http://www.nelsongy.com/silent-success-stories Why would someone who had impressive success stories NOT share it with others? I was recently asked this question about my fitness journey.

1. Coach Jimmy Hays Nelson
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2. Do you ever find in life that people are quick to
talk about themselves? A simple “How are things
with you?” – and they are off and running about
everything from their kids latest award to how
they were recently recognized at work for a
project that exceeded the boss’s expectation. And
why wouldn’t they?

3. When we do something we are proud of, or
overcome an obstacle we want to tell others!
Sometimes because the recognition is nice, or
someone else’s opinion validates our own feeling
of accomplishment, or in many cases, it is to
encourage someone else in the midst of their own
challenge. To say, ‘I did it and so can you!’
So why would someone who had an impressive
accomplishment NOT share it with others?

4. This is a question I was recently posed concerning my
health and fitness journey.
A few months back on multiple occasions in
conversations (both online and in person)
I casually mentioned that I had lost 100 pounds, and
the response was “Whoa- I had no idea you used to be
that heavy!
I thought you were just a fitness guy who workouts
with Tony Horton on QVC and is in the INSANITY®
DVDs with Shaun T.

5. Why don’t you talk about your
transformation more often?”

6. Great question I thought. Why DON’T I talk more
about my entire journey?
It wasn’t that I consciously avoided telling people
that I used to be 100 pounds heavier.
If anything you think I would brag about it all the
time, to the point people would say, “Jimmy! We
GET IT you used to be a chunky monkey!
Congrats, now Shut up about it!”

7. But the more I thought about it I realized that my
choice to be a Team Beachbody Coach, and the
public forum of having personal relationships
with celebrity trainers – I felt some self-imposed
pressure to become some kind of fitness icon for
others.

8. Someone who was always disciplined, always made
the right choice, eliminated excuses in others by
not having any of his own.
I also realized that I still carried a lot of shame
around from my previous life.
I hated ‘Fat Jimmy’ so much that I didn’t want any
kind of association with him or that part of my life.

9. But I realized I was doing a
HUGE disservice to those I
was trying to help by NOT
sharing my story.
People needed to know where
I started from, so they could
say, “You felt that way when
you were heavy too? I
Me at 250 pounds in a thought I was the only one.”
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production.

10. It wasn’t something I quickly embraced. But more
and more I tried to remember how I felt in that
body that carried 100 more pounds of fat and a
1000 more pounds of fear, guilt, stress, and
isolation.
I needed to let you know about the days I would
stare at myself shirtless in the mirror and be
disgusted, and feel hopeless like this mountain
was too hard to ever climb – so why even get
started?

11. But I had to get over my ego and my shame because
YOU needed to hear this. You needed to know
that the beginning of any new journey seems
daunting and impossible. You need to know that I
was scared of failing AGAIN after failing so many
times before.
And WHY do you need to know these
things????

12. Because your past DOES NOT define your future!
Because you ARE NOT alone in this journey!
I boldly say to you: That if I, a lifetime fat guy full
of fear, guilt, shame, and excuses can pick himself
up, find the right plan, with the right support and
succeed – SO CAN YOU!!!

13. If I have learned anything, it is that if someone has
done something before you- GOOD NEWS- that
means you can do it to!
It’s just a matter of finding out what they did, how
they did it, and applying those same steps – one at
a time- to your own life.

14. So for those of you that see me smiling thru those
crazy Shaun T squats in the INSANITY® DVDs ,
know that guy is smiling for a reason!
The journey was filled with lots of ups and downs,
but I overcame with the help of others and you can
do the same because I am here to share my
struggles, lock arms, and take the journey all over
again with you!
In this together- Coach Jimmy

15. Jimmy Hays Nelson Beachbody Coach is a self-
proclaimed ‘former fat guy’. In his mid 20’s he was an
overweight college dropout, who found himself living back
at home with his parents. Knowing something had to
change, he took action.
Through his transformation journey he lost 100 pounds,
started his own business, was featured in the Shaun T
workout series INSANITY, and has been seen multiple
times on QVC with his buddy Tony Horton promoting
P90X.
He founded NELSONGY FITNESS with his wife
Kelly to reach out to give hope and support to those that
are dissatisfied with their current situation. Whether you
are lacking physically, emotionally, financially, or
nutritionally we are here to help you see REAL
RESULTS!
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