One year to goal (daily check ins)

Day 92 ~ June 11

• Steps ~ 14.911
• Vitamins ~ done
• Food ~ 1637 calories / 110 protein / 48 fiber
• Bike ride +/- 90 min
• Walk ~ 45 min / 3.70 km

Went for a nice bike ride in the morning. The sun didn't show up much and I was actually a bit chilly. Not many birds to see, but got some other fun pictures and I enjoyed myself. I had to go to 3 different stores and bike home in between each because I needed the bags on my bike for all of them. First I got a bunch of groceries for me and my mom, then I got two heavy bags of cat litter and then I went to store number 3 for two big bags of toiletpaper. I did my indoor walk after, then started laundry and in the evening I did some mowing in the back yard. Productive day.

Day 94 ~ June 13

• Steps ~ 18.948
• Vitamins ~ done
• Food ~ 1649 calories / 110 protein / 50 fiber
• Walk 1 ~ 91 min / 5.84 km
• Walk 2 ~ 45 min / 3.60 km

Walked with my mom in the morning at an absolute snails pace. She stopped a lot of pictures. I know we are always slow because of it, but it made an around 2 hour outing a 3,5 hour one. The morning was still alright, but it got really hot later in the day so we just stayed inside. I walked on the pad with the fan later while we watched a fell running video which was pretty fun. The fan helped a lot. I was very tired all day and had a headache most of the time. We played a game in the evening, but I ended up going to bed before 8.

Day 96 ~ June 15

• Steps ~ 17.805
• Vitamins ~ done
• Food ~ 1596 calories / 108 protein / 48 fiber
• Walk 1 ~ 71 min / 5.18 km
• Walk 2 ~ 45 min / 3.60 km

Last walk with my mom. We didn't go too far and walked on mostly paved roads which seemed to help with her back pain. It had cooled down quite a bit even though we got no rain, but the wind did a good job so the walk was much more enjoyable for me. My mom went home again around 13:00. While I was pretty tired when she was here, it wasn't as bad as I feared and I didn't get any migraines which often happens during a visit so I consider it a win. I had a late indoor walk on my pad and finished reading the second Goggins book "Never finished". I loved that one even more than his first book. I planned to stretch it out for my last few weeks of 75 hard, but I literally couldn't stop reading it. Going to start "Born to run" today.

Day 98 ~ June 17

• Steps ~ 15.566
• Vitamins ~ done
• Food ~ 1592 calories / 107 protein / 47 fiber
• Bike ride +/- 130 min
• Walk ~ 45 min / 3.80 km

I was up really early and decided to go for a bike ride with my camera. The first part was extremely misty and I barely saw anything, and if I did, it was hard to get any decent pictures because of the fog. Saw some fun things, but nothing special. I had an early walk on the pad before lunch which was a good move since I was extremely tired later in the day. Also went to a doc appointment at 2. Headache, exhausted and a very hot day.

Day 99 ~ June 18

• Steps ~ 12.715
• Vitamins ~ done
• Food ~ 1587 calories / 108 protein / 48 fiber
• Walk ~ 49 min / 3.90 km
• Gym at 15:30

Outdoor walk to start the day. Temp was nice, but it got hot pretty quickly. I did all my laundry and went to the gym at 15:30. It was a very sweaty workout, but I felt pretty strong. I hope my gym will eventually get some airconditioning. Even placing some fans in a few spots would help.

I got a package in the evening with a book and new Teva sandals. I got my last pair second hand for a really good price, but the velcro straps are really used up now and they barely stick anymore. I couldn't find anything I liked second hand this time, so I got them from amazon for 50 euros which still isn't bad.

Day 101 ~ June 20

• Steps ~ 12.625
• Vitamins ~ done
• Food ~ 1644 calories / 111 protein / 49 fiber
• Walk ~ 49 min / 3.88 km
• Gym at 16:00

Outdoor morning walk, saw a couple of roedeer and found a cute eurasian jay feather. I collected a bag of pinecones to put under a plant I have to keep the cats from sitting there. I already have some prickly mats, but pinecones are free so I hope it helps. Potatoes were not in stock for a few days, so I went to the store again to pick some up. Went to the gym late in the day and saw a pretty dragonfly in the garden when I got home. It was hot, I had a killer headache and I was exhausted so an early night.

Day 103 ~ June 22

• Steps ~ 13.177
• Vitamins ~ done
• Food ~ 1655 calories / 108 protein / 51 fiber
• Bike ride +/- 100 min
• Walk ~ 45 min / 3.70 km

Still very warm in the morning, so I went for a bike ride. Got some nice bird pictures and found a frog on the bike path. He did not want to move at all, but I made sure he did anyway because otherwise he would be flattened like a pancake by someone not paying attention. Walked on the pad with fan later. It was another hot day and I was extremely tired. Ended up going to bed at 19:15.

Day 105 ~ June 24

• Steps ~ 15.834
• Vitamins ~ done
• Food ~ 1651 calories / 104 protein / 45 fiber
• Walk 1 ~ 49 min / 3.94 km
• Walk 2 ~ 45 min / 3.70 km

Nice outdoor walk, there was a breeze and no sun. We got some rain and wind so the temperature was a lot nicer. Walked inside on the pad later, still with the fan on. It was even cool enough that my cat enjoyed some laptime which was fun.

Day 106 ~ June 25

• Steps ~ 16.695
• Vitamins ~ done
• Food ~ 1658 calories / 105 protein / 43 fiber
• Walk 1 ~ 49 min / 3.91 km
• Walk 2 ~ 45 min / 3.40 km

Last day of 75 hard, yay! It was a very humid morning, 18 degrees at 6:00, not fun. Walk was a bit sweaty because of it. I had a shower after and then went to the doctor for my hellpain. He wants me to get an x-ray done first. I was looking forward to doing nothing, but I will be biking to the hospital tomorrow which is 50 minutes one way. Not great. Public transport takes longer, costs money and is annoying so biking it is. I walked on the pad instead of going to the gym. I had a very sore leg and didn't feel like leaving the house so I just went slow. Also finished my last book for the challenge which was nice.

Day 107 ~ June 26

• Steps ~ 5.605
• Vitamins ~ done
• Food ~ did not track
• No workouts

I had a rest day after finishing 75 hard. My body could use the break, though mentally it felt wrong not to workout. It was a good day for the break though, since it rained most of the time. I got groceries delivered in the morning with some things my brain told me I was craving. My brain lied. I didn't really enjoy anything I bought. I had a few bites of different stuff, but nothing tasted as good as I remembered and I ended up throwing away a lot of food. I don't enjoy the waste, but better in the bin than in my body. I felt horribily bloated and nausseated for hours. Also got such a bad sugarcrash that I had to go to bed in the afternoon. I thought that was very funny. 75 days of working out twice a day, no problem! But a bunch of sugar knocked me out.

My plan was to have a break until the 1st of July, but I can already tell that is not going to happen. I hate not having the routine, I miss walking, I want to eat my 'normal' food and that is after only one day of break! Honestly delighted about that because that shows a huge change from how I was before the challenge. It makes me feel like I have done this so long now, it has become my new normal and I love that.

Day 109 ~ June 28

• Steps ~ 13.237
• Vitamins ~ done
• Food ~ 1562 calories / 77 protein / 42 fiber
• Walk ~ 48 min / 3.76 km
• Gym at 12:00

Rough start of the day. I felt very sick and had a bad headache. Still went out for my morning walk though, humid again. Went to the gym before lunch, felt a lot better by then. I bought a cheap airfryer a few days ago to try out. I cook my potatoes and veggie burger in a bunch of oil and I wanted to see how it was in the airfryer. I did not enjoy it at all, so I will just keep baking in oil. It is healthier without, but I am not going to sacrifice 90% of the taste for it. I did not even finish my potatoes. Macros were a bit crappy because I ate my last two stroopwafels.

Day 111 ~ June 30

• Steps ~ 9.518
• Vitamins ~ done
• Food ~ a mess
• Bike ride +/- 2 hours

Hot day, I biked to the hospital to get an x-ray taken of my heel. The biking took longer than I expected, but the route was pretty nice and in nature 90% of the time. Besides a sore butt, I actually had a good time. Hospital was done really fast. Maybe 3 minutes of waiting before I got called in for the pictures. I will call for the results tomorrow, but I don't expect anything to show on the x-rays. The rest of the day was lazy with a lot of food. Since it was the last day of my break, my brain went a little crazy and convinced me I needed a bunch of unhealthy food. They had my favourite B&J icecream flavour (really the only one I like) in stock and it was 1+1 free so I ate a whole tub amongst other things. Not a good idea! I am still amazed every time how easy it is to get used to garbage eating habits again. Or maybe it is just me. Diet breaks are never a good idea for me.

Day 113 ~ July 2

• Steps ~ 13.070
• Vitamins ~ done
• Food ~ 1576 calories / 105 proten / 52 fiber
• Bike ride +/- 90 min
• Walk ~ 45 min / 3.51 km

Even though it was a very sweaty night, I still got 8 hours of sleep which surprised me. I was up at 5:20, had everything open in the living room with a blower, but did not manage to get the temperature down anything at all. I left for a bike ride a little after 6 which was nice. Cooked food when I got home and fairly soon after walked inside on the pad. It wasn't going to get colder anyway and I wanted to get it over with. There were warnings for thunder later, but as usual, my town got absolutely nothing. Though it did slowly start to cool down thanks to some wind. A pile of rain would have been very welcome.

Day 115 ~ July 4

• Steps ~ 13.809
• Vitamins ~ done
• Food ~ 1627 calories / 110 protein / 49 fiber
• Walk ~ 49 min / 3.88 km
• Gardening +/- 60 min

I had a nice and quiet walk in the morning. I got groceries after and didn't buy anything I didn't need so that was a success. Cravings are getting less and less and I am not hungry either. They also had beanie boo's which were tempting me. I had two dragons in my hands, but managed to put both of them back. For my second workout I decided to count a lot of mowing and some weeding/tidying up. It sure felt sweaty enough to be a workout. Also did 3 loads of laundry.

Day 117 ~ July 6

• Steps ~ 15.684
• Vitamins ~ done
• Food ~ 1643 calories / 110 protein / 49 fiber
• Walk 1 ~ 54 min / 4.24 km
• Walk 2 ~ 46 min / 3.70 km

Finally went for a different walk in the morning. I was happy there was no sun again, but it was quite warm. We got a lot of rain later in the day which was great. Enjoyed a lot of tea and laptime for my cat. Walked on the pad after lunch which was fine. My left knee has been hurting a bit lately, hope that goes away soon.