Re-starting 75hard (Attempt #2)

 This blog has been dormant for-ev-ah!  I thought I'd resurrect it to record my 75Hard journey and more.  So, it seems a short summary is in order before I dive in in the coming days.

Short version: I'm restarting 75Hard tomorrow. Why? Because I forgot to read one evening on vacation this past week.  Seriously?? Me = the bookworm who forgot to read.  I didn't realize until the next day.  And I was bummed.  Majorly disappointed. Let down in epic portions.  I had so perfectly timed the end of the 75 days to fall just before my 50th birthday.... and I missed one small thing.

In the following days, I dropped a few of the daily things. I'd like to say I was giving myself grade but honestly, I gave into the "bitch voice" Andy (Frisella) talks about.  I did stick to the diet, it's long overdue (future blog post there) and exercised at least once each day except one.  The water fell off and so did reading a non-fiction book.  I did rip through 5 other books (fiction, trash) once I realized I could due to the failure.

I did some critical self examination about my fears and restarting again in my Morning Pages the last few days.  I realize I'm afraid of it not being perfect, of setting myself up to fail because I plan to enjoy a very expensive glass of wine on my 50th birthday (it'll be near the end of attempt #2 if I make it successfully this time).  The more I thought about it, I realized I need to stop future-casting and worrying about something many days in advance, a day I didn't even make it to in attempt #1.

Tomorrow is Day #1 again.  I found I wanted to get my reflections and thoughts down on paper (digital or otherwise) during this process since I was learning so much about myself in attempt #1.  I know I won't blog each day but every few is my goal.  Maybe I'll even post a few of the daily pictures too. I get so much motivation from others, so it's time to pay it forward too. 

Today = Day 0 of 75Hard, Tomorrow = Day #1. 

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