Today’s episode is a must-listen for anyone striving to build a healthy lifestyle, maintain weight loss, or just stay consistent with exercise and movement.

Joining me today is Jodi Dolo, a certified nutritionist and personal trainer who has an inspiring journey of losing and maintaining a 90-pound weight loss after a health scare in 2017. She's the co-host of the Mindful Muscle podcast and actively supports body positivity through community leadership.

Discussion Points:

1. Journey to Health:
   • Jodi shares her personal journey from a health scare to transforming her lifestyle and achieving better health than ever before.
2. Sustainable Changes:
   • Jodi and Gio focus on helping beginners make sustainable changes. She highlights key small changes that can lead to lasting improvements in health and fitness.
3. Beating the Odds:
   • Insights into the statistics of weight regain and what strategies Jodi used to maintain her weight loss successfully.
4. Parenting and Health:
   • How Jodi approaches food and exercise with her kids to foster a healthy relationship from a young age.
5. Body Positivity Community:
   • Discussing the importance of body positivity groups and the support they provide in overcoming body image struggles and building confidence.
6. Navigating Social Media Realities:
   • Jodi shares her experience with misleading social media trends and discusses the importance of authenticity in portraying health and fitness journeys.
7. Top Healthy Living Advice:
   • Jodi's best advice for adopting and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Connect with Jodi

Instagram: http://instagram.com/liviakaos/

Mindful Muscle podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@F5mindfulmuscle

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindful_muscle_podcast

YouTube:  https://youtube.com/@mindfulmusclepodcast?si=_vhYEoKDFlNWS_Hn

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