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Support from parents is counted as a blessing in pursuing a dream. However, there have been many instances wherein youngsters have gone against their parents to fulfil their dreams and have returned with success too. A medical student from Brazil, Beatriz Ester, is currently pursuing her dreams in the own terms. The medical student cum bodybuilding enthusiast has been training for eight weeks now and has updated her progress on Reddit.

Reddit users were extremely supportive of her and congratulated her for the same. Moreover, she took her good time sharing her diet and training routine as well. Even though she has not been the luckiest in garnering familial support, the world of Reddit has validated her actions immensely. 

Difficulties only make the win sweeter

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Studying at a med school is a massive task on its own. Additionally, participating in competitive bodybuilding shows is no joke either. Ester finds herself in this unique mix of ambitions. As she intends to compete in the bikini category, Ester showed her eight-week progress as well as the fine line of balance between the top two priorities of her life. She wrote, “8 weeks into prep, 8 more to go. Right now I’m still not feeling tired all the time, been keeping the weights up at the gym. I’m just having a little bit of a hard time dealing with my new routine at med school.”

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Ester trains six days a week. She resorts to cardio depending on the muscles she is training. If she trains her lower body, cardio alone takes up 30 minutes. On the other hand, if she is training the upper body or on a rest day, she performs an hour-long routine of cardio. Moving to her diet, she intakes roughly 1700 kcal per day, but will be reducing it soon. As she reveals her incredible journey, one of the users told Ester that she gives her hope and wants to mimic her never-give-up attitude.

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As Ester read the comment, she was ready to fire some motivation around. Ester pushed the user’s confidence and said, “You surely can do it if you really want it! I don’t have a car, I don’t have money to buy supplements, and I managed to find an online job to afford my shows because my parents don’t support me. It’s hard, but it’s very rewarding if you have the right mentality going into the process!”

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A fabulous journey awaits Ester. What do you think of this wonder woman as she pursues her dream of staying in a med school? Let us know in the comments section.

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