Hi, I'm Shandra, the woman behind @losermentality. 

I'm often asked why I chose the handle @losermentality.   I grew up in an environment heavy with domestic violence, alcoholism, and mental health issues, which manifested in my adult life as morbid obesity, trauma, and my very own battle with alcoholism.  To put it bluntly,  I had long believed myself to be "a loser", incapable of real success.

In 2017, at the beginning of my weightloss journey, I created a little Instagram profile under the name @losermentality, to share my journey with like-minded humans and maybe gain some accountability.  It was meant as a play on words, and the first tiny pledge to myself that I would "lose" that old self-limiting "mentality".

Over the last 7 years, that decision led to a whole lot of triumphs and rock-bottoms including sobriety, 115 lb weightloss, numerous appearances on national news and television, and the opportunity to teach, coach, write, and share my story and knowledge with the world.  Most of all, my passion is teaching other women how to do the same work and find the same freedom.

Much love,