Beginner Starting with the Hard75 program

[cameronhensley]

Hello,

Time for me to get serious. I'm choosing Hard75 because I'm an all-or-nothing type person; I have NO middle ground. I do very well with daily routines, but not well at all with "some here, some there". I have loaded up with vitamins, minerals, meal plans, supplements, etc. My goal is to drop 20lbs by mid-January 2021 (I have more than that to loose). My primary concern, of course, is over-training. Also, I have no fitness equipment, but intend to do this from home. Can someone point me in a good direction for calisthenics and body weight exercise program? Much appreciated.

For those unfamiliar with Hard75 principals, here are the key factors:

For 75 days straight, one must:
1) Follow a diet. I am going with Flexitarian
2) Two 45 min daily exercise, one of which must be outdoor. I will be doing an outdoor jog, but 75 days straight of home workout is going to be tough to get a good cycle going without over training. Any suggestions?
3) No alcohol, no cheat meal. Damn!
4) Take a picture daily - to track your progress
5) Drink one gallon of water a day
6) Read 10 pages of a book
7) I'm adding this one - get to bed before midnight

In accordance with the program, if you miss one day, you must restart from day 1. The idea is that it all becomes routine. If I am successful, as a reward, I will be purchasing home gym equipment. Wish me luck!

[SuffolkPunch]

It's probably worth pointing out the fundamentals - fat loss is purely a function of consuming less calories than you burn. Everything else is peripheral. You can follow this routine if you want, I just think it's important to know what matters and what doesn't.

For example, you don't need to drink a gallon of water a day unless you live in a hot climate and sweat a lot when training. It will not give a fat loss advantage given the same calorie deficit.

The main thing you seem to be missing is counting calories - this will ensure that you meet your targets otherwise you are leaving it to chance.

Make sure your training includes some resistance training - "overtraining" is never going to be a problem BTW. Trying to do too much could affect your resolve but it's not going to prevent fat loss...

[air2fakie]

All or nothing tends to lead to nothing. Hard75 sounds closer to the nothing side of the spectrum.

[jaxqen]

FitnessFAQ and Tom Merrick have some youtube videos about chalistenics.

Then, I wish you good luck!

[cmacken]

Buy a scale and Weight yourself - adjust calories based on your rate of weight loss

[paulinkansas]

8. Learn something new every day. Examples: how to sharpen a chain saw, how to sharpen a lawn mower blade, how change a flapper or flush valve in a toilet, how to change a heating element in a hot water tank, how to unstick a stuck garbage disposer, how to change a cartridge in a faucet, how to change the ballast in a fluorescent light. how to change a heating element in an electric dryer. I'm sort of biased towards rental property management.

[cameronhensley]

FitnessFAQ and Tom Merrick have some youtube videos about chalistenics.

Then, I wish you good luck!

Subscribed. Thanks for the suggestions.

[cameronhensley]

8. Learn something new every day. Examples: how to sharpen a chain saw, how to sharpen a lawn mower blade, how change a flapper or flush valve in a toilet, how to change a heating element in a hot water tank, how to unstick a stuck garbage disposer, how to change a cartridge in a faucet, how to change the ballast in a fluorescent light. how to change a heating element in an electric dryer. I'm sort of biased towards rental property management.

Haha, love it. Great idea!

[cameronhensley]

The main thing you seem to be missing is counting calories - this will ensure that you meet your targets otherwise you are leaving it to chance.

Good suggestion. Thanks.