About me:

"I was once 240 lbs and a size 22. Following his usual lecture about my need to lose weight, my former doctor added something new. In frustration, he said that the effect my obesity was having on my heart was like asking an engine designed for a Volkswagen to haul the weight of a Mack truck."

Me, Back in 1998

So begins my book, MoneyWise Weight Loss: The Faith-based Plan for Building a Better Body on a Budget. Today, I am grateful to say that I’ve lost 85 pounds, dropping from a size 22 to a size 8. The joy I feel now was worth every step it took to get here.

Hi, I’m Kimberly Floyd, a wellness coach, author, and speaker. If someone had told me back then that I would be running in 10K races, Salsa dancing, jump roping, and become certified as a wellness coach so I could assist others in reaching their ideal weight and living a healthy lifestyle, I would have laughed out loud!

Back then, my problem wasn’t lack of knowledge about health. I was an R.N. so I knew about nutrition and the consequences of poor health habits. My problem was that I had an unhealthy relationship with food. Food was my source of comfort and nurturing. Because I was stressed out in my career and unhappy in it besides, I ate to stuff my feelings down. I ate when I was sad, mad, bored, tired, anxious, discouraged, or simply because the food was there. I trusted food to help me cope with life. But I put my trust in the wrong place.

The Turnaround

A couple of years after my doctor’s "Mack truck" comment, I had an episode of severe chest pain. And during that episode, God spoke to me: "It is not supposed to be this way." Right then, I chose to believe Him and how I changed! I started facing the truth: food was taking the place in my life where God should have been. It took courage, but I had to humble myself and ask God to help me put food in its proper place.

I also had to face up to my debt. It was a major stone around my neck. I had accumulated $19,000 in credit card debt because I was also using excessive spending to compensate for my unhappiness, so I had to learn how to manage money properly as well. I took a class on how to manage money from a biblical perspective and set a goal to get out of debt in 5 years, but God provided a means to pay off all of it in 3 years, 11 months. He is awesome!

Where I Am Now..

..

I wrote MoneyWise Weight Loss to provide solutions for the barriers we face in losing weight and keeping it off. We cover overcoming emotional overeating, handling stress and temptation, how to eat to lose weight without breaking the bank, preparing quick, tasty meals (with recipes included), adding fun physical activities into your life, and much, much more.

The purpose of Take Back Your Temple is to inspire you to value who you are. For so many years, I didn't do that. I put myself last on my priority list and sometimes I wasn't on the list at all! I've learned that the best way to value yourself is to practice positive health habits. To make sure I never forget that, I remind myself with a bracelet I constantly wear with the words 'Take Back Your Temple' on it.

The human body is worth $45 million dollars. That's important to know because if you see something as valuable, then you take care of it.

As a certified wellness coach and member of the American College of Sports Medicine, I partner with people one-on-one to assist them with their wellness goals, from losing weight to managing stress better. My purpose is to help others get maximum value from themselves so they can get maximum value from their lives. I want to assist others in experiencing the same turnaround in their wellness and weight as I did.

It's Time to Take Back Our Temples

For FREE inspiration and practical tips to assist you in taking your health back, please visit my website www.takebackyourtemple.com

May you be blessed in health, wealth, and wisdom always!