I need feed back about the army nurse, please

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Specializes in Nurse Faculty, PMHNP-BC.

Recently i spoke to an army nurse recruiter and i have completed the application. My main issue is my weight i am trying very hard to loose it. The recruiter told me i must meet the weight requirements in order to go forward with the application process. Any tips?

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what is your height to weight / what is the army goal you need to achieve...

what is your current calorie intake - physical fitness schedule - timeline to achieve this goal...?

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Specializes in EMT, ER, Homehealth, OR.

exercise & diet control is your best bet to get the weight off and keep it off. Once you are in you will have to maintain your weight so it will require a live style change inorder to keep the weight off. Good luck.

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Specializes in critical care: trauma/oncology/burns.

Hi.

Not easy to lose and maintain any kind of weight loss. Believe me, I know

I lost 50 pounds in order to go through MEPS. (started out @ 202 pounds and I am 63 inches)

Went through MEPS and weighed in @ 168 pounds. Passed the tape, though.

Now (4 years later) I have maintained my weight @ 144 pounds. I join my Company and do PT 3x/week; I eat 5-6 small meals per day and as soon as I wake up (no matter what time/shift) I mix up the powdered drink Slim-Fast, one banana and 250 ml skim milk and drink it up.

I started by walking everywhere that I could. That was my exercise, back in the day.

www.hooah4you.com

Good Luck to you. No matter what, stick to your goal of being an Army Nurse. Tell yourself, "Hey, I can do this!" several times a day. Is it (being an Army Nurse) worth it, to you? Keep at it, don't give up. You will slide every so often, but don't let that discourage or dissuade you from your ultimate goal.

Try to maintain your glucose levels (so eat several small meals each day)

Do count those calories and fat calories. Remember, if you take in 1200 calories for the day, you will want to exercise off more than what you took in.

Keep a "diet diary" and write down everything (calories) that enters your mouth! You will be surprised how much we take in! Again, you will temper what goes in with the amount of exerise you do....

Don't eat a lot of processed meats (hot dogs, bacon, deli-type meats)

DO try to exercise even if it means you walk around your block at a fast paced walk!

You don't need to pay for a gym membership. Dust off that bicycle of yours and ride around; go to the nearest College or University and use their outdoor track and start off by walking briskly for 1/4 mile...untill you can walk 1 or 2 miles. Then try jogging it.

Make up your own fruit smoothies: 250 ml OJ, banana, apple, peaches, mango, strawberries, whatever fruit you have around, add some ice in the blender and drink up. Yeah, you will feel bloated for a few days, but it will fill you up for several hours.

Some people tell you NOT to weigh yourself daily, others do. I, personally, weigh myself every other day.

Do have a couple of cookies or a small candy bar once in a while. Just don't eat half the box of cookies (smile).

Know what your weakness is. For me, my weakness, my absolute "I have no willpower" food is: Baskin & Robbins Chocolate and Peanut Butter icecream. Girl, I could eat a gallon of the stuff each and every day! But, I don't. I know I don't have any will power over that ice cream so I JUST DON"T BUY IT. In fact, I haven't had any ice cream in over 4 years. Nor do I have chips, cookies, candy in my apartment. If I absolutely, positively need to eat a candy bar, I will buy one and eat it later on. {I do have microwavable popcorn}

YOU CAN DO IT. Just be determined. Keep your goal in the forefront of your mind.

athena {and yes, I lost the weight while my kids were still living with me....Brought the chips and stuff for them, but I didn't eat it. I ate a ton of fruit instead, ha ha ha}

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You know, Athena, you get more and more Sierra Hotel (ha ha) all the time... :0)

You rock, girl!

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Specializes in critical care: trauma/oncology/burns.
You know, Athena, you get more and more Sierra Hotel (ha ha) all the time... :0)

You rock, girl!

:up:Thanks, but I am going to show my ignorance: Not sure about the reference to Sierra Hotel/SH....:confused:

Also have to admit, I was recently diagnosed as hypothyroid. The Doc asked if I was tired and I replied, "Geez, I'm in the Army, I'm tired ALL THE TIME" ha ha ha, constipated (I eat at the DFAC), brittle/hair falling out (I wear my hair "high and tight")...But after being on the Synthroid for one month I am down to 142 pounds.....Whoda thunk? Still feel tired, but I work 12 hour nights so...Plus with being volun-TOLD to do a few projects, sigh, who has time to sleep more than 5 hours? Plus getting ready for deployment and doing lots of "Army-type Games" (weapons qual, gas chamber/NBC etc) Sometimes I could fall asleep standing up!

Ahh, but here's the rub: I am happy. :D

Peace out

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Specializes in Critical Care.

Deployment? Best of luck to you

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Specializes in Nurse Faculty, PMHNP-BC.

Thank you so much for the encouragements .

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