Are you a 'tryer'?

It is an interesting phenomenon I see in this day and age where people "Try" things. I will 'try' to cut body fat, I will 'try' to be healthy, I will 'try' to join a gym.

The truth is that the success rate of "tryers" as I like to call them is very low. Let me translate what trying actually means:

Original Sentence: I am going to try to lose weight.
Translation: I like the idea of losing weight but I perceive that it will be hard so I am only going to half commit which I know deep down is as useless as not committing at all, but at least this way I can feel good about it because I 'tried'. I may read about a new diet or google my closest gym, I may even talk about it with my closest friend and ask them what they think regardless of whether they are in any position to give me sound advice or not. But all in all, I know I am not going to commit. I refuse to accept that there are going to be challenges and problems I will need to solve along the way (eg. Hunger, Education, Time Management, Preparing Food) and I will probably give up when faced with the first, second or third problem because 'it is just too hard.' Then again maybe I will just not begin in the first place to avoid the inevitable disappointment I have predestined myself for. Despite being in 100% control of my actions I refuse to take responsibility for them, 'it is just too hard.' People with a low body fat percentage are just lucky that they have 'great genetics.' And people like me with 'bad genetics' can't get healthy, it just can't be done. So I am going to 'try' to lose weight and WHEN I FAIL I will just go back to doing what I have always done and feel miserable about it. But hey, at least I tried and that's what I can also tell other people in case they judge me for being overweight.

This translation sounds ludicrous but it is true of so many people's mindset. Yoda was right; 'Do or Do Not...there is no Try.'

I was recently talking to a student of mine who was 'Trying' to lose weight but wasn't getting the results she wanted. The interesting part for me was that she was a smoker and had fallen pregnant 2 years ago. When I asked whether she smoked while pregnant she said, "Of course not, I was pregnant!!!" Do you think that she 'tried' to smoke less? No Way!!! She just stopped, it wasn't option, there was a 0% chance of failure. She didn't even think about the cravings etc, because her mind was made up, and once you make a decision, there is no stopping you. Then all that needs to happen is for the results to show....And They Will!!!!

If you are a 'Tryer', please stop 'Trying' and start living. Not to mention, you aren't really doing anything about your current situation so you may as well stop lying to yourself and everyone else.

Until next time, Jack.