#75 challenge

[clarachuudiary]

my 75 soft? hard? medium? challenge.

start date: july 1st, 2024 end date: september 14th, 2024

i'm doing this challenge to primarily change my lifestyle and become the best version of myself in a sustainable manner. for that, I decided to combine the two challenges and even add a few new goals.

the 75 soft challenge is not too challenging for me, but the 75 hard one might be a little bit too challenging for me right now to do consistently. also, I wanted to add a few other rules to integrate the challenge more into becoming the best version of myself.

🌷 rules: you can read the original rules here

🌷 my rules:

♡ eat well & no drinking alcohol. eating a balanced diet, with no restrictions or limits because i struggled with eds in the past and i dont want to slip back that. ♡ drink 3,5 liters per day. the majority will be water, i'll be also consuming teas for their health benefits. ♡ two 45 minutes workouts per day, one must be outside. but i can take a rest day on the heaviest day of my period. ♡ 10 pages of nonfiction reading per day. since the start of 2024 i've been reading daily: - 365 days with self-discipline by martin meadows - the daily stoic by ryan holiday in addition to that, the following books are on my tbr: - the power of now by eckhart tolle - mindset: the new psychology of success by carol s. dweck (276 pages) - breaking the habit of being yourself by dr. joe dispenza (329 pages) - why has nobody told me this before? by julie smith (368 pages) - burnout: the secret to unlocking the stress cycle by emily nagosaki (227 pages) - atomic habits by james clear (319 pages) ♡ take a progress picture everyday. - which i won't be posting online! ♡ spend atleast 30 mins per day on a hobby. - i want to restart studying korean and start learning how to code. ♡ no procrastination. - that is probably my biggest flaw. i procrastinate way to much and even put myself in awful situations that could have been easily avoided. ♡ if i fail one habit, i have to restart the challenge!

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[blackfeminity]

Day 9

Week 2 - Day 2

A busy day today 😊

Violon practice 🎻

It was hard and frustrating 😤 turns out it's not like bike: your body will NOT remember after 15 years without practice 😅🥲😭

Work out 🤸🏾‍♀️

Gosh, I'm in such a bad shape! I have to adapt every video I see because my body just won't do it. But that just shows how much I need it.

Diet 👩🏾‍🍳

I REALLY need to look into how to eat more with less calories, because I'm eating over my station 😅😭😭

[ellejos]

75 DAYS HARD CHALLENGE: DAY I

Previously I announced that I will begin the 75 Days Hard Challenge at the first of July. For anyone unfamiliar, the Challenge takes 75 Days and follows these daily rules:

Choose a diet and follow it (without cheat meals or alcohol)

Complete two 45-minute workouts daily (one needs to be outside no matter the weather)

Drink a gallon of water every day

Read 10 pages of nonfiction

Take progress pictures

If you skip or miss a task you must start over

Things you should know:

I decided to try this challenge because I want to improve my mental toughness and physical fitness (also I want to prove to myself that I am consistent). It's probably not for everyone, so there is also a soft version of this challenge called 75 Days Soft Challenge.

I prepared for this challenge a month in advance. I tried out what diet suits me the most without craving cheat meals, decided on what books I want to read and what kind of workouts are the best for me.

I don't want to bother you with a daily follow up of my challenge, but please consider I'll try to do an update every 1-2 weeks.

"All great things have small beginnings."

My current routine on this challenge varies from day to day because I do work shifts but there are a few things that stay consistent during this challenge:

Diet:

I decided to do IF with a 16:8 ratio. I start eating at 10am and have my last meal at 6pm. Mostly low carb, high protein. No meat, no sugar, limited dairy. Please consider that every human is different and what may work for me, won't do it for you. I decided to become vegetarian a month ago and I don't regret it yet.

2. Workouts:

I am not an athlete. Therefore two heavy workouts a day would cause me injuries. I'm taking a 45 minutes outdoor walk everyday and the second workout is whatever suits my day the most. For example on Mondays I'm going to a yoga class, therefore this will be my second workout.

3. Hydration:

To be honest, I had to change this one a bit. I'm drinking one black coffee every morning and I'm also having a tea before I go to sleep. This intake plus a gallon of water would be too much for my body. I decided to drink 3 Liters of water everyday and the missing 0,7 liters will be tea and black coffee. I'm not drinking anything else for the duration of this challenge. No soft drinks, no alcohol, no milk (except for coconut milk for my overnight oats).

4. my non-fiction reading list:

Patrick Lencioni - The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Dale Carnegie - How to Win Friends and Influence People

Yuval Harari - Homo Deus

Yuval Harari - 21 Lessons for the 21 Century

Daniel Kahneman - Thinking Fast and Slow

James Clear - Atomic Habits

Robert Greene - The 48 Laws of Power

Robert Greene - The Art of Seduction

Erich Fromm - The Art of Loving

Oliver Burkeman - Four Thousands Weeks

James Carse - Finite and Infinite Games

Seneca - Letters from a Stoic

Plato - Allegory of the Cave

5. last but not least - the progress picture:

I hate taking pictures, so I won't really share them but I made a folder on my phone and taking the photo is the first thing I'm doing in the morning to get it off my list.

Bisous!

[matiixoxo]

75 soft challenge - day 02

super proud of today 😁

calories: 1331

water: 2.250L

workout: 1h PE lesson, 1h Volleyball practice, 30mins volleyball training at home

my watch says I burned around 700 but it usually estimates so I'm assuming around 500

hopefully going to wake up early tmrw and either go for a run or workout before school

reading: didn't count how much I read but I did read :) been kinda slow lately but it'll pass soon

[whossiren]

75 Soft Challenge Week 1 -

Mediterranean Diet:

I struggled to not eat out socially this week as that's something I enjoy. I also only eat once a day maybe twice if the meals are small.

The meals I did eat that were Mediterranean based was a poached egg dish that was basically Shakshuka, a tomato arugula pasta, a turkey spinach burger with tzatziki sauce, and salmon with asparagus and Yukon potatoes. Everything was delicious except the salmon I ended up just eating only half and turning the rest into nori.

3 Liters of Water:

I found this absolutely impossible even on the day where I exercised very intensely I couldn't manage this. The day I did I felt very sick.

I don't know if it's because of my size or my activity level but for next week I'm putting it down to 2 Liters and see how I do with that.

No Alcohol:

Surprisingly very easy. I was able to avoid drinking during my social outings by offering to be the designated driver.

I don't really miss alcohol either at least not this week. It has never really added anything to my life.

45 Minutes of Exercise:

This by far has to be the most disappointing row this week.

I had my coach who is also my close friend recommended stretching after workouts to prevent soreness and tightness that I had been experiencing. Also recommended taking the stretches slower and deeper. I had cramps all Friday mostly in my legs and biceps and still went back Saturday only to feel it 10x worse today

Very disappointed in myself but my coach assures me that it's alright especially for where I am in my cycle and being inactive for so long.

10 Pages of Any Book:

I have been reading Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh.

I cannot stress enough how much I do not recommend this book it was a chore to read. I enjoyed the deep symbolism it showed around religion and capitalism but that symbolism was buried under the over the top grotesque scenes that served no other purpose other than to shock you.

It seemed pointlessly edgy at times where it forgot about its main plot just to focus on disgusting you. Unlike some of her other books no character had a redeeming quality. No sob backstory could save any of these nasty people.

It was hard and genuinely thinking of buying this tote.

Summary:

I went from 111.6 to 109.4 not great not awful by any means. I still have a BMI 22 and haven't seen any noticeable improvements in my mood or energy.

At a 54% completion rate for this week that's to be expected I'll continue and update next week!

[webbelzebub]

i love imagining richie as a lanky little shit/being short but also i like the idea of richie being built like a brick shithouse for no reason like irl jon matteson

[getfitinparadise]

Started over but I’m on day 8 of 75Soft!

[harlowehearse]

your art is azemazing

horace with f 6 and sounds of crying?

Please sir give this man all your treasure, PLEASE-

[originallandlockedmariner]

A few lessons I’ve learned from finishing the Hard75 Challenge:

1. Weight loss may result in flabby skin. It sucks but it's true. Unfortunately, age and genetics have contributed to my loose unattractive skin, something I’ll just have to wrap my head around.

2. Fitness/proper health/staying healthy requires commitment long after any challenge or diet plan finishes. It becomes a lifestyle not a brief alteration to one’s day to day.

3. The mental aspect in the wake of the end of the Hard75 was more surprising and difficult than I expected. Guilt. Regret. Anxiety. Frustration. All of these raised their ugly heads, and if I’m being honest, I still struggle with.

4. Self-discipline. I am proud of myself for digging in and leaning into the ‘suck’. I have a tendency to talk the talk and forget to walk the walk. The second workout outside, the food prep, the 'all-of-it' ... Acta Non Verba.

5. Quality time with my beautiful wife. Sometimes we’re more accountable when other people are supporting and cheering you on. Walks and workouts with her made the whole experience that much better. Any time with her is wonderful, but I'd rather get outside than sink into the couch and ignore each other in front of our phones or tv.

6. Overall, the whole challenge was positive. sincerely, I'm glad I tackled it. I feel better. I have more energy. I am a tad leaner. I altered some daily habits that really weren’t serving me very well. and outlasting that dreaded 'Valley of Disappointment'... In the past, I have succumbed to impatience and lack of visible changes/rewards - eventually giving up.

[welp-heregoessomething]

75 day challenge friends! How’s everyone doing?

I think I overestimated what my body could handle in the beginning. I’m struggling, I can’t lie. I had to cut the workout time down to accommodate for the fact that I am out of shape, work at a desk and don’t want to hurt myself. I’m working up to 90 minutes!

Otherwise, reading/water/clean eating a breeze. I’ve even thrown in taking my vitamins daily so I don’t miss anything!

BUT I keep reminding myself this is a progress not perfection kind of thing!

@musingsfromthemitten @distractingbeth @inshelliesworld @sarahdonald87 @kaybronz @fenixstar @honeyhoneylovelylove @rainydayandmondays @karma-is-my-girl-friend @misssoutherncharm

[blackfeminity]

Day 9

Week 2 - Day 2

A busy day today 😊

Violon practice 🎻

It was hard and frustrating 😤 turns out it's not like bike: your body will NOT remember after 15 years without practice 😅🥲😭

Work out 🤸🏾‍♀️

Gosh, I'm in such a bad shape! I have to adapt every video I see because my body just won't do it. But that just shows how much I need it.

Diet 👩🏾‍🍳

I REALLY need to look into how to eat more with less calories, because I'm eating over my station 😅😭😭

[ellejos]

75 HARD WEEK I: The Good, The Bad And The Okay I Guess

as some of you know I'm participating in the 75 Days Hard Challenge (75 Hard) and I successfully finished my first week. Therefore I'm doing a little recap and share my experience with you.

First of all: yes, I'm doing good and yes, I know I'm only 7 days in. It will get way harder eventually because right now I'm highly motivated. It's like the honeymoon phase of the challenge and my true consistency and progress will show during the middle of the challenge.

THE GOOD (Things that I surprisingly enjoy way more than I would have guessed):

drinking a gallon of water. The first 2-3 days I had to literally force myself to drink that amount of water but after day 4 my body actually craved it. When I wasn't drinking water for a few hours I felt extremely thirsty.

the outside workout (!) has so many benefits to my mental health (who would have guessed)

taking a progress picture every morning after waking up is personally the easiest task and the first thing I do.

Planning and preparing my meals is way more enjoyable than I would have thought!

THE BAD (cool, I'm outta here):

time management which is not bad in general because I'm well organized, but you gotta make sacrifices to fulfill your task and go to work. When it comes to social gatherings I became rather selfish and limited my time for social interactions with friends and being available (which - shocker - not everyone of my friends is happy about because they are used of me being a giving person and looking after others needs first).

people judging me, especially for my diet choice. A lot of people seem to find it offensive that I'm not eating meat and mostly vegetables and that I'm not craving cheat meals or alcohol. Currently I'm doing phenomenal without it and therefore I'm disappointed when people feel offended over my food choices.

during busy days the second workout is my personal nemesis. My job is full of physical activities and it's not possible to do the first workout before work, therefore I have to do one workout at midday and the second one in the evening.

BLOATING my friends. I looked like a pregnant person a few hours before giving birth. I'm glad I changed my diet a month in advance because I experienced bloating then, too (which is gone by now). But now I struggle with water bloating.

The Okay I Guess (woman who loves literature has to make time for reading):

I LOVE READING. Fiction, non-fiction. it doesn't matter to me. What does matter to me is being forced to implement daily reading into my day. I enjoy the reading task on my days off because I'm having a cup of coffee in the morning and sit down on my balcony to read my current literature and enjoy the dawn of the day. But on my work days, I'm literally forcing myself to read the 10 pages because it's currently hard for me to find a tactic for myself to enjoy it on work days.

Feel free to follow me on my journey.

Bisous!

[thebestversionn]

Еда за день

[matiixoxo]

75 soft challenge - day 03 ✅️

Stats:

calories: 1499 (really on the limit here. also this wasnt exact, I wasnt able to weigh my dinner so i just assumed, same for lunch, but i think its close enough.

breakfast - 310 (overnight oats are so good)

lunch - 269

snacks - 423

dinner - 498

so I've noticed I've been snacking way too much. before the holidays i could go an entire day without snacking, but now i feel like i need a morning snack, afternoon snack, etc. so, I'm giving myself two challenges

1. no snacking for as long as possible.

2. any "nutritional shit" (aka chips, chocolate, sweets, stuff like that) limited to once a week.

water: 2L

workout: active resting day (because I had a horrible headache and it wouldn't stop). got off the bus a stop earlier and walked around for about 30mins

reading: the secret history

[whossiren]

75 Soft Challenge Week 2-

Mediterranean Diet:

This week I worked on two things ordering Mediterranean style food while eating out and trying to be flexible with my idea of this diet. The idea is to embrace a more plants based diet being primarily pescatarian.

I do want to cut down the amount I eat out but that's a whole separate battle that I hope meal prepping will help with.

Just the foods I ate when dining out were a kale and pinto beans taco, turkey avocado savory crepe, and a cucumber salad.

2 Liters of Water:

I found this easily doable on the days where I exercised not so much on the days where I did not.

It is much easier on my body and I have noticed improvement in my skin. My acne has reduced and my elasticity has improved.

No Alcohol:

Again something I found very easy until my roommate made milkshakes that I didn't realize had bourbon in them until 3/4ths of the was through the glass.

Very good but I'll stick to a normal milkshake from now on.

45 Minutes of Exercise:

I am still a long ways away from being able to do exercises I see on YouTube unless they are slow controlled and a moderate intensity.

I realized I have very tight hamstrings after not being able to do some beginners stretches and warm ups.

After visiting a doctor and a physical therapist I've added some important exercises to my daily routine to be able to have full range of motion again.

10 Pages of Any Book:

I'm currently reading " To the Lighthouse" by Virginia Woolf.

My least completed row this week due to sheer lack of motivation and discipline.

I don't enjoy the writing style of this author even though she came highly recommended by friends and coworkers. I normally don't feel engaged enough to read 10 pages.

I obviously haven't finished the book and hope I come to appreciate the writing style as I continue reading but the initial impression doesn't color me impressed

Summary:

This week was a great attempt and I'm proud of the progress I made even though I know I could do a lot better with improved discipline.

I went from an average of 109lbs to 107lbs. According to my counts I'm at a calorie deficit so I'm a little shocked by this little difference in weight. However it's still great to be losing weight rather than gaining.

I'm late to update because Monday was a complete rest day after I wasn't able to do my full workout session for two days in a row. (when am I not behind though?) I'm thinking of making two days a week active rest days where I do a 45 minutes walk as to not experience burnout.

I hope to have better portion control and cook at home more next week as well.

At a 66% completion rate this week I know I can do better I hope to keep improving.

[clarachuudiary]

thinking of doing the 75 soft/hard challenge starting july 1st. anyone interested in joining for some accountability?

🌷 original 75 soft rules

♡ eat well & only drink alcohol during social events ♡ drink 3 liters of water per day ♡ exercise 45 minutes per day & 1 active recovery day per week ♡ 10 pages of any reading per day ♡ no progress pictures required

🌷 original 75 hard rules

♡ follow a diet with no "cheat" meals & no alcohol ♡ drink 3,8 liters water per day ♡ two 45 minutes workouts per day, one must be outside ♡ 10 pages of nonfiction reading per day ♡ take a progress picture everyday