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Episode 4: Self Love
45 Plays10 months ago
Welcome back to Raising Chaos! Today we talk about something that is very near and dear to us-self love and body positivity. We share more about what self-love means to us and briefly discuss how it has impacted us.
Shout outs this week go to our friend Alissa and her business Rise & Shine Cleaning, LLC which is now accepting new clients and out favorite local band 16 Penny!
** This is a real life podcast and because we recorded midday, you are going to hear kids, dogs and other random noises in the background. We appreciate all the continued support as we continue to make progress with out podcast!**
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Transcript
Introduction and Podcast Theme
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Christina Couture
What's up, bitches?
00:00:00
Savanna
What's up bitches?
00:00:02
Christina Couture
Welcome back to Raising and Chaos.
00:00:02
Savanna
Welcome back to Raising Chaos. Ooh, I said that weird.
00:00:04
Christina Couture
Ooh, I said that weird.
00:00:07
Savanna
This is Christina.
00:00:07
Christina Couture
This is Christina. This is Savannah.
00:00:09
Savanna
This is Savannah.
00:00:11
Christina Couture
And Emily's here.
00:00:11
Savanna
And Emily's here.
00:00:13
Christina Couture
Not that you can hear her, but she's here.
00:00:13
Savanna
Not that you can hear her, but she's here.
00:00:16
Christina Couture
She's making food.
00:00:16
Savanna
She's making food.
00:00:18
Savanna
We're having girls' night.
00:00:18
Christina Couture
We're having girls' night.
00:00:19
Christina Couture
Summer ween.
00:00:19
Savanna
It's summer ween.
00:00:21
Christina Couture
It was a ghoul time.
00:00:22
Savanna
With ghouls' hide.
00:00:24
Savanna
Ghoul time.
00:00:24
Christina Couture
Ghoul time.
00:00:25
Christina Couture
Hot ghoul time.
00:00:25
Savanna
Hot ghoul time.
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Christina Couture
I got it from Miranda.
00:00:26
Savanna
I got it from grandma.
00:00:27
Christina Couture
I know.
00:00:28
Savanna
I know.
00:00:28
Christina Couture
That was catchy as fuck.
00:00:28
Savanna
That was catchy as fuck.
00:00:30
Savanna
Don't bark.
00:00:30
Christina Couture
Don't bark.
00:00:32
Christina Couture
You're going to hear all kinds of noise in the background because there's lots of shit going on in the background here.
00:00:32
Savanna
You're going to hear all kinds of noise in the background because there's lots of shit take sense going on in the background here.
00:00:41
Christina Couture
Like my dog or my kids or Emily.
00:00:41
Savanna
Like my dog or my kids or Emily.
00:00:45
Christina Couture
And that's fine.
00:00:45
Savanna
And that's fine.
Weekly Catch-up and Mental Health
00:00:47
Christina Couture
So how's shit going, friend?
00:00:47
Savanna
So how's shit going, friend?
00:00:50
Christina Couture
Good.
00:00:50
Savanna
Good, how are you?
00:00:50
Christina Couture
How are you?
00:00:53
Christina Couture
Surviving.
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Savanna
Surviving.
00:00:55
Christina Couture
It's been a week.
00:00:55
Savanna
It's been a week.
00:00:57
Savanna
It's been a week. But I'm doing better.
00:00:57
Christina Couture
It's been a week, but I'm doing better.
00:01:01
Christina Couture
I'm not as, I was in like a mental funk and I and know why, but I sound ridiculous when I explain why.
00:01:01
Savanna
I'm not as, I just am like a mental funk. And I and know why, but I sound ridiculous when I explain why.
00:01:12
Savanna
So, okay, just making sure.
00:01:12
Christina Couture
okay, okay, just making sure, Savannah's adjusting, so making sure we're all surviving.
00:01:15
Savanna
Sabina's adjusting, so making sure we're all surviving.
00:01:19
Christina Couture
What's up, chick?
00:01:19
Savanna
What's that shit?
00:01:20
Christina Couture
I'm surviving.
00:01:20
Savanna
I'm surviving.
00:01:21
Savanna
ah Okay, cool.
00:01:21
Christina Couture
Okay, go away.
00:01:22
Christina Couture
Love you.
00:01:22
Savanna
Love you. That was CJ.
00:01:23
Christina Couture
That was CJ. sir i
00:01:26
Savanna
Surviving.
00:01:27
Christina Couture
So any like business you want to chat about before we get into this?
00:01:27
Savanna
So, any business you want to chat about before we get on into this?
00:01:35
Savanna
Shout out to...
00:01:36
Christina Couture
Shout outs. We'll do it later.
00:01:37
Savanna
We'll do a light out. Okay, sorry.
Community Shoutouts and Time Management
00:01:38
Savanna
We'll do a right before you.
00:01:38
Christina Couture
We'll do it right before.
00:01:40
Christina Couture
We have some people that we want to shout out before um we sign off for the night.
00:01:40
Savanna
We have some people that we want to shout out. Yes. So for... ah We sign off for the night.
00:01:47
Christina Couture
um So local businesses, we want to support.
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Savanna
um So local businesses, we want to support friends that we care about.
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Christina Couture
friends that we care about.
00:01:52
Savanna
I'm excited to start getting more of those things so we can start sharing more of them for people who have supported us thus far.
00:01:52
Christina Couture
So ah excited to start getting more of those things so we can start sharing more of them for people who have supported us thus far.
00:02:02
Savanna
Yes.
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Savanna
oh um
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Christina Couture
um
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Christina Couture
But yeah, other than that, because it's end of, is it middle July?
00:02:05
Savanna
But yeah, other than that, because it's... Is it middle July?
00:02:12
Christina Couture
Or is it end of July?
00:02:12
Savanna
Or is it end of July? Next week's last week of July.
00:02:13
Christina Couture
Holy crap.
00:02:15
Savanna
Holy crap.
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Christina Couture
to holy crap I don't know time anymore.
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Savanna
I don't know time anymore. either. It's all one day.
00:02:20
Christina Couture
fall one Like summer school started two weeks though, and then football started last week.
00:02:21
Savanna
Like summer school started two weeks though. And then football started last week.
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Christina Couture
And are you checking yourself for breast cancer?
00:02:28
Savanna
And are you checking yourself for breast cancer?
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Christina Couture
Just making sure I have enough for you.
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Savanna
Just making sure have enough ribs.
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Christina Couture
Making sure you have blood?
00:02:34
Savanna
Making sure you have what?
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Christina Couture
I have enough for you on my skeleton.
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Savanna
Enough ribs on my skeleton.
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Christina Couture
Oh, um dear Lord.
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Savanna
Oh, um dear Lord.
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Savanna
I'm always over here.
00:02:42
Christina Couture
thought she was just checking herself.
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Savanna
Check she try to yourself
00:02:46
Christina Couture
What an interesting time to check your titties.
00:02:46
Savanna
What is interesting? I'm going to check your titties. It's like every damn show.
00:02:50
Christina Couture
Like every day in the shower. Goodness.
00:02:53
Savanna
Goodness.
00:02:54
Savanna
What was I saying?
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Christina Couture
What was I saying?
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Savanna
Oh, football started last week.
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Christina Couture
Sorry.
00:02:56
Christina Couture
Football started last week.
00:02:58
Savanna
Yeah.
00:02:58
Christina Couture
Summer school that started two weeks ago.
00:02:58
Savanna
Summer school i started a two weeks ago.
00:03:01
Savanna
You're losing track of time.
00:03:01
Christina Couture
You're losing quite time.
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Christina Couture
I don't know.
00:03:02
Savanna
I don't know.
00:03:03
Christina Couture
And like Chris is football coaching, which is like great.
00:03:03
Savanna
And like Chris's football coaching, which is like great.
00:03:07
Christina Couture
But in the same breath, i I have no idea what's going on.
00:03:07
Savanna
But in the same breath, I'm, I have no idea what's going on.
00:03:12
Savanna
Yep.
00:03:12
Christina Couture
Yep.
00:03:12
Christina Couture
It's all one day.
00:03:12
Savanna
It's all one day, isn't it?
00:03:14
Christina Couture
Yep.
00:03:14
Savanna
Yep. Blurred.
00:03:15
Christina Couture
ye
00:03:15
Savanna
Yep.
00:03:18
Christina Couture
And these freaking kids are still driving me nuts.
00:03:18
Savanna
These freaking kids are still driving me down.
00:03:20
Christina Couture
Like my summer is over.
00:03:20
Savanna
Like my summer is over.
00:03:22
Savanna
me
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Christina Couture
mean
00:03:23
Savanna
They go. cday has summer school in the morning and and she gets home at 1.30, 2 o'clock, depending if she is tutoring after school.
00:03:23
Christina Couture
They go, CJ has summer school in the morning and she gets home at like 1.30, 2 o'clock, depending if she is tutoring after school.
00:03:33
Christina Couture
And then the boys have football from 6 to 8.
00:03:33
Savanna
And then the boys have football from 6 to 8.
00:03:37
Christina Couture
Like what do I do with myself?
00:03:37
Savanna
And what do I do with myself?
00:03:38
Savanna
Now I have to just be home.
00:03:38
Christina Couture
Now I have to just be home.
00:03:41
Christina Couture
I can't go anywhere.
00:03:41
Savanna
Can't go anywhere.
00:03:43
Savanna
i I thought I'd never be one of these moms, but I cannot wait for them to go back school. Here's the thing. They fight all day long.
00:03:43
Christina Couture
I thought I knew the work of moms, but cannot live with them.
00:03:51
Christina Couture
I'm excited for them to go back to school.
00:03:51
Savanna
i'm excited for them to go back to school.
00:03:55
Christina Couture
They're ah a little excited to go back to school because they like want to see it with friends.
00:03:55
Savanna
They're a a little excited to go back to school because they, like, want to see you my friends.
00:03:59
Christina Couture
and like i think they're I'm not going to say they want to go back to school and be busy for eight hours, but they...
00:03:59
Savanna
And, like, I think they're... I'm not going to say they want to go back to school and be busy for eight hours, but they...
00:04:09
Christina Couture
want to see their friends and do kind of like school signifies fall, the football season, dance starts, CJ's cheerleading.
00:04:09
Savanna
want to see their friends and do kind of like school signifies fall you the football season dance starts cj's cheerleading like there's a whole bunch of shit going on and so they love this time of year yes i like summer no and besides the fact these little suckers drive me nuts 24 7 i like
00:04:20
Christina Couture
Like there's a whole bunch of shit going on. And so they love this time of year. yes I like summer. And besides the fact these little fuckers drive me nuts 24 seven, what am I going to do with myself now?
00:04:34
Savanna
they What am I going to do with my stuff now?
00:04:37
Christina Couture
I'm not working.
00:04:37
Savanna
not working.
00:04:37
Christina Couture
Yeah.
00:04:38
Savanna
You're going to miss them when they're gone.
00:04:38
Christina Couture
We're going to miss them when they're gone.
00:04:39
Savanna
Because that's why I'm complaining.
00:04:40
Christina Couture
I'm complaining. want to back to school.
00:04:41
Savanna
I want to be back at school.
00:04:42
Christina Couture
soon as they're gone, like, what are we doing again?
00:04:42
Savanna
as soon they're gone, like, man, what am going to do in my day?
00:04:45
Christina Couture
see We're going to do stuff.
00:04:45
Savanna
See, we're going to stuff.
00:04:46
Savanna
Yeah, we're going to have to.
00:04:46
Christina Couture
yeah were
00:04:48
Savanna
You are going to be rubbed in that, too. Because you're not busy on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
00:04:48
Christina Couture
You are going to be roped in that too because you're not busy on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
00:04:52
Christina Couture
so
00:04:52
Savanna
so We're going to coach.
00:04:53
Christina Couture
working're by coach yeah you coaching the epa go to so yeah he down We're brunch.
00:04:54
Savanna
Yeah, you coach in the evening. We're going to brunch. So, hell yeah, down for brunch.
00:05:00
Christina Couture
We are ladies who brunch.
00:05:00
Savanna
We are who brunch. ho bro so see I love the fact that Emily's getting picked up here and there.
00:05:05
Christina Couture
We're going to brunch. I love the fact that Emily's getting picked up here and there. So I hope people hear her.
00:05:10
Savanna
So I hope people hear her. I heard her a couple times.
00:05:13
Christina Couture
some
00:05:17
Christina Couture
Oh, and we're drinking cocktails.
00:05:17
Savanna
Oh, and we're drinking cocktails.
00:05:20
Savanna
And I say we, it's me.
00:05:20
Christina Couture
And I say we, it's me.
00:05:22
Christina Couture
Emily's drinking too.
00:05:22
Savanna
Emily's drinking too. honor So here's the thing.
00:05:24
Christina Couture
So here's the thing. I don't know if I said this, but our girls night is summer weed.
00:05:26
Savanna
i don't know if I said this, but our girls night is summer ween.
00:05:33
Christina Couture
I thought there was a hair in my drink.
00:05:33
Savanna
I thought there was a hair in my drink.
Summerween Celebration
00:05:36
Savanna
It's summerween themed.
00:05:36
Christina Couture
It's summerween themed.
00:05:37
Christina Couture
So we're having a Halloween party in the summer.
00:05:37
Savanna
So we're having ah Halloween party in the summer. I pulled out my Halloween decorations.
00:05:42
Christina Couture
pulled out my Halloween decorations. I dressed my skeleton.
00:05:45
Savanna
I dressed my skeleton.
00:05:47
Savanna
She's in a patriotic bikini that's falling off her ass. My skeleton's in bondage.
00:05:47
Christina Couture
She's in a patriotic bikini that's fallen off her ass.
00:05:54
Christina Couture
That's...
00:05:54
Savanna
That's... Oh, yes, daddy. Anyways. Ew, don't say the D word.
00:05:57
Christina Couture
and
00:05:57
Savanna
i anyway it's don
00:05:58
Christina Couture
Ew, don't say the D word.
00:05:59
Savanna
ah d bird
00:06:01
Christina Couture
You're into freaky shit like that.
00:06:01
Savanna
You're into freaky shit like that. I'm vanilla, baby.
00:06:03
Christina Couture
I'm vanilla, baby. No.
00:06:05
Savanna
No, I'm vanilla.
00:06:06
Christina Couture
I'm vanilla. You are not.
00:06:09
Savanna
You are not. You are dirty snow.
00:06:10
Christina Couture
You're dirty snow.
00:06:13
Savanna
You
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Christina Couture
We are not the same.
00:06:15
Savanna
are not the same.
00:06:17
Christina Couture
We are not cut from the same cloth.
00:06:17
Savanna
You are not cut from the same cloth. I'm the backside.
00:06:21
Christina Couture
On the backside.
00:06:22
Savanna
I'm just kidding. Did you say the backside?
00:06:24
Christina Couture
Did you say up the back side?
00:06:25
Savanna
I said I'm the backside.
00:06:25
Christina Couture
said up back side. Ew. Ew.
00:06:27
Savanna
Ew.
00:06:27
Christina Couture
I got peed on a dog park.
00:06:27
Savanna
Ew. I got peed on at the dog park.
00:06:30
Christina Couture
Is that what I'm thinking?
00:06:30
Savanna
Does that make me kinky? Yes.
00:06:32
Christina Couture
Yes.
00:06:32
Savanna
By a man?
00:06:32
Christina Couture
By a man?
00:06:33
Savanna
By a dog.
00:06:34
Christina Couture
Oh, that's not the same.
00:06:34
Savanna
Oh, that's not good. I'm going to say, by a man, that's wild.
00:06:35
Christina Couture
Are you sports?
00:06:37
Savanna
Did you just remember?
00:06:37
Christina Couture
No. I only like... are you in no water
00:06:39
Savanna
Are you into water sports? No.
00:06:40
Christina Couture
no
00:06:42
Savanna
I only liked in the shower and even these on my titties.
00:06:42
Christina Couture
i only
00:06:44
Christina Couture
zo Nobody knows.
00:06:45
Savanna
Nobody knows. Didn't we talk about this already before or not?
00:06:49
Christina Couture
point i was i just scream
00:06:49
Savanna
Was that just between me and you?
00:06:50
Christina Couture
This was in an episode we recorded but never released because I said I said our listeners probably shouldn't hear that Savannah likes to get peed on.
00:06:50
Savanna
This was in an episode we recorded but never released because I said and I just gave everybody all I said then. Our listeners probably should hear while Savannah likes to get peed on.
00:07:07
Christina Couture
yeah
00:07:07
Savanna
Just on my titties.
00:07:10
Savanna
It's real close to your face.
00:07:10
Christina Couture
That's all close to your face.
00:07:12
Christina Couture
Nope, I put it on.
00:07:12
Savanna
Nope, I put it on.
00:07:16
Christina Couture
Now I'm judging you.
00:07:16
Savanna
Now I'm judging you. to
00:07:19
Christina Couture
ah But anyways, it's summerween.
00:07:20
Savanna
But anyways, it's summerween. Yes.
00:07:22
Savanna
We've got Halloween decorations up. Everybody's bringing Halloween kind of treat.
00:07:22
Christina Couture
Got hall like Halloween decorations up.
00:07:25
Christina Couture
Everybody's bringing a Halloween kind of treat. We're all wearing Halloween pajamas, except Emily, who's dressed for prom.
00:07:28
Savanna
We're all wearing Halloween pajamas, except Emily choose dress for prom. And hot.
00:07:34
Christina Couture
I'm not.
00:07:35
Savanna
No, I can't look for two dress for a summer party.
00:07:36
Christina Couture
It's hot. It's high summer party.
00:07:39
Savanna
Yeah.
00:07:39
Christina Couture
Yeah. It's hot.
00:07:40
Savanna
It's hot.
00:07:41
Savanna
don't like shorts.
00:07:41
Christina Couture
don't like some.
00:07:43
Christina Couture
I don't either.
00:07:43
Savanna
I don't either.
00:07:45
Savanna
I like shorts. I wear shorts, I know. I like shorts too, but it makes my aunt's carriage hot.
00:07:45
Christina Couture
like I like shorts too, but it makes my own hair hot.
00:07:50
Savanna
Yeah. Just pull it to the side and let it air out real quick.
00:07:50
Christina Couture
Yeah.
00:07:51
Christina Couture
I need a misty panel.
00:07:53
Savanna
that' so i That's what I do.
00:07:54
Christina Couture
that's a i need a mytic i am
00:07:55
Savanna
I need a Mystic fan. This episode has really taken a drastic detour. Yeah, I don't know what's going
00:08:01
Christina Couture
This episode has really taken a drastic detour.
00:08:01
Savanna
this episode is really taken aas de took her yeah
00:08:03
Christina Couture
Yeah.
Body Positivity and Personal Growth
00:08:06
Savanna
All right, so because it's still summer in Michigan, it didn't hit 90 degrees in September, so we still have lots of time.
00:08:06
Christina Couture
All right.
00:08:07
Christina Couture
So because it's still summer in Michigan, it can hit 90 degrees in September. So we still have lots of time. We wanted to kind of talk about...
00:08:17
Savanna
We wanted to kind of talk about,
00:08:23
Christina Couture
you being
00:08:23
Savanna
and mean like
00:08:24
Christina Couture
We wanted to kind of talk about something that it is near and dear and very important to us both.
00:08:24
Savanna
we wanted to kind of talk about something that is near dear and very important to us both, um but body positivity, self-love,
00:08:32
Christina Couture
Um, but body positivity, self-love, um, just how we have felt about our own bodies and how this topic has infected us or infected us, affected us both.
00:08:36
Savanna
Um, just how we have felt about our own bodies and how this topic has infected us, or infected us, affected us both.
00:08:50
Christina Couture
Um,
00:08:50
Savanna
Um, but yeah.
00:08:52
Christina Couture
But yeah, do you want to get started?
00:08:54
Savanna
Do you want to get started?
00:08:56
Christina Couture
Do you want me to get started?
00:08:56
Savanna
do you want me to get started?
00:08:57
Christina Couture
Are you?
00:08:57
Savanna
Or do you?
00:08:59
Christina Couture
I thought you were writing over there.
00:08:59
Savanna
Oh, I'm doing right now. I'm writing right over there.
00:09:00
Christina Couture
and um Sorry, you're hearing my job.
00:09:02
Savanna
I am. So when you're hearing my dog, Jameson, shh.
00:09:04
Christina Couture
Jameson. So much chaos.
00:09:06
Savanna
So much chaos.
00:09:08
Savanna
You can. tell mar
00:09:08
Christina Couture
So much chaos.
00:09:10
Christina Couture
I can what?
00:09:10
Savanna
I can what? I'll go first.
00:09:11
Christina Couture
I'll go first.
00:09:11
Savanna
Yeah.
00:09:12
Savanna
um
00:09:12
Christina Couture
um
00:09:13
Christina Couture
Okay.
00:09:13
Savanna
Okay.
00:09:14
Christina Couture
So a little backstory on how I kind of really...
00:09:14
Savanna
So a little backstory on how kind of really
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Christina Couture
learned more about body positivity and self-love and really figuring out what it means to me is because I am a personal trainer and I have my degree in new nutrition.
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Savanna
learned more about body positivity and self-love and really figuring out what it means to me is because I am a personal trainer and I have my degree in nutrition.
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Christina Couture
Um, so
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Savanna
ah So,
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Savanna
hey, hey.
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Christina Couture
Hey, Hey, um,
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Savanna
oh
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Savanna
After my daughter was born in 2019 with our third child, so she's baby number three, my body was not the same and I struggled big time.
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Christina Couture
After my daughter was born in 2019 with our third child, so she's baby number three, my body was not the same and I struggled big time.
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Christina Couture
um I joined a gym that I absolutely freaking loved.
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Savanna
um I joined a gym that absolutely freaking loved.
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Christina Couture
It was more group fitness, so I wasn't showing up to the gym and trying to figure out what to do while I was there.
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Savanna
It was more approve like group fitness, so I wasn't showing up to the gym and trying to figure out what to do while I was there.
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Christina Couture
um I had friends that expected me to be there, and it really became a community.
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Savanna
I had friends that expected me to be there and it really became a community.
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Christina Couture
um
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Savanna
um
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Christina Couture
And I loved it.
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Savanna
And I loved it.
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Christina Couture
And the donors...
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Savanna
And the owners.
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Christina Couture
preached no longer obsessing over the scale and focusing more on how you feel, how your clothes fit, how strong you're becoming and those types of things like really detaching from the scale.
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Savanna
preached, no longer obsessing over the scale and focusing more on how you feel, how your clothes fit, how strong you're becoming and those types of things, like really detaching from the scale.
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Christina Couture
When all growing up, I've heard you have to eat less and move more.
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Savanna
When all growing up, I've heard you have to eat less and move more.
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Christina Couture
We all have the same 24 hours.
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Savanna
We all have the same 24 hours.
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Christina Couture
And
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Savanna
And if I'm not working out or not finding time in that 24 hours, then I don't want it bad enough.
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Christina Couture
I'm not working out or not finding time in that 24 hours, then I don't want it bad enough. um
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Savanna
um And all the while i was taping pictures of what I wanted my body to look like and putting them on my fridge or saving them in my phone as motivation.
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Christina Couture
And all the while I was taping pictures of a what I wanted my body to look like and putting them on my fridge or saving them in my phone as motivation.
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Christina Couture
and
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Savanna
And on now, like, post-baby 2019, I also had social media, the thing.
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Christina Couture
Now, like post baby 2019, I also had social media, I think. And I would just follow different accounts of people who had bodies that I wanted to look like, or like I wanted a body similar theirs.
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Savanna
And I would just follow different accounts of people who had bodies that I wanted to look like. Or, like, I wanted a body similar to theirs. And, you know, I would follow their workouts.
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Christina Couture
And, you know, I would follow their workouts. I would follow what they eat throughout the day.
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Savanna
I would follow what they eat throughout the day.
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Christina Couture
And hearing that the scale didn't make...
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Savanna
And... Hearing that the scale didn't mean a damn thing, it was life changing for me.
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Christina Couture
like didn't mean a damn thing. It was life changing for me. And my mindset shifted.
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Savanna
And my mindset shifted.
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Christina Couture
Hey, chick.
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Savanna
It's it.
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Christina Couture
I decided then that I was going to help people learn this mindset as well.
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Savanna
I decided then that I was going to help people learn this mindset as well.
00:12:01
Christina Couture
And I decided to become a personal trainer myself.
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Savanna
And I decided to become a personal trainer myself.
00:12:04
Christina Couture
So that's kind of how this whole thing started.
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Savanna
So that's kind of how this whole thing started.
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Christina Couture
I wanted to be somebody who helps provide and
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Savanna
I wanted to be somebody who helped provide an
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Christina Couture
provide accurate and safe information um for friends, family, and other people to rely on and not strictly what I did.
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Savanna
provide accurate and safe information um for friends, family, and other people to rely on and not strictly what I did.
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Savanna
Someone who is on social media with no experience except for the fact that they have all times, all times to spend in the gym um or had free time to eat what they wanted, can work out, and just,
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Christina Couture
Someone who is on social media with no experience except for the fact that they have all times, all time to spend in the gym um or had free time to eat what they wanted, can work out, you know, whatever.
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Christina Couture
I'm going to do be somebody realistic.
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Savanna
i'm going to be somebody realistic now a lot of people don't know this but to maintain your personal training certificate you actually need to take continuing education classes and one of the classes that i decided to do was nutrition class i ended up learning more and more
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Christina Couture
Now, a lot of people don't know this, but to maintain your personal training certificate, you actually need to take continuing the education classes.
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Christina Couture
And one of the classes I decided to do was nutrition class. I ended up learning more and more that...
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Savanna
that
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Savanna
People truly have no idea what to eat.
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Christina Couture
People truly have no idea what to eat.
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Christina Couture
and There's so much misinformation about it.
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Savanna
There's so much misinformation about it.
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Christina Couture
It's
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Savanna
It's
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Savanna
a chaotic field because I feel like people look for social media more for nutrition advice than actual nutrition professionals.
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Christina Couture
a chaotic field because I feel like people look for social media more for nutrition advice than actual nutrition professionals.
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Christina Couture
um
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Savanna
Um,
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Christina Couture
I decided that after this course, I was going to get my bachelor's degree in nutrition.
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Savanna
I decided that after this course, I was going to get my bachelor's degree in nutrition.
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Christina Couture
So that's how this whole thing kind of started for me.
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Savanna
So that's how this whole thing kind started for me.
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Christina Couture
I wanted to help people lose weight at first.
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Savanna
I wanted to help people lose weight at first.
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Christina Couture
And that...
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Savanna
And that...
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Christina Couture
and um
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Savanna
yeah
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Savanna
I figured more knowledge, more ways to help people.
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Christina Couture
I figured more knowledge, more ways to help people.
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Christina Couture
And yeah, I figured when school was done, I would start my own business and I would help people with workouts and eating to me to maintain or reach their goals.
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Savanna
And yeah, I figured when school was done, I would start my own business and I would help people with workouts and eating to me to maintain or enrich their goals.
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Christina Couture
What I wasn't prepared for is for my mindset to shift again.
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Savanna
What I wasn't for prepared care for is for my mindset to shift again.
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Christina Couture
At first, I was really like, we need to lose weight and you need to work out, you need to eat this.
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Savanna
At first I was really like, we need to lose weight and you need to work out, you need to eat this. And I was just another person on social media telling people what to do.
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Christina Couture
And I was just another person on social media telling people what to do. you And providing information that even if it was accurate, everybody's different.
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Savanna
And providing information that even if it was accurate, Everybody's different.
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Christina Couture
every Everybody is different.
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Savanna
Everybody is different.
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Christina Couture
Um, I learned for myself that I was not someone who was able to track calories or macros because it fucked with my head so bad.
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Savanna
I learned for myself that I was not someone who was able to track calories or macros because it fucked with my head so bad.
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Savanna
like i would i became
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Christina Couture
I'd like, I would, I became obsessive and I was never diagnosed with an eating disorder, but I definitely had disordered, disordered eating tendencies or behaviors.
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Savanna
And i was never diagnosed with an eating disorder, but I definitely had disorder to eating tendencies or behaviors.
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Savanna
ah
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Christina Couture
Uh, i you know
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Savanna
i you know
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Christina Couture
I was no longer tied to the scale that I weighed myself on, but then I still became tied to the scale that I was weighing my food on.
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Savanna
I was no longer tied to the scale that I laid myself on, but then I still became tied to the scale that I was weighing my food on. Yeah.
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Savanna
and I trained in one toxic thing and brought another one right in. on it
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Christina Couture
and I traded one toxic thing and brought another one right um it
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Christina Couture
in. I just really at that time shifted my focus on weight loss to finding
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Savanna
I just really at that time shifted my focus on weight loss to finding other reasons why I wanted to work out.
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Christina Couture
other reasons why I wanted to work out.
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Christina Couture
And also finding other reasons or finding other ways to incorporate my favorite foods while also eating balanced diet.
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Savanna
And also finding other reasons or finding other ways to incorporate my favorite foods while also eating balanced diet.
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Christina Couture
And it's a process, but that's kind of like my backstory and how I got started into this whole thing.
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Savanna
And it's a process, but that's kind of like my backstory and how I got started into this whole thing, you know, and it's still challenging because social media is still torn.
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Christina Couture
you know And it's still challenging because social media is still torn. you know
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Savanna
know,
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Christina Couture
and they
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Christina Couture
It's hard place to be as so many people have a business in this field.
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Savanna
it's hard place to be as somebody who has a business in this field.
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Christina Couture
Because I don't really want to help people lose weight anymore.
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Savanna
Because I don't really want to help people lose weight anymore.
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Christina Couture
I want to help people eat.
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Savanna
want to help people eat.
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Christina Couture
Yeah.
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Savanna
Be healthy.
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Christina Couture
Yeah, be healthy.
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Savanna
Yeah, be healthy.
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Christina Couture
Like I want to help people get rid of the food noise, no longer feel like they have to binge eat because they ate salads and chicken and rice all freaking week.
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Savanna
Like, I want to help people get rid of the food noise. No longer feel like they have to binge eat. Because they ate salads and chicken and rice all freaking week.
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Christina Couture
And now they're going freaking crazy because all they want is a piece of damn chocolate that they haven't let themselves have since they started the diet on Monday.
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Savanna
And now they're going freaking crazy because all they want is a piece of damn chocolate that they haven't let themselves weight. have since they started a diet on Monday.
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Christina Couture
and I'm laughing because I'm looking at my friend Emily.
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Savanna
I'm laughing because I'm looking at my friend Emily. but
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Christina Couture
she and
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Savanna
and
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Christina Couture
and It's taken a while for me to learn that we can all eat the same thing.
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Savanna
and It's taken a while for me to learn. that we can all eat the same thing, we can all eat the same amount, we can all move the same way, and we are all still going to look different.
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Christina Couture
We can all eat the same amount. We can all move the same way. And we are all still going to look different. It doesn't...
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Savanna
It doesn't, that mindset of, James, eat less and move more is bullshit because you can't really eat less
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Christina Couture
That whole... Mindset of eat less and move more is bullshit because you can't really eat less if you're not eating enough to begin with.
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Savanna
If you're not eating enough to begin with.
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Savanna
Right.
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Christina Couture
right
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Christina Couture
like
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Savanna
like
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Savanna
it's It's just, it's so tricky, but people don't get that. yeah
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Christina Couture
that.
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Christina Couture
I try every day.
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Savanna
I try every day, know, if I get up and I put on jeans or shorts now, because it's so freaking hot out.
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Christina Couture
You know, if I get up and I put on jeans or shorts now because it's so freaking hot out. And I have a couple of cute pairs of jean shorts that I love to wear.
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Savanna
And I have a couple of cute pairs of jean shorts that I love to wear. And um I will say, like, I've been in a very good workout routine since April.
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Christina Couture
And i I will say, like, I've been in a very good workout routine since to April. I work out five to six days a week.
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Savanna
I work out five to six days a week.
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Christina Couture
And the one to two days, I'm trying to stick with more with five days of workouts.
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Savanna
And the one to two days, I'm trying to stick with more with five days of workouts.
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Christina Couture
One day ah active recovery, one day you just chilling, depending on what my week looks like or where I'm at with my periods and my cycles.
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Savanna
One day active of active recovery. One day just chillin'. Depending on what my week looks like or where I'm at with my periods and my cycles, I try to pay attention to that as well, too.
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Christina Couture
I try to pay attention to that as well, too.
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Christina Couture
But yeah, i like a good routine since April.
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Savanna
But, yeah, like a good routine since April.
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Christina Couture
I was so excited come summer.
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Savanna
Yeah. I was so excited come summer.
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Christina Couture
And I was like, these jeans are gonna fit so good.
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Savanna
And I was like, these jeans are going to fit so good.
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Christina Couture
I'ma look hot as fuck.
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Savanna
I'm going to look hot as fuck.
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Christina Couture
And um our first vacation where we were going camping, I tried those jean shorts on and they went up, but they didn't buckle.
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Savanna
And... um Our first vacation, where we were going camping. I tried those jean shorts on and they went up, but they didn't buckle.
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Christina Couture
And I was like, you know what?
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Savanna
And I was like, you know what?
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Christina Couture
I don't wanna, I'm not gonna bring these.
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Savanna
I don't want to, I'm not going to bring these because even if I wear them, I'm going to think about all day how uncomfortable they are, how I can't breathe.
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Christina Couture
Because even if I wear them, I'm gonna think about all day how uncomfortable they are how I can't breathe at all. and There's no point.
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Savanna
There's no point.
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Christina Couture
And then I go on vacation and start my period.
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Savanna
And then I go on vacation and start my period.
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Savanna
So in my head, I'm like, oh, I'm bloated.
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Christina Couture
So in my head I'm like, oh, I'm bloated.
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Christina Couture
This is why they don't fit.
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Savanna
This is why they don't fit.
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Christina Couture
That's why, whatever.
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Savanna
That's why. Whatever.
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Christina Couture
We come home from vacation and we're going to Florida this time.
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Savanna
We come home from vacation and we're going to Florida this time.
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Christina Couture
right We were home for what, like 10 days?
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Savanna
We were home for what? Like 10 days. Yeah.
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Christina Couture
And then and I'm trying on clothes again.
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Savanna
And then I'm trying on clothes again.
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Christina Couture
I'm like, so maybe these jeans fit, these short jean shorts will fit again.
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Savanna
Like maybe these jeans fit. These short jean shorts will fit again.
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Christina Couture
I can't talk today, but maybe these jean shorts will fit.
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Savanna
I can't talk today. But maybe these jean shorts will fit.
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Savanna
I'll try them on.
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Christina Couture
I'll try them on.
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Savanna
We'll bring them.
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Christina Couture
We'll bring them.
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Savanna
So I at least have one nice pair of shorts to take in case we go anywhere.
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Christina Couture
So I at least have one nice pair of shorts to take and kicks me going anywhere.
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Christina Couture
And I couldn't get those motherfuckers over my thighs.
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Savanna
And I couldn't get those motherfuckers over my thighs.
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Christina Couture
I was so pissed.
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Savanna
I was so pissed.
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Christina Couture
Because I'm like, I eat good.
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Savanna
Because I'm like, I eat good.
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Christina Couture
ah Guys, i when I tell you this, I have a balanced diet where I don't up obsess over things.
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Savanna
Guys, i when I tell you this, I have a balanced diet where I don't obsess over things.
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Christina Couture
Like, if I want an ice cream sandwich or if I want candy or if I want something, I eat it.
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Savanna
Like, if I want an ice cream sandwich or if I want candy, if I want something, I eat it.
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Christina Couture
but I also eat fruits, vegetables, protein, like from different sources, carbs from different sources.
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Savanna
But I also eat fruits, vegetables, protein, like, from different sources, carbs from different sources.
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Christina Couture
Like my diet is very balanced.
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Savanna
Like, my diet's very balanced. I don't have cravings.
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Christina Couture
I don't have cravings. I don't, I used to but now it's like, because I let myself have it, I don't crave anything.
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Savanna
I don't, I used to. Your diet's so good. But now it's like, it's because I let myself have it. I don't crave anything. Right.
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Christina Couture
And I don't have food noise.
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Savanna
And I don't have food noise.
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Christina Couture
I'm not stressed about when I'm gonna eating again, because I know when I feel hungry, I'm gonna eat.
00:20:34
Savanna
I'm not stressed about when I'm going to eat again because I know when I feel hungry, I'm going to eat. Right.
00:20:41
Christina Couture
But I figured because I was eating pretty good and I've been working out so regularly and clearly just started my period.
00:20:41
Savanna
But I figured because I was to eating pretty good. And I've been working out so regularly and clearly just started my period.
00:20:50
Christina Couture
So there was bloating before these shorts should fit.
00:20:50
Savanna
So there was bloating before these shorts should fit.
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Christina Couture
And when they didn't go over my thighs, you remember that yeah I was crying.
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Savanna
And when they didn't go over my thighs, be but you remember that you I was crying.
00:21:01
Savanna
I was so pissed, like fucked up. So pissed.
00:21:01
Christina Couture
I was so pissed, like fucked up.
00:21:05
Christina Couture
So pissed. And yeah,
00:21:07
Savanna
And you know, it sucks.
00:21:09
Christina Couture
You know, it sucks. Because you do all the right things.
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Savanna
Because you do all the right things.
00:21:14
Christina Couture
But I like to say it's because my ass is getting fatter.
00:21:14
Savanna
But I like to say it's because my ass is getting fatter.
00:21:18
Savanna
It is.
00:21:18
Christina Couture
It is.
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Christina Couture
but
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Savanna
I'm just kidding.
00:21:20
Christina Couture
It's nice. I will say, though, like, I do feel like it's getting thick with two Cs.
00:21:21
Savanna
I will say, though, im like, I do feel like it's getting thick with two Cs. Yeah. Thick. Thick.
00:21:28
Christina Couture
Thick.
00:21:29
Savanna
that
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Christina Couture
Yeah.
00:21:32
Christina Couture
You know, my thighs are getting, I noticed they're slim, but I'm getting more definition.
00:21:32
Savanna
You know, my thighs are getting, noticed they're slim, but I'm getting more definition. yeah and Like I'm seeing it.
00:21:38
Christina Couture
Like I'm seeing it.
00:21:39
Savanna
The picture I tried to take of you last week, my mom's like, turn, let me see your booty.
00:21:39
Christina Couture
let fresh i nice bo Yeah.
00:21:43
Savanna
Yeah.
00:21:43
Christina Couture
like So trying to see the progress, even if I don't feel like I'm making any.
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Savanna
So the progress, trying two see the progress Even if I don't feel like I'm making money.
00:21:52
Christina Couture
Right. I don't know.
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Savanna
and know and it's
00:21:53
Christina Couture
And it's, it's, i see the progress but what i'm looking do from outside
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Savanna
I see the progress. you know But I'm looking at you from outside the window. you You're stuck with you all day.
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Christina Couture
huge that with all that And the day to day and seeing the regular, I don't see it, but it's nice to hear.
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Savanna
and the day-to-day. seeing the regular. I don't see it. I don't know if it is without seeing you, but I can see the difference.
00:22:05
Christina Couture
lots you but i see
00:22:07
Savanna
Yeah.
00:22:07
Christina Couture
Yeah. Thank you.
00:22:08
Savanna
If I didn't, I wouldn't tell you.
00:22:10
Christina Couture
You wouldn't tell me.
00:22:10
Savanna
You wouldn't tell me? Yeah, if I didn't see it, I'd be like, well, I don't see no difference.
00:22:11
Christina Couture
i carry wild know else you
00:22:13
Savanna
No. No, I do. what i do
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Christina Couture
But I wanted one thing that has helped me.
00:22:16
Savanna
But I wanted one thing that has helped me.
00:22:20
Christina Couture
I don't weigh myself anymore.
00:22:20
Savanna
I don't weigh myself anymore.
00:22:22
Savanna
I desperately try not to, even though the scale is in my house.
00:22:22
Christina Couture
I desperately try not to, even though the scale is in my house.
00:22:27
Christina Couture
When I go to like doctor's offices or different appointments that ask for my weight, I stand on the scale backwards and I ask them not to tell me that number because I know right that it'll trigger me and it sucks, but it's, I don't, I don't need to know that number.
00:22:27
Savanna
When I go to, like, doctor's offices or different appointments yeah that ask for my weight, I stand on the scale backwards. And I ask them not to tell me that number because I know. Right.
00:22:42
Savanna
Then it'll trigger me. yeah And it sucks. But it's I don't i will't need to know that number.
00:22:49
Christina Couture
I don't need that stress.
00:22:49
Savanna
I don't need that stress.
00:22:51
Christina Couture
I don't need to beat myself about it.
00:22:51
Savanna
I don't need to beat myself about it.
00:22:52
Savanna
So. right
00:22:52
Christina Couture
So
00:22:55
Christina Couture
Yeah.
00:22:55
Savanna
and
00:22:56
Christina Couture
It's kind my thought.
00:22:57
Savanna
Yeah.
Societal Perceptions on Body Image
00:22:58
Christina Couture
And I just freaking hate people.
00:22:58
Savanna
And I just freaking hate people.
00:23:00
Christina Couture
I freaking hate social media.
00:23:00
Savanna
I freaking hate social media.
00:23:02
Christina Couture
I don't understand why do people are...
00:23:02
Savanna
I don't understand why people are so
00:23:07
Savanna
Yeah, be quiet. Sorry.
00:23:07
Christina Couture
Yeah, be quiet.
00:23:08
Christina Couture
i thought Sorry, you hear me snapping at dog.
00:23:09
Savanna
Sorry, you hear me snapping at my dog.
00:23:14
Christina Couture
sorry you hear me snapping at my dome
00:23:15
Savanna
sorry you hear me snap it at my don
00:23:19
Christina Couture
and my kids.
00:23:19
Savanna
And my kids.
00:23:20
Christina Couture
It's a very chaotic episode.
00:23:20
Savanna
It's a very chaotic episode. but
00:23:22
Christina Couture
Usually when we record, it's at night so that everybody's sleeping.
00:23:22
Savanna
Usually when we record, it's at night so that everybody's sleeping.
00:23:28
Savanna
but I should have known.
00:23:28
Christina Couture
I should have known.
00:23:29
Savanna
I should have known today was going to be interesting because they are so excited. If you guys have TikTok and you've seen our Facebook and seen that lady who has the farm earn it and she has Karen, the emu, and she puts her hand up.
00:23:29
Christina Couture
I should have known today was going to be interesting because they are so excited.
00:23:33
Christina Couture
I'm just like, come on, guys. Give me an hour.
00:23:41
Christina Couture
hello
00:23:41
Savanna
Literally the kids are coming in going, drop.
00:23:42
Christina Couture
um real is the kids that bro christina dance but think i'm just like come on guys
00:23:45
Savanna
And Christina's hands go, hi. I'm just like, come on, guys. Give me that one.
00:23:48
Christina Couture
and hour Why are you going to act so crazy?
00:23:49
Savanna
like Why are you doing that? It's so crazy. You can't do nothing. you can't even shit alone.
00:23:54
Christina Couture
You guys should follow us on social media, though.
00:23:54
Savanna
You guys should follow us on social media, though.
00:23:56
Christina Couture
yeah read about
00:23:56
Savanna
Yeah, we're getting better with it.
00:23:58
Christina Couture
Yeah.
00:23:58
Savanna
We're trying to post more.
00:24:00
Savanna
So you get our day-to-day crap. Yeah, we're pretty funny. And you get a sneak peek at the real life.
00:24:00
Christina Couture
So you get our day-to-day crap.
00:24:05
Christina Couture
sneak bill but Or what all the chaos that is behind the scenes.
00:24:07
Savanna
Bullshit. Or what all the chaos is behind the scenes.
00:24:11
Christina Couture
Absolutely.
00:24:11
Savanna
Absolutely.
00:24:12
Christina Couture
So what are your thoughts?
00:24:12
Savanna
So what are your thoughts on body positivity?
00:24:14
Christina Couture
How do you feel about things? Well, I'll just start off with
00:24:16
Savanna
Well, I'll just start off with when I was young, used to think I was always bigger than my mom.
00:24:20
Christina Couture
When I was young, used to think I was always bigger than my mom, i was bigger than my sister.
00:24:23
Savanna
was bigger than my sister.
00:24:24
Christina Couture
They're taller than me, but you know what I kids.
00:24:24
Savanna
They're tall and slender. And I was just built different.
00:24:29
Christina Couture
but you that highest was nothing at all was
00:24:29
Savanna
But you look back now, I actually was not big at all. I was very, very petite. So I have always struggled because I always felt bigger just because i was bigger than my mom and my sister.
00:24:35
Christina Couture
yeah so you're biggest sharing they're toant
00:24:40
Savanna
They're taller than me, but like, you know what I mean?
00:24:41
Christina Couture
you know um
00:24:42
Savanna
um
00:24:44
Christina Couture
then i had kids
00:24:44
Savanna
Then I had kids and that changed body.
00:24:46
Christina Couture
And that changed the body.
00:24:47
Savanna
And that, so ah I mean, people that know me, you know, hide, I'll buy a 3X shirt and people like, you don't wear a 3X.
00:24:47
Christina Couture
And that, so often people that know me, you know, hide, I'll buy a 3X shirt. And people are like, you don't wear a 3X? Yes, I do.
00:24:54
Savanna
Yes, I do.
00:24:55
Christina Couture
And I wear a 3X to cover, which then in turn makes myself look bigger.
00:24:55
Savanna
And I wear a 3X to cover, which then in turn makes me set myself look bigger, but I feel better when it's covered up.
00:25:00
Christina Couture
But I feel better when it's covered up.
00:25:04
Savanna
A social media message with you?
00:25:07
Christina Couture
Yeah.
00:25:07
Savanna
Yeah. So I, cause I look at people and be like, dang, I want to look like her.
00:25:09
Christina Couture
So I, because I think people will be like, dang, want to look like her. How is she doing that?
00:25:13
Savanna
How is she doing that?
00:25:14
Savanna
Like,
00:25:14
Christina Couture
Like,
00:25:17
Christina Couture
and As my, you know, going and you obviously have a green nutrition and stuff.
00:25:17
Savanna
as my, you know, you're my friend and you obviously have a degree in nutrition stuff.
00:25:23
Christina Couture
I don't eat a lot.
00:25:23
Savanna
I don't eat a lot.
00:25:24
Christina Couture
A lot of people think that I am just smashing food all day.
00:25:24
Savanna
A lot of people think that I am just smashing food all day. I really don't eat.
00:25:28
Christina Couture
I don't eat.
00:25:28
Savanna
I'm lucky if I eat once a day, i drink a lot of soda.
00:25:28
Christina Couture
I'd be lucky I eat once a I drink a lot of soda. And that's where I get cold and all that sugar and tend up to lose weight because of that.
00:25:33
Savanna
And that's where I get full and all that sugar and i I tend to hold on weight because of that.
00:25:39
Savanna
I don't eat good because I only eat once a day and it's not that much.
00:25:39
Christina Couture
I don't eat good.
00:25:40
Christina Couture
Not that I really don't eat that much.
00:25:43
Savanna
I really don't eat that much.
00:25:43
Christina Couture
Yeah. So people just assume that
00:25:46
Savanna
yeah So when people just assume that I'm out here eating snacks and stuff, but I'm not.
00:25:48
Christina Couture
I'm here to get snacks and stuff, but I'm not. Yeah.
00:25:52
Savanna
Yeah.
00:25:53
Christina Couture
on
00:25:53
Savanna
but it's not
00:25:55
Christina Couture
And I'm not talking shit.
00:25:55
Savanna
And I'm not talking shit. No, I know.
00:25:57
Christina Couture
No, I don't. But when people see...
00:25:58
Savanna
But when people see... brow
00:26:03
Christina Couture
Sorry, you're hearing somebody yelling in the background.
00:26:03
Savanna
Sorry, you're hearing somebody yelling in the background.
00:26:08
Christina Couture
when you When people see somebody who is overweight or carrying extra weight, they automatically think fuck that you are lazy, you are a pig, all you do is spend your time eating.
00:26:08
Savanna
When you... When people see somebody who is overweight or caring, they just automatically think that you are lazy, you are a pig, all you do is spend your time eating.
00:26:23
Christina Couture
When, again, that's not the case.
00:26:23
Savanna
When... Again, that's not the case.
00:26:25
Christina Couture
Like, this is here we come.
00:26:25
Savanna
Like, this is here we come...
00:26:28
Christina Couture
It's that old, you need to eat less and move more.
00:26:28
Savanna
It's that old... You need to eat less and move more.
00:26:33
Christina Couture
Mm-hmm. But you can't eat less when you're not eating enough to begin with.
00:26:34
Savanna
But you can't eat less when you're not eating enough to begin with.
00:26:38
Savanna
Yeah.
00:26:38
Christina Couture
Yeah.
00:26:39
Christina Couture
And it's, granted, like, you are drinking your calories.
00:26:39
Savanna
And it's, granted, like, you are drinking your calories.
00:26:43
Christina Couture
You do drink.
00:26:44
Savanna
I'm drinking it. So then I'm drinking more than I actually need and the sugar and the, there's a lot of stuff.
00:26:44
Christina Couture
So then I'm drinking more than I ever need. And there's sugar. And there's a lot of stuff that, obviously, we all know my go-to is not going to do.
00:26:49
Savanna
And obviously, we all know my go-to is Mountain Dew.
00:26:53
Christina Couture
That's not good.
00:26:53
Savanna
That's not good.
00:26:53
Christina Couture
So, yeah, I'll eat a half-chart sandwich.
00:26:53
Savanna
So, yeah, i won I'll eat a half turkey sandwich and that's all i have all day.
00:26:57
Christina Couture
That's all I'll have all day. But I did have seven Mountain Dews.
00:26:58
Savanna
But I did have seven Mountain Dews. Yeah.
00:27:01
Christina Couture
Yeah.
00:27:01
Savanna
yeah So I know what my problem it's my diet.
00:27:01
Christina Couture
So I know what my products might eat. It's my diet.
00:27:06
Savanna
But I also use food for every emotion.
00:27:06
Christina Couture
But I also use food for every emotion. I was just going to say, like you've talked to me about before.
00:27:08
Savanna
I'm to just going to say, like you've talked to me before. When I'm sad, and it depends on my emotion too, what I'll eat.
00:27:11
Christina Couture
And it depends on my emotion too, what I'll eat.
00:27:14
Savanna
When I'm really sad, it's like the junkiest junk.
00:27:14
Christina Couture
When I'm sad, it's like the junkiest junk. When I'm happy, can eat the best food.
00:27:17
Savanna
When I'm happy, I can eat the best food. Like I could eat, but I just keep stuffing my face.
00:27:21
Christina Couture
But I just keep stuffing my face.
00:27:23
Savanna
Even though my belly says, hey, I'm full.
00:27:23
Christina Couture
Even though my belly's as painful, I keep eating.
00:27:25
Savanna
I keep eating.
00:27:27
Savanna
Yeah, I'm happy.
00:27:27
Christina Couture
Yeah.
00:27:27
Christina Couture
i but then I just eat when sad.
00:27:28
Savanna
But then I just keep eating when I'm sad. It just depends on...
00:27:30
Christina Couture
You can usually tell what I'm in by what I'm if I am eating.
00:27:30
Savanna
You can usually tell what state I'm in by what I'm eating, if I am eating.
00:27:34
Christina Couture
Yeah.
00:27:34
Savanna
Yeah.
00:27:35
Christina Couture
And that's, I looked into, and I still am, because I love to learn about different things still, especially in the nutrition field, but about intuitive eating.
00:27:35
Savanna
And that's... I looked into, and I still am, because I love to learn about different things still, especially in the nutrition field, yeah but about intuitive eating.
00:27:45
Savanna
Yes.
00:27:45
Christina Couture
Yes.
00:27:46
Christina Couture
And we've talked about it, and we've had tons of conversations about it, and I've talked to a lot of people about it, actually.
00:27:46
Savanna
And we talked about it and we've had tons of conversations about it. And I've talked to a lot of people about it, actually.
00:27:52
Christina Couture
And that's one of the things, is like,
00:27:52
Savanna
And... That's one of the things is like stress eating or you know emotional eating is normal.
00:27:58
Christina Couture
stress eating or emotional eating is normal. It's happened.
00:28:02
Savanna
It's happened.
00:28:03
Christina Couture
It happens.
00:28:03
Savanna
It happens. Yeah.
00:28:05
Christina Couture
But we want to find other ways to cope with our emotions but besides eating.
00:28:05
Savanna
But we want to find other ways to cope with our emotions besides eating.
00:28:11
Christina Couture
And I've done that too.
00:28:12
Savanna
And I've done that too.
00:28:12
Christina Couture
Like when I'm bored, I snap.
00:28:12
Savanna
Like when I was bored, I snapped.
00:28:16
Christina Couture
Like I will snap eat enough all the time.
00:28:16
Savanna
Like I would snap and get another dream.
00:28:18
Christina Couture
You know?
00:28:18
Savanna
You know?
00:28:19
Savanna
Oh, I guess I can have another Mountain Dew, I'm bored.
00:28:19
Christina Couture
oh Yeah.
00:28:20
Christina Couture
another na Yeah.
00:28:22
Savanna
Yeah.
00:28:22
Christina Couture
And I explain, I don't, I'm not a sugar.
00:28:22
Savanna
And I sling, and I don't, I'm not a sipper, I'm a chugger. So like, i it fills my belly, you know what mean?
00:28:25
Christina Couture
So like, i It fills my belly. You know what I mean?
00:28:30
Savanna
Yeah. It's not good. so
00:28:32
Christina Couture
Yeah. My body doesn't feel what it needs.
00:28:33
Savanna
My body's not getting what it needs.
00:28:35
Christina Couture
Yeah.
00:28:35
Savanna
Yeah.
00:28:36
Savanna
But social media will get in my head and then I'll be like, oh I want to be a bag of bones like this lady I saw.
00:28:36
Christina Couture
But social media will get in my head and then be like, I'm going to get that going with this lady I saw.
00:28:42
Savanna
So I'm not going to eat nothing. And I'll literally not eat or drink.
00:28:42
Christina Couture
So I'm not going to eat nothing.
00:28:43
Christina Couture
And I'll literally not eat or drink. and I'll just starve myself.
00:28:44
Savanna
and I'll just starve myself.
00:28:45
Christina Couture
And then I'm like, this is stupid.
00:28:45
Savanna
And then I'm like, this is stupid.
00:28:47
Savanna
I love my skin that I'm in.
00:28:47
Christina Couture
I love my skin that I'm in.
00:28:49
Savanna
And then I'll just go ham because I've eaten a couple days. So now I'm real hungry.
00:28:49
Christina Couture
And then I'll just go here and eat in a couple days.
00:28:52
Christina Couture
And I'm real hungry.
00:28:54
Savanna
Yeah.
00:28:54
Christina Couture
haven't eaten or drank nothing like this water, but that's a big thing on my head.
00:28:54
Savanna
I haven't eaten or drank nothing. Like just water. But if that's like, i you know, in my head. Yeah. Well, and...
00:29:04
Christina Couture
People think that when you work out, you have to lose weight.
00:29:04
Savanna
People think that when you work out, you have to lose weight.
00:29:08
Christina Couture
You're working out fertile.
00:29:08
Savanna
You're working out for a goal.
00:29:09
Savanna
You hate your body and you want to change it.
00:29:09
Christina Couture
You hate your body and you want to change it.
00:29:12
Christina Couture
or or you why like
00:29:12
Savanna
oh Or you want, like, you want to change your body composition in some way.
00:29:16
Christina Couture
you want to change your body composition in some way. Whether it's you want to lose weight, you want to gain muscle, whatever it may be.
00:29:21
Savanna
Whether it's you want lose weight, you want to gain muscle, know whatever may be. Whatever it is.
00:29:29
Christina Couture
People don't always understand that sometimes you can work out because you want to with no other motive.
00:29:29
Savanna
People don't always understand that sometimes you can work out because you want to with no other motives.
00:29:38
Savanna
It's a good stress reliever. Yeah.
00:29:38
Christina Couture
It's a good stress reliever.
00:29:40
Christina Couture
Yeah. like
00:29:40
Savanna
Like I make sure I get something in David because that's my me time.
00:29:41
Christina Couture
i make sure i get something in daily because that's my me time. It's a little bit of something.
00:29:48
Savanna
It's a little bit of something.
00:29:51
Christina Couture
i it Straight up, my family history stops.
00:29:52
Savanna
it's straight up my family history sucks I have every type of medical complication risk factor disease whatever somebody in my family had my cancer list mile long like I don't want love my family I don't want to end up like my family are we still there
00:29:55
Christina Couture
I have every type of medical complication, risk factor, disease, whatever. Somebody in my family had it.
00:30:07
Christina Couture
My cancer list, mile long. like i don't I love my family. I don't want to end up like my family.
00:30:19
Christina Couture
Are we still there?
00:30:23
Christina Couture
Our recording may have paused for a second.
00:30:24
Savanna
Our recording may have paused for a second. So we paused and we're just going to regroup.
00:30:26
Christina Couture
So we pause and we're just going to regroup.
00:30:31
Savanna
It's chaotic today,
00:30:31
Christina Couture
It's chaotic today,
Motivations for Working Out
00:30:32
Savanna
peeps.
00:30:32
Christina Couture
peeps. Yeah, it's real.
00:30:33
Savanna
Yeah, it's really tough. But it's...
00:30:35
Christina Couture
But it's
00:30:37
Savanna
There are other reasons to work out.
00:30:37
Christina Couture
There are other reasons to work out. Doesn't need to be because you hate your body.
00:30:40
Savanna
Doesn't need to be because you hate your body. You can work out because she loves you love your body.
00:30:43
Christina Couture
You can work out because you love your body.
00:30:46
Savanna
Yeah.
00:30:46
Christina Couture
Yeah.
00:30:46
Savanna
cause you
00:30:46
Christina Couture
Because it feels good to do it.
00:30:47
Savanna
It feels good to do it. Yeah.
00:30:49
Christina Couture
Yeah.
00:30:49
Savanna
It feels so good that when my husband and I get another piece of divorce furniture, he doesn't have to ask i friend to come over and help him move it
00:30:50
Christina Couture
It feels so good that when my husband and I get another piece of divorce furniture, he doesn't have to ask a friend to come over and help him move it in.
00:31:02
Savanna
He knows I can.
00:31:02
Christina Couture
He knows I can.
00:31:03
Savanna
Yes.
00:31:03
Christina Couture
Yes. Side note, we call it divorce furniture because we always fight when we bring in it in.
00:31:05
Savanna
Side note, we call it divorce furniture. because we always fight when we bring it in. But even if I can lift it, we're gonna fight about it first.
00:31:11
Christina Couture
Like even if I can lift it, we're going to fight about it first.
00:31:14
Savanna
yeah
00:31:14
Christina Couture
yeah
00:31:15
Savanna
Always, never fails.
00:31:15
Christina Couture
Always. Never fails.
00:31:17
Savanna
Never fails, we're gonna fight about it.
00:31:17
Christina Couture
Never fails. We're going fight about it.
00:31:19
Savanna
So it's divorce furniture.
00:31:19
Christina Couture
So it's divorce furniture.
00:31:20
Savanna
but pick
00:31:20
Christina Couture
but
00:31:23
Savanna
you but
00:31:23
Christina Couture
you But
00:31:24
Savanna
and it's been
00:31:24
Christina Couture
it's
00:31:27
Savanna
It's just an important topic that nobody, people talk about,
00:31:27
Christina Couture
it's just and an important topic that nobody, people talk about. oh
00:31:34
Savanna
But I just feel like it's talked about because they're being compensated for some reason or somehow.
00:31:34
Christina Couture
but I always feel like it's talked about because they're being compensated for some reason or somehow.
00:31:42
Savanna
And that's, I mean, good for them.
00:31:42
Christina Couture
And that's, I mean, get good for them, but
00:31:44
Savanna
But...
00:31:46
Savanna
People suck.
00:31:46
Christina Couture
people suck.
00:31:47
Savanna
Social media sucks.
00:31:47
Christina Couture
Social media sucks.
00:31:48
Savanna
It does.
00:31:49
Christina Couture
It does.
00:31:50
Savanna
I know.
00:31:50
Christina Couture
I know your, your clothes are meant for your body.
00:31:51
Savanna
You're... Your clothes are magic for your body. Why are you smiling at me?
00:31:55
Christina Couture
Why are you smiling at me?
00:31:56
Savanna
I just keep thinking about something.
00:31:56
Christina Couture
I'm just thinking about something.
00:31:57
Savanna
I'm sorry.
00:31:58
Christina Couture
I'm sorry.
00:31:58
Savanna
And share it.
00:31:58
Christina Couture
and Share it.
00:31:59
Savanna
No, it was what Luke said to me.
00:31:59
Christina Couture
No. Oh God. Huh?
00:32:02
Savanna
Huh?
00:32:02
Christina Couture
huh All right.
00:32:04
Savanna
All right. so last weekend I was getting ready to go out and then I was like huffing and puffing.
00:32:05
Christina Couture
It's the last week when I was getting ready to go out and then I was like huffing and puffing.
00:32:09
Savanna
don't like to out social settings anyway have anxiety.
00:32:09
Christina Couture
don't like out social settings anyway. Well, anyways, my kids were like, what's wrong?
00:32:11
Savanna
Well, anyways, my kids were like, what's wrong, mom?
00:32:14
Christina Couture
I was like, I feel bloated.
00:32:14
Savanna
And I was like, I feel bloated. i feel like I'm not going to look good.
00:32:17
Christina Couture
I feel like i'm not going to go and I just, I don't want to go.
00:32:18
Savanna
i just, I don't want to go. ah feel fat.
00:32:20
Christina Couture
I feel fat.
00:32:21
Savanna
And my son looked at me with the, he was trying to be so nice, but he has no idea what he's talking about.
00:32:21
Christina Couture
And my son looked at me with an He was trying to be so nice, but he doesn't what talking about.
00:32:27
Savanna
Well, he does, but he doesn't.
00:32:27
Christina Couture
Well, he does, but he doesn't.
00:32:29
Savanna
He said, you're not fat, mom.
00:32:29
Christina Couture
He said, you're not fat, mom.
00:32:32
Savanna
You're medically obese.
00:32:32
Christina Couture
You're medically obese.
00:32:34
Christina Couture
That's it.
00:32:34
Savanna
said, thank you, son.
00:32:34
Christina Couture
Thank you, son.
00:32:35
Savanna
um What about on two occasions where CJ told me I have a large vagina?
00:32:36
Christina Couture
What about on two occasions where CJ told me have a large vagina? That's what I'm just saying.
00:32:43
Savanna
That's just saying. Like, he was so sincere.
00:32:44
Christina Couture
He was up this year.
00:32:45
Savanna
i
00:32:46
Christina Couture
um
00:32:46
Savanna
and don't think he realized that obese meant, like, you're fat.
00:32:47
Christina Couture
don't think he realized that obese meant like you're fat. Yeah.
00:32:50
Savanna
yeah
00:32:53
Savanna
It's that I feel fat.
00:32:53
Christina Couture
It's a fucking mess.
00:32:54
Savanna
You're not fat, Mom.
00:32:54
Christina Couture
You're not, mom, you just medically open.
00:32:55
Savanna
You're just medically obese.
00:32:57
Savanna
And you have a large vagina. Just take it on the world. It's a normal size vagina.
00:32:57
Christina Couture
Me and my large vagina, just take it on the world.
00:33:01
Christina Couture
It's a normal-sized vagina.
00:33:04
Savanna
No, so when you're talking about this stuff, like, no, we're not working out.
00:33:04
Christina Couture
you're talking about this stuff, like, no, we're not working out.
00:33:08
Savanna
I feel like I'm just thinking, like, Luke's probably like, my mom needs to work out.
00:33:08
Christina Couture
I'm just thinking, like, Luke's probably like, I'm not going use the workout when she's medically open.
00:33:10
Savanna
She's medically obese.
00:33:12
Christina Couture
But there's...
00:33:15
Savanna
wait But We look for that instant gratification.
00:33:15
Christina Couture
We look for that instant gratification. That's why emotional eating is so common.
00:33:18
Savanna
That's why emotional eating is so common. Yes.
00:33:20
Christina Couture
Yes.
00:33:21
Savanna
You want results right away.
00:33:21
Christina Couture
You want results right away.
00:33:23
Savanna
When I eat that good-ass Taco Bell, I feel good.
00:33:24
Christina Couture
When I eat that good ass pepper bell, I feel good.
00:33:26
Savanna
Yeah, I mean, I feel good.
00:33:26
Christina Couture
ah Yeah. I mean, I feel good.
00:33:28
Savanna
Until you're shitting your brains out.
00:33:28
Christina Couture
Until you're shitting your brains out.
00:33:30
Savanna
It's been five minutes for me now, and I don't have ideas.
00:33:32
Savanna
I know. But we want instant gratification. That's facts.
00:33:32
Christina Couture
ah You know, but we want instant gratification.
00:33:37
Christina Couture
That's facts.
00:33:39
Savanna
You know, so it's hard to stick to a program when your only goal is to lose the weight and you don't think about anything else.
00:33:39
Christina Couture
You know, so it's, hard to stick to a program when your only goal is to lose weight and you don't think about anything else.
00:33:49
Savanna
It's your goal is to lose weight.
00:33:49
Christina Couture
It's your goal is to lose weight.
00:33:52
Savanna
And then it's and when it doesn't happen right away, people are like, oh fuck, fuck this shit. I'm done.
00:33:52
Christina Couture
And then it's, and when it doesn't happen right away, people are like, oh, fuck, fuck this shit.
00:33:57
Christina Couture
I'm done.
00:33:58
Savanna
That's me. They quit.
00:33:59
Christina Couture
They quit.
00:34:01
Savanna
know And it's the thing with weight loss, with enough of my time and knowledge in the field, that scale, if you're regularly weighing yourself, you'll lose weight for a couple of days and then going to spike and it's going to go back up and then you'll drop again and then it'll go real high and then it'll plateau.
00:34:01
Christina Couture
you know And it's the thing with weight loss with enough of my time and knowledge in the field, That's fail. If you're regularly weighing yourself, you'll lose weight for a couple days, and then it's going to spike, and it's going to go back up, and then you'll drop again, and then it'll go real high, and then it'll plateau.
00:34:22
Christina Couture
And you need to focus on other reasons, other things.
00:34:22
Savanna
yeahp And you need to focus on other reasons, other things. Yes. And if your clothes don't fit you, I'm on a roll right now.
00:34:28
Christina Couture
And if your clothes don't fit you, I'm on a roll right now.
00:34:31
Savanna
This fear this one gets me so hungry.
00:34:31
Christina Couture
This feel this one gets me so hyped.
00:34:32
Savanna
I know.
00:34:33
Christina Couture
Wow.
00:34:34
Savanna
and Your clothes are meant to fit you.
00:34:34
Christina Couture
and Your clothes are meant to fit you.
00:34:36
Savanna
So your shorts are too tight, you get to go shopping.
00:34:37
Christina Couture
So if your shorts are too tight, you get to go shopping.
00:34:40
Savanna
Buy a bigger size.
00:34:40
Christina Couture
Buy a bigger clothes.
00:34:41
Savanna
Even your underwear.
00:34:41
Christina Couture
Even your underwear.
00:34:43
Savanna
Like, if you're underwear, and I need to buy a new underwear because my shit's uncomfortable.
00:34:43
Christina Couture
Like, if you're underwear, and I need to buy a new underwear because my shit's uncomfortable.
00:34:48
Savanna
Big vagina. Yeah, I got a large vagina to carry around.
00:34:50
Christina Couture
Yeah, I got a large vagina to carry me around.
00:34:52
Savanna
But...
00:34:52
Christina Couture
But... Like...
00:34:54
Savanna
You're ugly laughing.
00:34:54
Christina Couture
black
00:34:55
Savanna
Like...
00:34:59
Savanna
Even with something as simple as a pair underwear.
00:34:59
Christina Couture
Even with something as simple as a pair underwear.
00:35:02
Savanna
Yeah.
00:35:02
Christina Couture
yeah If it's uncomfortable, you're going to think about it all day.
00:35:03
Savanna
If it's uncomfortable, you're going to think about it all day.
00:35:08
Christina Couture
Buy yourself new underwear.
00:35:08
Savanna
yourself new underwear. Yep. Buy yourself a new bra.
00:35:09
Christina Couture
Buy yourself a new bra.
00:35:11
Savanna
Buy new shorts.
00:35:11
Christina Couture
Buy new shorts. Or if you have other options, switch it.
00:35:13
Savanna
Or if you have other options, switch it. Don't force yourself into something that you're uncomfortable.
00:35:17
Christina Couture
Don't force yourself into something that you're uncomfortable because you're going to think about it the whole freaking time you're in that outfit.
00:35:20
Savanna
Right. Because you're going to think about it the whole freaking time you're in that outfit. Right.
00:35:26
Savanna
I do.
00:35:26
Christina Couture
I do.
00:35:26
Savanna
I get hype about this.
00:35:27
Christina Couture
I get hype about this.
00:35:27
Savanna
no We're probably all over the place.
00:35:28
Christina Couture
oh We're probably all over the place.
00:35:29
Savanna
You're good.
00:35:29
Christina Couture
We're good. We're pretty much all together.
00:35:30
Savanna
We're pretty much on the same topic. I think so.
00:35:32
Christina Couture
I think so.
00:35:34
Savanna
We rant a lot.
00:35:34
Christina Couture
We rant a lot.
00:35:39
Savanna
But that's...
00:35:39
Christina Couture
But we'd love to hear other people's input on body positivity, self-love.
00:35:40
Savanna
We'd love to hear other people's input on body positivity. Self-love. Why do you work out that's not...
00:35:46
Christina Couture
Why do you work out that's not...
00:35:50
Savanna
i mean it can be losing weight.
00:35:50
Christina Couture
mean, you can't be losing weight. Yeah, or gaining muscle.
00:35:51
Savanna
Yeah, or gaining muscle.
00:35:53
Christina Couture
Don't just be like, well,
00:35:54
Savanna
Don't just be like, well, no. I can't tell you what to do.
00:35:56
Christina Couture
I can't tell you what to do.
00:35:57
Savanna
But, you know, we want to hear why you work out.
00:35:57
Christina Couture
But, you know, we want to hear why you were not just because was a little bit of book.
00:36:00
Savanna
Not just because I'm losing weight because fat fuck. No. We're all sick.
00:36:03
Christina Couture
No. What else?
00:36:04
Savanna
What's your other reason?
00:36:04
Christina Couture
What's your other reason?
00:36:05
Savanna
thing Yeah.
00:36:05
Christina Couture
Yeah.
00:36:07
Savanna
To stay flexible.
00:36:07
Christina Couture
To stay flexible.
00:36:09
Savanna
Yeah, for your kinky shit.
00:36:09
Christina Couture
Yeah, for your kinky shit.
00:36:11
Savanna
Flexible. Um, I did want...
00:36:12
Christina Couture
and
00:36:14
Savanna
flexible
00:36:14
Christina Couture
Flexible.
00:36:15
Savanna
oh
00:36:15
Christina Couture
oh I did want...
00:36:17
Savanna
i did what and think you' were going talk about the same thing.
00:36:18
Christina Couture
I think were going to about the same thing.
00:36:20
Savanna
What were you going bring up?
00:36:20
Christina Couture
What were you going to bring up?
00:36:21
Savanna
Last week's episode.
00:36:21
Christina Couture
Last week's episode.
00:36:22
Savanna
episode Yes, that's what I was just about to bring in.
00:36:22
Christina Couture
Yes, what I just about to bring in.
00:36:25
Savanna
We did get some ah
00:36:25
Christina Couture
We did get some um listeners have messaged us and answered the questions from last week's episode.
00:36:30
Savanna
listeners have messaged us and answered the question from last week's episode. if
00:36:35
Christina Couture
yeah
00:36:36
Savanna
Do we do it?
00:36:37
Christina Couture
Do we do it when it comes around?
00:36:37
Savanna
we do the deed when Aunt Flo is around?
00:36:41
Savanna
Yeah.
00:36:42
Christina Couture
Yeah.
00:36:42
Savanna
I tried to do that good.
00:36:42
Christina Couture
ah tremendous No, that was good.
00:36:44
Savanna
No, that was good.
00:36:45
Christina Couture
oh We have little ears in the kitchen with us.
00:36:45
Savanna
Oh, okay. We have little ears. have little ears, so I was trying to be say it, you know.
00:36:48
Christina Couture
She's trying to get a snack.
00:36:50
Savanna
She's trying to get a that
00:36:53
Christina Couture
So yeah.
00:36:54
Savanna
So, yeah. Do you bump uglies when you're on the rack?
00:36:55
Christina Couture
Do you bump uglies when you're on the rag?
00:37:00
Savanna
I'm a no.
00:37:00
Christina Couture
I'm a no.
00:37:01
Savanna
I've done it, but basically it's a no.
00:37:02
Christina Couture
I've done it, but basically it's a no.
00:37:04
Savanna
I will do it.
00:37:04
Christina Couture
I will do it.
00:37:05
Savanna
Yes.
00:37:05
Christina Couture
Yes.
00:37:05
Savanna
If it's, like, at the end.
00:37:06
Christina Couture
If it's like at the end.
00:37:09
Savanna
At the end.
00:37:09
Christina Couture
At the end. Yes.
00:37:11
Savanna
Do you do it all in the time?
00:37:11
Christina Couture
Do you do it all the time?
00:37:13
Savanna
No.
00:37:13
Christina Couture
No.
00:37:13
Savanna
Just at the end?
00:37:13
Christina Couture
Just at the end?
00:37:15
Savanna
Depends on flow of the cycle.
00:37:16
Christina Couture
Depends on the flow of the cycle.
00:37:17
Savanna
Depends on the flow of the cycle.
00:37:18
Christina Couture
Yeah. That's basically what we got from a lot of listeners.
00:37:19
Savanna
That's basically what we got from a lot of the listeners. We had one listener say that they love it.
00:37:22
Christina Couture
We had one listener say that they love it.
00:37:26
Savanna
Yes.
00:37:26
Christina Couture
like By day three, she wants to get her on all the time.
00:37:26
Savanna
Like by day three, she wants to get her in bed all the time. ye Shower sex.
00:37:31
Christina Couture
yeah Shower sex.
00:37:33
Savanna
Because it's easy clean up.
00:37:33
Christina Couture
With a DZ clean up.
00:37:35
Savanna
Why did you do that?
00:37:35
Christina Couture
Why did you do that?
00:37:36
Savanna
I don't know. Yeah.
00:37:40
Christina Couture
Yeah, she loves it.
00:37:40
Savanna
like She loves it. Yeah.
00:37:42
Christina Couture
yeah
00:37:42
Savanna
And it says, that she says it makes it shorter too.
00:37:43
Christina Couture
and it says She says it makes it shorter too.
00:37:46
Savanna
Yeah.
00:37:46
Christina Couture
yeah and know so Compared to like a normal...
00:37:46
Savanna
You know, so compared to like a normal five to seven day.
00:37:50
Christina Couture
five to seven day.
00:37:51
Savanna
Yeah. sure just ja worth warrior or four yeah but she It's not as heavy.
00:37:52
Christina Couture
Hers is like three or four. yeah It's not as heavy.
00:37:56
Savanna
and helps with cramps.
00:37:56
Christina Couture
It helps with cramps. So everything we kind of looked up for last week's episode, she says like she does reap those benefits.
00:37:57
Savanna
Yep. So everything we kind of looked up for last week's episode, but well she says yeah like she does reap those benefits. I love that for her.
00:38:03
Christina Couture
I love that for her i will say i noticed I have more of a sex drive toward the tail end of my period.
00:38:06
Savanna
I will say I notice I have more of a sex drive toward the tail end of my period.
00:38:17
Savanna
I think I ovulate early.
00:38:17
Christina Couture
I think I ovulate early. I think, I think, does that towards me count?
00:38:19
Savanna
think I do too because that towards tail end, I'm like, I can't.
00:38:21
Christina Couture
I don't know. I can't.
00:38:23
Savanna
going to jump the bones.
00:38:23
Christina Couture
I'm going to jump.
00:38:25
Savanna
But I think too, it's because your hormones.
00:38:25
Christina Couture
But I think, too, it's because your hormones stop might be spiking post.
00:38:27
Savanna
Yeah. My spiking post.
00:38:29
Christina Couture
Yeah, because your period is the lowest.
00:38:30
Savanna
Yeah, because your period's the lowest. So then...
00:38:32
Christina Couture
So then post period, like when you're coming off your.
00:38:34
Savanna
oh post-tweet, like, when they're coming off. you That's when I'm, like, most of them.
00:38:37
Christina Couture
Yeah. So that makes sense.
00:38:38
Savanna
that makes sense. Yeah.
00:38:40
Christina Couture
Yeah.
00:38:40
Savanna
That makes sense.
00:38:40
Christina Couture
That makes sense.
00:38:41
Savanna
So, we're here that we're the only ones who don't really do it on the time of the month.
00:38:41
Christina Couture
So we're hearing that we're the only ones who don't really do it on the time of the month.
00:38:48
Savanna
We should have asked.
00:38:48
Christina Couture
Who should I ask?
00:38:50
Savanna
Oh, yeah.
00:38:50
Christina Couture
Oh, yeah.
00:38:51
Savanna
She has a boyfriend and a girlfriend, so.
Listener Feedback and Community Engagement
00:38:54
Savanna
I don't know how that works. Ew. That's interesting.
00:38:57
Christina Couture
That's interesting.
00:38:57
Savanna
We'll have to ask her to follow up.
00:38:58
Christina Couture
We'll have to ask her to follow up.
00:38:59
Savanna
Yes.
00:39:00
Christina Couture
um
00:39:00
Savanna
Um... But before we wrap up, we have some shout-outs we want to make.
00:39:02
Christina Couture
But before we wrap up, we have some shout outs we want to make.
00:39:05
Savanna
Absolutely. Yes. So if you are listener in surrounding area, so like Lapeer County.
00:39:07
Christina Couture
So if you are listener in a surrounding area, so like Lapeer County.
00:39:15
Savanna
I don't know if she does Macomb County.
00:39:15
Christina Couture
I don't know if she does Macomb County.
00:39:17
Savanna
I think she goes outside of Lapeer County, a little depending on where you're and at.
00:39:17
Christina Couture
But our friend Alyssa, and I'm going to pull her business right now because
00:39:20
Savanna
Yeah, depending on where.
00:39:20
Christina Couture
depending where does have a
00:39:21
Savanna
She does travel a little bit. But our friend Alyssa, and I'm going to pull her business up right now because...
00:39:24
Christina Couture
but our friend a lista and i'm gonna pull her business up right now because
00:39:31
Savanna
I want to make sure I'm saying her saying it right saying the business name right.
00:39:31
Christina Couture
I want to make sure i'm sitting her saying it right saying the business name right. I want to say it's Rise and Shine.
00:39:34
Savanna
I want to say it's rise and shine. Yes.
00:39:37
Christina Couture
Yes, Rise and Shine Cleaning.
00:39:37
Savanna
Rise and shine cleaning. Um, is she is now accepting for the first time in forever.
00:39:39
Christina Couture
um is She is now accepting for the first time in forever.
00:39:44
Savanna
yeah So, you know, she kicks ass, um, but she's accepting weekly, bi-weekly and monthly like deep cleaning clients.
00:39:45
Christina Couture
So you know she kicks ass. um But she's accepting weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly like deep cleaning clients.
00:39:53
Savanna
I say deep cleaning.
00:39:53
Christina Couture
I say deep cleaning. I don't know.
00:39:54
Savanna
I don't, i
00:39:55
Christina Couture
i I don't know.
00:39:55
Savanna
I don't know.
00:39:56
Christina Couture
You have to reach out to her.
00:39:56
Savanna
You'll have to reach out to her. need You guys figure out your what your needs are.
00:39:58
Christina Couture
You are what your goals are.
00:40:00
Savanna
Yeah.
00:40:00
Christina Couture
Yeah.
00:40:00
Savanna
And she most likely can help you.
00:40:00
Christina Couture
She's most likely to help you. But she's on Facebook.
00:40:03
Savanna
But she's on Facebook. Her business page is Rise and Shine Cleaning LLC.
00:40:04
Christina Couture
Her business page is Rise and Shine Cleaning LLC.
00:40:10
Savanna
We'll share it on our Facebook page.
00:40:10
Christina Couture
We'll share it on our Facebook page. Maybe we can make a little something yeah for our TikTok.
00:40:12
Savanna
Yes. Maybe we can make a little something yeah for our TikTok. Like, just share pictures of their things.
00:40:16
Christina Couture
Like just share pictures of their things.
00:40:17
Savanna
Yeah.
00:40:17
Christina Couture
Yeah. um
00:40:20
Savanna
We'll reach out to her.
00:40:20
Christina Couture
We'll reach out to her.
00:40:21
Savanna
Yeah.
00:40:21
Christina Couture
She does an awesome job.
00:40:21
Savanna
She does an awesome job. Amazing job.
00:40:23
Christina Couture
Amazing job.
00:40:24
Savanna
so
00:40:24
Christina Couture
So... and know We're all about helping a friend, and supporting a local business.
00:40:26
Savanna
You we're all about helping a friend, supporting a local business. She kicks ass.
00:40:30
Christina Couture
She kicks ass.
00:40:31
Savanna
So reach out to her.
00:40:31
Christina Couture
So reach out to her.
00:40:32
Savanna
Yep.
00:40:32
Christina Couture
yep um
00:40:34
Savanna
That was the one I wanted to bring up today.
00:40:34
Christina Couture
That was the one I wanted to bring up today.
00:40:36
Savanna
Who did you?
00:40:36
Christina Couture
Who did you...
00:40:37
Savanna
I just wanted to shout.
00:40:38
Christina Couture
i just wanted to come out and listen to you.
00:40:39
Savanna
I wanted to shout out Alyssa too. And if you guys are in the mood for some rock and roll, some country, 16 Penny.
00:40:42
Christina Couture
And... If you guys are in the mood for some rock and roll, some country, 16 pennies.
00:40:51
Savanna
That is our local band here.
00:40:51
Christina Couture
That is what they're doing here.
00:40:53
Savanna
um They kick ass.
00:40:53
Christina Couture
um They kick an ass.
00:40:56
Savanna
Of course, I'm a little biased.
00:40:56
Christina Couture
Of course, I'm a little biased.
00:40:58
Savanna
It's my brother-in-law.
00:40:58
Christina Couture
My brother's mom, he's the yes, they're kick-ass band, community, to spice up your...
00:40:59
Savanna
He's the bassist. He's the star of the show. o Sorry, Ryan. oh But, yes, no, they're a kick-ass band. You need to spice up your bonfire, your grad party, you're just a regular party.
00:41:06
Christina Couture
so spice knock are your band party and they do don't they they're coming up and playing a
00:41:12
Savanna
You should check them out They do a variety of songs. Very good. Yeah.
00:41:18
Christina Couture
yeah
00:41:18
Savanna
I just want to shout them.
00:41:18
Christina Couture
and just i think i'll do like different events don't they
00:41:19
Savanna
I think they do, like, different events. They do different events, yeah.
00:41:21
Christina Couture
but yeah they just the boom days here at drive-in and um
00:41:22
Savanna
They just did the boom days here at Dryden. They played at the Dryden Bar a couple times just for their night.
00:41:25
Christina Couture
plants growing to our couple wi for their
00:41:27
Savanna
They played at Holly Meadows.
00:41:27
Christina Couture
they played at hollywood me
00:41:29
Savanna
And they're coming up.
00:41:29
Christina Couture
and theyre coming and play
00:41:31
Savanna
They're playing... um some so Someone's family party, they are playing there coming soon, too.
00:41:33
Christina Couture
someone's family party they are coming soon too okay they'll do any type of event they kick ass and they do so you said other events and they're on facebook they're on tiktok
00:41:38
Savanna
Okay. They'll do any type of event. that they They kick ass. And they do... So you said other events? And they're on Facebook? They're on TikTok, too. Yeah, they're on Facebook, TikTok, 16 penny.
00:41:49
Savanna
um
00:41:49
Christina Couture
um
00:41:50
Savanna
They're fun.
00:41:50
Christina Couture
they're fun they're great uh down to earth people you obviously my family uh i've known
00:41:51
Savanna
They're great. It's four guys. that Down-to-earth people. Well, obviously, one's my family, but... I've known Ryan a long time.
00:42:00
Christina Couture
ryan We're hoping to get them to do our intro music.
00:42:01
Savanna
Yeah. We all know him. He's from, they're they're from this area. You know, your favorite local band.
00:42:04
Christina Couture
So you need entertainment, reach out to 16 Penny and then push them to do our intro music.
00:42:06
Savanna
We're hoping to get them to do our intro music.
00:42:09
Christina Couture
Please help us.
00:42:09
Savanna
Yes. We're going to, I want to work with, I want to talk to them and see if they can work with, give us a cool little intro going.
00:42:10
Christina Couture
We want to fancy and official. get us a little intro going
00:42:15
Savanna
ah So if you need entertainment, yeah reach out to 16 Petty.
00:42:15
Christina Couture
so if you need entertainment yeah break you off the next feet pet
00:42:19
Savanna
For sure.
00:42:20
Christina Couture
sure
00:42:20
Savanna
and then let's jump to do our intro music.
00:42:20
Christina Couture
and then pushed him to door and drew music yeah
00:42:23
Savanna
Yes. say Are you doing podcast music?
00:42:23
Christina Couture
please help um we want to sound more fancy and official
00:42:26
Savanna
We want to sound more fancy and efficient.
00:42:29
Christina Couture
But we're not musically inclined.
00:42:29
Savanna
But we're not musically inclined. No, not at all.
00:42:31
Christina Couture
No, not at all.
00:42:32
Savanna
He says good.
00:42:32
Christina Couture
Oontz, oontz, oontz, oontz.
00:42:33
Savanna
my God. Well, all right, bitches. Anything else you want to chat about today?
00:42:36
Christina Couture
I with Luke.
00:42:36
Savanna
No, it was cool. Hang out.
00:42:38
Christina Couture
He says I'm good.
00:42:39
Savanna
oh my
00:42:39
Christina Couture
Oh, my God.
00:42:42
Savanna
bor bitious
00:42:42
Christina Couture
Well, all right, bitches.
00:42:43
Savanna
anything else too might to chat about tonight
00:42:43
Christina Couture
Anything else you want to chat about today? No, but was cool hanging out.
00:42:44
Savanna
no cool hang out Oh, let's our TikTok and shit.
00:42:47
Christina Couture
Oh, let's do our TikTok and shit. on
00:42:50
Savanna
Email us if you want.
00:42:50
Christina Couture
Email us. If you want, if you listen to last week's episode, episode three about bumping uglies on your period and you want to let us know, we'd love feedback.
00:42:52
Savanna
If you listen to last week's episode, episode three about bumping uglies on your period and you want to let us know. love feedback. Yes.
00:43:00
Christina Couture
Yes.
Technical Updates and Social Media Presence
00:43:01
Savanna
You know, we finally fixed our audio.
00:43:01
Christina Couture
you know, we finally fixed our audio.
00:43:02
Savanna
We think.
00:43:02
Christina Couture
We think.
00:43:03
Savanna
Yes.
00:43:03
Christina Couture
Yes. So,
00:43:04
Savanna
So. Let us know your thoughts and on the topic or if you have something to add about body positivity.
00:43:05
Christina Couture
Let us know your thoughts on the topic or if you have something to add about body positivity, self-love, anything, let us know.
00:43:10
Savanna
Yeah. Self-love. and Your wins. Let us know. Our email is RaisingChaosPodcast at Outlook.com.
00:43:15
Christina Couture
Our email is raisingchaospodcast at outlook.com.
00:43:20
Savanna
You can also, if you're friends with us on Facebook,
00:43:20
Christina Couture
You can also, if you're friends with us on Facebook, message us or text us separately.
00:43:23
Savanna
Message us or text us separately. That's fine.
00:43:26
Christina Couture
That's fine.
00:43:27
Savanna
You can also send us topic suggestions.
00:43:27
Christina Couture
You can also send us topic suggestions.
00:43:29
Savanna
Absolutely.
00:43:29
Christina Couture
We have ah lots of exciting ideas in the works.
00:43:30
Savanna
We have ah lots of exciting ideas in the works. Yes. So there's going to be more coming from us once the kids get back in school and we can really give this the time and attention it needs.
00:43:35
Christina Couture
So there's going to be more coming from us once the kids get back in school and we can really give this the time and attention it needs.
00:43:44
Savanna
um We're also on Facebook, Racing Chaos Podcast.
00:43:44
Christina Couture
um We're also on Facebook, Raising Chaos Podcast.
00:43:47
Savanna
You want the page, not the group.
00:43:47
Christina Couture
You want the page, not the group. I accidentally created the group.
00:43:50
Savanna
I accidentally created the group. And now she can't get back in.
00:43:51
Christina Couture
and our
00:43:52
Savanna
No, I can't get, yeah.
00:43:52
Christina Couture
No, I can't get Yeah, I'm an idiot.
00:43:54
Savanna
I'm an idiot. um
00:43:55
Christina Couture
um
00:43:56
Savanna
TikTok.
00:43:57
Christina Couture
TikTok.
00:43:57
Savanna
TikTok.
00:43:58
Christina Couture
TikTok.
00:43:59
Savanna
We're also, if you want to follow separate accounts too, like us personally.
00:43:59
Christina Couture
We're also, if you want to follow separate accounts too, like us personally, yeah mine is Christina's Always Eating.
00:44:03
Savanna
Yeah. Mine is, Christine is always eating. think mine's just Savannah West.
00:44:08
Christina Couture
Mine should stay out of us.
00:44:09
Savanna
Yeah.
00:44:09
Christina Couture
Yeah.
00:44:10
Savanna
So, but other than that,
00:44:10
Christina Couture
So, but other than that, have a good night.
00:44:13
Savanna
Have a good night. We're going to go enjoy our girls' night.
00:44:14
Christina Couture
We're going to go enjoy our girls' night.
00:44:17
Savanna
Our summer ween.
00:44:17
Christina Couture
ah summer we And we will talk to you next week.
00:44:18
Savanna
And we will talk to you next week. Hell yeah.
00:44:21
Christina Couture
Bye.
00:44:21
Savanna
Bye. Bye.