Alright, let’s be real: starting something big like this 100 Days of Not Being a Fat Ass Challenge takes actual prep work, not just wishful thinking and good intentions. So, what am I doing to make sure I don’t spectacularly flame out by day three?
🧼 Operation Clean Sweep
Step one: cleaning my house top to bottom. If I’m gonna have to choose between working out or vacuuming, I know exactly which one my procrastination-loving brain is picking. Spoiler alert: it won’t be sweating. So, I’m getting ahead of my future lazy self by ensuring the place is spotless right now.
But cleaning alone isn’t enough—I’m taking a genius shortcut by dropping off my laundry at the overnight wash-and-fold. Why do laundry when someone else can do it better (and fold my fitted sheets like a wizard)? Honestly, removing laundry from my to-do list feels like cheating, but I’ll take any advantage I can get at this point.
💊 Supplements & Tech: Prepared Like a True Nerd
I’ve already bought every supplement listed in my Day 0 blog post because, let’s face it, buying supplements feels like progress even if I haven’t swallowed a single capsule yet. Now it’s just a matter of setting up my fancy new scale and the body circumference apps to track my humiliating starting point. Nothing motivates quite like seeing numbers that scream, “Hey, maybe stop eating pizza at midnight!”
📸 The Infamous “Before” Photo
Yes, I’m taking that dreaded “before” picture. I’ll stage it, embrace the embarrassment, and remind myself that humility is good for personal growth (or so I keep telling myself). Maybe I’ll even have fun with it—I’m thinking dramatic lighting, awkward poses, the works. Might as well lean into it fully, right? It’ll either motivate me or haunt my dreams. Possibly both.
🏋️ Home Gym Setup: The Lazy Person’s Paradise
I’m also revamping my home gym layout. The goal here? Making sure I can clearly see the TV from my elliptical because God forbid I actually exercise without distraction. Priorities, people. A better layout means fewer excuses—I’ll finally stop pretending I can’t exercise because it’s “too boring.” If binge-watching Netflix gets me moving, then pass the popcorn (metaphorically, of course).
🛒 Meal Prep: Let’s Pretend I’m Organized
Today or tomorrow, I’m braving the grocery store to grab everything on my Day 0 meal-prep list. Actual meal prep—cooking all the week’s food ahead of time—will be a separate adventure. I’ll probably write another snarky post detailing exactly what that looks like (spoiler: lots of Tupperware and slightly burnt chicken breasts). Meal prepping sounds great in theory, but the reality involves a lot more chopping, roasting, and swearing at the oven timer than most influencers admit.
🇯🇵 Japanese Challenge: Laughably Easy Prep
In comparison, prepping for my second simultaneous challenge—learning Japanese in 100 days—is embarrassingly simple. Literally, the only prep work is signing up for Pimsleur and Duolingo and buying a couple of workbooks I already listed in my Day 0 post. Sure, it would be great to have someone else doing this challenge alongside me so I can actually practice speaking the language. But hey, I’ll inspire someone eventually. Until then, talking to myself in Japanese it is.
📅 My First Week: Bite-Sized Goals
To avoid immediate overwhelm, my first week’s mini-goals are pretty straightforward:
- Work out at least 30 minutes every day.
- Actually eat the meals I prep (no sneaking takeout, future self).
- Remember to hydrate—apparently, coffee alone doesn’t count.
🙋♂️ What’s Your Prep Strategy?
Enough about me—how are you getting ready for your own challenges or goals? Got tips for surviving prep week without losing your sanity (or your dignity)? Drop your strategies below!
Drew Karriker is a self-proclaimed professional tinkerer, self-experimentation enthusiast, and lifelong learner with an inability to sit still. A former nuclear engineer turned DevOps architect, he’s built a career (and a life) out of breaking things, fixing them, and then making them better.
Despite wrestling with ADHD, anxiety, and an unrelenting need to optimize everything, he transformed his career and life in just a few years—not because he’s special, but because he figured out how to turn obsession into execution. Now, he’s doing it again—publicly—one 100-day challenge at a time.
His past projects? Some were successes. Some flopped spectacularly. Each one left him a little wiser (and probably a little more caffeinated). Now, he’s on a mission to document his transformation—mind, body, career, and everything in between—so that others might pick up a thing or two along the way. Or at the very least, be entertained by the chaos.
Follow along at RewiredWithDrew.com and get inspired, get motivated, or just grab some popcorn and enjoy the ride.