75 Hard
Progress over perfection
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Today marks the last 3 weeks of the 75 Hard challenge. During this challenge we’ve had to forgo alcohol, sugar , practice healthy eating , drink a gallon of water daily , complete 2 forty-five minute workouts a day , and read 10 pages of a non-fiction book. Have I been perfect during this challenge? Absolutely not , but I have continued striving.
One major thing this challenge has taught me is that the standard I have for myself and the effort I have come accustomed to aren’t aligned . Seeing my body transform in such a relatively short amount of time, with the most significant changes in my routine being around nutrition has really blown me a way. If you look at the scale alone I'm teetering around my average body weight but my composition has changed significantly. Last time I checked I was around 21 % body fat down from 24 % previously.
In the past I’ve walked around securely at 18 - 20 % bf , unaware that the same habits that I am practicing now as a part of the “75 Hard challenge” were just a part of my day to day life back then . Then I would conservatively consume wine if at all. I would include as many raw veggies in my daily diet as possible, I would fill up on berries, nuts and yogurts and I followed a pescatarian diet.
People thought I was crazy to do 75 Hard in the middle of the summer. Knowing that I wouldn't be able to drink or enjoy certain delicious meals while traveling. Feeling that it would infringe upon my summer. I am not gonna lie to you . If anything it has been the complete opposite. I’ve felt more confident in my body and more like myself during these past couple of months, than I have all year long, especially right now. The challenge isn’t even over yet and I am already thinking about doing it again. This time to see if I can make it all the way through without any hiccups . I guess that’s the goal of the challenge right, to spark change not only in your body but also in your mindset and in your standards.
Where I have fallen short
Water : I don't think I’ve drank a gallon of water one day during this challenge . I complete my Stanley jug daily but I believe two Stanleys are technically a gallon so after the Stanley is completed well you keep trying
Sweets : I only slipped here while I was visiting South Korea . I really wanted to try this sweet bread and there was this teddy bear shaped desert which was absolutely delicious 🙂but since then your girl has been on her “A game” when it comes to avoiding cane sugar
Workouts : Traveling did make this very difficult in the beginning . Ways I tried to compensate for it were doing two walks a day or to do a bodyweight workout during the morning and walk in the afternoon . There were also 2 days during this entire time when I didn't manage to get a formal workout, which at the time was so frustrating because it was avoidable if I had planned better.
Reading : Not perfect but pretty damn good. On track to finish 2 books.
For me the most beneficial skill and lesson that 75 Hard has re-taught me is discipline . Showing up and completing the task, not because you want to necessarily but because you’ve committed to yourself that you would. I haven’t been perfect but having the discipline to continue working at it despite perceived failures has made it so that I have more successful days than I have had bad ones. We still have 20 days to go to increase the margin in my favor.
In other news I posted this photo of my great friend Ali who was also on my podcast and is a proud Beyonce loving gay man and it made me realize people really did not take the time to check out my podcast lol.
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This week the schedule is pretty light with an encore Monday night and a NEW 10 Min Arms & Light Weights class dropping Wednesday morning at midnight. If you haven’t already done so be sure to check out last week's 20 min interval run that dropped on demand. Although I am in the studio recording audio content I am officially back live the second week of August .
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