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My 75 Hard results aren’t bad. I’ve conquered my 75 Hard Challenge for the third time.
My results:
I lost 28.5 pounds. I started the challenge at 347.6 and ended at 319.1. The week before I ended I was actually down to 317.6. Don’t know what happened, but not that big a deal. My weight has always fluctuated five pounds all the time. It’s part of why I didn’t pay attention to my weight sneaking up on me. I gained about 5 pounds a year for the last 10 years. I was fat before and putting on five pounds just sneaks up on you. Now I’m pushing that number down.
I plan on continuing the diet, after this weekend. I did a couple cheat meals and a cheat snack this weekend as a celebration. Tomorrow it’s back to the diet. I hope to keep loosing about two pounds per week by sticking to the diet. It was doable after a while. I won’t be strict, but I will stick with it.
That was my only real measurable goal. The other intangable things are more impressive for me.
I feel great. I spent day 76 of my journey redoing my goals now that 75 Hard is over and I got some of the results I’m looking for. I created OKR’s (Objectives and Key Results) for myself right out of the book Measure What Matters so that I can continue my journey to becoming a better person. The book is worth the read, go check it out.
Now I’m on day one of attacking those goals. I had planned to take the weekend off and do nothing, but find myself energized and happy working on my goals, both personal (get back to my Marine Corps fitness level, or be in fighting shape again) and my professional goal of earning $100k in my side hustles this year.
I went on a bike ride with my friend yesterday and today and had my best showing of those rides both days. That makes me feel great. In fact, so good, we are riding tomorrow too.
I got motivated to work on my business today. I’m working on a five-day course on my ModernSelfProtetion.com side hustle and I’m working on a free starters guide to the 75 Hard for this side hustle.
If you want the free starters guide to the 75 Hard Challenge when it is finished please leave your name and email below and I’ll send you a copy as soon as I’m finished with it.
I should be done this week… I hope. But I’m motivated to work on it everyday.
I feel like I can do anything right now. So I’ve got lots of other ideas I’ll be working on including stuff to sell on my other side hustle.
I’d also like to continue the podcast I started and the posts I started here. I’m looking for people that have finished a 75 Hard to be on the podcast to talk about the results, hardship, and triumph you had finishing. Shoot me an email at 75Hard@gmail.com and I’d love to have you on.
75 Hard Challenge I have Conquered,
Ben Branam
If you want to read about my journey, start at Day 1 of 75 Hard.