{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#18 - Weight Loss, Saying No & Weight Lifting with Mrs. Wise Eats","description":"Weight Loss, Saying No & Weight Lifting with Mrs. Wise Eats (Wise Eats Podcast Episode #18) In Episode 18, we\u2019re dishing up our first ever interview! My wife, Giovannina, joins the show to share her 39lb weight loss experience and many lessons she learned along the way.   Episode Timestamps Intro! Merry Christmas everyone! (0:00) Wise-Eats.com\/Coaching (2:30) Introducing \u201cMrs. Wise Eats\u201d, my wife, Giovannina (2:50) How she lost 39lbs and how long it took (3:20) The biggest factor leading to her weight loss: Learning how to say no (3:45) Why she prefers weight lifting and walking over cardio nowadays (2:45) Gio\u2019s 9-year struggle with sustaining weight loss and why this time it\u2019s different (5:30) Her history with crash diets, fad diets, and Whole 30 (5:50) The chicken and broccoli diet is not the answer! (7:20) Why she no longer uses restrictive diets to lose weight (7:50) The importance of sleep and reducing stress (8:30) Why reducing stress was her biggest factor for losing weight (9:10) Reducing stress through cannabis and saying no (9:40) Taking care of yourself first and being selfish about it (10:10) The impact that weight lifting has had on her fitness (11:05) Her new favorite form of exercise and flexibility of working out at home (12:00) Doing deadlifts in the driveway and the power of leading by example! (12:15) The results from weight lifting are amazing and it\u2019s more fun than cardio! (13:00) How often Gio lifts weights and how she incorporates cardio (13:40) Why physical changes from building muscle has become a huge source of inspiration (14:30) When did health and fitness first become important? (14:50) Have you found a lifestyle\/regimen that you feel will be sustainable? (15:35) Her current fitness goals and a John Cena Christmas blurb (16:10) #GOALS Gio wants to deadlift 200 in 2020 and how much she can lift right now (16:15) Making gains! Tracking workouts and getting stronger (16:30) Will Ferrell Elf blurb (17:15) Biggest motivating factors for transformation: Pregnancy, being your best self, beating genetics (17:20) You are in control of your health! (17:50) Lessons learned from Rachel Hollis: Don\u2019t break promises to yourself (18:30) Randy Orton Christmas wrestling blurb: HO-HO-HO! (20:10) How her brother\u2019s struggle with drugs motivated her to improve her health (20:10) Scrooged blurb: Getting greedy for the Christmas miracle! (20:45) How measuring food for her cannabis plants inspired her to change her diet (20:55) Scrooged blurb: It\u2019s time to party! (21:45) Quick Bites: Rapid fire questions! (21:55) Her favorite form of exercise and favorite specific lift? (22:00) Favorite music to work out to? (22:25) Current exercise routine\/program? (22:55) Favorite Wise Eats recipe? (24:10) Favorite Un-Wise Choice? Wally\u2019s Custard! (24:40) One healthy food in our kitchen you can\u2019t live without? (24:55) Golden retriever blurb: Our dog Cohen sharing apples (25:15) Something you love diet-wise now that you never thought you would? (25:15) Sharpshooter Breakfast Salad shout out. Awesome recipe! (25:45) Her favorite source of inspiration & Rachel Hollis\u2019 Girl Wash Your Face (26:00) What do you want for Christmas? (26:30) Stone Cold Steve Austin stuns Santa! (26:55) Favorite Christmas song? (27:00) Favorite Christmas movie? Another Elf blurb (27:05) Favorite thing about Christmas? Lights & Starbucks! (27:30) Chinese food around Christmas time? (28:10) Closing thoughts & Gio thanks Wes for being an example (28:30) Contact Gio via Instagram @wisegalsgrow or @wise.wifey (29:10) Go to Wise-Eats.com\/Episode18 for the show notes, YouTube video, recipes, pictures, and more (29:20) MERRY CHRISTMAS AND MAKE WISE CHOICES! (29:45) BLOOPER REEL (30:00)   Website Link: Wise-Eats.com\/Episode18 YouTube Video: https:\/\/youtu.be\/47qUPca_RN0 Podcast Webpage: Wise-Eats.com\/Podcast Questions, Comments, Feedback: Wise-Eats.com\/Contact Instagram: @weswisefitness E-Mail: wiseeatspodcast@gmail.com Facebook: com\/wiseeatspodcast   Recipes Mentioned in This Episode: Sharpshooter Breakfast Salad: Wise-Eats.com\/Sharpshooter Complete Recipe List: Wise-Eats.com\/Recipes   Articles\/Brands\/Products Mentioned in This Episode: Wise-Eats.com\/Coaching Wally\u2019s Custard Thinner, Leaner, Stronger by Mike Matthews Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis Starbucks   Movie Clips Christmas chaos: WWE Top 10, Dec. 25, 2017 End speech from Scrooged Elf movie clips Website Design Thank You: DoeringDesign.com Logo Design Thank You\u2019s: @this_show, MGSignsDesign.com Editing Animations Thank You: Darin Roberts aka Misteredit1 on YouTube   The Wise Eats Podcast is written, filmed, edited, and produced by Wesley Wise, and hopefully shared by YOU. Your support is greatly appreciated!   Submit questions, comments, feedback to WiseEatsPodcast@gmail.com or to @weswisefitness on Instagram. Thanks for watching, listening, reviewing, liking, subscribing, and sharing. Be good to yourself, be good to others, and make wise choices! ","author_name":"Wise Eats | Recipes for Fitness. Recipes for Life.","author_url":"http:\/\/www.wise-eats.com","html":"