Pursuit of Wellness - Solo: An Exclusive Event in NYC, Fi’s Ozempic Journey, Food Noise & Fertility Update

Episode Date: May 16, 2024

Ep. #99 On today’s episode, Fi and I return for another girl chat. We’ve been to three cities in two days, and it’s so surreal to be back and recording this in Los Angeles. We had a whirlwind of a pitstop in New York with Jay Shetty and we can’t wait to spill the tea. Plus, I have some fertility updates and Fi has some updates of her own. Let’s get to it! Leave Me a Message - click here! For Mari’s Instagram click here! For Pursuit of Wellness Podcast’s Instagram click here! For Mari’s Newsletter click here! For Fiona’s Instagram click here! For POW Brand Promo Codes click here! Show Links: Helsa dress: click here! Sponsored By: Listeners of my show can save $250 by going to https://www.mylifeforce.com/landers/pow. Give Lifeforce a try and find out what the healthiest version of yourself is capable of. Save 15% and get free shipping on your Starter Kit when you use code POW at www.branchbasics.com Use code POW15 at checkout for 15% off your entire order at www.vionicshoes.com when you log into your account. 1 time use only. Vionic Shoes. Wearable well-being for your feet Topics Discussed: 01:23 - Jay Shetty’s DM 04:48 - Time Magazine Event 14:38 - NYC to LAX 16:34 - Fertility update 25:22 - Fi’s update with Semaglutide 31:40 -  Food Addiction + Fighting the Food Noise 37:46 - Upcoming Bloom update

This is the Pursuit of Wellness podcast, and I'm your host, Mari Llewellyn. Hi, guys. Welcome back to the show. I am joined today by Fiona. Fi, welcome. Thank you for having me. Love to be here. We are sitting in our old studio right now in LA in the Bloom office, and it feels really freaking weird. So weird. So weird. Out of body experience.

Yeah. For some reason. Not just because we haven't been here in a while, but because we were literally in New York last night and then in Austin. We've been in three cities in the past two days. Is that accurate? We were in New York six hours ago.

Yeah. Seven hours ago. Just got off the plane. Yeah. At LAX with a dream and my cardigan. I'm wearing a cardigan. You're also wearing a cardigan. I'm wearing a cardigan. You're also wearing a cardigan. I'm wearing a minute cardigan.

We have a ton of updates for you guys. Like a lot of like just exciting stuff happening that we want to fill you in on. A lot of fertility things. A lot of like ovulating things. Fertility. Did I say fertility? Oh my god, I'm losing my mind. Guys, please bear with us.

Like we just got off a plane. Also, my skin is peeling quite aggressively so if you're watching this and you're like oh my god marie's a reptile please i'm just i got a little bit of a sunburn you look great thank you babe thank you feels like forever my hype woman i'm breaking out really bad and i'm peeling so bear with me on that we have a lot of exciting things to discuss. We do. I mean, pretty much my dream situation happened in New York. And should we give them some context?

Please. It was crazy, you guys. Just even from the moment Mari told me about the whole occasion happening. Give them some details. It's a big deal for me, for Fi, for the POW team, just like everyone who's helped me get here. I'm already like giving a speech. Like, why am I giving a speech? Let me tell them exactly what happened. About three or four days ago, I get a DM from Jay Shetty. As in Jay Shetty. Like if you don't know Jay Shetty, I don't know what to tell you.

He is the biggest podcaster out right now. He has a show called On Purpose. He interviews, you know, Kim Kardashian, Orlando Bloom, Kendall Jenner, some really big names. And he's a fantastic interviewer, someone I admire so much in this space. Very mental health forward,

a lot of meditation practice. And I love his show. I get a DM from him, screaming, crying, throwing up. The second I see it in my inbox, I'm like, oh my God. I mean, me when I get a DM from someone I love, I just freak out. Yeah, you freak out. Freak out. Freak out. Kind of like Pookie. Pookie followed me the other day, guys. That was crazy. And who liked your reel? Carrie Underwood. Carrie Underwood. What's happening? She's amazing. She's the best quads in the game besides yours. Thank you. Okay. Continue. Sorry. Anyway, Jay DMs me and he goes, Mari, what's your email? I want to invite you to something special.

Immediately losing it, crying, screaming. Oh my God, Fi, what's happening? Where are we going? What's going on? We get the email probably like a day later yeah so at this point we're like a couple days out from the event yeah i think it was like a thursday dm yeah friday receiving of details basically jay is sponsoring the time 100 impact dinner and this is basically where they honor health... What would you say? Like, um, people like, uh, what's the word? Like, mover. Personalities. Not personalities, even.

Like, people in the health space that are, like, game changers. Like, movers. They, yeah. Time 100 hosts an event where they honor really impactful people in the health space, whether they are survivors of war or maybe they've discovered a new gene or a new medicine. So really like the most incredible people in the health industry. And Jay is a part of this event and he is hosting a table at the event of seven people. And I am one of the seven. What the hell? Like, what the hell? What is happening? So he goes, it's in New York City on Monday night.

It's Friday. It's the Friday before. This is a Friday. And it's this Monday from 7pm to 11pm. I'd love to have you. I look at V and I'm like, what do we do? Because we were supposed to fly to LA on Monday. I had like five podcast interviews, meetings, like my whole schedule was planned. And I looked at Fi and I said, we got to change the whole thing. This is the only person that I would drop everything for other than you and Greg. I mean, it would have been like, this was a huge opportunity. So Fi helped me change my whole schedule. We packed the bags and this was a huge opportunity. So Fi helped me change my whole schedule. We packed the bags and it was a cocktail event. Like it's fancy. So immediately I'm ordering like dresses on Revolve, trying everything on. What's going to happen? Like

gowns, you guys. No, I did. I ordered ball gowns. You ordered a couple gowns. I'm not like a really like, I'm not a good like event dresser. Cocktail's a little tough, you know? It's like, what's too fancy? Like, you kind of can't go wrong, but also like, you can. Anyway, too casual. I ended up using a dress that I already had. It was like business casual. It's a Helsa.

You know, guys, like Elsa Hosk, the model, has a brand called Helsa. And it was this long sleeve, sort of like chiffon dress. Very flattering. Fee. Thank you, Fee. She helped me style it with boots, a bag. I was feeling good. We booked hair and makeup because I was just like, I need someone to do that for me.

Like we were landing the flight to New York. We landed at what? 1230? Yeah, something like that. Got to the hotel. The room wasn't ready. So we were basically pacing. I mean, we got a lot of work done in the meantime,

but we were pacing around, waiting for the room to be ready. We finally get in at like 3.30. Glam comes at 4. Glam comes at 4. I'm in the chair. I'm freaking out. I'm nervous.

Because truthfully, I didn't know what to expect out of this event. And I've been to a few events before, but nothing like of this level and something that I care so deeply about, I guess. Like Time 100 is incredible. Jay is incredible.

To be considered as one of the seven, I was like, oh my gosh, like this is amazing. It was also pretty broad. Like the details he gave were pretty like, nothing too specific. The email was actually really funny.

Like me and Mario were trying to like decipher what exactly he meant. Mario's like, I think I'm like at his table. And I was like, I thought it was, I was wrong. Mari was correct. Phoebe thought it wasn't even a table. I thought it was like a panel. I didn't understand it, but Mari was spot on.

Like he curated this table of seven and he chose you to be in it. But it was like, there was very few details. So yeah, you were kind of freaking out. Kind of freaking out, but knew it would be really special. And yeah, I just was really nervous and excited. I had found out that my friend Sammy Clark was also attending the event, which was really helpful to have someone to go with. And she was also at the table.

And I was just really excited for both of us. So got ready, you know, took some pictures, headed to the event. And still don't know what's going on. Walk in, we line up at a table and they tell you what table you're sitting at. So they're like, oh, table 10, table five. Sammy goes first. She's at table five. I'm like, oh my gosh, I hope I'm at table five. I hope I'm at table five. Oh my God. And they give me a little wristband. They're like, Mara, you're at table five. I'm like, okay, thank God. We go upstairs, immediately walk in. There's a step and repeat. For're like, Mari, you're at table five. I'm like, okay, thank God. We go upstairs, immediately walk in.

There's a step and repeat. For anyone who doesn't know, a step and repeat is like that big thing. A photo moment. A photo moment. With like a backdrop. With a backdrop and a photographer. So me and Sammy are like, oh, let's take some cute pictures. Like I go first.

I'm standing there. She's filming me, hyping me up. Jay is right there. And he goes, oh, Mari, Sammy, and is waving. And we're like, Jay! Jay! Like, I was just hoping that I would get to speak to him. And he ran over, he gave us both a hug, took a photo with us. And I was like, is this really happening right now? Like within the five minutes that I've gotten here. And I think a little bit like I still have imposter syndrome. Like I think a lot of people think that I'm like. It was so cute, you guys.

Then like when her and Sammy were about to leave in the Uber, like first of all, I felt like a mom, like watching my kids go off to prom. Like they were all dressed up. I was taking their photo. They were so nervous. And they both like two women who have like, really achieved so much

at such a young age, both of you. And they were both like, I don't know, like, we deserve this. I'm like, you guys 100% deserve this.

Like, I felt like you guys both were really nervous, but I was like, I was so happy for you guys. And you both did deserve to be there. Thank you.

Thank you. It was so good. It was definitely a moment of like, needing to just take a minute and reflect and soak it all in. I made sure during the event to sit for a second and look around and be like, wow, you are here. You are in this moment. Soak it in because this is like a dream.

Mari, two years ago, like imagine if I was like, you're going to go and sit at Jay Shetty's dinner. And he's going to like text you to come. Immediately, no. like you'd be like in what world i know yeah so anyway it was a pinch me moment like got to sit at the table met some amazing people in the industry heard some amazing speakers hallie berry was on the stage telling her story about menopause and she was so open and transparent and for someone who's so famous to come out like that, I thought it was incredible. Heard from some incredible people.

It was such an inspiring evening. I got to spend time with Melissa Tepperberg, who was there. A lot of time with Jay. Talking, connecting with people who are like-minded and who have been through similar things. And gosh, it was like like amazing and then I was there till like 11 got on an uber I mean I was talking to Jay on the street before I got in the uber we were just chatting about being from the UK and stuff I get in the uber and the uber driver goes

was that Jay Shetty and I was like yeah oh Jay it was my, Jay? Yeah. What do you mean? Of course. Anyway, I get in the Uber and I literally sprint home to Fi because I'm like so excited to tell her because I hadn't texted you all night. Oh, guys, I'm like, I'm like literally a worried mom. I'm like, how's it going? Are you at your table? Who's at your table? Are they being nice? Are you having?

But once she didn't, I went out and got dinner with my friend Sydney. But once she didn't text me, I was like if mari was panicked if something was wrong i would know and you weren't so i was like she must be having like an amazing time yeah it was so fun though me and sydney were like waiting at the hotel for you to come back and like debrief us and it's like exactly we were like sitting there waiting to hear all the details this whole thing is like as if i went on a date no it was do you know what i mean yeah But it was like way cooler than that. Yeah. Way cooler than that. But still. Yeah. Ran home. Told Fi everything.

Ate some sweet potatoes that I had brought. Super lame. Like I brought meal prep with me and I was eating that. Because you know at events you don't really end up eating a lot. You're like distracted. You're talking. Yeah. And I was so in the moment.

So I ended up eating a whole meal when I got home. I tried to order cookies but it was like four minutes past. I know. I really thought Fi would have a dessert platter waiting for me. I tried to order cookies, but it was like four minutes past. I know. I really thought Fi would have a dessert platter waiting for me. I tried. I really tried. I was really upset. Honestly.

I thought we had a plan. We did have a plan and I messed up. I missed it by like four minutes, but it's okay. It's okay. We'll make up for it. We'll have cookies here. It's good.

There's no good cookies here. No, there aren't. Salt and straw. Yeah. I'm hooked on those hot take cookies now. Nothing beats that. Or we could go to Press Juicery and get the freaking Frodo. I'm hooked on those hot take cookies now. Nothing beats that. Or we could go to Press Juicery and get the freaking Frodo. I haven't had that yet.

Oh, let's do that. Okay. Because it's right there. Let's do it tonight. I need a walk. You guys are always asking me the best way to go about getting lab testing done. I'm at the Bloom office right now and even the girls here are asking me, how can I get my testing done? I want to find out what's going on in my body. And I'm so excited I can finally recommend to you guys

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and it's uh what six hour flight yeah like five and a half i slept almost the whole time yeah you slept a couple hours it was it was needed landed mean, we literally just got off the plane, guys. So this is a hustle right now. Our team, when we got there, they're like, did you guys fly like that? I was like, no. I was like, no. Full gremlin homeless person mode.

I was like, this person? It was not this person 30 minutes ago. This pilgrim? Yeah, this pilgrim right here was not this pilgrim 30 minutes ago. I just have to say, like, this type of schedule sounds really cool and glam. And like, Greg can get away with it. And certain people I know can get away with it. I can't.

I am too sensitive for this lifestyle. I know. But you know what? I actually was thinking about it. And I was like, we have been living a very, I mean, we're always busy. But like overall, I feel like since moving to Austin, we've been living a more relaxed life. True. And like, I kind of feel like I have a little high.

Ooh. Like it's kind of a little fun. No, pipping your step. I'm like, New York. I know. Just setting. Yeah, you're right. You're right.

And we're young. Like we should do this now. Yeah. It's also just really cool. And I know like how impactful it is for the show and you. You're right. You're right. It's worth it. You're right and we're young like we should do this now yeah it's also just really cool and i know like how impactful it is for the show and you you're right like you're right it's worth it you're right it is worth it but i'm just saying like something will happen like i will get sick or my face will break out which is already happening or something will happen just if i drop dead you'll know why okay anyways um other little updates i have my little notes here that i i keep

a notepad constantly when something happens that i want to tell you guys i write it down which is kind of cute like you know notes for the gals um let's talk fertility for a minute because what would a power episode be if we didn't talk about freaking fertility you know, at this point. So guys, I'm really happy because I ovulated right before we left, which put me in a really good mood because I'm such a type A control freak. When I take any type of test and it's a negative, I'm upset. So I've been testing for ovulation with a digital test. My fertility clinic said to use a digital test because it looks like a pregnancy test. Yes. I actually kind of freaked out when you first showed me because it was like a test with a digital test. My fertility clinic said to use a digital test because- It looks like a pregnancy test. Yes. I actually kind of freaked out when you first showed me

because it was like literally a test with a smiley face. I was like- I would never tell you over text, first of all. Yeah. But it tells you whether you're ovulating or not. And it's not like a line that's like, oh, is it there? Is it not there?

It's like a definite yes. So feeling really good about that. The fact that I'm ovulating regularly. Also got a saline test done and Fi came with me. I did. It's quite the experience. Yeah. She sat behind my head.

So she wasn't like looking up my vagina. But first when I got in the room, they have like another little chair and I was sitting there and then Mari like gets all situated. I was like, oh, I have like full view. I was like, I'm gonna go sit at the top of near her head they were like yeah that's probably my feet were in the stirrups like i was like i truthfully didn't quite know what i was getting myself into and i had my eyes scrunched closed like this because i was like nervous and fee goes no marie look no i literally go marie i'm looking at your ovaries

and she goes what and she's like why what i look over in the screen so basically what happened is they put a big catheter type thing up there and they did a full look around of my uterus i think the ovaries they were like counting follicles they were checking there was no polyps or cysts none no polyps no cysts i had a good amount of follicles which apparently if you have pcus you have more than less which sounds like a good thing, but apparently like, I don't know, whatever. Then they go in the fallopian tube and they shoot saline up there just to make sure everything's like open and good and everything looked great. And it was like a really exciting appointment because I felt like we got to see things. It felt real. It felt like, oh good, like things

are looking healthy. So that put me on the right foot after the test and doing some research and getting a bunch of dms from you guys i've realized that the saline test can actually kind of flush you out and make it more likely that you'll get pregnant that month so fee why don't you tell them like fee did some digging too and her own little research you guys guys, my goal is to get Mari pregnant. Like that sounds weird, but like literally I want to get her pregnant. Fee is my midwife. So I was recently at a bachelorette and there was a girl in the bachelorette that was,

I think she was maybe five months along. And she kind of was telling me about her process and like how they were trying for a while and she was saying you know she was tracking ovulation and she felt like it wasn't working that well for them and like she was testing like like having a positive ovulation test but then wasn't actually obviously I don't know she was explaining that it wasn't working for her to track that way so then she explained to to me, she said, do you know, I think, I think it's Heather McMahon. I think that's who, yes, Heather McMahon. And you can look, if you type in Heather McMahon pregnancy on TikTok, a video will pop up. I can even like link it in the show notes.

And she, she has this like theory. I'm not sure like how true and true, like, I don't know where she got this from, but basically, and I think I'm going to say it right. Once your period ends, like the last day of your period, from then on, every other day, you should be having sex and do it for like, she kind of said like up to 10 or even like 14 days. So basically two weeks, every other day, right as soon as your period ends. And like, I do not understand the science behind it, but from what I've learned, it's like, it's not necessarily good

to be doing it every day. But every other day for that period of time following your period, like you kind of like, as long as you are ovulating, you kind of can't miss the ovulation. Like it just really increases your chances. Yes.

And this girl at The Bachelorette told me this is what her and her husband did. And they got pregnant. Yeah. And so, like, I came home and I was like, Mari, I'm doing this for you. And, like, I literally went in Mari's calendar. I'm doing this for you. I went in Mari's—sorry. I'm going to try this for you.

I went in her calendar. I was like, I'm going to put reminders every other day just for you I went in her calendar I was like I'm gonna put reminders every other day just for you to yeah think about it we guys we really did this we've labeled it baby baby baby baby and every other day it pops up and we've been sorry if anyone's listening who's related to me please just stop listening or they know what you're doing if I do work with you or something every other day has been what we're doing and the reason it works is apparently because the sperm will live up there for like two days so even if you do you know what i'm saying yeah so it's it's always there it's always it's always there if you're doing every other day and it's strong because you're

doing it every other day versus like if you're doing it every day, they might not be as strong or like. And you don't have to obsess as much over the window of time, which can be really stressful. Like, for example, my ovulation test came back positive right when Greg left for LA and I'm leaving to New York. And it's like, oh, my gosh. But given that it was positive the day before we left, it probably was positive the day before as well. I just didn't test that day. So it's good that we had been on that cycle because otherwise I would have missed that window.

And then now we will continue the cycle. Anyway, we're trying it. We'll see if it works. I'm determined. Fi is determined. She has become a part of this mission, which I really appreciate because I mean, I talk about it all the fucking time.

I want Mari and Greg to have a baby so badly, you guys. Like, I am so baby obsessed and it's not my time right now, so I'm like, perfect. I know. Also, I just, I love you guys and I want that for you. I know how badly you want it, so. Thank you. It's gonna happen. Anyway, I share this because

I don't feel like anyone talks about this, do you? Like, they talk about it afterwards. Yeah. Like once people get pregnant, then they say, you know, we were actually struggling for this one.

I think because it is kind of one of those things that's like. Uncomfy. It's uncomfy. And I feel like you, you even said this in your last solo episode, like you kind of feel defeated and you're like,

I'm so healthy. I do everything right. Like, why can I not do this? And I think it's a very defeating and not, not shameful, but I think, I think as women, like we internalize, we're supposed to be mothers. Like, it's like, why are we not getting pregnant? You know, so it is frustrating. I have ups and downs with it. But, you know, I often meeting so many women who have struggled with it themselves.

Like I met a girl the other day who did IVF for two years and just hearing that perspective is like really, really helpful for me. And even when I share this, like I get messages about it on my Instagram and I do check my messages. And when I see girls telling me like, oh, we struggled for this long and we managed to get pregnant, it just gives me hope. Or the girls are like, we're struggling now.

And like, it's so nice to hear someone else talk about it because no one does totally so i'm with you guys i'm with you gals we're gonna have our babies they're coming don't worry and they're gonna be so freaking cutie oh it's probably so chunky so chunky i was a chunk chunk babe as well spring is right around the corner which means warmer weather is coming and more time on the go the bionic vitals collection has the best essential styles for everyday wear to get you ready for the season i personally love the willa slip on. This essential flat combines luxe materials with a seriously supportive footbed, maximum versatility with over 12 colors to complement any outfit year-round and day-to-night. I feel like the flats look so good with jeans, dresses, skirts, literally everything and they really dress up a look. Vionics exclusive VioMotion technology is what sets them apart

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at www.vionicshoes.com when you log into your account one-time use only vionicshoes wearable well-being for your feet um sophie yes i feel like i've been talking about myself a lot can you give us an update like this is your show or something yeah sorry let me shut up but people love hearing from you like i asked everyone what their favorite episodes are and like an overwhelming amount of people said yours i'm flattered it's so much fun i love doing it yeah we have the best time but tell us what's going on with you. So I've, I've wanted to talk about this, but I've been kind of just waiting for the right time. And like when I feel comfortable and when I feel like I can like,

share enough about it, but I did start taking semaglutide about I think I just did my 10th injection. So I think 10 weeks ago. I know, time's flying. We're so busy. Yeah, I want to say I started like March or April. So yeah, I think I did. I've done 10 weeks. I found a great place in Austin that was like highly regarded, local. I have like meetings with a doctor, like there was a whole team. They provide you like a nutritionist to talk about your, you know, your diet and your exercise and stuff before you even get started. And yeah, it's actually been really good. And like, to be very transparent, it I was very nervous to go on it um for a long like I've thought you know everyone's I don't say everyone's on it a lot of people especially in LA and social media

on it and saw great success but there's also a lot of negativity online about it um I know we just had a guest on who I I was bummed I didn't get to actually go to the recording because I was sick that week in Nashville. But she came on and shared a lot about also the risks of Ozempic. Also, semaglutide is Ozempic. I should say that. But the brand I'm on is like a compounded semaglutide. And she shared about a bunch of the risks about it. And I think that's like the stomach paralysis. And I mean, there's a million risks as any medication is. But I've had a good experience so far. I know we want to go like do an episode that's a little more in depth about it, which like I'm definitely open to doing if you guys want to hear about it. But since you're only 10 weeks in right now, like what what was the start

like? Yeah. And like what side effects did you have and how do you feel now? For sure. So the place I went, and I mean, everyone's going to be different. The place I went has a very like, how do I want to say it? Like a slow protocol. So the first month, so for four weeks you do five units, which is like the lowest dosage. Honestly, it's like nothing. And this is in like a syringe that you pull out of a bottle yourself. It's not like the ozempic pen or anything like that. And I was doing five units for four weeks. Honestly, didn't notice too much. If anything, I felt like maybe I like wasn't going to the bathroom as frequently. I did have a little bit

of nausea. I'm like a nauseous girly. That's like just one thing about me. Like I just get nauseous. So I did have a little nausea, but it subsided. And the doctor also prescribes you like a anti-nausea medicine if it like really gets severe, which I think I took once or twice. Sometimes in the mornings, if I was going to go do a workout class, I'd be like on my cycle, like cycling, and I'd be like, hmm, like, but then it would go away. So that definitely happened first. Then four more weeks in, you double. So then I was doing 10 units. And now as of the last two shots, I've been doing 20 units. So technically, I'm on like the strongest dose I've taken. But as I've gone up, like the side effects have subsided. I can say, and like this truly was the reason I really wanted to go on it in the first place. I've thought about food my entire life.

Like as young as I can remember, food noise has been like, it's like all I could hear. And growing up, I had friends that like, you know, when you're that young, you don't, you don't even know what you're experiencing. But I would like see my friends have like a couple bites of their ice cream and then just like, push it to the side. And I would be like, I can eat a whole carton of Ben and Jerry's. Like, what do you mean? And I just, I felt like I really had gotten to a point where I felt very comfortable with like, as I was in my body and I was doing my workouts and I feel like I'm really like eating

a very balanced diet, not restricting too much, but like getting enough protein in. And I just still felt very puffy and inflamed. This also kind of leads to those results I got from Emily. I have high estrogen. I'm estrogen dominant. And I shared, I took all those results from Emily and shared it with the doctor at this practice.

And she was like, that does like, I actually think you're the perfect candidate for something like this. I wasn't pre-diabetic, but I was like, my numbers were kind of right before high insulin it was on the higher end it wasn't quite where it would be pre-diabetic

but she was like I really think you should just give it a shot and like I said I had been talking about it with my family for a bit and I decided to do it and yeah I've really enjoyed it so far. The food noise has like tremendously subsided. Like I think if out of any like side effect or positive part about it, I think what should be promoted more is like how it really affects mental health.

And if you have never dealt with food noise, like, God bless you. Like, I'm so jealous of you, truly. It is awful. It really is. Like, when you wake up in the morning and the first thing you think about what you're going to eat, and then you're eating breakfast, and you're already thinking about what you're going to eat next, or like, it's just, it like, runs your life. And I've definitely healed my relationship with food a lot through like therapy and like really trying to be more balanced. But there was a time where like my binging was really out of hand. And that was when the food noise like it truly it's an addiction.

Like I truly think food is an addiction. And I know we've like had people on that have said this before. But like, you know, obviously drugs and alcohol, like you don't need that to survive. You need to eat to survive. So imagine like having an addiction to something that it's like, you have to do this to survive, but like if, but it can like, it really can control you. And I think the food noise, like I just, I wake up in the morning and I'm like excited to go do a workout and I'm like, oh, I like I'll eat breakfast after, make sure I'm getting enough protein in. But it's not a constant buzz.

Yeah. Like it's not a constant buzz. Like even we got off our flight this morning and I ate on the plane because I was really hungry. Ate on the plane. We got off and we were in a rush. So we ordered lunch and I got my lunch. And I was like, I'm not that hungry right now.

So I'm not gonna eat, but I brought it with me. And in probably like an hour, I'm gonna be like ravenous and want to eat. And I will. But all this being said too, I do think it is abused. I think there are people that take it that do not need it. And people might want to say that about me. Like I said, I'm not doing this for like a dramatic weight change.

Like I'm not trying to starve myself. I'm eating. For me, it really was like the quieting the food noise. And it has. And I'm making sure I'm getting enough protein in. I think we were talking about this earlier. Like I think people on this medication need to be taught the right tools to make it a lifestyle.

You need to make sure you're getting enough protein. You need to make sure you're also exercising, just starving yourself and injecting yourself every week. And like, okay, you might drop 30 pounds. That's not going to get you very far. And I don't want to be on this medication my whole life, you know, but I'm hoping, we'll see. I'm hoping, I don't know how long I'm going to do it.

I'm almost done. The program I'm doing is like 12 weeks at a time. So I'm almost done with the 12 weeks. I might do 12. I don't know. I'm going to see, I'm going to talk to my doctor, but it's really helped. And I've really enjoyed it so far. And like, I'm not going to share numbers exactly of like what I've lost or not lost, but I feel really good. And I just, I honestly feel a lot less inflamed. I will say that. I think, I think I was very, every time I would get like a lymphatic drainage or anything, they'd be like, you're holding so much water and inflammation. And to be honest, like my weight hasn't moved a ton, but my clothes fit are fitting differently, which like, it feels really nice.

I don't think the scale is like an accurate way of measuring. Yeah. And I think it's awesome that you're sharing. First of all, I think, you know, a lot of girls listening are probably curious or have heard experts on the show talk about it. And we've had mixed opinions. We've had, you know, Dr. Gabrielle Lyons speak about the benefits of it, as long as you're doing it the right way. We had Cara Clark, who wasn't a huge fan. We had someone who's coming up soon, JJ, who is a big fan. So I think what was nice is you got to hear a bunch of different expert opinions and then make your own educated decision, which is really the key of all of this, guys. Like, I don't think that there's a black and white answer about Ozempic yet. I think that there's risks as there

are with anything else. But what is the risk of having food noise 24-7? What is the risk of, this isn't your case, but someone who is obese or someone who can't get themselves to exercise? You know, like this is really helping a ton of people. And I think to ignore that is ignorant. Yeah. And also I would imagine your inflammation is going down because you're estrogen dominant and lowering glucose and fasting insulin is going to help with that. Yeah. So if it's helping your hormones like that is a really beneficial thing. Yeah. And yeah, I think it's cool you're sharing because just after seeing the feedback from the last nutritionist episode people have a lot of thoughts about it and I don't think anyone should be in the position where they're like getting mad you know like everyone has their own experience people think it's I feel like people think it's like a cheat like you're cheating your way to like losing weight

and like I'm gonna be like I have worked out and eaten well like as long as I can remember like truly I do the work and it's not like you stopped when you started taking semaglutide if anything you're kind of I feel like more focused on your health like I'm doing the work and I wasn't seeing the results and that in itself is a whole nother mental like mind f you know yeah um and like i just want to give a shout out to like um what's her name girl no job claudia claudia she i'm the toast from the toast claudia austrey she i am like i think the way she is going about sharing her experience with it is incredible um i was saying to you, she just ran a 5K or maybe even more than that.

And like, she, yeah. And she says like before when she was at like her heaviest, she like couldn't cross her legs comfortably. And I'm like, this medication is giving people the ability that like were that uncomfortable

and like probably couldn't really even work out to like now she's running 5Ks. That's amazing. Yeah. And she's not on it anymore. And she's running 5Ks. That's amazing. Yeah, and she's not on it anymore. And she's not on it anymore. And she's made a huge lifestyle change. And is that everybody?

Absolutely not. But like if you are doing it the correct way, and also like anyone listening, if you are interested in it, make sure you find a reputable provider. Don't like be buying it online from wherever. You know, make sure you're doing it with someone that's watching over you and making sure you're doing the right amounts.

And yeah, it's been good. We'll see. Well, thanks for the update, Fi. And I can't wait to hear more. Glad you're feeling good already. And I feel like we must have the most transparent show on the internet. Mari's vagina.

Maya's epic. Like, are we done oversharing yet or no? It feels good. It does. Doesn't it? It feels like therapy. Also, because we're so busy all the time, like, I don't always get to sit down with you and get, like, a full update.

So we're kind of selfishly using this show as a way of updating each other. Also, I really want to tell them what you were just sampling. Fi was just trying our new Bloom product that comes out in July and she's obsessed. Yeah, it's literally sitting right across from me. Mari told me I was not allowed to have it in the frame, but it is amazing, you guys. Very needed after a long flight. I'll say that. Yep.

Pip in the step. Yeah. Pip in my step. Delicious. Gut friendly. Gut friendly. Game changer. Period.

Be tuned. Stay tuned. Whoa. Be tuned. Anyway, I couldn't let Fi have it in the frame because the design isn't perfect yet. That is not a final draft of the product. But it's amazing. I had the whole Fi have it in the frame because the design isn't perfect yet. That is not a final draft of the product. But it's amazing.

I had the whole team try it. And everyone loved it. Everyone in the room loved it. So I'm just so excited to tell you guys. Freaking out. July. And as we get closer, I will give more and more clues. And I want to do like a huge giveaway on the show.

Yes. Anyway, guys, thanks for listening to us ramble rumble about everything in our lives. I hope it wasn't too much of an overshare. Send us a DM if you could relate to any of that. And if you want us to like dive deeper into any of the topics we talked about. Fi, thank you so much for coming on the show. Love you guys. Just a reminder, leave a review.

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