91 The dangerous true lives of fitness + magazine cover models
Welcome back my Clan of the Crave Bears! Happy June! I’ve now been married for 2 and a half weeks and all is well.BUT...it's summer time around the corner! I am seeing a lot of people having stress and anxiety about summer dress and swimsuit season. A couple of times a year, I spend a little bit of time talking about fitness. Body confidence and fitness are so critically important to women.Today we have 2 former fitness models on the show today. They were competitive bodybuilders and they have stories that will open your eyes. It’s both tragic and inspiring.Go to bit.ly/wfdgroup and join out Women, Food and Desire Facebook Group. Come on and join us. We have been talking about fitness and exercise and the challenges we face to do it. We have so many pressures and obstacles to staying fit.Today we have Maddy and Danny on the show. Maddy Moon is a coach and also a podcaster. Growing up she felt pressure to have the perfect body, which lead to her extreme approach to eating and fitness. Her experience being a fitness competition model actually destroyed her relationship with her body. You won’t believe all of the damage that was done to her body, mind and soul by her foray into the world of fitness modeling.Danny Johnson of No Excuses Fitness is the second guest today. She’s been an acrobat, a trainer, and a pro fitness model. Her story of going from pro to broke to well and whole is truly inspiring. 
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Show Notes:
- When Maddy’s body image issues began
- How she became an unhealthy vegan
- How her internal standards were a symptom of an eating disorder
- How she got introduced to the world of bodybuilding
- Why page 57 became her life plan
- How her mindset changed when she felt like she had a higher purpose - self-righteousness
- Why her intuition caused her to think something was wrong
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- How not having her period was a sense of pride for her
- When you put your body above everything else, the first thing you lose is your sex drive
- Why she had an identity crisis due to the desire for perfection
- Why the 2nd show she did made her completely disillusioned with body building
- What caused her to move to another state to flee her toxic environment
- How women can have a better relationship with their bodies
- Why it’s important to be aware of food triggers
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- Why you have to guard your influences so they don’t take you down the wrong path
- The life changing moment that caused her to regain her intuition
- How Danny got into fitness modeling
- The job she was working that cause her to stay in great shape
- How she went from athlete to entertainer
- How other women in her industry treated her
- How extreme food and exercise impacted her health and libido
- How long Danny went without having a period
- Why as a sexy model, she didn’t want anyone to touch her
- Why you can’t win in the fitness model industry
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- How she dieted so much that she was gaining weight
- Why she quit the fitness model job
- How her physical and emotional health affected her finances
- Why gratitude made a dramatic shift in her situation
- Why she purged her social media based on what it triggered inside her
- How her mantra helped her and what it is
Connect with Maddie and Danny:www.maddymoon.com - 10 proven steps for ending any food obsessionwww.thesweatybetties.com - Danny's website