Why is that? Because it's good for you. The same way walking up stairs or not giving into every single craving for sweets/alcohol/carbs/cheese/whatever can se

Why is that? Because it's good for you. The same way walking up stairs or not giving into every single craving for sweets/alcohol/carbs/cheese/whatever can seem "painful" if you're out of shape (or in the latter case, metabolically dependent). Until you get into shape, that is, and walking up the stairs doesn't hurt anymore. And you realize that all this time (when you were a lazy bum), it wasn't walking up the stairs, but not walking up the stairs (and not saying "no" to whatever kind of crap you thought your stomach was demanding) which was "hurting" you. You just didn't feel it until you shifted modes. And how can we make it easier to learn? What helps? Making a system out of it. Realizing that a long journey always begins with a few modest steps (and that this isn't just a trite slogan). That for a long time, you're going to feel confused and inert and like a wannabe and an imposter before you get much benefit out of it. But you realize that those aren't signs that you're "failing", those are signs that you're actually getting somewhere. So you're going to push yourself through it all anyway. Because it's good for you.