Week Seventy-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.

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 26th: Did not make it up in time to exercise. Life happens.

The 27th: Two-mile walk with my sister.

The 28th: The truth will set me free.

The 29th: SEAL puppy rep. Two-mile walk. SEAL puppy rep. The truth will set me free.

The 30th: The truth will set me free. I am a writer.

The 31st: The truth will set me free. I am a writer. I am not a number in a box. SEAL puppy rep. Two-mile walk. SEAL puppy rep.

November

The 1st: The truth will set me free. I am a writer. I am not a number in a box. I am learning to listen to my body.

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