Meet Teaira Laniece | Content Creator

We had the good fortune of connecting with Teaira Laniece and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I am a fitness and lifestyle content creator. I run the @teairalaniece account on TikTok. This account is based on my personal weight loss journey over the past year. I decided to start this account after sharing my story on my personal social media accounts and being flooded with direct messages from followers telling me how I have inspired them to get active and live a healthier life style. Sharing my journey on a public platform has never been easy. There are days that I feel like giving up but I know so many people are watching my journey unfold using it as motivation. What has helped me the most is being transparent about my obstacles. Everyday isn’t going to be a great workout or eating day, it is important for me to share my set backs. This is not only relatable for my audience but it also demonstrates how to overcome obstacles when motivation is lacking. The message behind my brand is to be your own aesthetic. Often times we become obsessed with images that we see on our social media feeds and start to feel like we need to look exactly like our favorite celebrity/influencer. When we fail to meet those standards, we give up and start to believe negative thoughts about ourselves. Be your own aesthetic sends a clear message that you do not need to live up to social media standards. You get to create your own personal beauty standards based on your own opinions and not those of the world.

Consistency and discipline are the leading factors in my weight loss success. For years, I would start a weight loss journey just to get discouraged and quit when the weight was not coming off fast enough. It was only when I realized that if I stopped quitting, I won’t have to keep starting over. I started to see real results when I created and stuck to my workout/clean eating regimen.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Brunch – Pangea Restaurant & Bar, and Stirr Addison Hangouts – Bitter Ends, Dibs on Victory, Clover Club Dallas, Happiest Hour, Trails & Hiking – Kathy Trail, Trinity Skyline
Neighborhoods – Deep Ellum, Victory Park
Casual Dinner – Crab Station, Shell Shack, Haywire
Fine Dining – Royal 38, Perry’s Steakhouse, Nick & Sams

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
God is the center of my life, and without him nothing would be possible. I thank God for every lesson and blessing. My sister Kayla and my friends, Akia, Ashley, La’Trice and “the co workers” group have been my biggest supporters over the years. If it wasn’t for them I would have given up on myself a long time ago. They all push me to keep going, and celebrate all my wins even the small ones. I appreciate their endless support.

Website: https://www.tiktok.com/@teairalaniece