Day 14 two weeks of 75 Hard

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 I guess I should have jumped on the scale. However, I was feeling heavy and bloated this morning so I skipped that test. Fear is not the things holding me back because I know over the course of the 75 days I will change my habits, get healthier, and change my body. It will take time. When I did the challenge in 2023, I was fresh off a week of wine and Moe's as I helped Linda recover from her knee surgery. Was that fun? It was almost like a job eating all that lunch meat on a white roll. Yes, it is tasty but I like my salads with lunch meat. I think Jersey Mike's calls it a sub in a tub. Anyway...I realize that I am fortunate enough to get to do this, I want to do this, and now I have a partner joining me along the way. Tucker is following a little different plan, but we are both determined to get to June 13 without failing. 

Tucker's weak spot is late-night snacking while on duty or up with the kids; he also might struggle to get his two workouts due to coaching. My weakness is just impulsively giving up everything for one moment of pleasure. My weakness will come when I am tired, hungry, and stressed. I will think it is too hard, too long, and too extreme. I will forget my why and question my motive for doing this challenge. Then I will remember that this is what we do. This is how we want to live. We want to be healthy. We want to be models to our children. We want to do something hard. When this hits me, I can grab some coffee or espresso, listen to good music, dance around the house, take a nap, pet the dogs, write in my journal or blog, anything to remind me of my purpose. To go along with that I just found a devotional from Fellowship of Christian Athletes. It will be perfect to use as we work through the next 60 days. 

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Today on my run home, I listened to sermon 60+ on Acts. There is so much in Acts. The point was about being generous with grace. The finger was pointed at me. There are people that I need to forgive. My judgmental spirit will end up pulling me down. It is better to forgive and let them off the hook than to wallow in the offense which I have spent too much time doing these past few years. There are days when I look at our credit card debt that I feel that pain coming back...if only Tucker hadn't lost his job we wouldn't be so far behind on our retirement, savings, and debt. The fact is- it happened. That was years ago. It is time to move on and figure out how we can conquer this massive mountain or debt. 

Today-

Up at 7am. I only had 7.5 hours of sleep after a full day of workouts and cleaning. I guess it was enough because I was wide awake and ready to eat. I got my 13+hours of fasting. 

Breakfast-IM8, Coffee, Egg, cottage cheese, burger-300 calories 30g protein

W/O 1-10 minutes of mobility and dynamic warm-up. Easy run with dogs 2.5 miles. W/O 2-easy 2 min warm-up, 5 min @7:08, 2 min easy (total 1.04mi) followed by zone 2 for 3.5 miles Total=7 miles

Collagen-45 calories 9g protein and cottage cheese, egg, blueberry protein pancakes-300cal   25g=34g

Dinner-Chipotle bowl 500 calories 40g protein, a few bites of a protein bar-100 cal 8g protein piece of dark chocolate 50 calories

Total-7 miles, 1300 calories+   110g protein  not sure these numbers are accurate but I did only eat those meals. I feel like there must have been more but there isn't and right now at 8:38 I am hungry. 

NOTE order the urban moonshine citrus bitters. I really notice a difference when I take it. 

Time for bed. It was a good day. The whole family went to the mall to buy Tucker a suit for prom and to get Campbell some summer clothes. Boy the shorts are too short. She does not understand that she has a strong body and some of those outfits just don't look right on her. She is very shapely and strong AND confident. To add to my financial stress...Cannon told me that he is going to medic school this fall and needs $14000. The fire dept will reimburse him up to $10000 but not until next year. He is a busy guy. Time for bed. See you tomorrow.  

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