You are not broken. If you have been eating less, exercising when you can, and still feel tired and stuck, the problem may not be your effort. It may be a mismatch between how you fuel your body and what your life asks of it.

In this episode of The Whole and Complete Woman Podcast, originally recorded live at the All Things Woman Summit, I sit down with Dr. Akanni Salako, founder of the Wellness Lab and a doctor of physical therapy who helps high-achieving women drop weight, rebalance hormones, build strength, and reclaim sustainable energy without extreme dieting or unrealistic routines. His approach blends fitness, metabolic health, habit design, and mindset work so the plan fits the life you are actually living.

This conversation goes deep on what it means to build a body that keeps up with your business, why a practical plan beats a perfect one, the two barriers he sees most, which are mom guilt and the all-or-nothing mindset, why “good is good enough,” how your habits shape your hormones, why under-eating can slow your metabolism, how to build strength and lose weight without starving, why lifting weights will not make you bulky, how much protein he recommends per meal, why cutting carbs can leave you drained, how internal stressors like poor sleep and under-eating raise cortisol and affect belly weight, why some women need to eat more before they lose weight, a client transformation story, and the one shift he says to start today. If you have ever felt like you are doing everything right and still feel tired, this conversation will give you new places to look.

Chapters: 00:00 - Welcome and Introduction 01:45 - Building a Body That Keeps Up With Your Business 02:51 - What Makes This Different: Practical, Not Extreme 04:25 - The Biggest Barriers: Mom Guilt and All-or-Nothing Thinking 06:05 - “Good Is Good Enough” and Consistency Over Perfection 07:32 - Hormones, Habits, and Metabolic Health 10:16 - Building Strength and Losing Weight Without Starving 12:08 - Will Lifting Make You Bulky? 13:26 - How Much Protein and Carbs Women Need 15:09 - Why You Feel Drained Even When You Eat Healthy 16:36 - Stress, Cortisol, and Belly Weight 18:20 - When Women Need to Eat More 19:54 - Mindset Shifts and a Client Transformation Story 22:39 - How the Program Works: Coaching and Accountability 24:17 - One Shift to Start Today: Pick One Habit 27:36 - Truths About Energy, Health, and Longevity 29:05 - How to Connect with Dr. Salako

Resources and Links:

Connect with Dr. Akanni Salako: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.salako/ Apply for coaching: https://thewellnesslab.net/apply-db?el=summit

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ALL THINGS WOMAN SUMMIT: This session was originally recorded live at the All Things Woman Summit. If you would like to attend the next summit or apply to be considered as a speaker, visit www.allthingswomensummit.com.

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