Healthy and Sustainable Mindset

Ashleigh Magee is currently serving in the Navy, and as a wellness life coach, she brings a holistic view of health and wellness to those she works with. In this episode, we talk about her fitness journey, going from a swimmer to serving in the Navy, oftentimes with limited healthy meal choices, especially while deployed. Ashleigh offers tips and advice for those who are deployed and need to find time for achieving their own health and fitness goals. Links & Resources AshleighMagee.com Ashleigh's free clean eating challenge Ashleigh Magee on Instagram Ashleigh Magee on Facebook Healthy Women Warriors Facebook Group Transcript Scott DeLuzio   00:00:00    Thanks for tuning in to the Drive On Podcast, where we're focused on giving hope and strength to the entire military community, whether you're a veteran, active duty, guard, reserve, or a family member, this podcast we'll share inspirational stories and resources that are useful to you. I'm your host, Scott DeLuzio. And now let's get on with the show. Welcome back to the Drive On Podcast. Today, my guest is Ashley Magee. Ashley is a Navy veteran and military spouse who encountered a lot of ups and downs in her health and wellness journey while in the military. Welcome to the show. Ashley, I want to get into your journey a little bit, but first, could you tell us a little bit about yourself and a little bit about who you are and your background?   Ashleigh Magee   00:00:46    So minor correction, I'm actually still on active duty. So I have about another year left. I'm going to be transitioning out this next year.  I am still working active duty. I am an engineering duty officer in the Navy and then I'm also a health coach for women in the military community. That's kind of the actual love and dream that I have that I'm building up on the side as I get ready to transition out.   Scott DeLuzio   00:01:18    Okay. Yeah. Sorry about that. I thought I had seen that you were a veteran, but that's no worry. That's okay. So we got that clarified. We talked a little bit about this journey that you had with your own health and wellness while you were serving, and you struggled with this. But your health and wellness, your weight, your fitness, all that kind of stuff is pretty important. Parts of being in the military. Depending on the job that you have, I mean, it could be a crucial part of what you're doing. The struggle that you had had to have affected you more than just your own physical health, your emotional health and your job satisfaction, your, your overall well-being. So what was that experience like for you? While you're going through that struggle?   Ashleigh Magee   00:02:19     I think this is really common with a lot of people, especially once you get out of high school college. For me in high school, I was a competitive swimmer year-round. So I had my sport that kind of anchored me.  and then when I got to the Naval academy, that's where I did my undergrad. you suddenly don't have control over what you're eating. The PT regimen is not really great. And as a swimmer that suddenly was running a lot. I actually got stress fractures, I ended up injured,  and that kind of started a snowball effect. So my whole time throughout the academy,  it was a struggle. I am not a runner, so passing that PRT was not fun for me. And you wrap up a lot of your self-worth into you

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