And to answer this question I leave you the following exercise that I think is super

interesting and useful.

A few months ago I started taking a course that made me reflect on a topic

which puts into perspective the difficulty of the actions we take to achieve a

goal or improve an aspect of our lives.

Because we all know how hard it is to blame ourselves for overspending one month, but

What is really difficult is to set aside money at the beginning of the month and save it.

And yes! This applies to every aspect of our lives.

In the following lines I will try to give you an example of the reflection exercise that

I learned, which reminded me of this point, is called Difficult-Easy vs Difficult-Difficult.

And yes! We all know that no one learns from other people's mistakes, however, I love you.

leave a personal experience that surely resembles some stage of your life.

Throughout my life I have been a person who likes to be fit, who enjoys

have optimal physical capacity, and if not, look good in the mirror.

However, during my university years I began to notice that I was a little more

difficult, to keep my physical performance and body appearance in balance. I even managed to

Search for remedies everywhere from the routines published by the famous magazine

Men's Health to popular fat-burning remedies (fasting cardio, no carbs,

saunas).

And you'll ask yourself, "Did it help?" And I'll regret to say, "No."

This is how, like any good person who is desperate and has bad advice regarding

to physical performance and body composition, I deduced "maybe I'm not doing the

enough exercise” and that's how I got to countless hours in the gym, doubles

high intensity sessions, and consume hydrolyzed protein.

And here you will think “surely that did help” and I will disappoint you again and tell you “NO”

In fact, it began to have completely opposite effects than expected,

I started feeling tired all the time, I fell asleep in class, I noticed that

I was starting to accumulate fat in my abdomen. And as you can imagine, instead of

Listening to my body and listening to these signals, I stayed on this course of action

for many years, demanding more from my body than it could.

Until one day I questioned myself, am I really doing everything I can?

Or rather, am I doing everything I should?

In fact, during these years I was doing activities that gave me only the

a sense of progress and more importantly, activities that my mind was ready for

to do, which were not necessarily the ones that were going to make me improve.

And now you'll ask yourself, what activities would have made you improve? What, not everything

is the exercise?

Well, look, I'll break it down in a simple way and through the exercise that I proposed to you.

start:

Difficult-Easy Actions (they involve an effort, but it is an acceptable effort and

are not usually the ones we need in the equation), an example of this in my

case:

-Exercise regularly

-Plan my time to prioritize moving

-Schedule exercise at complex times (evenings)

-Eat protein bars

Difficult-Difficult Actions (beyond effort, they entail a true commitment)

and they are the ones we usually lack, the ones that bring us closer to our goal and the ones

truly difficult because they take us out of our comfort zone) example of

this in my case:

-Plan my training hours at relevant times (at least before 21:00 p.m.)

hrs)

-Less intense, shorter sessions, but better focused on a person with

multiple demanding activities (medical student)

-Cut down my alcohol consumption at every party (yes, I used to drink a lot)

-Prioritize my rest, sleep at least 8 hours (to allow my body to burn

fat and build muscle)

-Eat lean, quality protein

-In general, eat more balanced and prioritize quality.

After reading this, I invite you to do this exercise, to think about which ones

These are the activities that really take you out of your comfort zone, those activities that

You know that they would benefit you but that they represent a very big effort. Because

We all know it's hard to pay for the gym, but it's even harder to go every day.

Remember that life begins outside our comfort zone.

And if despite reflecting you still find it difficult to define the actions that you most

would benefit or you don't know how and where to start, don't wait like me for your

body screams desperately for help. Come closer and ask us, we have some

tools that can guide you.