Reminders: REAL - Reduce stress Exercise Adequate sleep Lower caloric intake
What Navy SEALs are required to do to make it into BUD/S: http://navyseal.s5.com/requirements.html
RIght up front: Never in a million years could I do what is required. However, I needed to start somewhere. Considering how fit the SEALs are, I figured it was a good place to start. So my SEAL puppy reps consist of girls' pushups, crunches, and flutter kicks, a SEAL training basic. I started with doing one of each. This week, I try to increase my reps. I've worked up to 27.
The 18th: weigh in: 229.2 lb. Whoohoo! My sweat is crying. Can you hear it? "Help me! I'm melting!" Yes! SEAL puppy rep. Two-mile walk. SEAL puppy rep.
The 19th: weigh in: 228.2 lb. Was so tired last night, I crawled into bed by 9 p.m. Of course, this means I woke at 1 a.m. and couldn't go back to sleep. I stayed in bed, with my eyes closed, and let my brain run wild. Close to dawn, I nodded off a few times but kept waking up. It's okay. I'm learning to be flexible. I'll nap later. I walked with my sister and did a bit of yard work. Physical therapy, with 2-lb weights. I'm so proud of me and how well I'm doing with taking care of myself. Go me!
The 20th: weigh in: 227.2 lb. Cool. I was up for 24 hours yesterday, taking myself to bed at 1 a.m. I imagined I'd sleep for hours. Sure, 4-1/2 hours. Eyes popped open at 5:30 a.m. Rolled out of bed and took myself for a leisurely 1-mile walk. I'm giving myself permission to take a nap later, though I never took one yesterday. I'm not used to feeling this way. We'll see what happens. By 7:30 a.m. I was yawning. So I laid down and slept for three hours. I feel much better. And then slept another two hours in the afternoon. I think I may be caught up now. :-)
The 21st: weigh in: 231.2 lb. Uh-oh. I didn't make it to sleep at all last night. It doesn't bode well for the next few days. Maybe I need to relax and simply let myself do the switch. I don't know. SEAL puppy rep. Two-mile walk. SEAL puppy rep. Yes, I still did my exercises.
The 22nd: weigh in: 231.8 lb. Shoot. Then again, my sleep scheduling being off wasn't helpful. I seem to be back on track, already. Cool. I went to bed at 11 last night, and slept until 5 this morning. Six hours straight. Yay! One-mile walk and physical therapy with 2-lb weights.
The 23rd: weigh in: 233 lb. Shoot. I've been stressing a bit, so I suppose it's understandable, but I don't like it. SEAL puppy rep. Two-mile walk. SEAL puppy rep.
The 24th: weigh in: 231.8 lb. Waist circumference: 39". I've only started the day, but I will go for a one-mile walk and do my physical therapy with 2-lb weights. Good to see the weight going back down. The only way it is happening is me believing in myself, believing I am worth taking care of, believing I don't need to hide behind the weight. I will overcome this.
Inspiration, at least to me:
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