Shereece Mitchell transformed her life and her health and now, she wants to do the same for others.

In 2015, Mitchell was working in IT in South Florida when she began her journey, losing 100 pounds in the process. However, it wasn’t until 2018 that she started making the most changes in her life — becoming a bodybuilder and a Christian in the process.

The next year, she moved to Orlando, selling her house and quitting her job in the process. Beyond that, she decided to start a nonprofit, Butterfly Lifestyle.

The nonprofit is focused on promoting health and wellness, encouraging people to change their lifestyles rather than just their diets.

All this was happening in 2019. When 2020 hit a new challenge arose — the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pandemic laid bare how big of a problem food insecurity is in Central Florida and across the country. Mitchell realized, she could not encourage people to live a healthier lifestyle if their basic necessities are not being met.

Mitchell started working with a church in Pine Hills to start a weekly food bank. She sources the food from area businesses, such as Wawa, Outback Steakhouse and Publix.

On the latest episode of Florida Foodie, Mitchell shares more of her own health story as well as her plans for the future of Butterfly Lifestyle.

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