Daily Journal of Life 22.04.2023

100 Days Clean

Celebrated 100 days of being clean. Tomorrow I would write a post on what has changed in my life.

Had Mutton Nihari and Haleem from Biryani By Kilo to celebrate the 100 days. It was disappointing. Behrouz Biryani served a delicious Haleem yesterday.

Met Dr. Dhameja. Details later.

Habits

Habit	Description	Yes/No	Remarks
Exercise	My Religion	No	Rest day
Zone 2-3 Training	The range of Heartrate between 110-145 bpm which is good for cardiovascular health. I note it down through my Garmin watch analysis of the workouts. (180 minutes per week target)	0	Sorry
Meditate	5 minutes of practice to start with	No
Influence Book	Book by Robert Cialdini. Want to go slow to internalize the concepts	No	Not done again.
Homework for life	A daily practice to capture important events of the day that made an impact on you; that can form a story.	No	I will wait for this
Weight	Daily monitoring to track my eating habits and goals.	No	Not done today
Pushup	Just to have an everyday pump	No	In the bathroom before showering.
Kegel	For a strong pelvic muscle floor.	No	Try again tomorrow.
Calves	To grow these minions	No	No
Write	To take forward a passion not realized	Yes	Blog
Mewing	Just a fad maybe. To breathe better; for a visible jawline	No	As I write this
One Podcast	Podcasts to learn and grow. Utilize Travel time	No	No
Flossing	Remove Plaque, prevent cavities	No	No
Brush at Night	Needs no description	Yes	Thankfully
Skin Care	To look at least my age and age gracefully	Yes	Doing well.
Clean	No Intoxications for a spiritual, healthy, productive, and meaningful life	Yes	100^th YAYA

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