I need to lose 60-75 lbs. or more to get into OCS, any tips or tricks?

SFC Robert Striblen — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 18:32:57 -0500

I have crossed all the T's and dotted all the i's. I just have to lose 60-75 lbs. I need help. I have about 6 months.

Response by MAJ Rene De La Rosa made Dec 24 at 2015 6:35 PM

MAJ Rene De La Rosa — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 18:35:10 -0500

Kettle bells and apple cider vinegar. Should start seeing results within two weeks.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 24 at 2015 6:35 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 18:35:58 -0500

Are you going to federal ocs or national guard ocs?

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Dec 24 at 2015 7:00 PM

Capt Seid Waddell — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 19:00:45 -0500

Aerobic exercise and diet. Bring your heart rate up to 75% of maximum rate for your age for at least one hour per day six days a week. Stay away from all junk food and keep your meals small and frequent; never eat large meals.

Weigh yourself at the same time every day (When getting up, before breakfast, or just before going to bed - whatever you choose, be consistent.

Set two goal weights 5 lbs. apart; when you are in the lower end of the range you can relax your diet a bit, but when you are at the upper end of the range carefully watch everything you eat. As you lose weight and are consistently at the lower end of the range, lower the set points accordingly.

Aerobic exercise builds the ability of your muscles to burn fat directly, and they will do so even when you are at rest.

You will notice that after a certain point you will no longer get sore after exercise; this is because you have moved out of the sugar-burning cycle which produces lactic acid in your muscles. For me that was 15 miles/hike. Any amount over that made no difference and I stopped getting sore altogether; my muscles had converted to fat burning and no longer produced lactic acid.

Whatever exercise (brisk walking or running) that brings your heart rate up to 75% of maximum for your age will be sufficient; when brisk walking will no longer bring your heart rate up you will have to start jogging. Treadmills and elliptical training machines also work well but cost more.

Whatever you do, don't give up, don't break the routine.

This is what worked for me.

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Response by Vit Spirek made Dec 24 at 2015 7:53 PM

Vit Spirek — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 19:53:02 -0500

my experince is 10-15 kg per month (special green teas, baking powder (Na2CO3) evening only red grapefruit, it will be for you hard but possible

Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made Dec 24 at 2015 7:58 PM

Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 19:58:54 -0500

The FASTEST way to lose way is DIET. A High Protein, MINIMAL Carbohydrate diet (Ketosis) can result in RAPID weight loss in the 3~lb a week (up to 1lb a day) range for several weeks. It starts with several days of water weight & and bodily waste loss, followed by fat burning. If you stick to the diet, you'll see 20-30lbs drop in the first 30 days.

See Atkins Diet as an example.

ALWAYS consult a medical profession when you are looking to lose that much weight, especially that quickly though.

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Response by SFC Pete Kain made Dec 24 at 2015 8:00 PM

SFC Pete Kain — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 20:00:46 -0500

60 to 75 lbs, seriously? How are you even still on duty and not being chaptered ?

Maybe Navy Intel Specialists have different standards, if so my bad SFC

Response by PO1 John Miller made Dec 24 at 2015 9:31 PM

PO1 John Miller — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 21:31:59 -0500

You list your rank as an Army SFC yet your profile states you were a Navy IS. Could you please clear that up for us?

Response by Sgt Nick Marshall made Dec 24 at 2015 10:14 PM

Sgt Nick Marshall — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 22:14:16 -0500

60-75 lbs!!! In all honesty you should not be in that state to begin with. It will be difficult to get down to that weight (dieting and exercise as new way of life, no fad diets, those are only temporary). Good luck.

Response by SFC Robert Striblen made Dec 24 at 2015 10:25 PM

SFC Robert Striblen — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 22:25:42 -0500

I weigh 256 lbs., I'm 6'3'', Army entry doc, says 233 lbs. no less than 190 lbs. just to clear up any confusion. I clear tape though, just a muscle head sorry to have confused anyone, my mistake.

Response by SPC Stephanie Oanes made Dec 24 at 2015 10:34 PM

SPC Stephanie Oanes — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 22:34:39 -0500

I need to lose about 40lbs to get back to my pre-Army body lol Didn't think I'd gain so much weight being a civilian. Good luck!

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 25 at 2015 12:05 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 25 Dec 2015 12:05:42 -0500

That is going to suck but it can be done. There is a simple way of doing this. You just need to burn more calories a day then you intake. You will lose weight everyday. It really doesn't matter what you do to limit your calories but you have to burn off what you eat. It is going to suck. I also recommend taking up distance running. It is great to burn off those pounds. Just don't try some crazy gimmick. It is going to take a lot of sweat equity on this.

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Dec 25 at 2015 7:15 PM

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Response by 1LT Christopher Sorge made Dec 25 at 2015 9:43 PM

1LT Christopher Sorge — Fri, 25 Dec 2015 21:43:08 -0500

Run, run, and consistency is the key. Include lean muscle building exercises to increase your metabolism.

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