I am officially 1/3rd of the way into the program. I think the quote in the image above really resonates with my line of thought right now. I woke up today and took a progress picture. I was about to do my reading task but then my mother brought the news that the building elevator was about to be upgraded and the work would start tomorrow. She wanted me to get the next two month’s groceries because we live on the 5th floor and hauling heavy stuff for the next month would be inconvenient for delivery drivers and the possibility of making any deliveries the following month would be difficult.

I placed the orders and realised that there wasn’t much time left for reading so I headed out for my swim. My gym is closed on Sundays. At the pool I did around 1000 meters and came home after an hour. I am a little sentimental about the elevator because I have many memories associated with it. There have been times when I have been stuck in it and have had to climb out of it. There have also been times my mother has been stuck in it. It is an old elevator and it has a lot of character. This experience of being stuck in it is something everyone in our building has gone through at least once. The new elevator will be clean and polished and it won’t be as rackety as the old one. I am willing to let the old one go because once it becomes an issue of practicality it is time to solve the problem. The old lift was quite a concern for safety because we have children in our society and then there is the question of senior citizens living in our building. It would be a disservice to them if the elevator was not fixed or upgraded. But having said that I will still remember the old one forever.

After taking a shower and eating breakfast I got to work. I managed to maintain my calories to throughout the day but I think I might need to reduce my calorie intake even further if I need to get to my goal weight. I did not do a lot of work as it was a Sunday and I wanted some time off. I found myself thinking and upon some introspection I came to realise that I am not putting as much effort as I could into the program and I am not satisfied with the results of the program so far. I have gained muscle but I have not lost fat. That is a big deal for me because despite all the effort I put into it, if I am not seeing results then I am doing something wrong.

This means I need to act against my stagnation and push hard for change. I have thought about this a lot. I have wanted change for a long time and in the last few months I was working steadily towards it. But in the middle when I took a break after the first time I did 75 Hard I lost my bearing. Now that I know what I need to do, I have it locked in and I am getting it done. I think showing up consistently is half the battle but the rest of the battle is won with sheer will and effort. I have to do it for myself. No other reason just for myself.

I eventually went out for my second workout on my walk and it had rained in the afternoon. I got home from my walk and finally sat down to read. I had been putting it off for later for the whole day. Day 25 was a success.