So… I did it! After the pressure, the threats, the pushing, the
workouts, and additional assistance from some very wonderful friends, I
managed to whittle down from the 160s to 157lbs. I can hardly sit
still as I type this up.
Sometime after my last entry, I got really discouraged. So much to
the point I began getting scattered brain, losing things, and missing
appointments. It was then I stopped worrying about my weight and just
stopped nitpicking at my food intake. I had read how stress influenced
the amount of cortisol in the body and made it even more difficult to
lose weight. So I just stopped, and actually worked out less. There
was a period I was doing long distance walking with a friend to keep
myself moving, yet I stopped stressing. I kept trying to find things to
do with myself that were entertaining, mainly going out with friends
and just trying to relax. I had been out so often, my mother was
beginning to get concern as to whether I had ran away. And, for
sometime, I was beginning to come to terms with the fact that the Navy
would not be in my future and that I would have to try to look into
other things to do with my life.
It was like that until a few Wednesdays ago (we’ll say around the 6th
of March). My LPO gave me a call and told me that he wanted to get an
official taping for me at the station in Orlando. For those who don’t
know, that’s an hour north from where I live, which is a minor
convenience compared to an exhausting 3 hour trip to MEPS in
Tallahassee. At that moment, I, literally, dropped everything I was
doing at that moment and went with him to Orlando. When I was weighed, I
was 161lbs. I sighed and grit my teeth as I was taped. My numbers
turned out as follows*:
Neck: 12 inches
Waist: 32 inches
Hips: 39 inches ( my problem area)
Body Fat Percentage: 31%
Now, for those of you scratching your head wondering what all these
numbers mean and whether or not they’re good, the most important number
there is my Body Fat Percentage. The others simply are used, plugged
into a fartsy smartsy algorithm, and pop out my BF%.
For the Navy, if one’s BF% is over 33%, then they are considered
overweight. Mine is 31%, so yes, these numbers are very good,
considering!
After being taped and given the numbers, I was told as long as I keep
those numbers down, I should be good to ship out, and to avoid all the
taping nonsense, I would need to be under my max weight. Which is
understandable. I just have to continue to keep myself active (in an
entertaining fashion) for the next month and a half.
I just want to take the time to thank those whose advice and help
stirred my closer to my dream. I appreciate you very much, and I will
work even harder to get my weight even lower. My end goal is 153lbs,
that way I’ll have alot of space for water weight and other things.
Keep rooting for me!
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*I lost the original numbers, so these are general estimations. I'll fix them if I can get the original numbers from my LPO.
