From: Robin Miller (miller599@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Jul 17 2002 - 07:50:52 CDT
How do you find out what your maximum allowable weight
is? My son is going next summer, June, and he has
started working on his weight now, but do not know
what it is allowed to be. He is 14 this month, and
will be one month shy of 15 when he goes.
--- Kevin <kjmineart@yahoo.com> wrote:
> The most important thing is to start EARLY! I don't
> head to Philmont until August 2nd.... of 2003 and I
> made Philmont weight about 3 weeks ago.... this
> doesn't seem like much of a feat until you know that
> I
> started out January 3rd 30 pounds away from my max
> allowable (and estimate at Thanksgiving when I
> actually decided I had to change my eating habits
> and
> lose a few pounds that I was around 40 pounds over!)
>
>
> It's much easier to lose a pound a week than to try
> and lose it all the last few weeks before you go. At
> this point, I've set my sights on the weight where I
> played High School varsity sports (20 yr reunion
> this
> year) I plan to be at least 20 lbs under my Philmont
> max weight by the time we start doing any heavy
> training starting late next winter. My knees and
> ankles feel a million times better and playing
> softball this summer has been more enjoyable too!
>
> Just a pound a week!
>
> Kevin Mineart
> Scoutmaster T214 West Burlington, IA
> Silver Tomahawk Lodge 80
> off to Philmont 8/02/03
> ...and a good ole Bear too!!
>
>
> --- Johnlebl@aol.com wrote:
> > In a message dated 07/16/2002 1:31:37 PM Central
> > Daylight Time,
> > don@hummellawfirm.com writes:
> >
> >
> > > I suppose this is as close to a rant as I'll
> come
> > in this
> > > series, as I have this same complaint about
> > ability and attitude for treks
> > > as well. I'm 10 pounds over my weight limit on
> > the Philmont chart, so I
> > > can't go on a trek without losing weight, yet I
> > can go a week in the
> > > Sierras, climb Mt. Whitney and hike across the
> > Grand Canyon with no
> > > problem.
> > > Ah well.
> > >
> >
> > Don,
> >
> > I can think of two very good reasons for you to
> > loose ten pounds. No, try
> > loosing thirty.
> >
> > First, your health. That type of activity and
> > overweight is like a lawyer
> > representing himself in court. A time bomb
> ticking.
> >
> > Second, when your son turns 14, you WILL want to
> do
> > a real meal deal trek.
> >
> > I went as a 14 year old Scout in 1959 and just got
> > back from accompanying my
> > 15 year old daughter across Mt. Phillips which I
> > also hiked in 1959. I can't
> > describe the feeling I experienced while huggign
> her
> > up there.
> >
> > Just loose the weight and make the trek. The
> "other
> > side" of the ranch is a
> > lot different than PTC. Try it, you'll like it.
> >
> > John LeBlanc
> > Eagle Class of 1959
> > Phirst Phil Ptrek 1959
> > PhilTrek 2002 630H2 Trek 16
> > My latest adventure was yesterday,
> > Today is not over yet!
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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