The Fitnessista Podcast: Healthy In Real Life

077: Military Life Q & A

04.28.2021 - By Gina HarneyPlay

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HI friends! How’s the day going? Happy hump day I hope that the week is going well. It rained a ton yesterday, which was LOVELY, and I’ve been getting creative on the workout front with my broken pinky since I can’t lift upper body weights. I’m looking forward to a long run this morning. For today’s podcast episode, it’s a solo one with meeeee and I’m spilling the tea on military wife life. I’ve been with the Pilot for most of his military career and it’s funny because leading up to our relationship, I had zero experience with the military. This is a podcast episode I would have liked to listen to when we were first dating! Please keep in mind that I’m only sharing MY experience, which doesn’t mean that it’s the same experience across the board. What it’s like for some people doesn’t mean that it’s like that for everyone, and so many different factors like location, your husband’s unique job, kids, deployments, the squadron and spouse support can all affect your experience. Here are the questions you sent over on IG that I’m answering in today’s episode: Is the Pilot commercial or military? I thought he was commercial now.  What’s the most rewarding part about being a military family? Do you get good health insurance through the military? New military wife? How do I not make the military my life? How can I best support a military family when they move? How do you escape the drama? How do you rekindle your relationship after being apart for so long? One thing I expected about the lifestyle that wasn’t true and something that was  Resources from this episode:  Get 15% off Organifi with the code FITNESSISTA. The green juice and gold powder are my favorites! I also recently tried and loved their protein powder and have been adding the delicious red juice into my rotation.  I love love love the meals from Sakara Life. Use this link and the code XOGINAH for 20% off their meal delivery and clean boutique items. I recommend the beauty chocolates and the dark chocolate granola.  CBD has changed my life. It helps so much with my anxiety and sense of calmness. You can read more about my experience with CBD here and use the code FITNESSISTA here to get an extra 15% off your first order. (I love the flavored drops!) Thank you so much for listening and for all of your support with the podcast! Please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed this episode. If you leave a rating, head to this page and you’ll get a little “thank you” gift from me to you.  You can listen and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play. Thank you so much for listening and supporting the podcast! I’m just shy of hitting 300k downloads and I’m so thankful to you all for supporting this endeavor. It’s something I do 100% for fun and as another way to connect with y'all, so it makes my heart happy to read your awesome reviews and when you help me spread the word to family and friends. 

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