Keep Me Curvy

Over 4 million Africans were enslaved on the Caribbean sugar plantations.

Today as we celebrate Juneteenth & reflect on the wealth built on the back of our ancestors misery & suffering..

I’d like to ask how much has really changed.. The sugar pushers of the big food industry have enslaved us to their product by putting the addictive substance of sugar in almost everything we eat..

Addiction is not a choice and it’s tearing us apart.. black people have higher rates of obesity than any other ethnic group & when you look at our food environments it is very clear to see why.

To taste freedom yourself this Juneteenth DM or Comment ‘FREEDOM’ & I will gift you all the tools you need to break free from sugar addiction.

When you know better you do better..

But not always, not if you don’t know HOW to do better.

We know sugar is bad for us, we know junk food makes us overweight and obese.. we know that eating too much junk food causes cancer, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and so many more diseases.

So why can’t we stop eating it? Because most of us don’t know how to stop.. most of us don’t realise we are heavily addicted to sugar, white carbs & other junk food..

Let me show you how! Join our Free Yourself from Sugar Addiction Workshop.

DM me ‘Sugar’ to get a ticket!

This week we are exploring sugar addiction & how to know if you are in the trap!

Listen to the episode & let me know what you think ☺️

Link in bio 💖

Sugar is triggering your anxiety..

If you struggle with anxiety and panic attacks then you may not realise that what you eat including eating lots of sugar could be making things so much worse!

For my ladies dealing with anxiety especially in menopause this is for you.. I know from first hand experience how important it is to clean up your diet for good mental health.

I used to be anxious and depressed however, when I changed my diet everything else changed too!

Carrissa it’s so hard! 😩 Losing weight really is so hard, I get it..

But not for the reasons we’ve been told.. it’s got nothing to do with working out everyday or going on a strict diet.. & It’s not even about using willpower..

Losing weight is so hard because most people don’t know that what they really need to do is to overcome their addiction to sugar and ultra-processed food.. not just for weight loss but also for health 🥤☠️

& that they also need to develop the self-discipline enough to do what you have to do even when they don’t want to do it.. whether that is getting up, going to the gym, getting your steps in, meal prepping, doing the inner work.. whatever it may be.. self-discipline is key 🗝️

If you’re struggling with either of these things let me help you out.. Join our Free Yourself from Sugar Addiction Workshop! Where I will also cover how you can work with us to reach all of your goals.. DM ‘Sugar’ to receive the link 💖

Don’t believe me? 🤷🏽‍♀️

The British Journal of Sports Science published an article which proved that sugar has similar effects on the brain as drugs like co***ne!

Here are some of the key findings:

- Sugar alters mood and can induce reward and pleasure receptors in the brain, in the same way as co***ne & drugs like it.

- Studies on rats show significant similarities between eating sugar and drug-like effects such as bingeing, craving, tolerance, withdrawal, relapse and dependence

- The same studies showed that when given the choice between co***ne & sugar the rats would consistently choose sugar, which proves that sugar is indeed more addictive than co***ne

• If you are ready to break free from the trap of sugar addiction let me show you how!

Join my Free Yourself from Sugar Addiction Workshop! Link in bio ❤️🙌🏾

*Todays song choice.. At the height of the crack co***ne epidemic Baltimore was one of the worst affected areas in the states. Today at the height of the sugar epidemic 146,000 Baltimore residents live in a food desert which means sugar ridden food is almost all they have access to.

Do you try to eat away the pain?

The pain of heartbreak, betrayal or trauma 💔

So many of the women I work with have histories of betrayal, trauma & abuse.. & as a coping mechanism they overwork, overeat & undervalue themselves & their light ✨

I know what it feels like, I’ve been there.. it’s a tough hole to climb out of but it’s possible!

During this episode I speak about a client of mine who has completed my programme & how her biggest takeaway from it all was learning how to love herself! 🫶🏾

Your ‘favourite’ drink is slowly killing you!

Don’t believe me?

The National Institutes of Health posted a study in 2021 which directly linked consuming sugary drinks with 184,000 DEATHS per year globally!

They broke it down even further..

133,000 people die from Type 2 Diabetes Caused by Sugary Drink Consumption - Every Year

45,000 people die from Heart Disease Caused by Sugary Drink Consumption - Every Year

6,450 people die from Cancers Caused by Sugary Drink Consumption - Every Year

& that’s just drinks! Not to mention what we eat! 😮😬

I’m also sure since 2021 that number continues to rise!

If you’re struggling & want to break free from Sugar addiction & want to break free.. I got you!

Join my workshop & do the best thing you ever could for yourself ❤️🙌🏾

Join us for our Free Yourself From Sugar Addiction Workshop!

Our why..

Is sugar ruining your life, making you tired & overweight?

Sugar is a toxin, it causes weight gain, obesity & disease. It also lowers our mood, leaving us exhausted, miserable & depressed.

Most of us already know all of this.. we live with the consequences of eating sugar daily, so why don’t we just stop?

First of all because sugar is addictive! Several studies have shown that sugar is even more highly addictive than co***ne!

Secondly because of marketing & advertising! The big brands who profit off sugar play clever tricks to make us believe we need it & that we can’t enjoy life without it..

& finally because they hide it in everything! How can you beat an addiction when they are secretly putting it in all your food?

Join me on the Free Yourself from Sugar Addiction Workshop where I will take you step by step through how to escape the trap!

Have you ever felt like you’re just too big to attract the man of your dreams?

When I was bigger I would attract guys who were successful, attractive & good guys.. The problem was I didn’t feel good enough for them.. I didn’t feel pretty enough or attractive enough & for a lot of different reasons not just related to my weight I felt unworthy of love.💔

A lot of the women I work with tell me that the way they feel about their bodies makes them feel unworthy & undeserving of attracting an amazing man who ticks all the boxes & so one of two things happens..

1. They stay single
or
2. They settle

Ladies please hear me & believe me when I tell you no matter your weight, no matter your size.. you are beautiful, you are worthy & you are deserving of every good thing.. including a man who loves you & shows it 💖

If you’ve ever been in a low place you’ll know how it feels to think you’ll never be able to get back up…

Anxiety, Depression, Suicidal Thoughts & Feelings can take us to places in our minds nobody should ever go..

Mental health is real & I’m so grateful I live in a place & a time where the stigma surrounding mental health isn’t such a heavy burden to carry.

In 2020 I hit rock bottom.. I was severely anxious & depressed, dealing with daily panic attacks and suicidal thoughts.. By the end of 2020 I was also obese, I had tried to eat away my pain and it showed..

If you are where I was I need you to know that things can and will get better.. but it starts with you. It starts with making a decision to love yourself & treat yourself well, eating to fuel your body and moving for the joy of it..

No matter where you are or what you’ve been through you can transform your body & your life with Fitness, Nutrition, Self-Love & The Power of Your Mind 💕

Download Your Free Self-Love Guide Today!

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Are you trapped underneath the weight of shame? 💕

Literally & figuratively.. so many of use our weight to hide our shame, we eat the foods we think mask the pain of who we were & who we are.

A lot of us also hide behind our job titles, our smiles, our hair & nails & we say we love ourselves.

The truth is so many of us are dealing with the lasting effects of shame.. shame we don’t deserve to carry & often times shame that’s not our fault..

On my own journey of healing I had to unload the shame I was carrying in order to unload the physical weight I was carrying!

Here at Keep Me Curvy we don’t just put you on a diet & give you a fitness plan, we work together to heal from trauma & remove the need to comfort eat.

Join me on 05.08.24 at 05:30pm EST & I’ll show you how! Link is in my bio!

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If you’re ready to leave the chrysalis of misery, food addiction, obesity & shame & emerge completely transformed physically, mentally & emotionally then this is for you! ❤️🥰

Next week I am hosting a free online workshop on Wednesday 8th May at 5.30pm (EST) to show you how you can completely transform your body & your life!

If this resonates with you I would love to see you there!

I am a Trauma-Informed Body Transformation Coach on a mission to teach women across the United States & the UK how to transform their bodies & their lives using the powers of fitness, nutrition, self-love & manifestation

Also! Please share this with anybody who may benefit too! Thank you 🙏🏾❤️

Are you tired of being overweight, miserable & depressed?

If you want to know how to transform your body & your life? I’m giving away all the secrets at my first ever Online Event next week!

Come say hi! As I take you step by step through the process I underwent to lose fat, gain muscle & completely transform my body & my life! 💖

Your Free Eventbrite link is in my bio! Spaces are limited so be quick!

This week on the podcast we’re asking the question is food your only pleasure? & talking about how food may be replacing the true pleasures we could be experiencing in our lives 💕

The one who plants trees, knowing that she will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life. - Rabindranath Tagore

Keep Me Curvy is more than a business.. She came as a vision which then translated into a mission to show women that we can transform our bodies & reclaim our lives no matter what we have been through. My biggest dream for Keep Me Curvy is that she lives way beyond my lifetime.. 🙏🏾💖

Trauma is always going to exist, comfort eating & food addiction are always going to be coping mechanisms.. self-worth and self-love are always going to be struggles for us as black women in a world that is uncomfortable with our beauty & tries to dim our shine.. Today Keep Me Curvy is a small business with a big dream.. Tomorrow I pray she is a big movement making a big impact 💕

Sugar causes addiction, obesity, heart disease & cancer.. For that reason here at Keep Me Curvy we offer a full range of delicious meal plans & recipes that are sugar and sweetener free 🫶🏾

Self-Discipline is Self-Love… 💖

Anything worth achieving in life is going to take perseverance, resilience, consistency & the self-discipline to do the things you need to do in order to receive your goal.

When it comes to transforming your body & your life.. You are not going to get very far without self-discipline. Self-discipline is the number one ingredient to loving yourself, changing your body & changing your life 💕

Are you ready to be truly wealthy? 💕

The number one currency you have is your health.. without your health you have nothing & so really.. health is wealth. Not money, not cars, not bags or shoes… but health 💖

This week on the podcast we’re talking all about mindset & how the way we think & the things we say can make or break our weight loss efforts 💕

This week on the podcast we’re talking all about Ozempic for weight loss 💕

Do you ever feel unworthy because of your size? 💕

Unworthy of real love.. Unworthy of wearing nice clothes.. Unworthy of being seen or heard?

If so, please know that your worthiness is not tied to the size of your waist. You are worthy of all good things because you were chosen by God to be on earth to experience them & that has zero to do with the size clothes you wear.