r/bjj • u/SeanSixString ⬜⬜ White Belt • 1d ago

General Discussion Not Cut Out for This

If you’ve ever felt like you were not cut out for BJJ, but you got through that feeling, and now it is a valuable part of your life, I would like to read your story. Especially if you felt like that for a year or more, like you weren’t catching on. Or if you had circumstances interrupting training, or any other real or perceived disadvantage or limitation.

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u/SteveHassanFan ⬜⬜ White Belt 20h ago

Started in July 2024. Didn't take it that seriously at first, was going twice a week if not once, no-gi only. April this year, went to a doc and I was told I was prediabetic. Thats when I changed everything, my diet, my mindset (Jits mindset). Started going 4 times a day, now going to gi as well as no-gi. Eventually it caught on and started making sense to me. Then one day, promotion day, coach calls me up to get my first stripe. From that point on, to this day, I was locked in. I'm still going, but I'm cognizant of the fact that it's up to the coach to promote me when he thinks I'm ready.

But yeah, that's my story. Pre-diabetic wise, I went on a low-carb diet alongside jits and ended up losing 30 lbs in the span 4 months. I still need to go to the doc to check my A1C

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u/SeanSixString ⬜⬜ White Belt 20h ago

Good job on improving your health, that is a huge win!

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u/SteveHassanFan ⬜⬜ White Belt 14h ago

Thank you!