738: From 100lbs Down to Lifelong Success: The Strategies That Work at Any Stage
Fit, Healthy And Happy Podcast
Colossus Fitness
4.9 • 573 Ratings
🗓️ 18 September 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
➢ Message us “TAYLER” to Instagram @ColossusFit if you want to see results.
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In this episode I interview Tayler who has lost over 100lbs. Give it a listen as I know you'll be able to learn a lot.
(0:00) - Intro
(0:52) - What was life like for you before you started your weight loss journey? In terms of exercise, nutrition etc
(2:50) - Was there a specific moment or turning point when you knew you had to make a change?
(5:40) - What were some of the first small changes you made that really started to add up?
(7:00) - What identity change did you see as the journey shifted?
(8:30) - Tell me more about your journey with no alcohol & sobriety?
(12:20) - Was there a point where you debated hopping on a trend/fad, etc?
(14:25) - How did you manage this journey through grad school, working full time, etc?
(17:30) - How did you navigate this journey while dealing with the hip surgery?
(21:00) - How powerful was the accountability for you?
(27:30) - What helped push you through the early challenges on your journey?
(29:25) - If you could go back and give your past self one piece of advice before starting, what would it be?
(30:45) - Any personal growth book that stands out to you?
(32:40) - What habits do you have daily that helps you stay on track?
(35:30) - How do you think your results might have been different if you didn’t have a program/community/coaching?
(38:50) - Any other setbacks or obstacles you had to go through in your journey?
(41:40) - If someone’s on the fence about joining, what would you tell them based on what you’ve seen as a coach?
(43:00) - Favourite quote?
Thanks for listening! We genuinely appreciate every single one of you listening. ➢Follow us on instagram @colossusfit➢Apply to get your Polished Physique: https://colossusfitness.com/
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | What is going on, everyone? Welcome to the fit, healthy, and most of all happy podcast. I'm here with a special guest and co-host of the episode. Taylor. So happy to have you here. So Taylor is one of our longstanding clients. She's been here for a couple of years now, done an incredible job on her transformation. So we're excited to have you here. Thank you. I'm really glad to be here. Awesome. |
| 0:21.6 | So today the goal of this episode is to teach you all how to lose fat, to keep it off. |
| 0:27.6 | Hear a little bit more about Taylor's transformation, what she's got going on. |
| 0:31.6 | And the truth is, no matter who you are, you can learn something from this, whether it's |
| 0:36.6 | you're someone who wants to lose |
| 0:37.9 | five pounds, 100 pounds, you want to gain some muscle. |
| 0:41.5 | Everything that Taylor's done is going to be applicable to you. |
| 0:45.0 | So we're excited to have you here and just dive into it. |
| 0:48.4 | I wanted to ask the first question, which is, what was your life like before you started |
| 0:52.7 | your weight loss journey journey like in terms of |
| 0:54.8 | exercise nutrition like what were you doing when you were a hundred plus pounds um you know |
| 0:59.8 | overweight right so when i was a kid i was pretty active in sports and things like that and then |
| 1:05.8 | whenever i got into college life happened you know i was super stressed. I actually injured my back too when I was |
| 1:12.5 | a senior in high school. And it just kind of spiraled out of control. I was eating a lot of fast food. |
| 1:18.7 | I was drinking a lot of alcohol. I was partying a lot in college. And everything just got a little |
| 1:23.8 | bit out of my control as far as just overeating, over drinking. And I was going |
| 1:32.5 | into college, I would say I was not fit, but I was not overweight by any means. And then for about |
| 1:39.7 | a year and a half into college, I gained over 100 pounds. So it really did happen in a short amount of |
| 1:45.4 | time for me. And once I got to that point, it was very difficult to just live my life. |
| 1:52.3 | I felt very restricted when it came to just going to class or going to work. It was like |
| 2:00.1 | everything was such a chore. It was so hard for me |
| 2:03.6 | because I really didn't have the energy. And with my constant drinking, I was like always hung over. |
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