00:00My confidence at my heaviest was honestly up there.
00:04My main reason for losing weight is my health issues that I had.
00:08I weighed 256 pounds at my heaviest and lost 120 pounds naturally.
00:14I went from being scared and terrified to do these workouts
00:19to falling in love with the process.
00:22I think everything changes when you step out of your box.
00:26I became a coach because I just knew that this changed my life.
00:32I knew I needed to help other people do the same.
00:35How's that feel?
00:37Hurts.
00:38Oh my gosh.
00:40It's so pretty.
00:44Every time I look at my wedding dress, I think, dang, I used to have some boobs.
00:49I was very confident at my heaviest.
00:54Stephen's League.
00:56I felt just so beautiful in my skin and every room I walked into, I was owning it at all times.
01:05My engagement and my wedding played a role definitely in my journey.
01:10Was it the biggest role?
01:12No, but it was still an important factor, I guess, in it.
01:18It didn't end up paying off because I lost about 50 pounds before my wedding day.
01:22The health issues that I had definitely played the biggest role
01:25into why I made the decision to start my journey.
01:28I just knew that I just couldn't continue living that way
01:31no matter how confident I was in my own skin.
01:34Dang, those pads are huge.
01:38My physical health when I was at my heaviest was definitely very bad.
01:42There were so many tests I had done because I had so many health issues.
01:45I used to wake up with my hands and feet completely numb,
01:48not being able to move or get out of bed for the first 30 minutes of waking up for years.
01:54I had a thyroid condition. I had to go to the doctor every two weeks.
01:58When I first met Stephen, that is when I saw the big shift in how I felt about myself.
02:04I finally met someone that really understood me and accepted me
02:09at my heaviest, at this place in my life where I felt lost.
02:13Getting my Berry Bowl ready.
02:17The first time he saw me, he claims in middle school that I had chili
02:24on the side of my lip because I was grilling ham on a chili dog.
02:27Chili and bread.
02:28I think he's lying.
02:30My husband, when I started my fitness journey, definitely was the biggest help
02:34because I knew nothing about cooking.
02:37He was just so good at it.
02:39Because I knew nothing about cooking.
02:42He would spend that time with me showing me how to cook chicken,
02:46showing me how to boil an egg.
02:47Ooh, she had a goji berry on there.
02:50What I used to eat before I started my journey, definitely a big binge eater for sure.
02:56I did not eat anything home-cooked.
02:58My diet and nutrition changed drastically.
03:03My husband started his journey a year after I started mine.
03:07He saw me getting these gains and wanted a piece of that.
03:15You know I'm right.
03:16Yeah, Meredith did inspire me to start my health journey.
03:19But not only to get healthier, but kind of take that initiative elsewhere in my life.
03:26Go back to school, learn new things.
03:29Ooh, I was like drizzling some honey on here.
03:32I'm extremely proud of Meredith.
03:34And the reason why is because she set a goal.
03:38Not only did she complete the goal, but she conquered that goal
03:42and completely changed her life and is now changing other people's lives.
03:49I lost 120 pounds through diet and exercise.
03:53Obviously, I'm very confident and proud of where I'm at.
03:57I will say, Meredith before her journey did not focus so much on her figure.
04:04But I think that there's pros and cons to it all.
04:08But I'm very, very happy with where I'm at.
04:11Losing weight helped me with all of my health issues that I had.
04:15I had a thyroid condition.
04:16I got rid of that without medication.
04:18I think that this journey in itself has always taught me to want to push harder
04:24and to never want to stay comfortable with where I'm at.
04:30The first time I went to the gym, I walked up.
04:32I remember being really shaky and scared.
04:35I went from being scared and terrified to do these workouts
04:40to falling in love with the process.
04:49This was actually my first exercise that I think I ever did.
04:54But just the difference I see now from the very beginning to today is just insane.
05:02I think everything changes when you step out of your box.
05:07I now weigh 155.
05:10I did a bulk recently because I got too small.
05:13So I actually built five because I do want to have more of an athletic figure.
05:18But at my lowest, I weighed 136 pounds.
05:22I became a coach in January of 2022.
05:26And I became a coach because I just knew that this changed my life.
05:31I knew I needed to help other people do the same.
05:34I'm going to bring this over because a few of my sons are meeting me.
05:38I have been training Haley for about three months
05:41and my really good friend Lexi for about eight months.
05:45And they both are ready to shed body fat, get strong,
05:49but more importantly, feel really confident and feel that power.
06:08So remember, engage your core.
06:11I do not want you to be flaring out your ribs when going down.
06:15And focus on breathing and holding tension at the top.
06:19Good job.
06:20Oh, I saw some depth on that one.
06:22It should feel really good in those glutes.
06:26And you should not be feeling at all in your back.
06:29When Meredith's coaching, she is very motivating.
06:33She's your personal hype man.
06:34Y'all look good.
06:36And she pushes you to your limits.
06:38Make sure your butt is not lifting up off of the bench.
06:42Your mind is so much stronger than your body.
06:45I said to myself that very thing on repeat throughout my whole journey.
06:50So now every time you're struggling, my mind is stronger.
06:53That's what I want you to think of, okay?
06:57Since joining, I am actually on my month two of this fitness journey.
07:01I am able to keep up with my kids more.
07:04I have more energy throughout the day.
07:06Meredith has made such a huge difference in my life.
07:09There ain't no good enough if we can't up by her.
07:13She's always there to support you when you need it the most,
07:16whether that's with your fitness journey or your personal life.
07:20She's always going to be there for you.
07:21Haley and Lexi did so good today.
07:24I'm so proud of them.
07:27I am very proud of myself, I would say.
07:31My former self looking back now, I think,
07:35can only think of like everything we went through.
07:38It was for a purpose.
07:40It was for a reason.
07:41My goals for the future is to continue to grow my program,
07:45to continue to get the word out of, you know, how to really view this journey,
07:50how to really go about your journey,
07:52and continue to inspire as many people as I possibly can
07:56through my journey and through my story.
08:08you
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