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Not A Fan Of 75 Hard? Here's The Tea On Operation 66
It's *way* more doable.
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Operation 66: The 66-Day Wellness Challenge Designed for Lasting Habits
A new wellness initiative, dubbed "Operation 66," is gaining traction as a 66-day challenge designed to foster sustainable healthy habits. Creator Angelina Nicolle outlines the program, which she posits as a more flexible alternative to rigorous challenges like "75 Hard." "Operation 66 is a 66-day long wellness challenge, and it's better than 75 Hard in so many ways," Nicolle stated in a recent video. "You just follow six habits for 66 days, and it's basically designed so that by the end of the challenge, all of those habits should be so integrated into your routine that you continue to do them even after the challenge is over." The six rules of "Operation 66" include: drinking 16 ounces of water first thing in the morning; daily journaling or meditation; 45 minutes of movement combined with 10 minutes of stretching; dedicating an hour each day to a personal passion or goal; limiting social media use to one hour daily; and adhering to a 90/10 diet, where 90% of food consumed is healthy, whole foods, allowing 10% for treats and other indulgences. Nicolle emphasized the challenge's forgiving nature, noting, "It's not an all-or-nothing challenge like 75 Hard, where if you miss a day, you have to give up entirely." She added that the 66-day duration aligns with the time it typically takes for habits to become automatic, aiming for lasting lifestyle changes.
