Week Sixty-One 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 17th: weigh in: 235.2 lb. SEAL puppy rep. 30-minute bike ride. SEAL puppy rep. Glad I planned for the bike ride. It didn't throw me when I walked outside afterward and discovered it was raining and I wouldn't have been able to go for a walk anyway. Working on making sure my exercises push me to breath hard.

The 18th: weigh in: 234.2 lb. Physical therapy. 30-minute bike ride

The 19th: weigh in: 234.4 lb.

The 20th: weigh in: 234.2 lb. SEAL puppy rep. 30-minute bike ride. SEAL puppy rep.

The 21st: weigh in: 233.8 lb. Physical therapy.

The 22nd: weigh in: 235.8 lb. SEAL puppy rep. Two-mile walk. SEAL puppy rep. Not surprised considering all the stress. :-) Body doesn't care if it's good stress or bad stress; it only recognizes stress. It's the mind that analyzes and qualifies.

The 23rd: weigh in: 234.8 lb. Waist circumference: 39". Physical therapy. No walk, today. Rain. We've had lots of rain. Thanks God.

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