2ZA WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM FROM HELL

During those first three months at the French Fort weight was not an issue yet and I easily maintained my stateside weight of 180 pounds. This was due to my frequent trips to the Tay Ninh base camp PX for junk food and snacks.
My weight went through a rapid loss when I got assigned to Nui Ba Den. The boulders and the steepness of the mountain were burning up calories faster than I could devour food. My never-ending projects had me walking the perimeter at least three times a day and getting only three to five hours sleep a night prevented my body from recharging. I was always hungry and not even eating the junk food my family sent me monthly seemed to help; I just kept on tightening my belt.
The top photo shows me at my prime when I arrived in Vietnam. Nine months later I was down to 155 pounds while on Nui Ba Den.