Stoic Training · Part 1
Weight Loss
This is not a diet. This is character building.
Losing weight is usually framed as a battle with the body. The Stoic Training series reframes it as training for the will: every meal, every impulse and every workout becomes a small rehearsal of choice, discipline and calm.
The training
I do not just lose weight. I train my will.
I do not eat less out of weakness, but out of choice.
I do not move out of obligation, but out of discipline.
Every time I resist an impulse, I become stronger.
Every time I choose calm, I train my mind.
Mantra
This is not a diet. This is character building. This is Stoic training.
Go deeper
A training card by Ed Korporaal — Stoic Wisdom