WHY YOU ARE FAT AND CAN'T LOSE WEIGHT

What is going on guys

Coach Joe here at the Lion's Den, and in this video I'm going to be talking about being fat

or overweight, or obese, or just unhappy with yourself. And I wanna just kinda do more videos

where I'm just talking to the camera, I'm engaging with you guys, and we're diving into some topics

that I myself feel are very important to talk about, and I have been through, I have faced

and it's just real talk, right? It's me and you guys, we're gonna get just raw

and just real with each other, okay? You're probably sitting here watching this video, okay

You are like, what, this guy's calling out being fat, okay, or overweight, obese, out of shape

whatever adjective you wanna throw in there. And yeah, I am, because I've been there, okay

When I was young, you know, this is like the middle school age, right

I was a chubby chunker. I didn't have high confidence in myself

like very low self-esteem, I wasn't playing a lot of sports, where I liked all these chicks

but then I realized that I was in that friend zone, which just sucked to be in

and I wanted to make a change, and I wanna talk about the things that I did to change

but I'm just trying to relate with you guys, okay? So if you've been in the friend zone

or you just have low self-confidence in yourself, or you're tired of what you see in the mirror

and you've tried things, maybe they aren't working, and we're gonna get to that in a minute

of why maybe they're not working, but I also feel like, deep down

you guys know the answer and the solution to this, okay? It's not rocket science, and I've put out so many videos

okay, and I'll link them up up here for you guys to learn and to do it, right? You don't need to pay me to do any of this stuff

This is all stuff that you can do on your own. Obviously, yeah, a coach is great, and a coach is gonna be on top of you

but if you really, really, really have this desire, and you really want to make these changes

you know you can, all right? Like, very from a basic principle, right

Right, if we are not happy with how we look, okay, from a weight perspective, we are overweight

what do we have to do? Right, we have to eat less, and we have to exercise more

and you really could probably get these by just eating less, and you know

cleaning up your nutrition, but I like to take a holistic approach, okay

And there's other things I would add in there, but for the basic premise of this video, guys

it's just, you know, decreasing how much we're eating, getting in that caloric deficit, and then exercising

Actually, this is a way for us to build our body, and change, and make those changes that we want

and get that transformation, it's that simple. And you guys are probably sitting there, well, it's easy for you to say, it's easy for you to say

yes, but that's the problem sometimes with our mindset, is we try to make things more complicated

harder than they are, we don't want to take ownership for how we got there, and sometimes the answer is so easy

and it's right in front of you. Now, what I want to talk about is maybe why

you haven't made the change, or why it doesn't seem so easy

and this is going to be far-fetched, I know, so just like, bear with me, I'm going on a little crazy tangent here

and this is something that I didn't really believe until I made this change, and this is something

that really affected my life, and this is something that I do all day, every day, with who I want to be

who I want to become, and how I get there. And that's, how do we view ourselves in our mind's eye

Okay, like if we were to look inside, what do we perceive ourself to look like

Because if that image isn't aligned with the action that you're willing to take to make the change

the change will never happen, okay? So that's like, yeah, I'm going to eat clean

I'm going to train hard, I'm going to make all these changes, but in my mind, okay, Joey has low self-confidence

he's stuck in the friend zone, he just isn't getting what he wants in life

he's moving around, he has that victim mentality, he's always negative, et cetera

No matter what I try to do, I will always revert back to that because I need to change my identity

inside my brain of who I am, and that will then shape those actions

to who I want to become. I know it's far-fetched, I know it's crazy

it sounds like just some wacko wizardry, but I'm telling you, if you guys buy into this

this will help make those changes so much easier because you are no longer tied to that identity

of what's been causing you to get to where you are right now. You are now focusing on your future self

you are now focusing on the person you want to become, and you're going to mold yourself

and start creating those actions to get there, and this has been proven

Okay, this is just a visualization technique, however, we're just using visualization to change our identity, and having that type

of change mentally will change everything else, I can guarantee it, but you have to really buy into it

Okay, so some of these I have to ask myself when I'm changing my perspective of myself is

how would the future version of me walk around? Who would they hang out with, what would they eat

how would they train, right, what would their mindset be like? And then I started actually implementing those strategies

into my daily practice, because now it's in my subconscious, now it's becoming automatic

Now it's like when I look at that big bowl of ice cream

I'm like, what would my future self do right now? Like, my future self, this isn't in line with that vision

so I'm gonna put that bowl of ice cream to the side until it fits into that vision, but right now it doesn't, right

Or when I walk into this building, or I walk into work, how would my future self hold themselves

Right, are they gonna come in shoulders down, head down, low confidence, not look people in the eye

are they gonna come in, proud chest, shoulders back, big smile on their face, being more talkative

and communicate with other people in my workspace? And this all comes full circle

So if you're sitting here, right, watching this video, and you feel called out, maybe you're feeling triggered

you're feeling like, man, this is so easy for this guy to say, well, guess what

Maybe it's a lot easier than you're making it out to be, and you're making it complicated

and you're making all these excuses on why you can't become what you wanna become

The other thing is, how do you view yourself in your mind? We need to change that image first

we need to change our identity from within, and then that will change from without

And then you just gotta get after it, okay? And you have to know there's gonna be ups and downs, there's gonna be bumps in the road

there's gonna be all different seasons, right? But the thing is, is if you change your belief system

you change who you are inside, it is only going to change who you are from the outside

And I'm here because I can relate to you guys, I've been there, I've made these changes

All right, so yes, maybe it's easy for me to say, but it's been a very hard road

and I've had to put a lot of work in, but I believe in you. I believe in you watching this video right now

I believe that you guys can make this change. I truly do, in my heart and in my mind

and I want that for you. I want you to feel like what it feels like to change. I want you to feel like when you get those results

how great it feels. I want you to walk around with confidence

and have respect for yourself, have belief in yourself. Okay, a lot of us don't even believe in ourselves

and nothing can be possible unless we start believing in ourselves. So, that's what this video's about, okay

Couple techniques in there, couple tips, tricks to help you along your journey

If you have any questions, you like this video, put it down below, I'd appreciate it. I'm gonna be trying to do more office talk videos

and hopefully be able to just dive deep into topics that I just finally got to talk about, right

Some mental health stuff, coaching stuff, business stuff, life stuff, I don't know

I just want to talk about things. I want to build my reputation with you guys

and put out the best content that I know I can, and I think a lot of that comes from communicating with you

So, hopefully you enjoyed the video, if you did, share it. If you guys want to make the change, obviously do it

I do offer coaching services, I do have a mobile app, if you're like, what do I even do with programs

I got 17 plus programs, I guarantee you, one of them is gonna be great for you

And I am just an advocate of you living your best life, both mentally and physically

So, stay with me, Meantrank Machine, I'll catch up with you guys next time, peace