75 Hard/Medium/Easy Challenge: March 3 - May 17
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May 09 ~ Day 68 of 75 medium
[ Naturewalk ]
65 minutes
[ 3+ liters water & tea ] 4.5 liters
[ Reading ] Read during the day
[ Sleep 8+ hours ]
7h 47m & 80 sleepscore Distracted by a puzzle in the evening so went to bed a little too late and then my cat woke me at 6:20.
[ Under 1450 cal ] Done!
[ Eat in 6 hour window ] Done! Bonus ~ gym rings workout
Happy Friday
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My Version 75 Hard Challenge: May 9 - 66/75
✅ Diet - Calorie counting. Staying at or under 1200 calories per day. 1,175 calories today.
✅ Water - 70 oz of water per day (no alcohol) 71 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 wasn't feeling well. didn't do much of anything. I guess I needed a day of rest. I forgot to put my fitbit back on after charging so it only showed 2,904 steps.
✅ Reading - 10 minutes each day of anything. I read for 1 hour today.
✅ Sleep- Get 7 hours of sleep every night. I slept 8 hours and 8 min.💪F2F - Mission Slimpossible!💪0 -
@NouveauRee
@Veta2018
@Pupowl
@jugar
As your 75 day challenge is starting to come to a close, do you all foresee doing another round or taking a break to rest and absorb your accomplishment?1 -
May 10 - Day 67/75
✅ Food - OK! really good today
✅ No alcohol - no problem
✅ Exercise - Two workouts: 1strength-1 cardio. hoeing and cultivating, planting, and hauling for strength, exercise bike and plenty of walking for cardio.
✅ Reading - something helpful at least 10 minutes per day. Yes.
✅ Water - OK
✅ Thoughts - A productive day!
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StayFITTer wrote: »@NouveauRee
@Veta2018
@Pupowl
@jugar
As your 75 day challenge is starting to come to a close, do you all foresee doing another round or taking a break to rest and absorb your accomplishment?
Good question. I think I'll take a break and think about what I could have done better. I ended up doing an easier version than I had hoped.1 -
My Version 75 Hard Challenge: May 10 - 67/75
✅ Diet - Calorie counting. Staying at or under 1200 calories per day. 1,199 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 1 hour and 4 minute run, 36 minutes full body strength training, 20 min stretch with 12,711 steps.
✅ Reading - 10 minutes each day of anything. I read for 30 minutes today.
✅ Sleep- Get 7 hours of sleep every night. I slept 7 hours and 32 min.
@StayFITTer - I would consider doing another challenge. I'll need to revise and change mine up a little. I've reached my goal weight and I am transitioning from losing to maintaining.💪F2F - Mission Slimpossible!💪2 -
May 10 ~ Day 69 of 75 medium
[ Naturewalk ] 156 minutes
[ 3+ liters water & tea ] 3.5 liters
[ Reading ] Read during the day
[ Sleep 8+ hours ] 8h 52m & 86 sleepscore
[ Under 1450 cal ] Done!
[ Eat in 6 hour window ] Done!
Happy Saturday
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Day 6️⃣9️⃣ of 7️⃣5️⃣
❌ Exercise: 60m walk before leaving - progress over none on a travel day
✅ Read: Decluttering At The Speed Of Life by Dana K White
❌Water: half gallon no where I trusted to refill water bottle and didn’t want to keep buying bottles.
✅ Food: under target
✅<10g Added Sugar: surprisingly no added🤗 definite progress for me on a travel day
@StayFITTer - the original 75 hard I was looking at was 75 days straight of hitting all goals. If you missed just one goal the next day was day 1 again until you completed 75 days in a row. I knew that wouldn’t be realistic for me but going into this customized 75 hard-ish I wanted to do 75 days hitting all goals even if it took 100+ days. So I’ll be continuing on to reach 75 days. Then will revise my goals to something more maintainable. Right now thinking of either lowering exercise goal to 60 minutes or adding caveat 90 mins at least 4x week. I’d also like to focus more on consistent strength and resistance training because I found myself just going for a walk to meet the 90 min goal. Reading was the easiest goal except I did miss fiction. I always have several books and like to alternate depending on mood. I may drop this goal and add a sleep goal. I’ve been averaging 5 hours but would love to improve that to 7+ hours. Will keep the gallon water goal and food within net calorie goal. Although I may add caveat food within goal without dipping into exercise at least 5x week. I still snacked a lot in the afternoon which usually resulted in dipping into exercise calories. So maybe a limit snack goal until I can get that under control. Will also keep the added sugar goal since that is helping me make better food and snack choices. Overall this has been a great experience and has helped me pinpoint areas that need improvement. Been on this journey for a while and haven’t been able to successfully reach goal weight and maintain so this approach is helping me fine tune in a way that helps with consistency. It’s also a reminder we are all different and even I’m different and what works for someone else or me previously may no longer so must continue to tweak and customize and be flexible to fit current situation.
@veta2018 Congrats on reaching your goal🎉🌟🤗 what will you be doing differently to transition between losing and maintaining?This is something I’m looking at more because I’ve been on this roller coaster several times and trying to understand what to do better to be someone who succeeds and can get off this weight roller coaster ride versus ascending again because the huge weight swings are tough physically, emotionally and mentally.
Would love to hear more advice. I think @jugar mentioned being in maintenance. Yay🤗 is there anything you can share on transitioning and maintaining?
@Pupowl not sure if you’ve mentioned in your post but where are you in your journey? Any advice or suggestions?
Enjoy your weekend ladies🌸1 -
Day 7️⃣0️⃣ of 7️⃣5️⃣
✅ Exercise: 30 min resistance training, 90 min walk
✅ Read: Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience By Brene Brown
❌Water: 101.9 oz 2 bottles short of goal. Didn’t realize this would be the hardest goal to meet when away from home and my usual water routine. Will try to grab a few gallon jugs tomorrow.
✅ Food: under target
✅<10g Added Sugar: no added0 -
May 11 ~ Day 70 of 75 medium
[ Naturewalk ] 178 minutes
[ 3+ liters water & tea ] 5.5 liters
[ Reading ] Read during the day
[ Sleep 8+ hours ] 8h 22m & 80 sleepscore
[ Under 1450 cal ] Done!
[ Eat in 6 hour window ] Done! Bonus ~ gym rings workout
Happy Sunday
@NouveauRee My initial goal is a 100 pound weight loss and I have currently gotten rid of 57 of them, so I am somewhere at the halfway mark. Some things I learned over time:
~ eating too little makes you lose quickly but it doesn't last because you will eventually binge
~ exercise is overrated for weight loss
~ walking is underrated
~ focus on something you actually enjoy that gets your heart rate up
~ sleep is extremely important
~ always track your food - even on bad days
~ find a place (like this group) where you can be honest, check in often and stay connected with everyone because it will help keep you on track
~ keep your foot close to the brake but also
~ one day of overeating is nothing in the grand scheme of things
~ knowledge is power & what works for someone else, might not work for you, trial & error.
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Day 7️⃣1️⃣ of 7️⃣5️⃣
✅ Exercise: 90 min walk
✅ Read: Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience By Brene Brown
❌Water: half gallon
✅ Food: under target
✅<10g Added Sugar: no added
@pupowl Woohoo Congrats on 57 pounds down! Amazing accomplishment🎉🌟🤗 and so many valuable lessons learned! Thanks so much for sharing🫶
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I second the kudos for @Pupowl - more than halfway there, and even though the second half might get harder as every pound is a higher % of your total weight, well - it's great that every pound is a higher % of your total weight! It does indeed get slow as you get closer to goal, so don't worry about that. And take a week or so at plateaus more often too - your body needs time to adapt to the new reality, and it throws hissy fits if you keep pushing when it needs a minute. You have done great so far, and I'm sure you'll make it!
I did not have as much to lose, but I got rid of 40 pounds and have kept it off for 11 years. 12 in October! I have little struggle times when portion control gets out of control for a bit, but so far I have been able to stay within my range pretty well. I did adjust it down after a couple of years at my first goal range, so don't necessarily try to hit the lowest you hope for all at once. I have seen too many people get all the way to an "ideal" goal, and then bounce back a good bit. Get somewhere where things feel good, stay there a while, and then re-evaluate.
Love the photos! Especially the snake. Gorgeous.2 -
Today!
May 12 - Day 68/75
✅ Food - OK! I had a great cookie, but it fit into the total
✅ No alcohol - no problem
✅ Exercise - Two workouts: 1strength-1 cardio. hoeing and cultivating, planting, and hauling for strength, 10 miles exercise bike for cardio.
✅ Reading - something helpful at least 10 minutes per day. Some beauties today on Substack. Really striking stuff that will be useful.
✅ Water - OK
✅ Thoughts - Mother's Day! Talked with mine, heard from my kids, and just enjoyed being outdoors a lot.1 -
May 12 ~ Day 71 of 75 medium
[ Naturewalk ] 186 minutes
[ 3+ liters water & tea ] 4.5 liters
[ Reading ] Read during the day
[ Sleep 8+ hours ] 8h 10m & 83 sleepscore
[ Under 1450 cal ] Done! Had some applepie too, tasty!
[ Eat in 6 hour window ] 6h 30m Went for a very long walk with my mom in the morning. I brought some mueslibars along and had one during a break.
Happy Monday
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@NouveauRee Thank you for the kind words!
@jugar Thank you! I am fine with going slow and I think the last 40 pounds will be a lot more fun to lose. Going from 'way too fat' to 'still too fat' doesn't feel very impactful so I am very excited to see what changes are still to come. I also feel like my food is very sustainable right now and I have little to no cravings which is very nice. Glad you enjoyed the pictures.3 -
My Version 75 Hard Challenge: May 11 - 68/75
✅ Diet - Calorie counting. Staying at or under 1200 calories per day. 1,071 calories today.
✅ Water - 70 oz of water per day (no alcohol) 70 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 not do any intentional exercise I spent the day mowing and doing other yard work with 23,589 steps.
✅ Reading - 10 minutes each day of anything. I read for 20 minutes today.
❎️ Sleep- Get 7 hours of sleep every night. I slept 6 hours and 54 min.
My Version 75 Hard Challenge: May 12 - 69/75
✅ Diet - Calorie counting. Staying at or under 1200 calories per day. 1,174 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 5k with a total of 14,606 steps.
❎️ Reading - 10 minutes each day of anything. I did not read today.
❎️ Sleep- Get 7 hours of sleep every night. I slept 4 hours and 54 min.💪F2F - Mission Slimpossible!💪0 -
May 13 - Day 71/75
✅ Food - Good one! So many veggies
✅ No alcohol - no problem
✅ Exercise - Two workouts: 1strength-1 cardio. lots of horse work (he and I were both sweaty!), garden work for the arms and back, 10 miles exercise bike for cardio.
❌ Reading - something helpful at least 10 minutes per day. not much today
✅ Water - OK
✅ Thoughts - Had such a good ride, and got things done. A good day!0 -
Day 7️⃣2️⃣ of 7️⃣5️⃣
✅ Exercise: 60m walk, 15m resistance training, 15m stretches
✅ Read: Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience By Brene Brown
✅Water: gallon
✅ Food: on point
✅<10g Added Sugar: had some poppyseed dressing that I’m sure had added sugar so only used a tad
@jugar congrats on 11+ years of maintenance! Amazing! Also thanks so much for sharing such great advice🫶 this is something I’m reflecting on and trying to incorporate this time around to succeed.0 -
May 13 ~ Day 72 of 75 medium
[ Naturewalk ] 65 minutes
[ 3+ liters water & tea ] 5.5 liters
[ Reading ] Read during the day
[ Sleep 8+ hours ] 8h 19m & 84 sleepscore
[ Under 1450 cal ] Done!
[ Eat in 6 hour window ] Done! Bonus ~ gym rings workout
Happy Tuesday
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Day 7️⃣3️⃣ of 7️⃣5️⃣
✅ Exercise: 70m walk, 20m resistance training/stretches
✅ Read: Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience By Brene Brown
✅Water: gallon
✅ Food: dipped into exercise
❌<10g Added Sugar: unsure how much added sugar today but guessing at least 10 from the fruit and nut granola yogurt parfait.0 -
May 14 - Day 72/75
✅ Food - on plan!
✅ No alcohol - no problem
✅❌ Exercise - Two workouts: 1strength-1 cardio. kind of blah on exercise today - but lots of cleaning, garden, walking about
✅ Reading - something helpful at least 10 minutes per day. an interesting piece on being like a worm - just going through all the crowded chaos of a mess and not putting things off
✅ Water - OK
✅ Thoughts - How are you enjoying the Atlas of the Heart @NouveauRee ? I have been wanted to get into that one, but keep putting other things before it.1 -
May 14 ~ Day 73 of 75 medium
[ Naturewalk ] 67 minutes
[ 3+ liters water & tea ] 5.5 liters
[ Reading ] Read during the day
[ Sleep 8+ hours ] 8h 25m & 85 sleepscore
[ Under 1450 cal ] Done!
[ Eat in 6 hour window ] Done!
Happy Wednesday
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My Version 75 Hard Challenge: May 13 - 70/75
✅ Diet - Calorie counting. Staying at or under 1200 calories per day. 1,1128 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) 7,999 steps.
❎️ Reading - 10 minutes each day of anything. I did not read today.
❎️ Sleep- Get 7 hours of sleep every night. I slept 5 hours and 21 min.
My Version 75 Hard Challenge: May 14 - 71/75
✅ Diet - Calorie counting. Staying at or under 1200 calories per day. 1,137 calories today.
❎️ Water - 70 oz of water per day (no alcohol) 51 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) 4,630 steps.
❎️ Reading - 10 minutes each day of anything. I did not read today.
❎️ Sleep- Get 7 hours of sleep every night. I slept 5 hours and 39 min.Mothers Day 5k run with my son.
Welcome Carson my first Grand-baby.
💪F2F - Mission Slimpossible!💪1 -
Day 7️⃣4️⃣ of 7️⃣5️⃣
✅ Exercise: 120m walk
✅ Read: Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience By Brene Brown
✅Water: gallon
✅ Food: dipped 71 cals into exercise
❌<10g Added Sugar: try to stay away from most cereals but still out of town so grabbed a Raisin Bran cereal cup this morning. It was that or Froot Loops , Frosted Flakes or Cocoa Krispies.
@jugar really enjoying Brene Brown’s book. Filled with so much valuable info to unpack but unsure if it would be the same for everyone. I grew up in a family that did not show emotions or share feelings so I’ve always had a difficult time communicating and tend to keep a lot in. Also have some social anxiety so this book so far has been very helpful. I’m reading rather slowly to take it all in and treating it more like a workbook. I may have to order the actual book. Right now I’m reading the kindle version. Her stories and examples are very relatable and easily transferable to your own experiences. For me it’s not a book to rush through. Will take my time to absorb, learn and apply.
@pupowl love your beautiful fluffy cat 🤗 how much time do you spend brushing?
@veta2018 congrats on your first grandbaby🤗 adorable💕0 -
Wow! gorgeous photos @veta2018 ! Beautiful family
May 15 - Day 73/75
✅ Food - not well planned, way off for lunch, but very light supper. I call it OK.
✅ No alcohol - no problem
❌ Exercise - Two workouts: 1strength-1 cardio. nothing but a short walk. Hours in the car, then lots of sitting planning getting ready for my dad's memorial service on Saturday.
❌ Reading - something helpful at least 10 minutes per day. no time! But I'm more determined than ever to get to the Atlas of the Heart. Thanks for the nudge @NouveauRee !
✅ Water - OK
✅ Thoughts - It will be amazing to see all the family and friends over the next few days. Even though it is sad to lose my father, having everyone together to celebrate his life will be wonderful. And it's my daughter's birthday tomorrow - she'll be travelling all day from Alberta to Boston, but we'll have time for cake, right?1 -
My Version 75 Hard Challenge: May 15 - 72/75
✅ Diet - Calorie counting. Staying at or under 1200 calories per day. 1,174 calories today.
✅ Water - 70 oz of water per day (no alcohol) 86 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) 30 minute cardio, 30 minute strength training, 20 minute stretch with 8,553 steps.
✅ Reading - 10 minutes each day of anything. I read for 1 hour today.
❎️ Sleep- Get 7 hours of sleep every night. I slept 6 hours and 51 min.
@Pupowl - Congratulations on your loss this far. You have learned some great strategies along the way.
@jugar - <Hugs> Sorry that you loss your father. Happy Birthday to your daughter.
@NouveauRee - I'm still planning my transition but I plan to continue to drink plenty of water and log everything everyday. I will continue to watch portion size and make healthy food choices. I also will be slowly increase my 1,200 daily calories intake by 100 each week, working towards 1,650 daily calories. This may fluctuate depending on my activity. I also plan to continue to strength train for 30 min. every day. And try to get at least 7 hours continuous sleep.💪F2F - Mission Slimpossible!💪1 -
May 15 ~ Day 74 of 75 medium
[ Naturewalk ] 54 minutes It has been really warm here, so not a lot of energy
[ 3+ liters water & tea ] 5.5 liters
[ Reading ] Read during the day
[ Sleep 8+ hours ] 8h 13m & 84 sleepscore
[ Under 1450 cal ] Done!
[ Eat in 6 hour window ] Done! Bonus ~ gym rings workout
Happy Thursday
Last day for me, let's gooo!
@NouveauRee Thank you. I comb/brush him almost daily and we also have an appointment with a groomer at home at least twice a year. It's quite a bit of maintenance!
@Veta2018 Thanks!2 -
Day 7️⃣5️⃣ of 7️⃣5️⃣
✅ Exercise: 120m walk
✅ Read: Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience By Brene Brown
✅Water: gallon
✅ Food: dipped into exercise
✅<10g Added Sugar: on target
Woohoo Congrats on making it to day 75! Kudos to the Final Fabulous Four🎉💪🌟
Are these goals now habits you will continue to stick to?
Here’s a recap of my stats.
Goal 1️⃣ (88%) 66 of 75 days exercised 90 mins
Goal 2️⃣ (100%) 75 of 75 read 30 minutes non fiction
Goal 3️⃣ (89%) 67 of 75 drank a gallon of water
Goal 4️⃣ (91%) 68 of 75 within net calories
Goal 5️⃣(83%) 62 of 75 had less than 10 grams added sugar
Overall 51 days met all 5 goals which is 68%. Was aiming for 80+%. Feel like I could have done better. Leading up to traveling and being out of town this month shows me how much I rely on my routine and need to find better ways to adapt. However, had some back to back long shifts in April that also impacted hitting my goals. Proud I didn’t just give up but a reminder to work on life balance and prioritizing myself. Will press on until I reach 75 days with all 5 goals met. If I can reach it in 100 days that’s 75% passing.
Will dig deep and push a little harder.
@jugar sorry for the loss of your father. Glad you can all be together to celebrate his life. May he rest in peace. Hugs 💕
@veta2018 sounds like you’ve got a great transition plan. Best Wishes! You’ve got this!💪
@pupowl you’re doing a fantastic job keeping him so well groomed and maintained. Hopefully he enjoys the bonding/brushing time🤗0 -
My Version 75 Hard Challenge: May 16 - 73/75
❎️ Diet - Calorie counting. Staying at or under 1200 calories per day. 1,248 calories today. I'm under my new goal of 1300 calories.
✅ Water - 70 oz of water per day (no alcohol) 96 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) 3,849 steps.
✅ Reading - 10 minutes each day of anything. I read for 20 minutes today.
❎️ Sleep- Get 7 hours of sleep every night. I slept 6 hours and 42 min.
Diet (89%) 65 of 73 days
Water (89%) 65 of 73 days
Exercise (67%) 49 of 73 days
Read (79%) 58 of 73 days
Sleep (54%) 40 of 73 days
Total perfect days (13%) 10 of 73 days
I could have done better. I more or less used this challenge to track my habits, rather than challenge myself to complete them everyday.
@NouveauRee @pupowl @jugar 😁Awesome dedication! It was a pleasure doing this challenge with you.🥂 To the fabulous four finalists!💪F2F - Mission Slimpossible!💪1 -
May 16 - Day 74/75
✅ Food - A good day - lots of salad, veggies, and good protein.
✅ No alcohol - no problem
✅ Exercise - Two workouts: 1strength-1 cardio. A full Pilates session with some extras, a fairly long rehearsal, and some walking. Not five miles, but something at least.
❌ Reading - something helpful at least 10 minutes per day. no time - after Saturday...
✅ Water - OK
✅ Thoughts - My daughter and her partner made it at last - some delays, a train breakdown, but finally they are here. Feels good.2
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