Good Morning!
I had some down time in work today, so I figured I'd do a little catching up with my blog.
So, I have a physical readiness test coming up within the next few weeks. I have to do it 2 times a year, usually in april/may time and then in aug/sept time. I've been waived from a bunch of them since I've been in the Navy because I've been pregnant twice and you're waived from PRTs for up to 6 months after baby's born. I got waived from part of the PRT this time. I had a small surgery in the end of January, and they didn't want me exercizing and putting stress on the surgical site, so they gave me a waiver that said I couldn't work out with the people I work with. So basically now I have a free pass from doing the run, sit ups, and push ups. (would have had to run 1.5 miles in 15 minutes, do 65 situps in 2 minutes and 25 pushups in 2 minutes) Unfortunately, I am not waived from the weigh in.
The weigh ins take place next week. I still have 10 pounds to lose! I've lost over 30 pounds since the baby has been born, but ever since high school I have had a problem keeping my weight under 150. I have to be at 149 and I am currrently 158. I jokingly asked my boss "Do you know anyway I can lose 10 pounds in one week?" I asked to kind of break the ice for me telling her I was going to fail. Instead of what I'd expected, she said "Yeah! I'll be right to your office to talk to you". She emailed me a crazy crash diet (which is surprisingly somewhat healthy...) that I've already lost 3 pounds with! (I was 161 on Monday, when I started). I'm not starving myself either! I have to eat 4 meals a day, but all I can drink is water. There's a lot of restrictions on what I am allowed to eat. There's a list of only about 15 to 20 things I can actually eat, which is very hard for me because I love food. I'm doing pretty well so far. I'm surprised I lost 3 pounds already, especially considering I've already slipped up twice! I have to be at 149 by April 5, so my goal is to be at 154 by Sunday. That will give me one more week from there to lose 5 more pounds.
Well, time for me to get to work! I'll keep you posted!
Michelle*
