Andrea Matthes | SpeakerHub

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Recovering perfectionist Andrea Matthes is a Writer, Inspirational Speaker, and Entrepreneur who has helped millions of women around the world let go of perfection in order to love themselves more, care for their bodies better and create sustainable habits for a happy, healthy lifestyle.

Best known for her viral blog post "10+ Reasons I Love My Ugly Body," Andrea spent 20+ years trapped in a mindset and body that prevented her from loving herself and living the life she dreamed about.

In 2011 she found herself weighing 328 pounds, hating herself and her body, going to bed every night feeling like a "failure" because she hadn't perfectly executed her diet and exercise goals...again. She'd lie in bed beating herself up, promising tomorrow would be better-- only to repeat the cycle the next day.

In 2012 she had an ah-ha moment and realized that by expecting perfection she was creating her own failure. That's when everything shifted.

Andrea changed the way she thought about food, fitness, her body, and the labels others had given her such as: unmotivated, lazy, flakey, and destined to be fat.

With the help of weight loss surgery followed by keto, paleo, and counting calories, plus near-daily CrossFit and a complete lifestyle overhaul, Andrea lost 164lbs over the following two years, which was a feat in itself. She went from being sedentary to becoming a triathlete, from struggling with infertility for 18 years to becoming a mom at 38, from feeling hopeless and helpless to empowered and powerful, and most importantly she has gone from being at war with herself and her body to falling madly in love with both.

These days Andrea uses her "12 Rules for Living a Happy, Healthy I'mperfect Life" and her "Six Step Approach to Weight Loss" to help women create their own inside-out transformations.

Andrea is the founder of I'mperfect Life LLC, the I'mperfect Life Podcast, and I'mperfect Life EVOLve, a membership for women who are serious about letting go of perfection to live their ideal happy, healthy I'mperfect Life(R).

Let go of perfection to live your best happy, healthy I'mperfect Life. Learn more at ImperfectLife.com.

Current position (1)

Founder?CEO

I'mperfect Life, LLC

Degrees (1)

Health, Nutrition, Fitness

AFPA

2013

Presentations

Presentations (3)

Loving an Ugly Body

After losing 164 pounds, and escaping the body I'd been trapped in for 20 years, I was left with an "ugly body".

Despite five days of Crossfit every week, eating "clean" and becoming a Spartan and Triathlete, my body still resembled what I had worked so hard to escape.

Years later it was determined that I had lipedema, a hereditary fat disorder that causes chronic pain and pockets of fat that don't respond to diet and exercise, which also progresses with hormonal changes.

Knowing I'd never look "normal" challenged me to find new ways to love my body.

Through mindfulness, self-love, self-care, and creating sustainable habits, I fell in love my body from the inside-out.

This talk creates a necessary mindset shift in women that allows them to change the way they think and feel about themselves and their bodies, so they can find peace, love, and true joy within themselves and their bodies, in order to live their best happy, healthy life.

Tell that "B" to Eff Off

Negative self-talk is the B***H that steals our joy, robs us of our potential, and removes all of our power.

In this talk I enable women to take back their power by challenging them to identify the voice that's filling them with poison.

They learn how to confront that "B" voice, head-on, so it can "eff" off, allowing a new voice to fill her with feelings self-love and compassion.

How to End the Cycle of Diet-Fail-Repeat

Although I am an international leader in positive body image, I recognize that obesity directly effects our quality of life-- physically, mentally and emotionally. This is why I advocate for self-love, self-care and sustainable habits that support a happy, healthy lifestyle.

In this talk I share my Six Step Approach to Responsible Weight Loss, that ends the cycled of diet-fail-repeat, providing the mindset, actions, and reactions, necessary for sustainable weight loss and happy, healthy living.

Past talks (3)

Find Fun in Fitness

Your Weight Matters Convention

Orlando, FL

August 16, 2014

Rules to Live By

North Carolina Fitness Expo

Charlotte, NC

March 16, 2019

Letting Go of Perfection to Live a Happy and Healthy Life

A Brave Step: Coffee and Conversation

Charlotte, NC