Mind, Body & Sport Weight Loss

Since my weight loss the most common question I am asked is, “What made you get started?” and for a while I was not able to answer it until a memory came back. I was housesitting and was changing into my swim trunks in the bathroom, now these trunks always fit me for years, sometimes they were a little loose and sometimes a bit snug while my weight fluctuated. Well on this day the trunks did not fit, when I was finally kind of able to tie the string I looked like I had been poured into these trunks, no more of me could fit. It hit me hard.

Less than a week later my aunt contacted me and mentioned that she was starting this weight loss program in Vero Beach, FL and I should check it out. Thinking back to my swim trunks horror I called my local clinic and set up an appointment for the next day, before I could talk myself out it. In May of 2010 I started my weight loss journey, 24 years old at 275 lbs standing 5’8”, at my heaviest I was flirting with the 300 lb mark. Over the course of 6 months I lost just shy of 100 lbs, I hadn’t weighed 170 lbs since 5-6^th grade or size 32-34 shorts since 9^th grade.

While going through my weight loss my coach was one of my biggest supports with zero judgement from day one. I always enjoyed talking to the other clients that would come in and trading any tips and tricks we had, I enjoyed it so much actually that before I was even done with my journey I became a coach at the clinic I was attending. There’s no better feeling than seeing someone come through the door determined to start their own journey, watching their attitude change and that permanent smile form as the weight melts off.

For me this journey was very little about weight loss and more about completely changing my lifestyle. If I had to start all over and was given the option of losing all the weight immediately or being given all the knowledge I obtained over the last 5 years I would choose the knowledge, because with that knowledge I know for a fact I could take the weight off again. Not only did I lose weight, 100 lbs, but now have new healthy habits and live my life with more confidence and a positive outlook. It’s a journey a lot are afraid to take, but for those who want it bad enough, it will change your life.