75 Hard/Medium/Easy Challenge: March 3 - May 17
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My Version 75 Hard Challenge: April 9 - 37/75
✅ Diet - Calorie counting. Staying at or under 1200 calories per day.1,117 calories today.
✅ Water - 70 oz of water per day (no alcohol)85 oz of water today.
✅ Exercise - 30 minutes cardio workout, 30 min strength training and 20 min yoga/palates stretch, ✅10k+ steps per day (inside/outside) I did 60 min. Zumba, 20 min. abs and core with dumbbells and body-weight, then 20 min full body with dumbbells, 20 min. stretch, and 10,347 steps today.
✅ Reading - 10 minutes each day of anything. I read for 30 min today.
❎️ Sleep- Get 7 hours of sleep every night. I slept 6 hours and 38 minutes.💪F2F - Mission Slimpossible Strong!💪0 -
April 9 - Day 38/75
✅ Food - On plan. With some planned ice cream. Just because.
✅ No alcohol no problem
❌✅ Exercise - Two workouts: 1strength-1 cardio. Good cardio, no strength.
✅ Reading - something helpful at least 10 minutes per day. Yes
✅ Water - OK
✅ Thoughts - So busy today! Hours of working on a grant proposal, and then rehearsing. And cleaning my house now that the visitors are gone... Back to workouts tomorrow.1 -
Day 3️⃣8️⃣ of 7️⃣5️⃣
✅ Exercise: 90 min walk
✅ Read: This Is Your Mind On Plants By Michael Pollen
✅ Water: Gallon
❌Food: over calories including exercise - fairly healthy stuff but just overly hungry. Got into pistachios then filled up with a large baked potato.
✅<10g Added Sugar: 7g from store bought Asian soup dumplings and ranch dressing
Felt like I went back to some old mindless eating today. Noticed it was when I was feeling work stress. I didn’t take time to slow down and properly eat and by the time I noticed I had eaten too much and although hungry had eaten past fullness. Will work on dialing it back in to finish the second half of this challenge strong. So far 6 of 38 days I didn’t meet my goals which is 16%. With a goal of meeting 90% I’m cutting it close. Have already decided the days I missed will be tacked on the end.1 -
April 9 ~ Day 38 of 75 medium
[ Naturewalk ]
rest day
[ 3+ liters water & tea ]
4 liters
[ Reading ] Read during the day
[ Sleep 8+ hours ] 9h 2m & 84 sleepscore
[ Under 1450 cal ] Done!
[ Eat in 6 hour window ] 3h 53m
Happy Wednesday
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Day 3️⃣9️⃣ of 7️⃣5️⃣
✅ Exercise: 90 min walk
✅ Read: This Is Your Mind On Plants By Michael Pollen
✅ Water: Gallon
✅Food: dug into exercise calories again but not as deep.
✅<10g Added Sugar: 6g from peanut butter protein bar1 -
April 10 ~ Day 39 of 75 medium
[ Naturewalk ] 122 minutes
[ 3+ liters water & tea ] 3.5 liters
[ Reading ] Read during the day
[ Sleep 8+ hours ] 8h 25m & 85 sleepscore
[ Under 1450 cal ] Done!
[ Eat in 6 hour window ] 4h 11m Bonus ~ gym rings workout
Happy Thursday
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@Pupowl - I enjoy seeing your nature filled pictures. I really need to get myself a better camera.
My Version 75 Hard Challenge: April 10 - 38/75
❎️ Diet - Calorie counting. Staying at or under 1200 calories per day. 1,278 calories today.
✅ Water - 70 oz of water per day (no alcohol) 85 oz of water today.
✅ Exercise - 30 minutes cardio workout, 30 min strength training and 20 min yoga/palates stretch, 10k+ steps per day (inside/outside) I did 75 min. kickboxing, 55 min. Calisthenics, 20 min. stretch, and 14,614 steps today.
✅ Reading - 10 minutes each day of anything. I read for 30 min today.
❎️ Sleep- Get 7 hours of sleep every night. I slept 6 hours and 35 minutes.💪F2F - Mission Slimpossible Strong!💪1 -
April 10 - Day 39/75
❌ Food - Struggling!
✅ No alcohol no problem
❌✅ Exercise - Two workouts: 1strength-1 cardio. Good cardio, no strength.
✅ Reading - something helpful at least 10 minutes per day. Yes
✅ Water - OK
✅ Thoughts - Getting a lot done, but not getting those strength workouts in. Tomorrow will be on the road all day, so looking forward to Friday!
April 11 - Day 40/75
❌ Food - Absolutely terrible. Snacking (healthy snacks, but too much!) all day.
✅ No alcohol no problem
❌❌ Exercise - Two workouts: 1strength-1 cardio. Driving then sitting. Seeing my old dad and helping out step-mom with changing him over to hospice care.
✅ Reading - something helpful at least 10 minutes per day. No - but I listened to a wonderful book in the car.
✅ Water - OK
✅ Thoughts - I'm seriously starting to think of starting my 75 days over again!
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April 11 ~ Day 40 of 75 medium
[ Naturewalk ] 76 minutes
[ 3+ liters water & tea ] 4 liters
[ Reading ] Read during the day
[ Sleep 8+ hours ] 8h 34m & 85 sleepscore
[ Under 1450 cal ] Done!
[ Eat in 6 hour window ] 5h 52m
Happy Friday
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Day 4️⃣0️⃣ of 7️⃣5️⃣
✅ Exercise: 60m walk, 30m recumbent bike
✅ Read: This Is Your Mind On Plants By Michael Pollen
✅ Water: Gallon
✅Food: on target 🎯
✅<10g Added Sugar: 0g1 -
My Version 75 Hard Challenge: April 11 - 39/75
✅ Diet - Calorie counting. Staying at or under 1200 calories per day. 1,150 calories today.
✅ Water - 70 oz of water per day (no alcohol) 85 oz of water today.
✅ Exercise - 30 minutes cardio workout, 30 min strength training and 20 min yoga/palates stretch, 10k+ steps per day (inside/outside) I did 65 min. jog, 20 min. core and abs, 20 min. upper body, 20 min. stretch, and 12,599 steps today.
✅ Reading - 10 minutes each day of anything. I read for 1/2 hour today.
❎️ Sleep- Get 7 hours of sleep every night. I slept 6 hours and 31 minutes.💪F2F - Mission Slimpossible Strong!💪1 -
April 12 - Day 41/75
✅ Food - Much better, mostly thanks to starting the day off with exercise and practicing.
✅ No alcohol no problem
✅ Exercise - Two workouts: 1strength-1 cardio. Strength and Pilates, and a walk even though it was not terribly long. Progress!
✅ Reading - something helpful at least 10 minutes per day. yes
✅ Water - OK
✅ Thoughts - Need more walking tomorrow, hopefully the rain will let up! I will repeat this morning's routine of getting the exercise and practicing done right after breakfast.1 -
April 12 ~ Day 41 of 75 medium
[ Naturewalk ] Very tired (and a bit lazy)
[ 3+ liters water & tea ] 4 liters
[ Reading ] Read during the day
[ Sleep 8+ hours ] 9h 28m & 82 sleepscore
[ Under 1450 cal ] Done!
[ Eat in 6 hour window ] 4h 29m Bonus ~ gym rings workout
Happy Saturday 1 -
Day 4️⃣1️⃣ of 7️⃣5️⃣
✅ Exercise: 90 min walk
✅ Read: Cooked A Natural History of Transformation By Michael Pollen
✅ Water: Gallon
❌Food: gorged 😳 pizza at lunch, chips for snack and loaded giant potato for dinner… way over calories and feel blah
❓<10g Added Sugar: loosely tracked so unable to accurately calculate. No sweets but who knows what’s hidden.
Started the day fine but pizza lunch threw me off then work stress was overwhelming and I couldn’t get away for even 15 minutes to walk it off. Will have to work a few hours this weekend to be ready for Monday but will primarily take it easy and relax. Even though I got off late and had already blown my calories I didn’t just say oh well I already messed up might as well have brownies and ice cream. So this is some progress in my mindset. I still finished up my water and got a great walk in and started a new book. 3 of 5 goals met. It’s not about perfection. I’m building new habits and cultivating a healthy lifestyle. There will be blips but I am learning to manage in a healthier way. Happy weekend all🌸0 -
@jugar - Thank you. You're doing well too.
@NouveauRee - You should be very proud of yourself to not over indulge even when you know you didn't meet your calorie goal. That is an impressive accomplishment.
My Version 75 Hard Challenge: April 12 - 40/75
✅ Diet - Calorie counting. Staying at or under 1200 calories per day. 1,166 calories today.
✅ Water - 70 oz of water per day (no alcohol) 85oz of water today.
❎️ Exercise - 30 minutes cardio workout, 30 min strength training and 20 min yoga/palates stretch, 10k+ steps per day (inside/outside) I did 60 min. jog, 10 min. stretch, and 10,342 steps today.
✅ Reading - 10 minutes each day of anything. I read for 1 hour today.
✅ Sleep- Get 7 hours of sleep every night. I slept 7 hours.💪F2F - Mission Slimpossible Strong!💪2 -
Day 4️⃣2️⃣ of 7️⃣5️⃣
✅ Exercise: 90m walk, 15m ST
✅ Read: Cooked A Natural History of Transformation By Michael Pollen
✅ Water: Gallon
✅ Food: dipped into exercise cals but better than yesterday
✅<10g Added Sugar: 8g from granola, rice cakes and soy miso glaze0 -
@Veta2018 thanks for the encouragement🫶you’re absolutely crushing it⭐️💪🔥🎉1
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April 13 - Day 42/75
✅ Food - Good today.
✅ No alcohol no problem
✅❌ Exercise - Two workouts: 1strength-1 cardio. 4 mile hilly walk - felt great! No strength workout.
✅ Reading - something helpful at least 10 minutes per day. read about calorie restriction and intermittent fasting research results. not sure if either is useful at the moment, but will learn more.
✅ Water - OK
✅ Thoughts - Missing my horse! Riding regularly provides a really good workout and a complete change of energy and mind, and I have missed it this week of travel to my dad's. Going home tomorrow. Monday ride, I hope!!
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April 13 ~ Day 42 of 75 medium
[ Naturewalk ] 98 minutes
[ 3+ liters water & tea ] 4.5 liters
[ Reading ] Read during the day
[ Sleep 8+ hours ] 8h 59m & 76 sleepscore
[ Under 1450 cal ] Done!
[ Eat in 6 hour window ] 4h 26m
Happy Sunday 1 -
My Version 75 Hard Challenge: April 13 - 41/75
✅ Diet - Calorie counting. Staying at or under 1200 calories per day. 1,195 calories today.
✅ Water - 70 oz of water per day (no alcohol) 101 oz of water today.
❎️ Exercise - 30 minutes cardio workout, 30 min strength training and 20 min yoga/palates stretch, 10k+ steps per day (inside/outside) I did 70 min. jog, 10 min. stretch, and 11,194 steps today.
✅ Reading - 10 minutes each day of anything. I read for an hour today.
✅ Sleep- Get 7 hours of sleep every night. I slept 10 hours 26 min. I had bad cramps and went to bed early. Then, woke up with bad cramps and went back to bed for a few more hours. That's the longest I slept in a long time.💪F2F - Mission Slimpossible Strong!💪1 -
Days 30-43/75 (31Mar-13Apr)
1. 45+ minute walk & 7k+ steps
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2. Read a motivational article
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3. Drink 1.5+ litres of water
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4. Eat 5 portions of fruit, veg, pulses, nuts, seeds.
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5. Stay in caloric deficit
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6. 10+ minute exercising: cardio, core, strength, tone, flex, balance
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Sorry for not being around the party couple of weeks. I didn't take the time to log my food and it shows on the scale 😩2 -
Day 4️⃣3️⃣ of 7️⃣5️⃣
✅ Exercise: 120m walk, 10m elliptical
✅ Read: Cooked A Natural History of Transformation By Michael Pollen
✅ Water: Gallon
✅ Food: dipped into exercise calories again. Not doing very well staying below target without relying on exercise lately. Not sure why I’m feeling so hungry lately. Had to work today that I wasn’t happy about so I think I also self soothed with some extra snacks (pistachios and pretzels) today too. Writing down my meal plan for the upcoming week to try and reel things in.
✅<10g Added Sugar: flavored yogurt and granola.0 -
My Version 75 Hard Challenge: April 14 - 42/75
✅ Diet - Calorie counting. Staying at or under 1200 calories per day. 1,166 calories today.
✅ Water - 70 oz of water per day (no alcohol) 104 oz of water today.
✅ Exercise - 30 minutes cardio workout, 30 min strength training and 20 min yoga/palates stretch, 10k+ steps per day (inside/outside) I did 70 min. jog, 30 min strength training, 20 min. stretch, and 16,126 steps today.
✅ Reading - 10 minutes each day of anything. I read for 10 min. today.
❎️ Sleep- Get 7 hours of sleep every night. I slept 5 hours 48 min.💪F2F - Mission Slimpossible Strong!💪0 -
April 14 ~ Day 43 of 75 medium
[ Naturewalk ] 59 minutes
[ 3+ liters water & tea ] 3.5 liters
[ Reading ] Read during the day
[ Sleep 8+ hours ] 8h 21m & 79 sleepscore
[ Under 1450 cal ] Done!
[ Eat in 6 hour window ] 3h 50m Bonus ~ gym rings workout
Happy Monday
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Day 4️⃣4️⃣ of 7️⃣5️⃣
✅ Exercise: 90m walk
✅ Read: Cooked A Natural History of Transformation By Michael Pollen
✅ Water: Gallon
✅ Food: finally within calories and no dipping into exercise🤗
✅<10g Added Sugar: 3.5g from rice cakes and pb filled pretzels. Skipped groceries this week and didn’t have any fruit or veggies to easily pack for work snacks.0 -
Still struggling! I'm getting on the exercise bike though and will at least keep that side of things going well - just having trouble stopping eating when the meal is over. I hate that, and it has not been a problem for a long time. Not sure why it is rearing its ugly head now, but I'll get to work on it. I did not report in yesterday - it was pretty well a write-off. I was in the car for many hours, and just too tired when arriving home to do much.
April 15 - Day 44/75
❌ Food - Not so good today. Eating well, but then keeping going and eating too much.
✅ No alcohol no problem
✅ Exercise - Two workouts: 1strength-1 cardio. Pilates and exercise bike.
✅ Reading - something helpful at least 10 minutes per day. looking into compulsive eating to look for good "end" tools. The ones I have used in the past are not cutting it - I need a new approach.
✅ Water - OK
✅ Thoughts - Did not get to horseback riding today and that might be a big reason I'm feeling stressed and down. I will get a dose of Jasper tomorrow!0 -
My Version 75 Hard Challenge: April 15 - 43/75
✅ Diet - Calorie counting. Staying at or under 1200 calories per day. 1,179 calories today.
❎️ Water - 70 oz of water per day (no alcohol) 68 oz of water today.
❎️ Exercise - 30 minutes cardio workout, 30 min strength training and 20 min yoga/palates stretch, 10k+ steps per day (inside/outside) I did 14,452 steps today.
❎️ Reading - 10 minutes each day of anything. I did not read today.
❎️ Sleep- Get 7 hours of sleep every night. I slept 6 hours 33 min.💪F2F - Mission Slimpossible Strong!💪0 -
April 15 ~ Day 44 of 75 medium
[ Naturewalk ] 85 minutes
[ 3+ liters water & tea ] 4.5 liters
[ Reading ] Read during the day
[ Sleep 8+ hours ] 8h 44m & 79 sleepscore
[ Under 1450 cal ] Done!
[ Eat in 6 hour window ] 4h 32m
Happy Tuesday
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April 16 - Day 45/75
❌ Food - Better! But still not completely on plan. I'm feeling more hopeful though, and will set up tomorrow to get back to where I want to be.
✅ No alcohol no problem
✅ Exercise - Two workouts: 1strength-1 cardio. Horse work and exercise bike.
✅ Reading - something helpful at least 10 minutes per day. Pre-garden work instead. I think this is even more important for today! Potted some seedlings, started others.
✅ Water - OK
✅ Thoughts - I'm still worried about compulsive eating episodes, but have a much better grip today.0
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