Porsha Williams Gives an Update on Her Health Journey: "Not Being Too Hard on Myself"

Porsha Williams is on an "inspirational" wellness journey. 

On November 14, The Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member took to her Instagram page to share a video of herself walking uphill on a Peloton treadmill in tie-dye leggings and a beige sports bra. "Just a mom tryna remain a bomb," Porsha began in the lengthy caption of her post explaining why she's taking on a health challenge called 75 Hard. 

"It takes way more prep than I realized," Porsha continued about her new regimen. "Between purchasing food, meal prepping food & getting juices ready plus figuring out meals for meal prep week. It’s a lot and in addition to all of that [I] decided to go ahead and do a cleanse first…so Monday will be my official day for starting the 75 [Hard]."

Porsha continued by noting she decided to do a "cleanse" before taking on the challenge on Monday, November 18. "I’m not being too hard on myself. If I don’t start Monday at least I know I have cleansed, and I am prepared with my diet and I’ll be ready to go," she added.

Porsha described the steps she planned to take in the challenge such as eating "clean," doing "two 45-minute workouts, with at least one outside," reading "10 pages of a self-help or educational book" per day, "drinking a gallon of water," and "taking a progress picture" each day. 

Concluding her caption, Porsha noted where she was in the process. "This week so far I was able to nail down the diet and the reading [of] inspirational book as well as no alcohol along with working out once a day for an hour. Soooo Kudos to me!" 

Porsha Williams talks about her daughter, PJ, being an influence on her wellness journey

While chatting with Glamour South Africa in 2020, Porsha spoke about how the birth of her daughter, Pilar Jhena “PJ” McKinley, influenced how she thought about her health. 

"When I had PJ, it was like a switch flipped," she told the outlet at the time. "I had her late in life, and I know that I want to do everything I can to keep up with her. I equated being healthy to feeling great with her, both mentally and physically." 

Porsha Williams posts an image of herself and her daughter Pilar Jhena, to her Instagram account on September 29, 2024. Photo: Porsha Williams/Instagram

Porsha continued: "That meant making the right fitness and diet choices all the time. My healthy lifestyle is now fueled by the intention of having the most energy I can to keep up with her and to make sure I’m blessed to be here with her as long as I can. She is my driving force, and regardless of my schedule which is just as crazy as ever, I’ve made it a priority to stay healthy for her."