Community Highlights: Meet LaBria Thompson of Faith & Fitness Meal Prep

Hi LaBria, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
Hello my name is LaBria Nicole Thompson. I am 28 years old. I was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and raised in Atlanta, Ga.  My awesome parents are Detra and Roger Thompson who are my biggest supporters along with my amazing sister (Latoya Austin) Brother in Law Jairus Austin, and my adorable nephew Micah Jai Austin. Truly having their support and love have truly motivated me, and helped me on my journey.

Faith & Fitness Meal Prep started in 2016 after being diagnosed with a chronic illness called lupus in May of 2011. Before being diagnosed with lupus I struggled with my weight at a very young age. I decided to take my life back, so I began working out and meal prepping for myself to live a healthier lifestyle. My start weight was 431lbs wearing a size 28-26 in pants at age 17. Others began to see me cook and workout live and started asking did I meal prep for others. I first started meal prepping for 1 or 2 people. I would do snacks and a few meals twice a week. Before you knew it what was a hobby became my passion! I fell in love with becoming a better me and helping others live a healthier life at an affordable price. From there Faith and Fitness started to spread like a wildfire, and so many people fell in love with my journey and my food. I can honestly say I am where I am today because of God, so many supporters, family and friends! Their encouragement , prayers and motivation kept going. I had to realize that I was on this journey to better myself, so when I got discouraged, I would pray and keep going. When I fell I got back up, and when the scale numbers didn’t change I didn’t allow that to discourage me. There were days I wanted to quit, get the weight loss surgery, and forget about it all but I knew I couldn’t. I had to finish! I had to finish for me! It was through determination and my faith in God that I truly am where I am today. Today I weigh 251lbs and wearing a size 14-16 in pants. My business is doing better than ever, and I have 25+ customers and I enjoy seeing, helping and inspiring others to life a healthier lifestyle.

We all face challenges but looking back would you describe it as relatively smooth road?
It’s has not been a smooth road at all. After being diagnosed with lupus. I began to experience chronic pain in my joints so some days I couldn’t cook or workout. In 2018-2019 I had to close my business for a few months because I was dealing with chronic joint, and hip pain to the point where I couldn’t stand for long periods at a time. I got so discouraged. I started to slip back into unhealthy eating habits and I completely lost focus. I had to wake up and remember my why. I couldn’t stop. God had brought me to far to stop now. I got back up, wrote out my business plan, prayed over it and went to work.

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your business?
Faith and Fitness Meal Prep LLC is a Christian based business owned and operated by LaBria Thompson. Our mission is to help others live a healthier life at an affordable price. Our main goal is to put the excitement back into living and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. We want to make it easy and enjoyable for anyone to jump start their healthy lifestyle. Our Services Faith & Fitness Meal Prep LLC offers more than just meal prep options. Do you need lunch for the day? We have you covered. Didn’t have time to cook for the family? No worries we provide family meals as well. Vegan Meals Pescatarian Meals Plant Based Meals Keto Meal Vegetarian Meals Keto Desserts Kids Meals Faith and fitness is known for our amazing low carb keto desserts, and honey glazed salmon!! I am most proud of my weight loss transformation, and how God has used me to help other transform their lives. I aspire to help thousands of people live a healthier lifestyle. What sets me apart from a lot of people is my style of cooking, and who I am. God only created one me, some of us may have the same skill set but God has blessed crack of us to do what we love to do all in a different way.

Is there something surprising that you feel even people who know you might not know about?
I don’t think a lot of people that know me know I have dreams to compete in bodybuilding competitions professionally, and I aspire to be a professional athletic trainer for the NBA or NFL.