Chunky in the military

Hey Laura,
I'm a Navy sailor too. I'm big into cycling, so I share your endurance sport love. I'm up in the Norfolk area. Would really need to see your diary in order to recomend any thing that might work for you.

Cheers,
Brent

Hey! Im in the ROTC program at shcool and maybe minoring in military science

Good luck to you! This site is great :]

Hey, I am active Coast Guard stationed in Charleston, SC This site has helped me stay off the weight program, as well as keep my self accountable and in shape.

Navy wife, and about to PCS in the next year (we start picking in Feb!!). This site is fabulous for seeing what you're doing. If you have the right Mfp friends, you have access to TONS of helpful info.

The military weight program isn't too accurate. It's based on weight similar to BMI. I never made weight but would always measure out. Then I found out if you go on their overweight program they'll give you work time to go to the gym to workout. That's when I stopped measuring out so I could hit the gym during work time lol

The military weight program isn't too accurate. It's based on weight similar to BMI. I never made weight but would always measure out. Then I found out if you go on their overweight program they'll give you work time to go to the gym to workout. That's when I stopped measuring out so I could hit the gym during work time lol

Lucky for your service. The Coast Guard is not this way, If you go in the weight program you have to lose it on your own time. depends on what unit you are at and how your CO or OiC is

The military weight program isn't always the best. My best friend was at the Air Force Academy, and every year when they did weigh ins, she was in the overweight or obese range. She plays volleyball for the air force team, and before that she played club volleyball pretty much her whole life. She's pure muscle, basically, but the military uses BMI rather than body fat percentage. She said she would always get sent to the medic who would look at her and be like "You're not fat. Go away." xD

So just take it as a grain of salt. that number might not ever go down. If you're looking to shed some fat though (you might take a look at your fat percentage to determine if you need to) try doing some weights.

Army soldier here. I have been in for 5 years and have never made weight but have always made tape. Just keep up the cardio and pay close attention to your calories. As for the protein, use it as a meal r snack replacement. I would have a protein shake after out unit pt session every morning (which was my 2nd workout of the day) and then have peanut butter and celery or mixed nuts as snacks and then chicken for dinner. It gave me my protein in moderation and allowed me to keep my strength up.

Hey I'm in the navy as well and I've had to watch my weight since getting in. I could go on and on about this but I should get to work.

I use to think the military's method of determining body fat was antiquated, but after using a couple different methods to determine body fat, I found the circumference (neck / abdomen) wasn't so inaccurate after all. I've never made weight (217 lbs). The closest i've come is 223, which was post MFP.

tell me about it, at one point the military had me at 30% body fat...I went to the gym on base the next day and they took my body fat with calipers and I was at 13%...

Hi Laura, I"m Lora. I'm stationed in CA with the Air Force. I'm in the same boat you are in and need to lose some weight. :-)

I'm Master fitness qualified in the military and a certified personal trainer on the outside. Yes the overweight program is broke and the military (Army) under the new SGM, they are thinking about throwing away the measuring tape. His theme is " SLIM DOWN OR GET OUT " Yes some ppl don't know how to tape correctly, but hopefully they will find a correct way to do this correctly. Until then keep working hard..

The military weight program isn't too accurate. It's based on weight similar to BMI. I never made weight but would always measure out. Then I found out if you go on their overweight program they'll give you work time to go to the gym to workout. That's when I stopped measuring out so I could hit the gym during work time lol

Oh we 'get' workout time alright. This last PFA we had about 9 failures within our security department. In order to stop this from happening next time the SECO implemented a mandatory workout schedule for the entire department. We now get to PT from 0600-0700 M/W/F. I'm certainly not against working out, myself and a bunch of guys in section usually work outbefore work. What I'm not fond of is that the people who failed are blending in with the crowd and falling to the wayside. Yesterday we did a mock PRT and the one guy in our section who failed-wasn't even there.

Also I have to say I disagree with the tape measure method, I've seen too many people with 'big' necks get through who shouldn't. It's one thing if your neck is big because of muscle-a person shouldn't have a huge beer gut and pass tape because their double chin helped them measure below the max body fat.

Wow sounds a little harsh. There's always room for human error no matter what type of measurements are used. It's called standards and it would be great if they were followed. I was measured wrong and had to make the CFL pull the instruction up and get remeasured. He still didn't follow the instructions properly-but I passed at least. And yes I know all about the ones who pass the PRT but not the tape. I love it that the 23 year old I was counting for could barely do 40 sit-ups and ended up with a satisfactory on her overall score.

I've seen way too many people get special treatment because they are friends with the CFL, so call it standards which is fine and I work hard to get back in and stay in them-it's not like I think they expect too much of me physically, but there's also error and favoritism involved as well. If it weren't, then personally I wouldn't have so many problems with the program.

I'm a Marine Corps girlfriend just trying to gain muscle, drop a little weight, and keep up with my boyfriend, lol. Thank you all for your service and commitment to this country. God bless!