Coach Rae is an award winning, certified Lifestyle & Weight Management Coach, Certified Master Herbalist, Group Fitness Instructor, Author, Speaker, Apostle and the creator of several Dance Fitness Formats.  

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Having struggled with weight for a large portion of her life, she understands the challenges, obstacles and pitfalls that can happen on a weight loss journey.  She has also learned how to overcome those and achieve the desired outcome.

She struggled with weight for the majority of her life, and suffered with low self-esteem and poor body image as a result.  Through her 20’s and 30’s she tried countless times to lose weight, embarking upon a cycle of yo yo dieting that would initially generate weight loss, but as her enthusiasm waned, so did her commitment to the journey and would find herself gaining back all the weight she lost, and then some! 

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She feared that if she continued on that course, that she would end up weighing over 300 lbs, and it was that fear that caused her to resolve in her mind that she would simply be a “Big Girl” for the rest of her life.  Yet…that mindset never fully settled in her spirit, and she sensed God saying to her, “No…that’s not what will happen!”

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She and her husband were pastors at the time, and have since been ordained as Apostles, but they had been sensing that God was calling them out of that area of ministry, but they didn’t know what was next.  So, they went on a fast in an effort to hear from God as to the next ministry assignment for them.  On the 4th day, she went upstairs to get something out of her bedroom, and weighing 247lbs at the time and having had nothing to eat for 3 straight days, she was weak and tired.  Going up those stairs was an exhausting feat!  As she got to the top, she had to stop and put her hand on the rail of the bannister to catch her breath and rest for a second.  She made a statement to God and said, “Wow God, I never realized how important food is for energy for your body!”

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In that moment, the Holy Spirit whispered a statement to her that would change the course of her life forever, and would ultimately be the seed and instruction for the next area of ministry.  He said, “Exactly!  I gave you food to Fuel Your Body, Not to Fluff It!”

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At that moment, she knew losing weight was not an option any longer, it was a mandate from God.  So she prayed and asked Him to help her and she and Michael began their weight loss journey. As she was losing the weight, many began to come to her for assistance in their own journeys.  As she sought God, He revealed to her that He was taking she and Michael out of the 4 walls of the Church, and sending them out into the world to help many that struggled with sickness and overweight/obesity.

Now, she and Michael are helping others develop healthier lifestyles and lose weight through their Marketplace ministry, Fitness Finesse w/Rae.