The Beginning of Lar

Welcome to the first episode of "Loser Talk with Lar, losing a lot More Than Just Weight", a brand-new podcast aimed at enlightening everyone about the fascinating journey of self-transformation. This debut episode dives deep into the life of Larry, your host, a national coach with the world's top-ranked Weight Loss and Health and Wellness company.

The show kick-starts with Larry's grand introduction, emphasizing his exciting personality that is expected to leave you amused and curious. Larry presents a unique take on wellness journeys as he talks about his own experiences, which turned him from a man struggling with weight loss to becoming part of many health and wellness journeys to coach others.

To connect more personally with his audience, he openly discusses his social media platforms, where you can follow his progress and connect with a broader community working to achieve their wellness goals. He invites you to join his exclusive, private Larry's Losers VIP group on Facebook that opens doors to new ways to connect and learn together.

Throughout the episode, Larry underscores the importance of understanding the roots of our struggles. Revealing personal anecdotes from his childhood, he encourages listeners to explore their past, understand their triggers, and start their path towards healing. He emphasizes discovering self-love by embracing both the dark and light within.

With his podcast, Larry aims to provide a platform for the healing journey, a safe space to engage in conversations about crucial topics like addiction, mental health, and self-acceptance. His narration tells a story of resilience and triumph that will inspire you to embark on your wellness journey.

Be part of Larry's extraordinary journey. Tune in to "Loser Talk with Lar, losing a lot More Than Just Weight," join the discussions, and step towards a healthier life goal. Your past does not define you but confronting it can help you become the best version of yourself.

Episode Transcript

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Oh, my God. Listen to that crowd. The crowd is so excited, and so am I.
Welcome, everyone, to the inaugural broadcast of Loser Talk with Lair,
losing a lot more than just weight.
I said it. It's the inauguration. We've got banners flying.

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We've got a huge crowd. I'm proud. I look exactly like Brad Pitt.
I know that you can't see me, but I'm hot. I'm wearing a tux.
Brad Pitt's short, so I don't look like Brad Pitt.
I look exactly like Alexander Skarsgård. He's taller, so I look like Alexander Skarsgård.

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Yeah, he's tall. Anyway, i'm
hot and i'm dressed up and i'm ready for this and i'm excited Once again,
my name is larry and i'm a national coach with
the number one Weight loss and health and wellness company in the world I've
been blessed to be able to be a small part of many different Members wellness

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journeys over the years as they
make changes to their lives and help me change mine in the process too.
Just starting off, let's get the socials out of the way. Follow me on Instagram at LarrysLosers22.
On Facebook, it's The Evolution of Larry.
And on there, you can ask how to join our exclusive private LarrysLosers VIP group.

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You can join our family in that private group where there's all kinds of new,
fun ways to connect with me and the Loser family where we can learn and grow
together on our journeys.
So get on the evolution of Larry. You can private message me there and ask how

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to join in on our Larry's Losers VIP group.
Also, if you decide you like what you're hearing, there is a link where you
can gift your support to keep this podcast going.
This is so much fun. Thank you.
I was trying to decide what should be the first topic to kick off our loser

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journey into podcast land.
I don't even know what a podcast is.
I mean, is it radio? Is it, where did AM radio go? Maybe this is what happened to AM radio.
So maybe we're on AM radio now. All I know is that you're listening and I'm grateful.
So to kick off our loser journey into podcast land, I wanted to start off from the beginning of Lair.

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The beginning of where Unhealthy began for me.
And before I start that story, I want to ask if you've ever tried to pinpoint
the exact moment where it all began for you.
I think it is so important for us to sit down and make friends with our past
selves, to shine light on that darkness that still guides us today and realize,

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you know what? It's all okay.
So maybe my beginning angst will help you explore your beginning and start some
healing yourself. So here it goes.
Picture it, Atwood, Illinois, 1972.
I don't remember much because I was just three years old, but I do remember

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I got a train set that Christmas.
I remember waking up and it was under the Christmas tree.
It's pretty cool. I also remember myself, my brother and my sister, they were 12 and 13.
All of us had a severe case of the chicken pox.
Severe. I mean, in our throats, in our eyes. It was horrible.

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I remember mom being very sick and in bed. She had just had surgery having her gallbladder removed.
And back then, that surgery was major.
Not to be disgusting, but they ripped you from stem to stern, stern to stem.
They really, And she had a scar that I loved, that I loved to play with.

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I called it her train track.
It was just clear up and down, her train track, yeah.
And so she was in bed recovering for months. It was a long, long process.
You know, the one thing I don't remember at all is my dad. He worked on the
railroad and was always gone.

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But the thing is, he was really gone. He left
us when I was three Left us when mom was down and out with surgery and three.
Kids My sister as she was the oldest at 13 had to help out and take care of
us to help mom That was a defining moment,

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in all of our lives That would guide us and our health for the rest of our days.
As I sit and think about that period of our lives and my life in general and
how it formed me and my health, I always have to wonder.
There's so much to ponder in this.

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You see, the bigger conversation here is addiction. My mom's father was an alcoholic,
so we were all born with that gene raging inside of us.
Now fast forward to this perfect storm of our broken family and it really time-stamped
all of our mental health development and sent it into shockwaves all over the

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place. I really smashed it.
My brother and sister more intense and deep than myself in many ways.
They are still stuck there in that same mental space.
Sister fighting alcoholism, cleaning from one man to another her whole life,
never feeling like she was enough because her daddy left her and my brother

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fighting alcoholism and addiction.
Addiction mentally still a teenager wanting his father's approval and never
getting it i wonder if my father if he would have stayed and our family would
have remained complete if that alcoholic gene would have ever been triggered in the same way it was,

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awakened with the vengeance it was left inside us by my grandfather this is
where my deep hatred of self, my insecurities, my perfectionism,
my anxiety, depression,
my addiction with food.
Struggles with alcohol, etc.
Most all of it can be traced. I also got a free education of a lifetime and

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was able to watch my brother and sister and what they did to my mother and family
and see what I didn't want to do and how I didn't want to live so I got value from it too.
I've realized over the years that if I really wanted to start healing and loving myself,
really start loving myself in a way that would move myself toward peace and

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away from all my anxiety and angst and all the internal fighting that I've done all my life,
I had to start looking at my darkness and really being okay with it instead
of ignoring it and being angry with it, Accepting it and shining my light on it.
I get so tired of everyone always talking about moving on move on you got to

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move on No, you don't have to move on.
I mean, what are you going to move on from? This isn't something you can move
on from this is branded in my brain for life.
I'm not moving on I'm moving with,
I'm moving with i'm finding a way to make friends with it I'm letting it help

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me to make myself whole and perfectly imperfect the way I was made,
the lair I'm supposed to be.
So now you tell me, have you gone back to where it all began for you so that
you can begin to heal, so that you can truly start your process on this journey?

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The key to all of this is loving yourself, and that includes all the darkness too.
What does that look like for you? Let me know in the comments.
You can also reach me on the evolution of Larry on Facebook.
You can private message me there. There you can ask to join our exclusive private.

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Larry's Losers VIP group there on Facebook.
That group will include all kinds of fun ways to learn and grow with me on our journey too.
I'm also LarrysLosers22 on Instagram. And don't forget to follow this podcast.
If you are liking the Larry's Loser podcast vibe, follow the link to keep it

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going with the gift or donation.
Everything is appreciated, of course.
So now, I will leave you with words of wisdom.
In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.

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So embrace your darkness and your light will shine even brighter.
Let it shine. Love you all so much.
Thank you for listening. See you next time.
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