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Pivot!
At the beginning of the 75 Hard program, I mentioned starting a new nutrition regimen including more protein and calories than I previously tried. Today I checked my progress via the age-old method, *whispers* the scale, and discovered I needed to pivot (a little). Scale Results To be fair, I’ve been trying to disassociate myself with the numbers. The data is good to be aware of, but at the end of the day, it is just data. And I have made progress, and the numbers…
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Half the battle
Day 37 of 75 Hard has come and gone. I am a little less than halfway through. I have persevered through another road trip, turned down cake at my nephew’s birthday party (even though I heard it was very good cake from my daughter, who happily ate my piece), survived a swarm of mosquitoes even though I’m still itchy from the fray, and even–gasp!–worked out all alone for two of the past 16 days. My parents’ neighbor probably thinks I’m extremely weird, as I huffed…
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36,000 Minutes
How do you measure your progress? In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee? ☕️ (Sing along now, y’all). Check Ins In Camp Gladiator we celebrate check ins. Getting up, getting out of bed, getting dressed, remembering hygiene 🤣 (deodorant is important), and making it to the workout daily makes us feel accomplished. 💪 We celebrate check in #1, #50, #100, the same way we celebrate check in #1000+. We celebrate the same way because showing up your first day is just as…
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Identity Crisis
Last week, someone left me with an interesting tidbit of information. While discussing nutrition plans and goals, they mentioned that our identity drives our beliefs and actions. Change your identity, change your circumstances. I have been mulling this over for a few days, and I keep wondering if this is the reason for my stagnation. Am I spinning my wheels and forgoing progress because in my unconscious mind, I’m still not an active, healthy person? Holding myself back For a long time, my identity was…
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Under Pressure
Last year, like everyone else, I watched Encanto, didn’t talk about Bruno (no, no, no), and really related to Luisa in a lot of different ways, but I especially related to all of the pressure she put upon herself. I dare any adult to read the lyrics of “Surface Pressure” and try not to relate. We place ourselves under pressure, we have high expectations of ourselves, and we also imagine that others expect certain things from us, especially if we are in a position of…
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Day 21 is over and done
AKA how to do 75 Hard while moving your kid to college. (Maybe this was why I was in a funk all week!) Top Ten Takeaways from Dorm Move In Find a lot of rest stops. That gallon of water is NO JOKE. Buc-ees for the win! Make sure to pack extra snacks so you know you have something to fall back on. Dorm move in counts as a workout. Count your wins! You followed your diet, didn’t cheat, and didn’t stress eat or head…
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What the Funk
I’m not sure why, but some weeks feel longer than others. This is one of those weeks for me. I’ve been in a funk for a few days. It is a week where I kind of wish I was not on 75 Hard so I could relax with a glass (or ten 😏) of wine or a huge piece of chocolate cake or something equally not in line with my ultimate goals. What this means is I need to be more creative than sugar or…
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15 Days Down…60 to go!
I probably should not have written how many days were left in this round. Don’t want to mess with my head any more than usual! 😅 I’m proud of my progress in the first 15 days down though. 💪 The Past 15 Days I’ve completed one book, The Power of One More by Ed Mylett, and I’m around halfway through book number 2, Winning by Tim Grover. Another of Tim Grover’s books, Relentless, is on my top ten nonfiction reads list. So far, I like…
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Keep Going…You never know who is watching
That sounds creepy, like “I always feel like…somebody’s watching me” but that isn’t really how I mean it. What I mean is, your imperfect journey could be someone’s inspiration. You never know who is inspired by your progress. How I see my progress I know all about thinking that the progress is too slow. Nothing is happening. My body must be happy with the extra weight. Maybe it will always stick around. Maybe I don’t work hard enough. Or I don’t eat well enough. It…
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75 Days, 0 Compromises
Instead of thinking how hard your journey is, think how great your story will be. Andy Frisella Week 1 of the 75 Hard Program created by Andy Frisella is in the books. I’ve challenged myself to complete this program before, and this is my second time around the block. The second time has less initial excitement, to be honest. There is no wondering ‘can I really do this?’ because I know I can. I’ve done it. I didn’t see the physical results I wanted to…