In this Q&A episode, Rachel and Ashleigh answer questions about:

• How to hydrate properly, and how alcohol factors in
• What to do when you've hit a body composition plateau
• How to determine if you're actually eating as much (or more, or less) than you think you are - spoiler alert, most of us are not good at accuracy with this!
• Ashleigh talks about her plan to get fitter by the end of the year and some of the obstacles she's facing (another spoiler alert, one of those obstacles is peanut butter cup trail mix)
• And they have a discussion about "body positivity": what it is and what it's trying to do, when it fails us, and why "body neutrality" might be a more practical approach

All this and more! If you have any feedback, questions, or topic ideas please send them to musclescience4women@gmail.com

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