Goal Met

stephenearllucas

Leaving for vacation today to see family and friends I haven't seen in a year and a half.

Started on New Year's Day at 262 pounds, now at 184 pounds (the goal was 186 pounds), for a 78-pound loss. BMI has gone from 33.7 to 23.6, and body fat from about 30% to about 15%.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all the MFPers...thanks for all your help in 2016, and here's to a healthy and fit 2017!

Savagedistraction

Good job. They probably will hardly recognize you!

neldabg

Wow!!! Please let us know how the visit goes! You've done so well. Congratulations on making the most of 2016 and reaching your goals!

trigden1991

Brilliant progress! What are your new goals now you've reached your goal weight?

woznube7

Thank you for sharing your progress and goals, and being so inspiring. This is so amazing! Have a great vacation and a very Merry Christmas, with a Happy New Year!

JeromeBarry1

Congratulations!

stephenearllucas

trigden1991 wrote: »

Brilliant progress! What are your new goals now you've reached your goal weight?

Thanks! For 2017 I would like to focus on improved fitness by doing strength training, cardio, and stretching.

I aim to maintain 185 pounds, reduce body fat to 10-12%, and meet the 1st class standard on the Marines' fitness test for men 46 years or older (I'll be 57) (i.e., 10 pull ups, 50 crunches in 2 minutes, and a 3-mile run of 26:20) (see http://www.military.com/military-fitness/marine-corps-fitness-requirements/usmc-pft-charts). Males my age must make 150 points on that chart for "1st class."

queenliz99

Nicely done!

JustSomeEm

Oh, awesome! Totally way to go!

stephenearllucas wrote: »

trigden1991 wrote: »

Brilliant progress! What are your new goals now you've reached your goal weight?

Thanks! For 2017 I would like to focus on improved fitness by doing strength training, cardio, and stretching.

I aim to maintain 185 pounds, reduce body fat to 10-12%, and meet the 1st class standard on the Marines' fitness test for men 46 years or older (I'll be 57) (i.e., 10 pull ups, 50 crunches in 2 minutes, and a 3-mile run of 26:20) (see http://www.military.com/military-fitness/marine-corps-fitness-requirements/usmc-pft-charts). Males my age must make 150 points on that chart for "1st class."

I totally get this. I'm prior Army, and when I left the service is when I gained 70 pounds. One of my goals when I started running again was to be able to pass the Army PT test again. Nowadays I'd do better on a PT test than I did when I was active duty.... though I'm older now, and standards for old ladies are different than for young ones.

Good luck on meeting your PFT standards - I have no doubt you'll get there.

starfruit132

Have fun with the big "reveal"... hope you get lots of feel-good comments and attention because you earned it .

7ElizabethAnn7

Have you kept it a complete secret from those you are going to visit? If so that is going to be crazy fun! Have a blast, you deserve it!!

stephenearllucas

While I didn't keep it a secret, I didn't really talk about it at all since I last saw everyone. The reactions would be: about one-third didn't notice/say anything, about one-third said "wow--good job--look great!" and about one-third either thought I was sick or was losing too much. All in all, it was a fun trip--we got back home today. Thanks for all the nice comments everyone--have a happy new year!