75 Hard Daily Log

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I've tried before, but not that hard, to do 75 Hard. That's partially the problem you need to have the mindset that you are just going to do it no matter what. My biggest hurdle is just having two blocks of 45 minutes where I can get anything done uninterupted. I will be logging my progress through this program below with blogs for each day. I may make some videos (I'm on day 3 currently) but I've been especially strapped for time and had to get real creative to knock out day two. Either way I plan on completing this log and possibly videos only after successful completion of this challenge! The end date coincides with the Dayton Dragon's 5K which I have signed up for again. I've gained a bit of weight since last summer but I feel this extreme challenge will help me get leaner than I was at the last race and hopefully do better than 30 minutes on race day. Last year I was around 33:54 if memory serves. Also the other big goal is to be light enough to knock out some pull ups. I like doing pull ups but I'm too big right now to do any. So we shall do an outdated internet challenge to fix that!

The Rules
The Plan

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6	Day 7
Day 8	Day 9	Day 10	Day 11	Day 12	Day 13	Day 14
Day 15	Day 16	Day 17	Day 18	Day 19	Day 20	Day 21
Day 22	Day 23	Day 24	Day 25	Day 26	Day 27	Day 28
Day 29	Day 30	Day 31	Day 32	Day 33	Day 34	Day 35
Day 36	Day 37	Day 38	Day 39	Day 40	Day 41	Day 42
Day 43	Day 44	Day 45	Day 46	Day 47	Day 48	Day 49
Day 50	Day 51	Day 52	Day 53	Day 54	Day 55	Day 56
Day 57	Day 58	Day 59	Day 60	Day 61	Day 62	Day 63
Day 64	Day 65	Day 66	Day 67	Day 68	Day 69	Day 70
Day 71	Day 72	Day 73	Day 74	Day 75

The Rules! Top^

01. Follow a Diet: Participants must stick to any diet plan that suits their goals, with zero cheat meals or alcohol.
02. Two 45-Minute Workouts per Day: One workout must be outdoors, regardless of the weather.
03. Drink 1 Gallon of Water: Hydrate your body consistently every day.
04. Read 10 Pages of a Non-Fiction Book: Focus on self-development or learning, and no audiobooks are allowed.
05. Take a Progress Photo Every Day: Track your physical progress

The Plan! Top^

01.For the diet I am simply omitting all sugary junk food and eating meat, vegetables and fruits. All prepared at home. If I have to go out for any event I will just fast until that dinner date then order something basic like a steak and potatoes of some type. The main thing is hitting the daily calorie goal between 1, 900 and 2,000. I don't drink alcohol so this isn't a concern.
02. This is going to be the hardest one for me. Especially leading into summer when I will have both of my kids all day long. I will be able to get in a 45 minute block after work most nights when my kids are already in bed. I will just have to figure out something during the day while I have them. A lot of people online seem to have the least problem with this but don't like working out outside. I LOVED working out outside in my 20's. I would lift in the backyard in the rain and snow and run no matter what the weather was doing. I loved it. These days now that I am middle aged I do not like getting my shoes wet but I will persevere.
03. Draink one gallone of water a day. This is also something I routinely do especially in the summer when it's hot. I think it would be hardest in the winter when you're not really sweating out that much and running around.
04. This one typically won't be too much of a problem either. Again I am extremely time poor with my children and helping my Mom but I can get my reading done at work most nights or just hit up the book before bed. I used to read a lot and miss it so hopefully I can start working through the huge stack of books I've accumulated. I read quite a bit at the last job but not so much at this job.
05. Take a progress picture daily. I can't wait to make a cool time lapse of my AMAZING TRANSFORMATION.