If you are like Lizzie and I, you have likely spent a lifetime being told to "shrink" "tone" "diet" and "restrict" in an effort to lose weight and fit the cultural ideal of beauty. Diet culture has made us believe that we must choke down cabbage soup and wear waist trainers in an attempt to change our bodies. Much of the daily messaging we get when it comes to exercise, nutrition, and body image that comes from diet culture is VERY toxic. So we begin to break down the messaging that doesn't serve us and how to weed through the BS And find a way to meaningfully live your happiest and healthiest life outside of our diet cultural conditioning.

We also want to remind you that we are here to serve you with quality information and things you can do at home that are going to help you during quarantine so tune in as we go over some helpful tools today!

Highlights of the episode include:

2:15 - we discuss the strangest fitness product advertisements we’ve seen

6:10 - Stacia talks about what it was like to body build, her crazy diet and her experience in the fitness industry

16:00 - Lizzie opens up about her experience participating in a *pretty toxic* weight loss program through her work

24:30 - Thin doesn’t always equal healthy. Healthy comes in all different shapes and sizes.

28:30 - The problem with before and after photos

39:15 - Staying mentally and physically healthy during quarantine

46:03 - We share our yay for the day!

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