Work Smarter, Not Harder.

Working hard is a given.  It's nothing new.

Everybody knows that eating less and moving more works. It's not like any fat person out there displeased with his/her body hadn't try it yet. You'd probably try the "no pain, no gain" route, or the "i gotta have more willpower, discipline, restrict sugar for 21 days and throw more money at my trainer" method.

Fitness, like learning a new language or hobbies, is a skill. You can't get good at it without practice, patience, curiosity, and be self-forgiving when you fall due to circumstances of life. You also can't get good at it if you didn't have good resources (knowledge and instructions) in the first place or be resourceful with the limited resources you have (time, money, energy).

These are things rarely talked about in the fitness industry because it would be counterproductive in keeping the industry alive with their shortcuts, gadgets, and meal plans. The industry like to blame you for your problems and make you believe you need them (and their products) in order to make progress. They want you to feel weak, confused, and ultimately, co-dependent.

The reason why you feel defeated today is because you got the wrong perspective on how fitness is suppose to work. Once you truly understand that fitness is a skill that require the above disciplines (or attitudes), something that you can hone and develop, you'd no longer need  more willpower or ask (and pay) for accountability, nor would you buy into scams and believe in unrealistic expectations.

If you're frustrated with your current condition right now and feel so defeated that you don't even know where or how to get started, the first step is to remove the outcome of your current condition from your character.  This way, you can move forward more objectively without guilt, judgments, fear, or regrets.

Approach this whole "getting fit" thing as if you're taking a college course that you can always retake if you fail but you always learn something new the second time around. You have to accept the fact that you will fall many times along the way but more importantly, accept falls with the intention to get better at not falling or not falling as hard next time.

Shit happens. Life will throw you off your track 100x before you get what you want and it's completely natural for us to not want to move more or eat less (actually, it's human instinct). You have to develop modern strategies to deal with an obesogenic environment you live in today because nobody is interested in changing that environment for you.

If you're truly interested in getting something more sustainable, evidence based, and become more resourceful with the little willpower, time, money, and energy you have left, contact me.  if you want something you'd eventually be good at and love doing long term, tell me what you're struggling with and I'll send you some resources you can read up on.

"The pic is me at my heaviest. I was that fat kid my entire life until I learned the things I know today. I lost weight once, just once, almost effortlessly because I approach my journey with the right attitude.  That attitude was not "more willpower", "go low carbs", nor was it "I need a gym buddy", "do more cardio" or "money back guarantee belly wraps".

I was curious, self-forgiving, and most importantly, I enjoyed the process.

Losing weight was laughably simple because I was resourceful and staying fit and strong and eating healthy/less feels so good that getting fat again was never an issue, anyways.  If you feel like nothing worked for you and you have 100 reasons why everything is against you, maybe it's time we talk about how fitness is suppose to work and make this 'process' just a little more pleasant for you.