Wow, can’t believe I made it to day 50!
Today I shall summarise my experience so far in dot points:
– All goals on track to be achieved. Some have had to be changed due to injury (I wanted to run 10km in under50mins, it looks like I can’t run 1km at the moment) but the new ones I’ve replaced them with are well on their way to being achieved.
– The hardest part so far as been the blogging every day. Originally I wanted to do video posts everyday but then they got so time consuming with the editing and uploading that they got in the way of me achieving my other goals for the 100 days. So I changed to video and writing. Still, there have been some days where I forgot to post but I usually made up for it a day or two later.
– The best part so far has been getting through the first 30 days to come out the other side and realise that old habits can change, you just need to try to change consistently for about 30 days. I don’t think I’ve stuck at anything EXACTLY and consistently for that long before to really see the results. The results after 50 days are even better.
– The daily gratitude diary is the BEST thing ever for keeping you happy. I’ve even noticed an increase in the number of positive, happy dreams I’ve been having as well as a complete calmness and contentedness before going to sleep. If there is one thing from this challenge that I would recommend, it would be the daily gratitude diary.
– I am already thinking about what I’ll take away from this challenge. Will I remain coffee and booze free? Will I exercise daily? Will I never go back to eating cake/chocolate/chips? At this point in time, I feel like I will probably stay off the coffee and booze for 80-90% of my time but I do miss enjoying a good sweet of some sort. I’ve never been a huge sweet eater but to not have them AT ALL is just kinda boring in a way. I liked trying a new cake at a great cafe every now and then and I definitely miss gelati. So those will no doubt come back to the mix but on an even smaller scale. From memory, in summer I would normally have gelati every 2-3 days. I will take that down to once a week.
– I’m also thinking about how I’m going to attack the next 50 days and what other goals I might throw into the mix. I’ve found that some of the goals are coming quite easy so I want to take them to the next level. Luckily, my darling partner has decided to do the last 50 days with me so we’re going to eat even cleaner and workout even harder. He’s also not going to drink booze so that will be good coming in to summer as a support for me. We’ve also committed to no phones in the bedroom and no just ‘turning the tv on’ randomly – we have to want/know there is something we actually want to watch (which isn’t much these days. A little Modern Family and a good doco and that’s about it!)
– I am also thinking about what goals I’ll make after this 100 days is up. One of them will be to spend more time with friends as I have neglected some of them over this winter. Another will be to increase my circus skills – I can juggle clubs, hula hoop, and twirl poi at a basic level. I would like to do one of them at an impressive level. Oh, and I just thought of another – practice some form of instrument. I used to play and play well. I have neglected this part of my life too much over the past years and want to bring it back. So there you go, some good goals coming up!
– As far as getting through the goals I had for this weekend in particular, I’ve pretty much done them. Once I get off here I will complete the front of my jumper I’m knitting leaving me with only the arms to go, I have spent some quality time training the dog and she can now sit, stay and ‘go to her bed’ and she’s pretty great at just walking beside us when we go rather than pulling on the lead which she was doing a few days back. I’ve planned THREE holidays – camping trip to happen before this 100 days is up, beach holiday in Perth, and beach holiday in Bali next year. I’ve done some serious exercise including two PBs achieved this morning – 30kg bench press (not much, I know) and 50kg deadlift – VIDEO BELOW! By the end of this challenge, I hope to be able to bench press 40kg and deadlift 70kg. I hope that’s achievable!
My 50kg dead needs a little work on the form there at the beginning of the lift. Any tips for form, I welcome!
If you haven’t been part of this challenge (whatever your goals are) then I strongly advise you come on board for the second 50 days. Who knows what you’ll achieve!
Right, back to my knitting!
Gem
The Moxxi Way 