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The ‘75 Hard’ Challenge

Discussion in 'Keep Fit & Maintain Shape' started by Gauri03, Jun 3, 2021.

  1. Srama

    Srama Finest Post Winner

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    13th Jun
    · Take a progress photo -- done
    · 45-minute workout – 1.5 hours yoga
    · Drink 2L of water – done
    · Read 10 pages – done The Mystery of Periodic table
    · Follow a diet program – IF>14 hrs
    · Chanting – >20 mins
     
  2. Srama

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    Ladies, we got this! Like I have mentioned before, I have been a morning workout person forever and that is helping me with this challenge quite a bit. Actually all my life right from when I was 10 or so I think, I have watched my parents go off on thier morning walks at 5 am. That has osmehow become a habit for me now. So, all I have done is just added on things I want to do for the morning now - that's the only difference.

    For me the only way it works is that two hour window I give myself first thing in the morning. Between 5 and 7 in the am, I try to get almost every thing done - 45 mins workout (1 hour including the drive back and forth), shower, fininsh chanting (25 to 30 ) sit down with coffee and finish reading (about 15 to 20 mins and I have picked a book that also help me with my lesson planning - a little cheat there but still....)and take a progress photo! I can afford this right now because of sumer break - when school starts, I have no idea how I will have to tweak. One day at a time is the goal.

    @Sandhya13 , I personally like IF because I have the mindset that somehow I am only constrained with the hours and not with what I eat. With IF what I notice is slowly your body tells you when you over eat and ofcourse doing yoga atleast 4 times a week also tells my body to watch what I eat :biggrin:. That said, in my mind you are still a new mommy what with a two year old and all that. So be kind to yourself and slowly make small measurable changes. This is also the time for you to set goals for a change in lifestyle but do it in such a way that you feel encouraged to keep at it. We are all here to support you :) Can't wait to start seeing your posts. @Kaput , can't wait to have you join us too :)
     
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    True Gauri. Will have to follow this going forward.

    But I'm restarting with modified goals from monday to achieve more doable tasks. I have joined a belly burn program which is combination of core workout and HIIT. It's for next 45 days. After that I'm hoping the facilities open up in my apartment complex where I can use the gym or the swimming pool. Or will have to back to walking.

    Day 1 : 14-06-2021.
    1)50 mins of belly burn and 3.0L water -Done
    2) reading 10+ pages -Done. (Atomic habits,finished the next chapter)
    3) practicing my studies for 90 mins - Done
    4) Controlling temper -Done
    5) Meditation - Done
     
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    Day1 : 14th Jun
    • Two 45 minute workouts – 30 mins yoga+75 mins walk
    • No Sweet - couldnt even taste the hot "poli" a dear friend shared :cry:
    • IF - 18 hrs
    • 15 mins meditation/pranayama - done
     
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    June 14: Day 1
    • Take a progress photo — Done
    • Walk - 50 minutes, Yoga - 46 minutes
    • 3L water — Done
    • Reading — The Four Winds
    • Caloric intake ~ 1150 cals, Started IF - dinner at 6pm.
    • Meditation — 10 minutes
     
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    · Take a progress photo -- done
    · 45-minute workout – 50 min yoga + 40 min walk
    · Drink 2L of water – done
    · Read 10 pages – Done The Mystery of Periodic Table
    · Follow a diet program – IF > 14 hrs
    · Chanting - >20 mins
     
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    Day2 : 15th Jun
    • Two 45 minute workouts – 40 mins yoga+45 mins cycling
    • No Sweet
    • IF - 16 hrs
    • 15 mins pranayama
     
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    I was so exhausted that I sept for a good 10 hours 9 pm to 7 am :flushed:! I also want to mention that thanks to this challenege, I am becoming more mindful. @Gauri03, I was thinking of you :) I continue to make a few more small changes like turn off the radio in car for shorter drives. I was suprised that I had forgotten how other traffic sounds like. I am aware that walking the dog will count as 40-45 min walk....I don't walk the dog but I plan my workout routine around that knowing that if I slip during the day, I still have those 45 mins late in the evening. I have realised that chanting seems to be the root that is holding me well in the challenge - so I finish that as soon as I can, to keep me rooted for the rest of the day. The place I slip is non fiction reading - so I am picking books that will come handy for my teaching. I am getting a better understadning of myself, thanks to this challenge.
     
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    Day 2 : 15-06-2021.

    Getting better and slowly into the rhythm.
    Guess what I got featured in my Trainer(she's a celebrity Instagram influencer and the 3rd fittest woman in India) and my fitness app's official Instagram Stories for my consistent workout.
    Thank you Gauri for this thread.. I am more disciplined now in my belly burn workout and better in planning my activities. No time to procrastinate.
    1)50 mins of belly burn and 3.0L water -Done
    2) reading 10+ pages -Done. (Atomic habits,finished the next chapter)
    3) practicing my studies for 90 mins - Done
    4) Controlling temper -Done
    5) Meditation - Done
     
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    16th Jun
    · Take a progress photo --done
    · 45-minute workout – 1.1 hr walking
    · Drink 2L of water – done
    · Read 10 pages – done “The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin”
    · Follow a diet program – >15 hrs
    · Chanting > 20 mins

    Beautiful day outside but a tough work out day! Glad to have persisted :)
     
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