The weight came off one habit at a time.
2022
In 2022 I weighed 300 pounds. I fixed food first, then movement, then sleep. Two years later I weighed about 150 pounds, and the weight never came back.
Luis M. Valdes
Figuring out my 20s on camera.
I lost 150 pounds, gave a TEDx Talk about how I did it at 18, and now I'm building a business in public, one video a day.
At 18, I stood on a TEDx stage and explained exactly how I did it. My message was simple: once you help yourself, you can start helping others. So now I document the whole road on camera, so the next person can follow it.
TEDxMission College
“Roadmap to Losing Weight”
A road trip, not a diet.
I framed weight loss as a road trip with Maslow's hierarchy of needs as the map. A better body starts with a better mind: fix the basics first (food, movement and sleep), then replace the habits that keep pulling you back.
Three months later I gave the speech at my high-school graduation. I went to Mission Early College High School and studied psychology at Mission College at the same time.
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What I've learned the hard way.
Focus on inputs, not the scale.
You can't control the outcome on any given day. You can control what you do.
Pick a direction.
Most people feel lost because they never chose one. A wrong direction still teaches you more than none.
Never take advice from someone whose life you don't want.
Choose mentors by their results, not by how loud they are.
Show up every day and you get lucky.
Consistency puts you in the right place often enough for luck to find you.
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