Attorney Björn Diemel, who used to defend his clients—and now primarily looks out for his own interests—is in shock: Because he’s been indulging his appetite a little too much every day, he can’t catch his breath to chase down the villain who has just kidnapped Emily, his beloved daughter. With his last ounce of strength, he hurls his cell phone at the kidnapper’s head. After the direct hit, Emily is free, but unfortunately, the kidnapper takes the phone with him—and, to make matters worse, the security code is disabled, so now anyone can see the selfie with organic marijuana fan Gerda, the tigers Ayur and Veda, and himself.
Since things can’t go on like this—weight-wise—he goes to his mindfulness coach, Joschka Breitner, so that he can help him rethink not only his work-life balance but also his work-life-kilogram balance. As was unfortunately expected, his eating habits are turned upside down rather abruptly—because while three plates of spaghetti Bolognese, about 20 chicken nuggets, three pancakes with cinnamon and sugar, the contents of a bag of chips, and half a bag of candy may provide great satisfaction, but they’re the opposite of a “mindful” lifestyle. Since even his ex-wife Katharina hasn’t been able to get used to her ex-husband’s body measurements,
, she strongly urges him to find a nature-oriented hobby—advice that unexpectedly leads him to a 400 m² basement beneath a tiger enclosure…