im at 168, HOWEVER.....

[echomike23]

ok, so im at 168, and i have been at 168 for 3 weeks. as before im being patient, BUUUUT here is the kicker. i am re-enlisting in the california national guard. my max weight for my age is....168! i gotta drop 3 lbs so i can feel safe enough to go in and pass my physical. if all goes well, im going to go for parachute rigger, a dream that i had since i was young. while im patient, i find it rather ironic that im literally standing on the fence when it comes to my weight.

how is that for irony?

[ValidRouge]

Re: im at 168, HOWEVER.....

Mike, there is a thread in the maintenance forum called "Maintenance Frustration". There might be some ideas in there (Look for the threads by Condor) that might help you drop those 3 lbs.

[echomike23]

Re: im at 168, HOWEVER.....

thank you! definetly will look into it.

[mitzimarie]

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Just wanted to wish you well on those 3 pounds, Mike. You look incredible!

[apple]

Re: im at 168, HOWEVER.....

I agree with Mitzi....you're doing great, congrats on reaching this far and best wishes for the next 3 pounds

[echomike23]

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thanks mitzi and apple!

[sweetgirl2]

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wow! mike you look great, congrats to you
irony is so the word . . . good luck with your tiny leeway that's needed. So close

[Kawispice]

Re: im at 168, HOWEVER.....

Mike,

Do what the boxers do before an official weigh in to stay in their category, take a sauna and sweat it off. Don't drink anything till after they take your weight. Check this technique out before you go first. Then after you pass, you can patiently lose the weight. Good luck at parachute rigging, I have no idea what you'd be doing but if it involves landing the parachute, you probably want to land softly so less weight up to a point, makes sense.

[echomike23]

Re: im at 168, HOWEVER.....

Mike,

Do what the boxers do before an official weigh in to stay in their category, take a sauna and sweat it off. Don't drink anything till after they take your weight. Check this technique out before you go first. Then after you pass, you can patiently lose the weight. Good luck at parachute rigging, I have no idea what you'd be doing but if it involves landing the parachute, you probably want to land softly so less weight up to a point, makes sense.

thanks, i got one of those solar suits and im going to use it to sweat some water off.

parachute rigging is basically when you pack parachutes for jumpers. i have parachuted before and i did this when i was at 205 lbs, now that im MUCH lighter i shouldn't bounce as much