Week 158 of REAL...

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

http://military-fitness.military.com/2013/01/the-spartan-300-workout-and-new-variations.html?ESRC=sm_fit.nl

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. 

PT ~ Physical therapy

UB ~ Upper body exercises

I'm starting low, at 10, to restart my workouts, with no weights yet.

I'm sleeping, a lot. I think it's a combination of the weather and my body still working to heal my arm. I'm hoping that's all it is.

27: 1-mile walk. PT. UB.

28: 2-mile walk. PT

29: Rest. 

30: 1-mile walk.

July

1: 1-mile walk. PT.

2: 1-mile walk. PT.

3: 1-mile walk. I carried my 1-lb weights today. PT.

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

New Authors I've found...

I've discovered Rachael Anderson, who writes sweet romance, and Hallee Bridgeman, who writes Christian romance.

I read Rachael's book The Reluctant Bachelorette and loved it.

I read Hallee's free Greater Than Rubies and LOVED it.

I met Hallee Bridgeman and her husband at the AZ Dreamin' Readers' Conference at the end of May. It was such an honor and a privilege. I came away feeling inspired and uplifted and well fed in spirit.

Here's Hallee's website: http://www.halleethehomemaker.com/

You can also find her on FB.

Tuesday Follow Up...

Laundry done. Yay.

I worked on Tarnished Knight. Yay.

I may be crossing off another author from my "Yes" list. A mother who expects their child to fill their heart with all the love they need and make them happy is not healthy. A mother who "protects" their child from being hurt to the point of isolating them is not healthy. I read to find healthy examples. I don't need any more unhealthy examples masquerading as 'but she loves the child.' No, she doesn't. She's made the child an extension of herself. That is not healthy. Yes, it's a hot button.

Maintain my sanity... maybe. Maybe not. Yet to be determined.