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7/10 Check-in for Mark
Beyond learning that I’m a shitty date, the biggest change for me is realizing I can tell you guys anything and I’m not going to be judged for it. I’ve also been more consistent with both diet and exercise. Today marks 16 weeks since I gave up sweets and Diet Cokes. This is by far the longest I have gone without either one. And it shows, as I am now 22.8 pounds lighter than I was when I first gave those things up.
As I mentioned before, I fell short this week by logging onto Facebook from my phone. I didn’t even realize I did it till I suddenly looked down on my phone and thought “Oh look, Facebook is wide open… well, since I’ve already got a strike against me, I might as well take a look and see what’s going on.” Now that I’m on Hulu again, I wish I could log back on again to see what people said about it. Oh well, their comments will still be on there when I can.
I went above and beyond by incorporating HITT movements into my cardio workouts. As in, I’ll walk on the treadmill for 2 minutes at 2.6, and then up the speed to 5.4 for a minute; then back down to 2.6 to catch my breath and lower my heart rate. Back and forth, increasing how fast I run each time: 5.6, 5.8, 6, 6.2, and yesterday I got up to 6.4 (and my heart rate was 154 after a minute). I’m trying to increase how fast I run and for how long, and decrease the recovery time in between (I wait till my heart rate is 120 or below before running again. — This is a bit of a double whammy: I believe it’s a better way to strengthen my heart and increase my lunge capacity, but for whatever reason, my watch never logs as many miles as the machine does, so I always end up walking a bit further to get my steps in.
I’m definitely continuing on with the no sweets and/or Diet Coke (despite the fact it’s not really a part of this challenge), as well as working out on a consistent basis. — The other thing I’ve accomplished since starting this challenge has been writing over twenty thank you notes with 20+ more to go.
I may do a variation of the 75 Hard, but I’m definitely not doing it “as is”. As in, 45 minutes exercise inside and 45 minutes outside, but there will be little to no break in between; I’ll take progress pics once a week, no more; and I won’t be reading. I will be writing an hour per day instead. I’ve got two goals I’m working on now: pay off my debts, and FINISH MY BOOK! Period! Anything else is preventing me from achieving those goals in a timely manner. Love to read, but not now. (And my third goal is to lose just over forty more pounds; but even with that, paying off my debts and finishing my book comes first). And with that, Brother Mark is checked in!
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7/10 Check-in for Mark
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