we have shared some amazing getting
results stories over the years but for
this R&B singer the results can be seen
with just these photos in less than a
year Rachel st. Fort a Lakeland native
lost more than 100 pounds absolutely
incredible and her story has got a
national attention even appearing on the
cover of People magazine recently yes
and that cover girl is thank you for
coming thank you for having
congratulations thank you so much you
are inspiring so many people how did all
this begin just you know knowing that
this is something I've always been
fighting with and I'm had to do
something about and it all started when
my daughter came home from school and
she was like you know so-and-so called
you back and it was a classmate of hers
and it was just at that moment it hit me
that my child is suffering for my
selfish ways so I just kicked it into
gear and just you know stuck with it and
I'm here now and I think is that your
daughter over there yes so she's
obviously very proud yeah shooting video
for social media how does it make you
feel to know that she is so proud of you
right now it feels amazing it is the
important thing about it is just
teaching her that if you set a goal it's
definitely reachable you know you just
have to fight and I'm just happy that
she understands that health is important
so it feels really good really good
alright so how did the process go how
long did it take for the weight loss
kinda what were your ups and downs well
of course you have your yo-yo situations
when you try to lose weight and it comes
back so I was able to maintain the
initial 11 pounds and then in 10 months
I lost 100 pounds and since then that
was December when I hit the hundred mark
I've lost 16 so I like you snuggle up
next to Megan Merkel there I'm gonna
have her People magazine something
everyone can say they've done and you
didn't spread with five other women are
you guys kind of like a support group
for each other now yeah we're definitely
a support group I'm such awesome women
and we follow each other on social media
and continue to motivate each other
they're really really special people to
me
so what are the keys what would you give
you how would you give advice to anyone
who wants to attempt to you know you
start small but maybe lose a hundred
pounds or more yeah definitely your
journey is your journey I find people
trying to mimic other
like oh they they lost 100 let me
imagine go at what's best for you and
what your ultimate goal is and you not
started with my water intake like 8
bottles a day sleeping is very
imperative if you can get seven to eight
hours and just watching your caloric
intake and you know definitely staying
away from the fast foods and the sodas
so does what sodas was my soda was my
addiction
so I had to definitely you know get rid
of that and implement like smoothies and
you know just understanding that you're
always always closer than what you think
I think a lot of us get discouraged when
we you know focus on the number on the
scale and not really focus on non scale
victories so a not scale victory for me
was crossing that list at the age of 31
so it's just focus on little things like
that and playing with my daughter you
know that's something I've always wanted
to do so we recently went to a resort
and just playing with her in the water
for more than 30 minutes now with always
that mother on the sidelines watching
other parents so just finding your why
and vowed to never stop fighting for it
and my daughter was definitely my wife
now I know they're probably moms sitting
at home who think oh gosh you know I'm
so tired I'm so busy I just can't do
this what do you say to the people who
are like oh you know I just don't know
if I can do it
I'm just definitely like scheduling out
your day I would get up at 4:00 in the
morning and I know that's impossible for
most but I had a support team you know I
spoke to my family hey this is something
I'm very serious about who can assist I
have a daughter that has to get ready
for school I haven't you know eight to
five so I just had to really make time a
lot of us have time we just say we don't
you know so and it's also including
workouts that don't necessarily have to
go to a gym I started outside I went to
the lake lake Hollingsworth in Lakeland
it's three miles my daughter was just
accompany me on her bicycle so just
finding places you can go with your
children I think that's a lot of our
problems we have kids and it's hard to
you know get around that so you give us
a snapshot of what your day would look
like you know I want to read the article
now I have to go pick up the people
article but what would a snapshot of
your day look like in your meals meals
typically I start with like oatmeal or I
really like egg whites and chicken
sausage and I'm spinach then I would do
like a snack usually like Greek yogurt
with some granola and then I like my
baked fish and broccoli and then I'll do
a smoothie
put Old Mill in it and the the milk I
forgot some kale and I'm just waiting
for fruits you like sometimes I put
banana to make it sweet and do my
chicken again and broccoli and if I get
hungry again just do another snack
usually like 15 honey honey almonds okay
calories typically about a thousand to
1,500 okay you know everyone's different
you know definitely I'm trying to drink
water before my meals they helped me
stay for he's so much for joining us you
were certainly an inspiration to us and
and we will be picking up that people
pay you so much to have you back in
thank you thank you