Week Fifty-Eight of REAL...

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. I've worked up to 33 and working at slowing it down.

The 27th: weigh in: 237.4 lb. SEAL puppy rep. Two-mile walk. SEAL puppy rep. I was awake before 5am, which meant I was able to walk before the sun came up, so it was a little cooler.

The 28th: weigh in: 236 lb. Two-mile walk and physical therapy.

The 29th: weigh in: 233.2 lb. Of course, this was taken after noon, after I woke up. Surprised me to sleep so long, around ten hours.

The 30th: weigh in: 235 lb. SEAL puppy rep. One-mile walk. SEAL puppy rep. Again, having to be careful about the walking outside. The rain brings out lots of mold, and I don't process it well.

The 31st: weigh in: 235.2 lb. Physical therapy. Again, with all the rain, I have to be careful of my outdoor activity. Out door is where I walk.

August

The 1st: weigh in: 235 lb. SEAL puppy rep. One-mile walk. SEAL puppy rep. I only walked a mile, today, but I tried to see how fast I could do it. Fifteen minutes. Good for me.

The 2nd: weigh in: 235.8 lb. Waist circumference: 39". Physical therapy. Slept almost 8 hours, with a brief wake up in the middle, but woke up tired. Not good. Eating better. Feeling stressed. Hanging in there.

The first picture was taken in February 2012. The second picture was taken in June 2012. Inspiration, at least to me: