75 Hard Round 3 week 1

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 April 2025

Start weight-140. ? I was scared. I jumped on and off before it could go any higher. 

Day 7 AM-136.6

The bloat has cleared out and my gut is feeling a little better. I go to the bathroom all day. Get supplements right to figure it out. 

It is spring cleaning time. But this year is different! This house is not going to go to hell after the cleaning is done. I may need to confront the fact that I fall into all or nothing when it comes to drinking. I lose track of time while I am wallowing in my comfort zone on the couch. One show after another, one drink after another, wishing my fat belly would just go away, lamenting the fact that I let myself go but unable to find the energy to do what needed to be done to change course. 

On March 31, after 2 weekends of drinking most of the day, I said, it's time. To prepare, the week before I had started paying attention to my eating window. This helped tremendously. Rather than drink and snack all night, I would see that the window was closing and stop. I guess the apps call this mindful drinking of which I usually have none. 

Week one went really well. Reading over the last two times I did a spring cleaning, I realize that whatever I am doing now is better than before. My diet on both attempts was still full of carbs, sugar, and junk. 

The day or two before I started, I weighed myself. Oof. 140. I knew it was not going to be good. After the Feb flu, my weight was down to 136 but my belly was bloated, and I felt awful. 

Changes this round:

1. Fasting- my goal was as close to the "ideal" 16-8 feed to fast window but I could only get to 15.5 on my best day. As my workout intensity went up, I found it more difficult to wait until 9-10 to eat but I remained in a calorie deficit. That was the overall goal. I really feel good waiting to eat in the morning. I get up, electrolyte water, coffee, and try to wait to eat until 9:30 which is usually 14ish hours. 

2. Diet- I am having the most success with Carnivore with a few additions. Cheese is no good for me. I have had a little mozzarella, cream cheese, these seem to be okay but cottage cheese might be a no-no. I keep it simple-egg scrambles, egg-bacon wrap, protein+lettuce wrap, very little mayo.

My staples-

Tuna with lemon/lime juice a little mayo, celery or whatever plus 2 eggs in a wrap or bowl=40g protein Next up-steak and egg in a low carb wrap=40 or bacon, egg, lettuce in a wrap=40g any type of protein in a stir fry is good too. Egg-cream cheese pancake with berries gotta figure out egg bites

3. Walking rather than give up and say I can't get 2 workouts, I focus on always getting 10k steps at work, then I add on another workout when I get home plus more. I shoot for at least an hour. I know this does not qualify as 75 Hard but it is working for me so I guess I am just doing my own thing. What shall I call it? 60 Just Do It. It is not soft. I love the discipline of 75 hard but I just can't stress about purity. 

4. Reading and relaxing hitting my reading goals at night and getting into bed early. Also evening routine. Brush teeth, clean face, and up to bed to read. I try not to get on my phone before bed but right now I am excited about the Ultra marathon and training and I want to search training protocols. 

My plan for the ultra training? Hybrid. Lift heavy in cross fit style and run in zone 2 until I am ready for a little more speed work. The final 2 months need to be on point with speed and lift. August-September are going to be hell. 

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