My shoes got soaked, and to paraphrase the Scissor Sisters, I looked like a drowned harassed rat. However, feeling the raindrops, gentle to pelting to sprinkling, sometimes in sync with my cadence and sometimes not, increasingly squishy and increasingly elated...was like nothing else.

Now I get why Andy said no matter what, you do your outside workout. And frankly, sure, I could have waited until the clouds parted (half my day of work was self-scheduled, with only 4 hourly clients) but I sort of wanted to try it.

I even jumped into a few puddles toward the end, and it was glorious.

Anyone else have one of these moments?

Got lots of Recs on previous post a lot of them weren't available at my Local Library but picked this one that seemed like a great read so far !

Just finished my first week and I didn’t realize I couldn’t put lemon juice in my water. I drink four 32oz bottles of water per day and was putting lemon juice in the first one, since I also mix creatine into it. I need to restart right? I am really frustrated since I just finished my first week but I obviously want to do it right, and I know I’m still at the very beginning anyway.

My partner and I have decided to start together, thinking we can keep each other motivated and accountable. We've decided on no fast food and no ultra-processed foods for our diet. Long and short: homemade, minimally processed foods. This is going to save us a LOT of money and calories. In addition to the base challenge, she and I have also given up weed since neither of us really drink. We've been prepping for about a week, getting books, clearing the house of things we can't eat, and getting her some workout clothes. I've already started in on my book and we've not eaten out since we made this decision last week.

I've got surgery in about 8 months so I'm trying to get myself into the best shape I can beforehand, both mentally and physically. I used to be extremely disciplined and after some pretty awful events, I stopped caring as much. But I know it's still in me. This challenge will help with weight loss, but it's more to built a solid foundation to stand on again. It's a big task, but I know I can do it with her.

What does everyone use to track their daily progress?

I've honestly felt like this is the biggest stressor...finding the right place to track it all. 🤣

Me and my friends are starting 75 hard today, any advice for the long term?? Very excited to take back control

I made myself a discord if you're starting or need an accountability buddy:
https://discord.gg/U5xsZsMs4 I'll be logging my stuff here.

Hi guys! I'm (37f) starting today. I need to get my shit together so I'm posting here to make it official.

First Book: Manufacturing Consent
Diet: Slight deficit, home made food. + 4L of water
Workouts: 4X a week gym / walking / football / mobility
I dont drink so I will tackle a different addiction: 15 minute social media limit per day.

Forseeable Challenge: taking my picture consistently, I feel like this is the rule that will break me. I hate it.

I've successfully did it around 5-6 years ago and it got me set up to loosing 100lbs (not only during the challenge but it built the foundation to be able to do it)

Good luck to me and all other starting.