Your body
Late-night eating. Skipped workouts. Sleep that looks like eight hours and feels like four. Every year at this number it gets harder to turn around.
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Quit weed.
Get your edge back.
For people who smoke most nights, know it's holding them back, and have already tried cutting back. I help you quit with a plan instead of willpower. Clear by Day 7. Your energy, your focus and your edge back in 3 months.
3-minute application. Start this week. Guaranteed.
The problem
You're not lazy. You're foggy.
Weed isn't the villain. The fog it leaves behind is. It's there when you wake up, it's there at 3pm, and it's the reason the sharper version of you only shows up in your head.
- 01
You wake up tired. Eight hours in bed and it feels like four.
- 02
You're slow. Slow to start, slow to think, slow to care.
- 03
Nothing really excites you anymore. Not work, not plans, not the stuff you used to love.
- 04
You're in the room with your family, but half there. They notice more than they say.
- 05
You smoke to feel normal. Then wonder why normal feels so low.
- 06
You're good at what you do. Nobody would guess. But you know you're not at your best.
If three of those hit, it's not an effort problem. You're driven. You're running on a brain that never gets a clean morning. And here's what makes it hard to fix: nobody stages an intervention for someone with a good job and a vape pen. There's no crash. No rock bottom. Just a slow fade that's easy to call normal.
Someone who's good at everything else shouldn't be run by a nightly habit.
See exactly where the fog is costing you. Take the free Wheel →What it costs to leave it alone
The fog doesn't stay in one area. It spreads.
Your family
The people closest to you get the leftover version at night. Your partner stopped saying anything. Your kids are learning that this is how you cope.
Your drive
The business idea. The move. The thing you keep talking about. It all makes sense at night and none of it happens in the morning.
The research is blunt about it. In a study that followed 1,037 people from birth, long-term regular users reported more relationship conflict, more problems at work and more money trouble by their late 30s. The free Wheel shows you what the research says about each area of your life, with the sources linked.
A year from now you'll be clear, or you'll be telling yourself the same story you told yourself last January.
Where this goes
3 months from now, you at full capacity.
Not white-knuckling it. Not “cutting back.” Clear, and living like it. Here's what we build toward, in the 7 areas the Wheel scores.
Physical
Up before the alarm with a clear head. Energy at 3pm. A body you're proud of.
Mental
Hard days don't own you. You feel it, handle it, and sleep with your head clear instead of numb.
Relationships & Family
Fully in the room. Your family gets the best of you, not what's left after 9pm.
Business
Sharp in every meeting. You do the thing that matters first, every day.
Financial
The weed budget turned into something you can actually point at.
Spiritual
You can sit in a quiet room without needing to escape it.
Lifestyle
Evenings and weekends you look forward to, with a head clear enough to enjoy them.
That's the version of you that's been waiting behind the smoke.
Mike Carels
Coach · Cancer survivor · Clean
29
years smoking, 19 to 48
34
stage 2 cancer, and still went back
1:1
private coaching, nobody else on the call
Who's in your corner
I'm not preaching from a mountaintop.
For almost 30 years, from 19 to 48, weed was part of my routine. Wind down, zone out, eat, repeat. I told myself it helped me relax. What it actually did was keep me tired, flat and comfortable while my health, my focus and my ambition slid sideways.
At 34 I was diagnosed with stage 2 colon cancer. Weed didn't cause that. But it was part of a life that was out of alignment, and the diagnosis made me look at all of it.
Here's the part most coaches won't tell you. I still went back to it. Then a bad experience made the decision for me. I declared my clean date publicly and I've been walking this road in real time.
So I know the fog. I know the 9pm itch and the Friday negotiation. And I know what's on the other side, because I'm living it. You don't have to white-knuckle it alone.
“This legitimately has changed my life.”
Before: “I was smoking weed everyday, and unaware on what it actually took to get fit. Unable to stick to a no smoking or workout plan.”
“Not smoking weed everyday after smoking everyday for 10 years has probably changed my life more than anything.”
The plan
Three steps. No waiting.
01
Apply
3 minutes, straight answers. I read every application myself and reply within 48 hours.
02
We talk
45 minutes on Zoom, just you and me. We look at where weed really sits in your life and map your next 3 months. If it's not a fit, I'll tell you.
03
Start this week
No cohort. No waiting for a start date. Week 1 is Clear, and Day 7 is your Clear Day.
What the 3 months look like
Weed first. Then everything it was holding up.
- Week 101
Clear
No willpower. No white-knuckling. A plan.
- A short video from me every day, straight to your inbox
- We take apart the reasons you smoke: to relax, to sleep, to kill the boredom
- Simple habits in the app from day one: steps, sleep, water
- Day 7 is your Clear Day
- Weeks 2 to 402
The Hard Nights
The first stretch is the hardest. You won't do it alone.
- The craving plan for the 10 minutes that matter
- Sleep reset for the nights you're dreading
- A new evening ritual to replace the old one
- Trigger-proof your weekends, friends and travel
- Weeks 5 to 1303
Mindset, Then the Body
Clear head first. Then we build on it.
- Identity work: who you are at full capacity
- Quiet the negative self-talk
- Custom training routine, with videos, in my app
- Your meal plan, built for your goals, tracked daily
Why cutting back never holds
You don't need more willpower. You need a life the habit doesn't fit into.
Here's what nobody explains. Weed isn't one habit. It's the anchor the rest hang off: the late-night eating, the bad sleep, the skipped workouts, the scrolling. Cut back and the anchor is still there, so everything drifts back to it within a few weeks. That's why “just weekends” turns into most nights again. It's not weak character. It's how habits work.
Willpower is the wrong tool for this, because it runs out at exactly the moment you need it: 9pm, tired, alone, with the same cue in the same room. So we don't fight the cue. We change the room. A new evening ritual, a sleep reset, a plan for the 10 minutes that matter, and a clean date you commit to in week 1 instead of “soon.”
Then we build on the clear head. Identity first: who you are at full capacity. Then the training and the food that make it real. Pull the anchor and the rest comes loose. That's the whole method, and it's why it holds.
Work with me
One program. Just you and me.
Private 1:1 coaching. No group, no start date, no waiting. You apply, we talk, and you start this week.
1:1 with Mike · 3 months
Private Coaching
3 monthsprivate, just you and me
Pay in full or in 3 monthly payments. We go through the numbers on the call.
- Week 1 is Clear: a short video from me every day, then your Clear Day. A plan, not willpower.
- A 1:1 video call with me every week. Mindset, training, food, the hard nights. Just you and me.
- I build your custom daily workout routine, with videos, in my private training app.
- We talk about your goals and I build your meal plan. We track it daily.
- Your 10.0 Wheel, re-scored every 4 weeks so you can watch the gap close.
The guarantee
Show up to every weekly call and log your habits in the app every day. If you're not weed-free at the end of 3 months, I keep coaching you in my group, free, until you are.
Founding price for my first 5 private clients. It goes up after that.
Apply nowStraight talk
This isn't for everyone.
This is for you if
- You smoke most days and you know it's holding you back
- You're functional, maybe successful, and you know you're coasting
- You've tried cutting back and it came back
- You're ready to set a clean date and commit
- You'll show up, do the work, and be honest with me
This is not for you if
- You want to “cut back” or smoke “just on weekends”
- You're looking for someone to do it for you
- You want a pill, a hack, or a shortcut
- You need medical supervision to stop. Talk to a doctor first
Questions
You're probably wondering.
Is this a quit weed program or a fitness program?
Both, in that order. Quitting weed is step one, because it's the habit holding the others up. Then we set your mindset and build the training and nutrition on top. Skip the first step and the rest never sticks.
Do I have to quit completely?
Yes. Cutting back is how most people stay stuck for years. Week 1 gets you ready, Day 7 is your Clear Day, we plan the hard nights, and we build your training, food and mindset around the person you're becoming.
I can't sleep without it. What happens?
Your sleep will be off for the first stretch. That's normal and it passes. We do a sleep reset in the first two weeks so you know what to expect and what to do about it.
Is this group coaching?
No. It's private. Just you and me: a 1:1 call every week, plus your training and meal plan in my app.
What does it cost?
It's a founding price for my first 5 private clients, and it goes up after that. Pay in full or in 3 monthly payments. We go through the numbers on the call, once we both know it's the right fit.
Is there a guarantee?
Yes. Show up to every weekly call and log your habits in the app every day. If you're not weed-free at the end of 3 months, I keep coaching you in my group, free, until you are.
When do I start?
This week. No cohort, no waiting for a start date. Once we talk and you're in, I build your plan and you're up and running within days.
How much time does it take?
A short video a day in week 1. After that, your workout, a few minutes a day to track food, and one weekly call with me. Built for people with jobs, families and full calendars.
What if I slip?
You don't get kicked out. You tell me, we look at what happened, and you get back on it. A slip is data. The relapse plan is part of the program for a reason.
What's the free Wheel?
A 3-minute assessment. You score 7 areas of your life, where you are now and where you want to be, and it shows you your biggest gap, what the research says weed is doing to each area, and one move for this week. It's the same exercise my clients start with.
Is this therapy or medical treatment?
No. This is coaching. If you've felt low for a long time, use other substances heavily, have a diagnosed mental health condition, or have had withdrawal issues before, talk to a doctor too. I'm happy to work alongside them.
Apply
Take the first honest step.
Answer straight. There are no wrong answers, only vague ones. I read every application myself and reply within 48 hours.
- 1Apply below. 3 minutes.
- 2I review it and message you personally.
- 3Short call. We make sure it's the right fit.
- 4I build your plan. You start this week. No waiting for a start date.
Not ready to apply?
Start with the free Wheel.
Score 7 areas of your life, where you are now and where you want to be. In 3 minutes you'll see the one area holding the rest back, what the research says weed is doing to each one, and your one move for this week. Your report lands in your inbox.
- Relationships & Family, Physical, Business, Financial, Spiritual, Mental, Lifestyle
- Your biggest gap, and what staying there is costing you
- Real research on each area, sources linked
- Re-score in 4 weeks and watch the gap close
Free · 3 minutes · The same exercise my clients start with
Example wheel · orange is now, dashed is where you want to be
Quit weed. Get your edge back.
3 months from now you'll be clear or you'll be the same. The time passes either way.