Joining and Weight

[IwillbeUrNurse]

Hey Im looking to join the Army asap and I know Im overweight but Im willing to do what i need to do to join. I want to be a nurse and I need to know what to weight standards are for a female at 17 and 5"4'? If you can help thanks and also what do u suggest as a good way to get in shape

[yuliya92788]

in 2 months ill be 17 too.At 5''7' im 165 pounds and im overweight by 20-30 pounds,i should be 135-145.And if u are 5'4'',u should be like 115-125.For me its hard to loose weight too,but im overweight,but its not really noticable.Well u have to do situps,pushups,running,dieting-dont eat anything after 6 pm, and do some leg work out and weights,thats what i do to get an army body. I hate running but i need to do it cause i have to do it in bootcamp. I hope it helped if u have any questions just ask

[yomchi247]

try doing a search...it's pretty easy to find any kind of info you need if you just look...

http://www.army.com/articles/article_030505_physical_fitness_requirements.html

Now going along those lines...yuliya had some good advice, and some that isn't factual. Yes, you need to start doing push ups, pull ups, sit ups, run, etc...and you should try to eat a well balanced healthy diet...but it's complete bull that you can't eat after 6pm.

It's a fact that your body only stores calories if you don't burn them up throughout the day...it doesn't matter if you eat at 11pm if you have burned enough calories during the day, and you've eaten well.

If you are trying to lose weight, it is best to reduce your intake of high-fat, high-calorie foods like butter (80 percent fat), mayo (75-80 percent fat) and oil (100 per cent fat.) Fast food is generally high in fat and calories. Fat-free foods are not necessarily low in calories. Many fat-free sweet products are high in sugar and therefore high in calories. From a health viewpoint, not all fats are equally 'bad'. Monounsaturated fat may contain the same calories as saturated or hydrogenated fat, but it offers clear health benefits. Even so, the Food Pyramid Guidelines and official US Dietary guidelines recommend that all fats should be eaten sparingly.

My serious advice would be to try to find a local fitness program and join it. I help run one in my area that is called UBC (Ultimate Bodyshaping Course). It's great...there is workouts 6 days a week, an eating plan (that doesn't just say eat all veggies or health food) that is based on eating the right ammount of food at the right times...plus you get the motivation of the instructors and the other people taking the class.

I've personally seen people lose as much as 42 pounds in 10 weeks by following the plan and working hard. I think it would be a great thing to get you jumpstarted to the Army though...check it out here...you might be able to find a school near you...

http://www.ultimatebodyshaping.com

[Tacky]

Yomchi has given you some excellent advice.

Don't simply work to make the standards - lose the weight and work on your strength and endurance.

Spend the money and join a local gym - they'll have trainers you can use to get you started. Talk to the nutritionist, get them to make a meal plan for you. Most of all, stick with whatever you start

[SoldierofAmerica]

If you weigh too much for your height, you can still get in by testing your body fat percentage. the max body fat percentage was just raised last month to 32%. talk to a recruiter and they will help you to get into the proper body fat range. You may already be under your body fat % the only reason they use weight is that it is faster to measure. body fat is more important to the army.

and don't worry, as you will find out later, if you join, this is a very common problem.

good luck