The Myth That You Must Eat Only Chicken, Rice, and Lettuce Lose weight without giving up favorite foods I remember one of our members, Ana, who came in convinced she’d have to live on boiled chicken and lettuce to tone her body. She was already preparing herself for a lifetime of bland meals. But after a few weeks, she realized something surprising — she could still eat her tacos and enjoy family dinners and  lose weight. So where did this myth come from? It often starts with

The First Time I Walked Into a Gym I still remember when a friend invited me to lift weights for the first time. I was 18 — curious but unimpressed. The gym didn’t spark anything inside me back then. A year later, while working as an arborist, everything changed. My boss was strong, lean, and confident — the kind of man who stood out. Watching him carry heavy blocks with ease, I couldn’t help but think, I want to be like him. When I asked if his body came from our hard work,

Many people misunderstand what self-love is. They think that accepting themselves as they are—without exercising, eating healthy, or improving—is an act of love. Some even go further and believe that destroying themselves is a form of self-acceptance. But that’s not self-love; that’s neglect disguised as acceptance. Let me give you an example. If I know that dry food causes cancer and diabetes in dogs, yet I feed it to my dogs because I want to save money or I’m too lazy to c