If 75 medium week 8 was my low point, week 9 is definitely my reception arc. I’ve had some really good workouts this week and with the weather getting nicer, I’m able to be outside more. I know my goal is to just do one workout a day but now that it is getting warmer, I definitely want to incorporate a long walk outside as well. In case you missed week 1, week 2, week 3 , week 4, week 5, week 6, and week 7 recaps, there are plenty of other meal ideas for 75 medium there. If you are also doing the 75 medium challenge (or the 75 Hard or 75 soft challenge), hopefully these posts can give you some healthy meal ideas and inspiration or (at the very least) solidarity!– I know that’s what I sometimes have the most difficulty with.

And just in case you have zero idea what the 75 medium challenge is, here is a video and a post to fill you in:

@saraannsutton My 75 medium rules ✨🫶🏼 started 5 days ago and feeling good! Follow along for meal ideas and updates ☺️ #75hard #75softchallenge #greenscreen ♬ original sound – Sara Ann Sutton

75 Medium Week 9 Recap

Week 9 I definitely feel myself getting back on track. I had a really good leg workout with my husband on day 61 to the point that I was feeling dizzy and had to grab a bagel after. Do I regret it? No. 3 days post that workout and I’m still really sore! We have a trip planned for April and I really want to be feeling fit for it (partially because I will be in a bathing suit and partially because there is a lot of hiking involved). So now I feel even more motivation to work harder. I only have a couple more weeks left of the 75 medium challenge, so even with the extension I am doing (due to week 8 stomach bug challenges), this trip might further motivate me. Although at this point, a lot of these things feel like a habit and they don’t feel like a chore so much anymore, so I WANT to keep doing them!

Day 57/75 (2/21/24)

Exercise: Stationary bike for 45 minutes

Weight: 135 pounds (down 5 pounds from Day 1)

Reading: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo

Breakfast: breakfast burrito (chicken sausage, egg, avocado, hot sauce, spinach) + collagen coffee

Lunch: French onion dip (made with Greek yogurt) pretzels and fruit

Dinner: Crock pot pesto chicken thighs with broccoli and ditalini pasta

Day 58/75

Exercise: Strength training at the gym– arm day

Breakfast: breakfast burrito

Lunch: apple and peanut butter + crackers and pimento cheese

Dinner: Chicken Cesar salad wrap (I just use a bagged Cesar salad mix, Cesar dressing, and rotisserie chicken) with roasted sweet potatoes

Day 59/75

Exercise: Stationary bike for 45 minutes

Breakfast: Kodiak cake waffles

Lunch: chicken salad with almond flour crackers (I made homemade chicken salad using rotisserie chicken, mayo, stone ground mustard, grapes, salt, pepper, and red onion)

Dinner: salmon with roasted cabbage

Day 60/75

Exercise: Strength training at the gym– leg day

Breakfast: Kodiak cake waffles with scrambled eggs

Lunch: chicken salad with almond flour crackers

Dinner: Meatloaf with okra and mac and cheese

Day 61/75

Exercise: Walked a lot but considered this my active recovery day!

Breakfast: Quiche (I made this one with bacon, tomatoes, caramelized onion, and spinach), but its otherwise similar to this recipe!

Snack: Bagel with cream cheese

Lunch: Turkey chili

Dinner: Crockpot pork carnitas with black bean, corn, avocado salad and rice

Day 62/75

Exercise: Gym for strength training– arm day + 45 minute walk outside

Breakfast: Whole grain toast with jam, berries, and leftover quiche

Lunch: Chicken salad on whole grain bread

Snack: Protein bar (loving these Fit Crunch ones!!)

Dinner: leftover carnitas

Day 63/75

Exercise: 45 minutes on stationary bike

Breakfast: breakfast burrito (per usual lol)

Lunch: leftover carnitas

Dinner: Ground turkey meat sauce and ravioli (I kind of wing my ingredients/recipe when I make this, but this is a great recipe from Macro Miranda!):

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