Marisa Chaela is a Holistic Fitness Coach, founder of Holistic Fitness Labs, and creator of MissFitAndNerdy. She graduated from MIT in 2017 and has since been using her platform on YouTube and Instagram to inspire thousands of people to build their own healthy lifestyles. She is passionate about experimenting with diets and encouraging others to question diet dogma and carve their own paths to find what works best for their bodies. A former victim of diet culture, Marisa is on a mission to help women free themselves of the "1200 calorie" diet mentality and discover their inner strength with resistance training. In this episode, we cover: - how Marisa got into wellness - the difference between optimal physique and optimal health - her journey with topical steroid withdrawal - how to track without feeling restricted - reverse dieting and why women CAN and SHOULD eat more than 1200 calories ... and more! You can connect with Marisa over on her Instagrams @missfitandnerdy or @holisticfitnesslabs Or, check out her reverse dieting course on her website, and use REVERSE33 for $33 dollars off!: https://www.reversedieting101.com Get your hands on Seed Daily Synbiotic and use code IPW15 to save on your first order! You can learn more about me by following on IG @imperfectlypaigewellness or by checking out my blog, freebies, and offers on my website: https://imperfectlypaigewellness.com Please share with #PaigeTalksWellness to help get the word out about the show - and join the Imperfect Health Fam over on Facebook.