75 Hard: Here we Go!

75 Day Hard

On January 1st, 2024, I decided to take on the 75 hard challenge. This is a mental toughness challenge that also incorporates physical health. You must complete 5 tasks every day for 75 straight days. 

1. Drink a Gallon of water/day.

2. Read 10 pages of a self improvement book.

3. Follow a diet of your choosing.

4. Workout 2x/day. (one has to be outdoors)

5. Take a daily progress picture.

If you want to read about the founder of this challenge and get more details about it, you can check on his website.

Now… as a wife, mother of three, and a full time teacher… committing to 75 straight days seems very unrealistic and impossible. I know that. I am going to start and see how far I can go. I understand that life can sometimes fall apart in a blink of an eye. Sometimes it can be the stomach bug hits your family, you sustain an injury, or countless other things.

I am not trying to make an excuse, I am just promising myself that I will not sacrifice my role as a wife, mom, or teacher for the sake of this challenge.

This leads me to the why…

Why do I want to do this 75 Day Hard Challenge? 

I want to be mentally more disciplined. I want to prove to myself that I can be disciplined. I can control what I eat, how I treat my body, how I prioritize my responsibilities, and how I spend my time. 

In recent years, I have felt very addicted to my phone. My phone has robbed me of too much time. Time away from my family, my husband, my personal growth. I kept feeling constantly overwhelmed by my daily chores around the house, and I didn’t understand how every other mom and wife was functioning. Then my iphone sent me a report of how much time I was on my phone. It was appalling. No wonder I was feeling insufficient and overwhelmed. I was losing hours every day looking at my phone. I get sick to my stomach if I think about it too long. All the times I missed serving my family, having significant conversations with my kids, or how many opportunities I missed to connect with my husband. It is soul crushing.

So- I am using this 75 hard challenge to help me get my life back. This challenge will make me focus on how I spend my days. Along with trying to meet those five requirements each day, I am also staying off of instagram and facebook for those 75 days. 

I plan on posting a weekly update on how the challenge is going. It is called HARD for a reason. Please say a prayer that this challenge will help jumpstart the new and improved Kari. Watch out, here I come!