What services does your business offer and what makes your business stand out from the competition?

Muscle Up Meals is a gourmet, chef prepared, healthy lifestyle pre-pared meals company. In a nutshell, we make healthy but extremely delicious meals for weight loss, fitness goals, or just to maintain a healthy way of eating.

Most of our competitors focus on cheaper meals with less flavor and love, while they definitely have a larger audience, we are trying to target a different group of people who simply want amazing food that happens to be healthy. We believe that you've gotta love what you eat if you plan to live on the food for a long time. This isn't a short term diet plan, it's a sustainable lifestyle meal plan that you can continue eating for years.

What was the inspiration to start or run this business?

Great question! Well, I was once over 400 lbs and morbidly obese. After many health issues and other personal challenges, I decided enough was enough, and I started eating healthy food. One thing I noticed was, most healthy meals I found weren't the best tasting. I tried ordering from meal prep companies here in Los Angeles, and I received food that was OKAY at best. I also didn't have much help in deciding the food that was right for me, and didn't have a good point of contact.

I took some time off of work to learn alot about nutrition, because I felt that this was the only way I could make a change. I became a personal trainer, and a nutritional expert and began cooking my own meals. Learning how to make those meals not only healthy but tasty is definitely an art. There are many flavors and cooking styles you can use that makes food taste amazing, without causing harm to your health.

I later ran into an awesome chef who helped me make my dishes and meal ideas come to life in a presentable manner, so we teamed up to create Muscle Up Meals!

What do you love most about your job?

I love being able to directly impact the lives of so many people, food is where most of your health comes from. The saying that you are what you eat is definitely true, and now that my job involves helping people live healthier lives I couldn't be happier. It really hits home for me since I used to be very unhealthy, I'm glad that I can contribute something positive and actually get paid for it! At the end, I do this because I love what I do, and I wouldn't trade it for anything.

What is the best reaction you've ever gotten from a customer?

I've had customers send me many "wow, I wasn't expecting it to taste so good", or "I've been losing weight thanks to your meals" and these reactions really are what keeps me going, it's what I live and breathe for and I'm so thankful that I can have such impacts on the lives of my clients.