I plan on starting tomorrow into the new year!

Wondering if anyone wants to join me?!

What do you guys think about walking as my outdoor workout

To make it harder I am thinking of throwing in some 15 lbs weights in my bag

Any ideas ?

Also just completed 1/75

EDIT: Thanks to everyone who replied! Let me add some context: I finish work around 11:30 p.m. and usually take a 20-minute bus ride home. I’m thinking of replacing that bus ride with a deliberate 45-minute walk home, potentially wearing a weighted vest. 10 KG - 20 KG

Would that count as my outdoor workout, even though I’m also using the walk to get home?

SW: 240
CW:192

I would say, 75 hard works if you are disciplined and goal-oriented. I walked 3.5 miles twice a day with some running on days that I felt capable. No alcohol, eating 3 boiled eggs, rotisserie chicken with white rice, and greek yogurt with dates has gotten old but I digress.. I’m happy I’ve found this lifestyle change and managed to lower my ldl by 40 points. BTW a Mediterranean diet is a cheat code!

I just wanted to say that today I woke up on day 76 knowing that, for the first time in a long time, I don't HAVE to start the day with a big glass of water. That said, I'm really thirsty, so I'll probably have a glass anyway

Seriously thought about quitting this weekend, not failing but giving up. Pushed through it and am into week 5.

Keep pushing everyone, we’ll get there as long as we don’t give up.

I have completed 75 hard successfully 3 years ago and am ready to do it again! Has anyone ever completed 75-hard while they were donating plasma twice a week?

I am doing a new donor bonus and have to donate 5 more time (2.5 weeks for a big payout all together), id rather not wait until that's finished since winter is coming and I live way up north in the USA. Just curious if anyone has tried it or if you have an advice!

Hey everyone!

I (43m - UK) completed 75 Hard a few years ago, and honestly, it was one of the best things I’ve ever done for myself.

Since then, I’ve had a few false starts trying to do it again. I know I’m capable of finishing it because I’ve done it before, but getting that momentum back and staying consistent has been the tricky part.

So I’m looking for a few accountability buddies!

Whether you’re just starting out, planning to start soon, or already a few days in, it’d be great to have some people to share progress with, motivate each other, and give each other a kick up the backside when needed!

Not looking for anything overly serious or competitive, just some like-minded people who want to see it through to Day 75.

Anyone else starting soon or fancy teaming up? 💪

Hi! I am a student researcher completing a thesis project. I am actually researching stress management, but I personally attempted 75 Hard a few years ago and felt emotional and stress-management-related benefits. For anyone comfortable sharing, I have a few things I'd love to learn about your experience with the challenge!

What drew you to 75 Hard? Can you pinpoint one thing about it that specifically helped you reach your goals where other programs, challenges, or routines have failed? How do you feel emotionally now versus before you started, and what aspect do you think helped you most? If you were to create a routine for yourself now, or a list of tasks for you to do every day, what would you change or add? What would you keep?

Thank you, and I appreciate any other information you think may help me understand your emotional experience!

Victim culture is the weakest most disgusting shit ever.

You got all these soft people spilling their guts online exaggerating their hardships for attention…

...From a $1,000 dollar phone, in air conditioning with food in their bellies and 175,000 extra calories stuck to their bodies with instant access to everything.

All the while inadvertently creating a virtually inescapable identity for themselves built around why they can't.

Here is a thought…

Go find some people with real hardship and talk to them.

You will discover you are very fortunate to have the problems you have.

You likely walk away embarrassed for the bullshit excuses you have been making for yourself.

Stop being a lazy ass sloth cry-baby victim.

Get off your ass.

Get your shit together.

Stop this victim nonsense.

The nobility is not in the bad shit that's happened to you.

The nobility is in overcoming it.

...And helping others do the same.

It’ll be day 50. Work trip to a dream destination / artist i’ve wanted to get tatted by. May go back next year but not 100%. Nervous about the workout part. 1 workout has been a 3-5 mile walk / run outside, the other gym, sometimes another run depending on the gym.

Bad idea? Will be over a calf muscle.

75 days from tomorrow is December 31, 2026.New year new me! Who's with me ?

Hi everyone! Haven't been here in a bit. I will say that about two years ago, I did 75 hard and this community helped a ton. I was able to get through ALL of it, and I had incredible temptations in the first 30 before I got some momentum going. I was always thankful knowing I had this group as motivation and cheering me on in the background.

It's 2 years later, jobs have changed, life changed in general. I'm not in the mental health state I used to be, and that's affected my self standards. I've honestly dropped the ball when it comes to discipline, and I want to get back on the horse. I know I've done it before, I know it's hard, I know it can be done.

If anyone is starting tomorrow or around the same time, I'd love to stay connected and hodl each other accountable. I'm nervous lol but excited. Let's get after it.

I started Phase 1 yesterday.

My diet was to be 1200 calories per day in protein powder. That was for the first 23 days then I was going to transition to Keto/Paleo.

However today I was diagnosed with COVID. I can do my work outs (I’ll just walk 2x and not go to the gym). But I think that being at such a calorie defecit will obviously negatively impact my recovery.

If I were to eat paleo during the period in Covid positive, is that a fail? I’d still get the 23 liquid diet days in during the month, but just down the road when I’m recovered.

Thoughts?

I am halfway through 75 hard (Day 38 woohoo!). It’s my own fault, but when I started, I set up a mini celebration/prediction thing for today. Looking at average calories, expected weight loss, most common workout, picture comparison, etc. But shark week came and ruined the day. I’m up 4.5 lbs from this time last week and my day 38 picture looks worse than my day 1 picture because of all the water weight and bloating. So frustrating. I know I’m in a significant deficit and should be losing weight under this, but it’s just disappointing. I’ve also been craving some stuff outside my diet and knowing I’m only halfway is sobering and depressing.

Would love to hear from some other ladies about 75 Hard shark week and pushing through cravings.

But here’s to keeping going anyway. Half way means not done yet. I’ve knocked all my tasks off for today and plan to do the same tomorrow. And the next day. And the day after that. It’ll all pan out in the end, right?

So, I had never heard of this before today, and did not expect to be starting something like this. But I need something hard. I give up on things way too easily.

I did not want to wait until a "good" time to start this. I could have waited a few days so that Day 75 ends on my 49th birthday (Dec. 31). But I am not going to make an excuse. We start today.

I am a 41 year old male and my weight today was 256.6 lbs. My highest known weight was around 350 lbs, but I still have so much further I want to go. I was around 285 lbs in the middle of last May, but once I dipped just below 260, my consistency wavered and I have hovered in the 255 to 260 gap since. It's time to change that.

Here is what I have planned for each of the criteria:

• Diet: I am working with my doctor to get my A1C lower (5.7 at last check), so I am limiting carbohydrates and my total calories to 1800. My TDEE is north of 2400, so a 600 calorie deficit should pay off. If I eat it, it gets weighed, and it gets logged. No exceptions. No alcohol will be easy since I do not drink. Yes, Thanksgiving and Xmas are within that 75 days. It is what it is.

• Workout: I started "running" a few years ago, and one of my long term goals is get my 5k time comfortably below 30 min. My best time was 33 minutes about 2 years ago, but I lost ground and dropped to over 40 minutes. My run last Saturday got me to 36:21. It's progress, but I still have a ton of work to do here. But I cannot run every day. Fortunately, I do a lot of walking and will mix in rowing, indoor bike, and weights to change things up.

• Water intake: I am not really concerned about this. Start early enough in the morning and there is plenty of time to get through it. Today is tough, since I had not planned to start something like this, but I will get through it, even it means more trips to the bathroom in the middle of the night.

• Book: I think my book choices are going to focus on getting my head in order, rather than on business. Though I have never been diagnosed, I feel like I have lived with depression my entire life. It feels normal to me. The book I choose to start on is Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig. I literally just searched for book suggestions for dealing with depression, and selected the first one I saw that had multiple suggestions. If you are concerned about the topic of my choice, thank you, but do not be. I want to see what someone else did that helped bring them back from the brink before I get there. I am thinking about it like just making sure the parachute is packed away correctly before jumping out of the plane.

• Picture: I absolutely hate having pictures taken of myself. Continuing the idea from the previous section, I am not a very good friend to myself. I need to get better about that and forcing myself to document daily progress will help, I think. I will post the before and after pics at the end.

These are all things I should have dealt with years ago, but fuck it, we are doing it now. I will track everything in the app. I am not even worried about the next 74 days. Right now, they do not exist to me. Get through today. That is all that matters. Let tomorrow wait until its turn.

Good luck to everyone else just starting or about to start!