Welcome to welcome back welcome back welcome. Welcome. Welcome. I don't know. I never know how to start this thing. Hi my guest today is Brittany Vest. Brittany is the Fitness and Wellness blogger and influencer behind the Weight Loss Journey and Lifestyle blog and Instagram, Fiddy Briti.

She transformed her life over six years ago by losing over 85 pounds and having skin removal surgery and she had an amazing transformation, obviously.

But I was really interested in her life now

and how she got to where she is,

having grown up in an environment

where she was always aware of her weight and was being

told to lose weight by people that she loved. I didn't grow up in an environment

like that. I just had these self-imposed beliefs I guess and I was affected by culture and societal norms around me and I was always tiny and it still me up even 20 years later. So if you're going to listen to this

episode I highly suggest you go to her Instagram or her website or both and follow her and poke around because she really exudes

confidence and joy and she kind of seems to like give zero Fs. I don't want to swear twice in the intro.

She also has a lot of experience with how to stay consistent

and how to practice like like quote unquote, wellness without it all being about weight.

In fact, at one point in the interview, I didn't stop her or say anything about this, but she said, like when I was done losing the weight, like very nonchalantly, like it was a finite thing, and I found that so refreshing because I think so many of us kind of feel like we're never done losing weight or even if we're not actively trying to like it'll always be a goal right or it will be a rewarding thing if it happens.

And it was so nice to hear her kind of end that part of her chapter

and then shift on to like what her life is now and how she takes care of herself now without the

end all be all being losing weight. So I really loved talking to her and I really was fascinated by her story and she also has a lot of helpful tips for anybody who might feel like they're stagnant or they don't know where to start or how to start and she's

been there she's been through it and she has a lot of advice so without further ado

Brittany Best.

I'm Arial Lori, and this is the Blond Files Podcast, where I talk to experts, influencers, and inspirational people in the world of wellness and beyond.

All right, so I'm here with Brittany.

Welcome.

Thank you for having me. I'm so excited to be here. I'm so excited you're here and Kennedy is here. Hello? I feel like I don't even have to introduce you really. I'll just pop in when it's necessary. Like I think people just assume that you're here.

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