Week Sixty-Six 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.

For a while, I'm going to try and keep track of my weight only when it goes down. It's too easy to start from the new higher weight.

The 21st: SEAL puppy rep. One-mile walk. SEAL puppy rep. Editing.

The 22nd: 2.5-mile walk and physical therapy.

The 23rd: Edit, all day long.

The 24th: SEAL puppy rep. One-mile walk. SEAL puppy rep.

The 25th: Finished edits. Whew.

The 26th: SEAL puppy rep.

The 27th: I found an old calendar, 2007. I was at the same weight then that I am now. I AM in better shape, but to be honest, I'm discouraged. I know the biggest problem is my diet...no, the biggest problem is I'm still not safe. Sigh. I'm discouraged.

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