WE’LL TALK TO THE MOM OF THREE
IN A MINUTE.
FIRST, HER INSPIRING JOURNEY.
>> SO THIS IS HOW I LOST 100
POUNDS.
ME, HOW I DID IT.
>> Reporter: ON HER WEDDING DAY,
GEORGIA MADE A PROMISE TO
HERSELF, SHE WOULD RETURN TO THE
SAME PLACE A YEAR LATER, A
CHANGED WOMAN.
WEIGHING MORE THAN 200 POUNDS,
THE STAY AT HOME MOM REALIZED
SHE WASN’T ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH
HER KIDS.
SHE WANTED TO SHED MORE THAN
POUNDS.
ADDRESSING A NEED TO CHALLENGE
HER OWN INSECURITIES.
SO SHE STARTED TO WALK, AND THAT
LED TO SIX DAYS AT THE GYM.
AT THE SAME TIME, SHE BEGAN
COUNTING CALORIES AND LEARNING
ABOUT THE FOODS SHE WAS
CHOOSING.
>> FIRST THING I NEED TO DO IS
LOOK AT THE GROCERY LIST.
TRACK YOUR CALORIES YOU EAT.
>> Reporter: SHE DOCUMENTED HER
JOURNEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA, RACKING
UP MORE THAN 300,000 FOLLOWERS
AND COUNTLESS POSITIVE MESSAGES.
>> I WANT TO CHALLENGE YOU GUYS
TO TAKE THIS NEXT MONTH, HOWEVER
LONG YOU’RE QUARANTINED, AND
BUILD A NEW HABIT.
>> Reporter: NOW, SHE’S SHARING
HER OWN STORY IN HOPES OF
INSPIRING OTHERS.
GEORGIA JOINS US LIVE, ALONGSIDE
CARRIE GLASSMAN,
DIETITIAN.
GEORGIA, FIRST OF ALL,
CONGRATULATIONS.
I MEAN, WOW.
THIS IS LIKE ONE OF THOSE
MOMENTS THAT WAS LIFE-CHANGING.
IT DOESN’T HAPPEN IN AN INSTANT.
SO WHEN YOU MADE THAT DECISION,
TO TRY TO DROP THE WEIGHT ON THE
BEACH THAT DAY, HOW DID YOU KIND
OF STAY MOTIVATED THROUGH THE
PROCESS?
>> I HAD TO REALIZE THAT I WAS
NEVER GOING TO BE MOTIVATED, AND
I HAD TO WORK ON MY
SELF-DISCIPLINE AND DEVELOPING A
ROUTINE.
>> SO DAY ONE, YOU JUST STARTED
WALKING.
I MEAN, I THINK ANY OF US CAN DO
THAT.
YOU WERE LIKE, "I’M GOING TO TRY
WALKING."
HOW FAR DID YOU WALK, WALKED A
COUPLE DAYS A WEEK?
>> I STRAPPED MY LITTLE GIRL IN.
I BABY WORE MY NEWBORN, AND I
WALKED ABOUT A MILE AT FIRST.
THAT GRADUATED TO TWO MILES.
>> SO YOU STARTED THAT PART OF
IT, BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU ABIDE BY
THIS RULE, THAT IT’S LIKE
CALORIES IN, CALORIES OUT.
YOU KIND OF HAD TO TAKE STOCK OF
THE THINGS YOU WERE EATING.
DID YOU ELIMINATE CERTAIN FOODS
AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, NO MORE
CAKE, NO MORE ICE CREAM, NO MORE
THIS?
>> OH, NO.
I CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT CAKE,
PIZZA, ICE CREAM, JUMBO, ET
CETERA, AND I REFUSE TO LIVE
WITHOUT IT.
>> KING CAKE AND JUMBO.
YOU’RE FROM HOMA, LOUISIANA, IS
THAT RIGHT?
>> YES, MA’AM.
>> ONE OF THE COOLEST CITIES
AROUND, BY THE WAY.
OKAY, SO DID IT COME OFF
QUICKLY?
YOU KNOW, YOU ATE IN MODERATION,
ALL THE THINGS YOU LIKED, RIGHT?
>> YES, MA’AM.
>> DID THE WEIGHT COME OFF
QUICKLY, OR DUDID IT TAKE A WHIL
>> IT TOOK A WHILE AT FIRST, FOR
ME TO BE CONSISTENT.
ONCE THE CONSISTENCY SET IN, I
STARTED SEEING RESULTS, EVEN
WHENEVER I DIDN’T LOOK FOR THEM.
>> SO YOU WENT FROM WALKING, AND
ALL WE’RE SEEING ARE VIDEOS OF
YOU, LIKE, WITH KETTLE BELLS AND
WEIGHTS AND STUFF.
HOW DID YOU GRADUATE TO THAT?
>> I GAVE MYSELF THREE MONTHS TO
BE CONSISTENT WITH WALKING, AND
THEN I DECIDED I WOULD INVEST IN
A GYM.
I GOT INTO THE GYM AND STARTED
WALKING ON THE TREADMILL, THEN
JUST GOOGLING THE MOVES THAT I
SAW OTHER PEOPLE DOING, WHILE
ALSO SCROLLING THROUGH
INSTAGRAM, LOOKING AT OTHER
WORKOUTS.
>> HOW DID IT FEEL TO GO BACK TO
THE BEACH THAT DAY, ONE YEAR
LATER WITH YOUR HUBBY, AND SAY,
"I DID IT"?
HOW DID THAT DAY FEEL LIKE?
>> I HONESTLY NEVER FELT MORE
PROUD OF MYSELF.
I THINK THIS WAS THE FIRST THING
I’VE EVER DONE IN MY ENTIRE LIFE
THAT WAS JUST FOR ME.
I ALSO GOT TO SEE THE PRIDE IN
HIS EYES, WHENEVER WE WALKED OUT
ON THE BEACH.
IT WAS FANTASTIC.
>> GEORGIA, YOU ROCK, MAN.
LET’S BRING IN CARRIE GLASSMAN.
IT SOUNDS LIKE WHAT GEORGIA DID
WAS SHE STARTED COUNTING,
CARRIE, CALORIES IN, CALORIES
OUT, AND STARTED WITH BABY
STEPS.
THAT SEEMS LIKE A GOOD PLAN.
IS IT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATS, GEORGIA.
YOU DID SUCH A FABULOUS JOB AND
HAVE REALLY COMMITTED TO A NEW
LIFESTYLE.
IT IS JUST SO ADMIRABLE.
SO IT CAN BE A REALLY GOOD PLAN
FOR PEOPLE TO START THAT WAY.
COUNTING CALORIES WHEN YOU’RE
FIRST STARTING CAN BE BENEFICIAL
FOR PEOPLE.
ALTHOUGH I’M NOT THE BIGGEST
CALORIE COUNTER, BECAUSE YOU DO
WANT TO REMEMBER THAT ALL
CALORIES ARE NOT EQUAL.
100 CALORIES OF JELLY BEANS IS
NOT GOING TO BE THE SAME AS 100
CALORIES OF APPLE SLICES AND
PEANUT BUTTER.
ONE IS GOING TO PROVIDE HEALTHY
NUTRIENTS AND MAYBE SATISFY YOU.
ONE MAY INCREASE CRAVINGS AND
NOT PROVIDE YOU WITH ANY
BENEFICIAL NUTRIENTS.
ALSO, HORMONES PLAY A ROLE. THEY PLAY A ROLE IN OUR
THEY PLAY A ROLE IN OUR
CRAZINGS, AS WELL AS HOW WE MA
MATABOLIZE FOOD.
ALL CALORIES AREN’T EQUAL.
>> I LIKE THE EXERCISE PLAN.
I’LL WALK A MILE.
I HAVE MY BABY.
LITTLE BY LITTLE, UPPING IT.
I THINK SOME PEOPLE THINK, I
CAN’T GO RUNNING.
I DON’T WANT TO EXERCISE.
I CAN’T KEEP UP IN A SPIN CLASS.
I DON’T WANT TO EXERCISE.
TAKE IT SLOW, RIGHT, KERI?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
CONSISTENCY IS KEY WHEN IT COMES
TO EXERCISE.
I ALWAYS JUST SAY, BE CONSISTENT
WITH YOUR EXERCISE.
IT IS NOT ABOUT HOW FAR OR HOW
FAST.
JUST TO COMMIT TO GETTING
MOVING.
THAT’S WHAT GEORGIA HAS REALLY
DONE, AND SHE’S DONE AN
INCREDIBLE JOB WITH IT.
>> GEORGIA, CAN YOU JUST GIVE
SOME WORDS OF MOTIVATION?
PEOPLE ARE ON THE COUCH RIGHT
NOW AND EATING PRINGLES.
I DON’T CARE IF IT IS 9:00 IN
THE MORNING.
WHAT’S THE ADVICE?
>> GET UP AND GO PICK THOSE
PRINGLES UP.
THAT’S MY ONLY ADVICE.
JUST GET UP.
>> GET UP AND TAKE A STEP
FORWARD.
>> ONE STEP.
>> YOU DID IT.
PROOF IS IN YOUR PICTURES.
CONGRATS.
ALL YOU WANTED TO DO WAS BE
AROUND FOR YOUR KIDS FOR A LONG,
LONG TIME.
