![]() Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?Ī little more about myself… I live in Sarasota, FL. Gigi, love having you share your insights with us. But not only that, we help ladies find passion & purpose in their fitness & physicality, so it doesn’t feel like a “grind”, but feels simple & will 100% lead them to become the very best version of themselves. Nonsense that is only hurting them & not helping them. So that’s why I started GFIT, my online fitness & nutrition coaching business, where we coach women on how to actually do what is RIGHT for their body & their fitness goals, & avoid the nonsense. Nonsense that was only hurting me, when I thought it was actually helping me. I wanted to coach women into actually doing what is RIGHT for their body & their fitness, & avoid the nonsense I got stuck doing. So it’s easy.Īfter going through this, I knew then what I wanted to do with my life. The things I do to be in my best shape aren’t a “grind” anymore, it’s just become a part of me. The way I felt, the way I looked, the way I lived & the way I impacted everyone around me. As a wife, a daughter, a friend, a sister… & now as a CEO, a future mother & wherever else I need to be my best. I found my passion & purpose to become the very best me. But he helped me find passion & purpose again in fitness again. I cut the cardio/HIIT (which I hated anyway) & dialed in on strength training.īut the best part was he completely shifted the way I thought.Īt the time, I was so lost because I was no longer an athlete. I went from eating tiny portions of food & starving myself… to eating full, real-sized meals that’d fill me up & gave me energy. My coach basically flip flopped everything I was doing. Or thinking there was potentially cancer in my bones, because my body was so achey all the time. I even went to the doctor to get my blood tested, thinking my thyroid is dysfunctional, because I wasn’t losing weight. I got stuck in this miserable cycle for months.īut for some reason, my body kept getting fluffier, more tired, depleted & destroyed than ever. ![]() I’d tell myself, “Well, maybe this is just how it’s going to be from now on.” But when Monday would come around, I would be angry at myself, get motivated & start all over. Each time the weekend came around, I’d get frustrated & would totally derail, binging on everything & completely giving up. If anything, I was more exhausted, starving, & miserable. So that’s what I did, thinking that’s what it would take.Īfter a few weeks, I didn’t see any difference. They were doing HIIT workouts every day, where they’d work until they’d be drenched in sweat & completely exhausted. They were doing Orange Theory, cutting their carbs & calories, & different juice cleanses. So, I looked at what everyone else was doing. I didn’t know how to do it as a normal adult. I got motivated to get back into shape again, but all I knew was the extremes of being an athlete. & for the first time in a while, I hated the way I looked & had major insecurities about my body. I was losing my muscle & putting on weight. It was like I had lost myself for a little bit. I wasn’t nearly as active & I was way less motivated to stay in shape. I absolutely loved working for her, but it was just a huge life transition. I moved from Orlando, Fl to Columbus, Ohio & took a 9-5 job working for my sister’s corporate wellness company in Columbus, OH. When that chapter came to an end, around 23 years old, it was the first time in my life I no longer was training as an “athlete”. After college, I then went on to be a professional wakeboarder for a couple years in Orlando, FL. There really was no choice with the family I was born into! I grew up playing every sport, until I landed a D1 scholarship to play volleyball at FGCU. I’ve been an athlete ever since I can remember. We’d love to have you retell us the story behind how you came up with the idea for your business, I think our audience would really enjoy hearing the backstory. Alright, Gigi thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Gigi Meyer Pruett a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
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