It’s here! I honestly feel really excited to have the challenge structure back. It was really helpful when I did 75 Golden, and I’m hoping to build on what I learned going into the rest of summer.

Some changes from 75 Golden:

Removed the water goal since I seem to always hit that without difficulty.

Added weekly goals to the tracker (they were too easy to forget otherwise)

Made app limits a daily check-in since that was a goal I never met in the last challenge. I honestly think that one will be the most difficult!

Added cleaning goals. I’m great at doing a lot of housekeeping on the weekends, but I never get into the habit of doing daily maintenance cleaning during the week. I’m starting with a 15 minute timer and planning to add time on as I get used to the routine.

I also started a new book! This one’s pretty short, so I expect to be done within 2 weeks. After that, I’m not sure if I wanna swap back to a non-fiction read, or do a denser fiction book.

Lastly, please enjoy some trellis progress pics (featuring some twine in a supporting role.)

🌿 progress

dailies:

🍣 calorie deficit +/- 150 ✅

📝 journal ✅

✨ be kind to my skin ✅

👟 workout (4/6) ✅

📚 read 10 pages ✅

🧹 15 minute tidy ✅

⏳ obey app limits ✅

weeklies:

🏔️ enrichment - to do

Time feels very fake at the moment. I think it’s because, at the height of summer in my part of the south, it’s misery to be outside for more than a few minutes at a time, and without being out in the sun and in nature, my days start to blur together. I think I might need to incorporate more time outside in the evenings to keep me grounded.

🌿 progress

dailies:

🍣 calorie deficit +/- 150 ✅

📝 journal ✅

✨ be kind to my skin ✅

👟 workout (3/6) ✅

📚 read 10 pages ✅

🧹 15 minute tidy ✅

⏳ obey app limits ✅

weeklies:

🏔️ enrichment - to do

Had one of those days where everything my coworkers do is grating, but I managed to shake the bad mood and have a nice evening with my partner. Still having a lot of whiny inner resistance when it comes to the 15-minute tidy. Not sure if it’s because I do it at a slightly different time every day? But it’s taking a long time to habituate to, it seems.

I am doing really well at sticking to my app limits, though! And I started to pick my face but caught myself and pulled back despite some really strong compulsions, so I’m calling that a victory.

🌿 progress

dailies:

🍣 calorie deficit +/- 150 ✅

📝 journal ✅

✨ be kind to my skin ✅

👟 workout (2/6) ✅

📚 read 10 pages ✅

🧹 15 minute tidy ✅

⏳ obey app limits ✅

weeklies:

🏔️ enrichment - to do

Had another day of celebratory eating, but I can’t feel bad. Celebrations are to be savored! The 15-minute tidy still somehow feels so tedious, but I am doing better at remembering it without prompting.

🌿 progress

dailies:

🍣 calorie deficit +/- 150 ❌

📝 journal ✅

✨ be kind to my skin ✅

👟 workout (1/6) ✅

📚 read 10 pages ✅

🧹 15 minute tidy ✅

⏳ obey app limits ✅

weeklies:

🏔️ enrichment - to do

Friday was a wonderful night out with friends, but I was out far too late to get much of anything done, including posting about it, and Saturday I just frankly didn’t feel like it. I’m still keeping up with my goals, but now that I have my journal for personal accountability, I feel myself sliding off the desire to post here as well.

I think some of that feeling does just come, honestly, from feeling quite boring. My goals are important to me, yes, but my day-to-day life is mundane. I guess I just haven’t felt like I had much to post about lately except for inertia. But I’m going to stick with it as long as it feels useful to me, and it still does. Having the external accountability is an extra motivator when I find myself considering just not doing it today.

🌿 progress

dailies:

🍣 calorie deficit +/- 150 ✅

📝 journal ✅

✨ be kind to my skin ✅

👟 workout (6/6) ✅

📚 read 10 pages ✅

🧹 15 minute tidy ✅

⏳ obey app limits ✅

weeklies:

🏔️ enrichment - ✅

Still very tired. Maybe I need to write these the morning after instead of the night of? I’m getting a lot done lately, but the fatigue that sets in near bedtime is brutal lately.

🌿 progress

dailies:

🍣 calorie deficit +/- 150 ✅

📝 journal ✅

✨ be kind to my skin ✅

👟 workout (4/6) ✅

📚 read 10 pages ✅

🧹 15 minute tidy ❌ simply got too tired too early

⏳ obey app limits ✅

weeklies:

🏔️ enrichment - to do

Got some kind of stressful family news, but coping okay. I did also manage to do some light strength training today, and that felt nice. I just keep getting to bedtime and being too tired to write more. Oh, well. My energy will return.

🌿 progress

dailies:

🍣 calorie deficit +/- 150 ✅

📝 journal ✅

✨ be kind to my skin ❌ family stress got to me

👟 workout (3/6) ✅

📚 read 10 pages ✅

🧹 15 minute tidy ✅

⏳ obey app limits ✅

weeklies:

🏔️ enrichment - to do

My mood was up and down today, and so was my energy. Feeling a bit of whiplash. I’ve started using a mood/hunger/energy tracker, so hopefully if there’s any trends I can look out for, I’ll see them.

Again, simply too tired to write more today.

🌿 progress

dailies:

🍣 calorie deficit +/- 150 ✅

📝 journal ✅

✨ be kind to my skin ✅

👟 workout (2/6) ✅

📚 read 10 pages ✅

🧹 15 minute tidy ✅

⏳ obey app limits ✅

weeklies:

🏔️ enrichment - to do