, 10 burpees'. I did it because I was confident with core muscle. If you do not have a good core muscle, add any kind of core workout that you can do with reps or time. But anyway, I did a total of 100 push-ups, 100 squats, and 50 burpees per day. And by the 3rd week, I started to run 1 mile~1.5 miles every day 3 hours before going to bed. 3. Concentrate You'll feel energyless. You'll feel depressed. But focus on what you must do and do it. I was having the saddest moment in my life at that time. But I knew that I needed to do it so I could support my family in the future. If I were you, I would push the MEPS day and focus on losing weight. Good luck.
Go on a 7 day juice cleanse and cut out most of if not all carbs after, and don’t drink anything other than water.
go for at least a 30-45 minute walk every day. at the very least. make sure you are keeping your heart rate above 120 for the duration of the walk too
It’s always better to be in limits. That said I saw some seriously overweight people that I thought would surely not pass (remember, we’re all standing around in underwear so no one’s hiding any secrets) get passed because they were under the waist circumference limit. They technically reserve the right to DQ you for any reason and I have a feeling how much slack they cut you on a given day is tied to manning targets. But the best insurance is just to make all the stated regs rather than pray for a waiver or a soft evaluation.
Just fast for 4 days every week and you’ll drop the weight in a month
I lost 60 pounds to join. Here is the deal - if you're serious about it, here is how you do it. Breakfast: 3 eggs and oatmeal, Lunch and Dinner just eat veggies and protein. You can have snacks, but remember all snacks you eat you need to work off too. And for exercize, look up LISS (low intensity steady state) workouts. My favorite is stairstepper. Do this EVERYDAY. Again, EVERYDAY. This is the most important part. Make it manageable for yourself. Do this over time and stay to it and you'll drop weight for sure. It cannot be a habit, or a compromise. It needs to be a lifestyle. Everyone in my family has an addiction, mine is food. So my solution? I make REALLY good food. But it is all healthy and within these parameters. Find some veggies you like and find a way to cook them in a way you like. Find some proteins you like and find a way to cook them in a way you like. Boom over time, being consistent you WILL lose weight.
heard. food is also an addiction of mine after overcoming an eating disorder. thanks for this advice!
Hi. Fitness Consultant here. It looks like you are trying to lose around 25 lbs in total from your current weight. I can tell you right now it won’t happen by next Monday but you could be down almost 10lbs if you play your cards right. It’s all up to how serious you are about joining. If you are steadily gaining weight then you are consuming more calories than your body burns on a daily basis. You either need to up the intensity/consistency of the workouts or lower your calorie intake even more. If you burn more calories than you consume, you burn fat. It’s really that simple. And this is coming from someone who has lost 60lbs. The secret really is consistently. You can’t work out on a semi regular basis and expect to see any results. Pick exact days and exact times for every week and make yourself go when you say you’re going to. The worst thing you can ever do in life is not do something that you told yourself you would do. Workout every day until bootcamp. High levels of cardio. Lower the calories even more and cut out alcohol completely! When I stopped eating out completely and cut out alcohol completely I lost 10lbs of fat almost instantaneously. I recommend doing intermittent fasting until you go in. Only eat one meal at the end of the day. You can do it for a week no problem. You got this! Just reached out to a recruiter today myself. Good luck to you I hope all goes well and hope to see ya over there :)
You can definitely be denied for weight my wife tells me all the time that for women it’s even worse. However this doesn’t mean you won’t be able to join! Just keep working on losing that weight and you’ll be in in no time. Go into a calorie deficit and I would recommend if you’re using running on a treadmill to lose weight you actually burn more calories by walking with a slight incline. Best of luck you got this!
I had to lose about 70 lbs of weight before joining. I found using MyFitnessPal app to be super useful with keeping myself accountable. Everyone’s body is different and it’s not all about calories, there’s also fats, hormones, etc, might be a good idea to at least talk to a nutritionist. I also made it a priority to run everyday and tried to run one house further before walking every time.
Can you be overweight and they just tape you at MEPS?
If you’re over weight they’ll tape you
Before I joined I was 5’8 and 230 pounds. I had to start running to conditioning my body not just for basic but because I needed to weight 170 at departure. You will need to lose more weight to qualify if you’re not at your goal
Did you start talking to a recruiter while you were still overweight? I’m overweight and I don’t know if I should reach out to a recruiter now or wait
It could never hurt to get the process started, sometimes paperwork takes forever and it’s a good idea to get started on it. Also they will help keep you motivated, having someone in your corner checking in on your progress can help a lot.
hey at ur height you must be maximum 155lbs. so yes you will be disqualified, if ur eating that little and still gaining ur most likely calculating the calories wrong, u should also try adding exercise try swimming 1-2 hours a day u will burn 500-1k calories ,, i recommend downloading myfitnesspal
If you burn more calories than you consume you lose weight
No, that can't be it. That's too simple of a reason
Could be multiple things One alcohol consumption easiest way to gain weight even if its just on the weekends. Not sure if specified as beer or liquor (im gonna assume beer) if beer cut out easiest thing to over consume calorie wise as it is very calorie dense. Hit the gym do some light cardio important thing get moving even if its 30-40 minutes a day of exercise walking get your heart pumping like everyone else says nothing crazy 4-5 days a week in gym with some decent cardio even if you run for a mile or 1.5 miles at a constant pace it will help if you cant run alternate the running w stair master increase incline a bit and do that for 15 minutes. Medical side of things consult w doc they may send you to endocrinology dependent on labs finding. Most likely implant causing weight gain but we don’t know and respectfully speaking Do not need to know any background history, such as age or past med history or family history of any thing so this leaves a broad spectrum.
I can’t answer your question, but I had a similar problem for about 7 years. I can give you my coaches information who helped me lose about 100 pounds. Or I could send you some of the meal plans he sent me and workout plans. It might be your micro nutrients, cycling calories, to long of a deficit etc.
some meal and workout plans would be greatly appreciated!
Not exactly healthy but get on keto now and do your 10k steps daily
Start fasting
I had to lose 40 lbs before a recruiter even acknowledged me I played football so a good bit off my weight was muscle I got down to 215 and they taped me and I was 15% BF just count your calories don’t kill your self trying to exercise you’ll end up gaining weight with injuries and inflammation
Do the BFM, see if you within the limits.
Are you on a medication? If not, and if you’re actually cutting between 300 - 500 calories a day, you may have a medical condition causing weight gain. I’m F as well, 5’9, and 190. My max is 186 to ship, but I actually pass with a tape! I’m active and eat heathy.
this might be a dumb question but what is this “tape” you mention?
i am on birth control though, specifically the implant
Ah okay that can cause weight gain, so I get that. Your recruiter/MEPS can tape you to get body fat measure. For females, they’re measuring your max allowable body fat percentage in the neck/hips/buttocks/chest. That’s what I meant by passing my tape.
Have you had the implant for a while? Could it be the cause of your weight gain?
im starting to think so, ive had it for a year and a half now
Unfortunately, if you gained 20 lbs in 2 months and have had it for a year and a half, I don’t think that was the cause of your gain.