“TinierTim” Bauer works in marketing as a professional storyteller who also teaches others to tell their stories. He is a father of two beautiful girls, aged 8 and 5. He lost his first 200 pounds in just 374 days and his greatest accomplishments include running his first triathlon 18 months to the day from starting his journey, having his weight loss described by his then 6 year old daughter as a “metamorphosis” (he’s a butterfly now) and the fact that his daughters are now able to sit in his lap without his belly getting in the way and wrap their arms completely around him. He blogs at TinierTim.com and can be found anywhere people are being Social @TinierTim including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
I found myself working in an odd somewhat hippy coffee shop the other day where the baristas would actually sit around and chat with the patrons. Nutrition and weight loss came up while being chatted up by a particularly odd barista (as weight loss inevitably seems to with me, call it the power of attraction or whatever you’d like) and I shared my before and after picture with her.
“How did you let yourself get to that point?,” she asked innocently enough.
This is a million dollar question.
One of the questions I get frequently from readers and friends sounds something like this:
“My husband’s weight is out of control and I don’t know how to help him. I know he wants to lose weight but he doesn’t seem able to stick to anything and always gives up after a week or two. What can I do to help him?”
I once heard this analogy about a golfer who had won an amateur tournament that allowed him to compete in a Professional Event. This golfer had idolized all the golfers on the pro tour and had been playing his entire life for an opportunity like this. The day of the event came and he rose bright and early to take a few minutes early and get to the event early to hit a few balls so he’d be nice and warm for the tournament.
He was surprised to see relatively few people getting ready there but shrugged it off and went about his driving and putting practice. After he was done, he saw some of the players arriving, including one he particularly was fond of. He worked up the courage to say hello to one of his childhood idols and they spent a few minutes chatting when he finally worked up the courage to ask why the professional golfer hadn’t shown up early to take a few practice swings and putts. His answer is the moral of the story and our topic:
“Listen kid, if you didn’t bring it with you, you’re not going to find it here.”
“Most people can do absolutely awe-inspiring things. Sometimes they just need a little nudge.”
People want to lose weight for all kinds of reasons. Unfortunately, there are just as many reasons for why people fail. But how many reasons exist for why you can and will succeed?
The answer is: hundreds, thousands, and