9331 Stella Link Rd
Before
After
“The bond I had built with Reggie and his family and the ladies here at the gym was everything to me”
I came to Houston for work as a travel Nurse on a contract. I ended up stumbling upon Reggie Collier and Signature Physiques Studio on Instagram while looking for a trainer. I was fed up with myself, disgusted, stuffed, and the scale was practically hitting 240 pounds. My eating was out of control. I remember going to Frenchy’s and getting me a 5-piece chicken meal with fries, rice, 6 rolls, AND a slice of sweet potato pie, and on the way home stopping at Burger King for a whopper with cheese and bacon meal, size large, with a diet coke. I would literally go home and eat all of that until my heart and stomach were content. My aha moment came when a friend asked me to be in her wedding. I went and tried on the dress and I remember thinking to myself I can’t wear this dress in her wedding. It was a one shoulder short above the knee dress. I felt so self-conscious in it. I asked the sales person to take a picture of me in it and I remember looking at that picture feeling so down on myself. I ended up dropping out of the wedding because I was not comfortable enough to wear the dress. That made me feel so disappointed in myself. At that moment, I knew I needed to change. You see, I was the girl that wore spanx every day. I would wear long sleeves or a jacket to cover up my arms, because I thought they were too big and I wasn’t comfortable wearing them out. I was the girl that took hours to get dressed because I was so self-conscious. I wore black all the time to hide myself. I lacked full body pics. I didn’t wear shorts and struggled wearing dresses. I was so critical of myself. I was the girl that when a stranger would say in a store to me, “You’re so pretty” it would literally shock me because I didn’t feel that way. And I wanted to feel it so bad with everything in me but I just didn’t. I let my weight dictate how I felt about myself. It was truly holding me back. I faked my confidence. But any time I had to prove it, I always failed at it. So, I decided I didn’t want that life anymore. Finding Reggie was honestly, the best thing that could’ve ever happened to me. I don’t say that lightly. Sometimes, you want to change so bad but you just don’t know how to or you don’t know how to stay the course so you can. There’s something so special about Reggie that it is truly my belief that he is gifted and assigned to do what he does. Reggie saw something in me that I didn’t see in myself. He believes in me. He pushes me. He encourages me. He’s literally with me every step of the way on this journey. And I really don’t know how to explain it but knowing that and receiving that from him, there’s something in me that doesn’t want to let him down so I keep pushing! As well as I don’t want to let myself down! I was originally only supposed to be here until my contract ended. Once it ended, I went back and forth about leaving or staying. As a travel nurse my life is literally moving every 3 months from state to state. I made a decision that I just couldn’t leave. I had goals! Not only that, I couldn’t bring myself to leave Signature Physiques Studio. The bond I had built with Reggie and his family and the ladies here at the gym was everything to me and I didn’t feel I was ready to leave yet. So, I stayed. I had no place to live, and no job but I put my goals at the forefront and prayed about it. I turned down contracts in other states, and I even turned down a nursing strike paying $50,000 to work for a month in another state. Being here and working on my health and fitness was that important to me. I have literally moved my entire life here to Houston from North Carolina to stay at Signature Physiques Studio and work with Reggie. People think I’m crazy but it was so worth it!! The sacrifice was big but the outcome was and is greater! When you want something bad enough, you go after it and give it all you’ve got! No amount of money could’ve given me what I’ve gained so far being here! I am no longer that girl with the spanx on and a jacket. Reggie has helped me to learn to love myself again and has taught me that I am stronger than I thought I was. He showed me that I can do anything I set my mind to. He’s literally helped to transform my life! And there’s no price tag that I could ever put on that! The ladies of Signature Physiques Studio have become my family! There’s something so special about women who can come together and uplift and encourage one another and that’s exactly what we do at this studio. If you’re thinking of working with Reggie, just stop thinking about it and do it! I can’t stress enough how life changing this has been for me. There was once a time I would look at his YouTube videos and cry because I wanted to change so bad. Now, I look and I’m in those YouTube videos and I’m changing and reaching my goals. I look at that girl in my before pic and I see how unhappy she was. She deserved better and I’m so happy that I’m finally giving her that! If that’s you, give yourself better! You are worth the sacrifice! It will change your life!
Krystle B.