I was visiting a spa recently and noticed many overweight people there. Some of them are even pretending to do the right thing — struggling in the sauna, swimming, showing effort on their faces. They genuinely believe they are doing something good for their health.

Unfortunately, as harsh as it may sound, if you are overweight, that alone is already the worst thing you can do for your health. Most likely, you are eating fake food, and that is the primary reason you are overweight. But at least you are putting in some effort, right? No. This is self-deception.

You are avoiding the only thing that can actually heal you — discomfort. When you eat junk and carry excess weight, nothing else will help you. Not the sauna. Not the pool. Not the gym. Nothing. Because you are chasing pleasure and avoiding discomfort. I can guarantee you that you will not magically become fit and healthy no matter how much time you spend in a sauna, even if you live there.

If you want real change, real health, real growth, and real success, listen carefully. Everything good in life has a price, and that price is paid in discomfort. The only way to succeed on this path is to start loving it.

Look in the mirror. Do you like what you see? No? Then stop doing whatever you are doing now — it clearly does not give you the results you want anyway. Understand this: you will pay for everything you want with discomfort.

Start with food. Eating real food will feel uncomfortable at first, especially if you are used to junk. That is the price. Accept it.

Start walking more. Much more. Ten thousand steps every day. It should feel uncomfortable, and you should learn to love it.

Start doing push-ups, pull-ups, and squats. When your weight drops to a normal level, start lifting weights in the gym. It should feel uncomfortable. That means you are doing it right.

Do not be seduced by pleasure and comfort, or you will return to your mediocre state. Only after that may you add the sauna and the pool.

There is no progress without discomfort, and the only way to progress meaningfully is to love discomfort.

This is the difference between winners and losers.

Join Warrior’s Path if you want to progress quickly and effectively instead of wasting your life.