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Week come and week go. So when we last left I had a PT test looming. The good is I performed better on push ups and sit ups and even my run was a wee bit better.  The bad was the weight and waist measurement.

Where am I going wrong?  The last month I had been so very careful about what I ate and ran whenever i could.  My clothes were fitting better and people were telling me that i looked as if I were losing weight. So I kept up my efforts and refused to weigh.  My thoughts if my loss were only 5 pounds I would be depressed.

The morning of my PT test and I decide to step on the scale so I would have some idea of what the numbers would be when I went to test.  I almost fell over when I read the scale.  I had gained 4 pounds this month.  So 2000 cal a day and running and working out had allowed me to gain weight. I even went the month without alcohol.  Ugghh!

Some how I passed the PT test and went on a weekend of debauchery and ate and drank all I wanted,  Knowing all the while Monday would roll around and I would be on a new diet plan and excuses were not part of the program.

Its Sunday and I feel like shit!  Bad food, drinking and it has taken a toll on me.  I am not twenty anymore and it shows in more ways that I care to admit.

So, I started Monday a few hours early and hopefully I can shed a few pounds before the new year rolls around.  This time I am weighing every freaking day - no more surprises!

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from the "just my rotten luck files":  I have a PT test in a few days.  I have been running hard for the last six months to improve my scores.  The last month I have not been drinking and have cut my carbs down to an extremely low level.  I am at a point now where I am confidant to make a decent score and I have been looking forward to getting the monkey off my back.

Well, the monkey has been causing havoc with my back.  To be specific my lower back. i am afraid that I have a slight herniation in the lumbar region and it is pissing me off.  Here I am ready to test and my back is jacked up.  i am left with two options.  one, I can go to medical and be placed on profile and this will post pone my PT test until my back is better.  The second option is to bite the bullet and get through the PT test and when it is done rest my back until better.

I am playing a wait and see on how I feel in the morning. If my back is functional for push ups and sit ups I will power on.  However, if I am unable to do either to my satisfaction I will be forced to seek the waiver.

I do not want to be one of those people who skirts his responsibility to meet the standards and definately do not want a medical record of any kind while I am working on an afit position.

so the next 24 hours will help me to decide....time for another ibuprophen.

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Homework and adjusting to nights is making me batty! 

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It is amazing how just a few days can provide one with a new outlook.  My head is in a different place than it was just seven days ago - that is a good thing!

I am working nights-ugghh!  It takes a while for my body to adjust and once it does it is a decent transition.  I rather enjoy nights.  There are fewer people around, it is easier to get things done and you often have time to get school and other obligations accomplished.

I have a bunch of stuff on my plate.  first up is another PT test.  I need to shed a few pounds other than that I should put up solid numbers.  I have a GRE to schedule and one class to really dive into.  I am hoping to have the GRE and class done by Feb 1st (fingers crossed).