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While I tend to gravitate towards the mental side of this health journey, we need to be realists and face the fact that some of this game is merely about being practical and prepared as it is about searching out the truth in why we overate in the beginning and continued to treat our bodies … Read more
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?”
We all have different struggles in life, times where we feel like we don’t have the right words, or the right stuff, to persevere. But in reality, that is where we prove our mettle in life.
I am no official expert – on anything really. All I can do is speak from a position of experience and in my opinion the greatest experts aren’t those who have studied a subject until learning has ceased; the greatest experts are self-proclaimed, who have not only educated themselves but who have lived, breathed and been the topic at hand. So for this, I guess I can say, I am a self-proclaimed expert. Today we discover the idea of reinvention that is borne out of the idea to take the first step towards change.
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
I found the following excerpt after a search prompted by the motivational quote shared by my recent guest, Ron from Los Angeles: “Because I can.“
In Ron’s words:
“Because I can, I do what I do. It’s not to squander or waste what I’m capable of doing, or what I’m gifted to do. It would be a shame… to squander what other people don’t have as the luxury to do what I can do.”
The story has appeared on various forums and throughout social media, and while everyone has different motivations for their journey, I thought this might resonate with some of you Scale Warriors.