What Navy SEALs are required to do to make it into BUD/S:
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 (SEALp) consist of girls' pushups, crunches, and flutter kicks, a SEAL training basic. I started with doing one of each. I've worked up to 50.
PT ~ Physical therapy using 2-lb weights M/W/F and 1-lb weight T/Th/S.
UB ~ Upper body exercises
BD ~ Belly dancing (my version of it, anyway)
The 15th: 2-mile walk. SEALp. PT. UB. BD.
The 16th: 2-mile walk. PT. BD.
The 17th: Rest. How do you know you've probably been pushing too hard? Going to bed at 10 p.m. Waking briefly at 2:30 a.m. and going right back to sleep. Waking up with the alarm you set for 9 a.m. Waking up with the sensation of having been beaten, all over. The last week I wasn't particularly careful about going to bed early. I need to make sure it doesn't happen so often. I am noticing a difference. I am worth caring for. I also took a two hour nap, which suggests a little more than simply being overtired. I made Irish soda bread. Instead of using the orange zest and raisins suggested, I used lemon zest and blueberries. It was really yummy.
The 18th: 2-mile walk. SEALp. PT. UB. BD.
The 19th: Didn't do my PT. My back and shoulders have been bothering me, so I gave myself a break today. Hopefully, tomorrow I'll be back at it. Interesting thought: I sometimes eat as a distraction, not comfort, not to stuff emotions, but something else to think about.
The 20th: 2-1/2-mile walk. SEALp. PT. UB. BD. Read an eye-opening article, Yahoo Shine:
http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/losing-180-pounds-really-does-body-8212-160-163900419.html
http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/losing-180-pounds-really-does-body-8212-160-163900419.html
The 21st: 3/4 mile walk. PT. BD.
The first picture was taken in February 2012. The second picture was taken in June 2012. Inspiration, at least to me:
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