Weed started giving me anxiety 8 or 9 years ago. 

The idea of my mom calling and needing something while I'm couch-locked and useless - couldn't handle it.

Alcohol took longer but same deal. 

Headaches. Nausea. Garbage sleep. Workouts. Low-grade depression the next day. 

Biggest waste of money and calories of all time. 

So I basically just stopped. I'll have a beer every couple months if I want one. That's it.

That was the beginning of a big shift for me. 

Once I quit weed, I started noticing a bunch of other stuff I was... tolerating? 

Social events I didn't want to do. Evenings wasted. Saying yes because it was easier than explaining myself.

Turns out weed and alcohol are gateways drugs after all... 

Once I cut those out, I started fixing the shit I'd been avoiding - my business grew, my body changed, and I became more present in my relationship. 

Life's better when you stop pouring energy into things you don't care about.

- Matteo

btw: If you want to see what this looks like applied to training and nutrition, I make videos about it every week →  YouTube