The ‘75 Hard’ Challenge

11th Aug

· Take a progress photo -- done
· 45-minute workout – 1 hour walk + 45 min spin + 45 min yoga
· Drink 2L of water – done
· Read 10 pages – done “Take your Time”
· Follow a diet program – > IF 16hrs
· Chanting - > 15mins

Phew, today was hard – kind of hottest and muggiest day! Glad could do what I could.

 

Day42: 6th Aug

• Two 45 minute workouts – 150 min hike ( long weekend ) +30 mins Yoga
• No Sweet
• IF - 16 hr
• 15 mins Meditation

Day43: 7th Aug

• Two 45 minute workouts – 60mins yoga + walk 60mins
• No Sweet
• IF - 16 hr
• 30mins Meditation

Day44: 8th Aug

• Two 45 minute workouts – 45min walk +45mins Yoga
• No Sweet
• IF - 17 hr
• 15 mins Meditation

Day45: 9th Aug

• Two 45 minute workouts – 30 mins yoga + walk 90mins
• No Sweet
• IF - 16 hr
• 15 mins Pranaayama

Day46: 10th Aug

• Two 45 minute workouts – 90mins yoga + 30 mins walk
• No Sweet
• IF - 16 hr
• 30mins Meditation

Day47: 11th Aug

• Two 45 minute workouts – 45mins yoga + 45 mins walk
• No Sweet
• IF - 17 hr
• 10 mins Meditation

Day8: 12th Aug

• Two 45 minute workouts – 30mins yoga + 45 mins walk
• No Sweet
• IF - 16 hr
• 15 mins Meditation

 

12th Aug

· Take a progress photo -- done
· 45-minute workout – 1 hour walk
· Drink 2L of water – done
· Read 10 pages – done “Take your Time”
· Follow a diet program – > IF 16hrs
· Chanting - > 15mins

13th Aug

· Take a progress photo -- done
· 45-minute workout – 1 hour walk + 30 min walk
· Drink 2L of water – done
· Read 10 pages – done “Take your Time”
· Follow a diet program – > IF 16hrs
· Chanting - > 30mins

14th Aug

· Take a progress photo -- done
· 45-minute workout – 1 hour yoga + 30 min walk
· Drink 2L of water – done
· Read 10 pages – done “Take your Time”
· Follow a diet program – > IF 16hrs
· Chanting - > 15mins

 

Thank you for the kind words Srama. I am planning to restart the journey from today. Will update from tomorrow

 

Restarting

Day 1 Aug 15

Walking 1 and half.hours
Water intake 2 litres
Diet no junk
Reading 15 minutes
Sloka chanting/listening 15 minutes
No social media done

I have changed my sloka timings to 15 minutes. Also the days I dont find time to chant I will listen to slokas. Everything else remains the same. Happy to rejoin

 

Day 2 Aug 16

Walking 45 m
Water intake 2 litres
Diet no junk
Reading 30 m
Sloka chanting 20 m
No social media

 

15th Aug

· Take a progress photo -- done
· 45-minute workout – 1 hour walk
· Drink 2L of water – done
· Read 10 pages – done “Take your Time”
· Follow a diet program – > IF 16hrs
· Chanting - > 45mins

16th Aug

· Take a progress photo -- done
· 45-minute workout – 50 mins spinning + 1.5 hr walk
· Drink 2L of water – done
· Read 10 pages – done “Take your Time”
· Follow a diet program – > IF 16hrs
· Chanting - > 15mins

 

And with that ladies, I am done with my 75 days . I am quite happy, I have to confess. It worked out real well. When I started, I was not aware of our school start date and guess what, today was my last day with the challenege and first day of school! Relieved.

A lot of lessons learnt through the challenge. First of all, I realized how stubborn I am. Two, I couldn’t have done it without the support of my family who put up with the craziness and indulged me through regular days and vacations, I couldn't have done it with out the support of all of you here - I felt accountable and appreciated and finally, thankful to a friend who never failed to show up for a walk during the weekdays. More importantly, this challenge has impacted my health in such a positive way that my doctor is baffled! I am truly grateful for that. It has taught me valuable lessons on food, how we eat, what we need. My IF has actually turned into one meal per day, and I miss nothing. Now drinking two liters of water is a breeze. I realized how much I love chanting and the number of sholkas I am learning, well let’s just say that I am enjoying it so much. I think of my grandmother so much more – I understand her disciplined way of living better and finally get it when she used to urge that I start paying attention to what I eat.

I hope to continue with the challenege as I move forward. I absolutely have begun enjoying one meal days - I hope I will be able to continue that. I am also impressed that I have read 3 to 4 books, thanks to the challenge. If you ask me what I would drop, progress photo is the one ;-) That was a real challenge!

I look forward to living this life style and hopefully will continue posting updates. Will certainly be here to cheer for all of you.