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Embrace Your Real
Welcome to Embrace Your Real with me, Julie Ledbetter, a podcast where I empower you to just be you. My hope for you is to stop hating your body, picking a part every flaw, questioning your worth, doubting your strength, making excuses, and constantly starting over. I get it, I've been there. I know it feels like an impossible cycle to break, but let me tell you: I've successfully broken the decade long struggle, and over the last 8 years I have helped thousands of other woman do the same. I…
Episodes
- Embrace Your Real
How to Handle Life Getting in the Way of Your Fitness Goals
When your day takes an unexpected turn and you can't follow your regular workout and nutrition plan, it can feel like you failed - bring up feelings of guilt…
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8 Things You Need to Do to Achieve Your Goals
Let's chat about goal setting…. Why are you doing what you're doing? Do you have goals behind what you're doing? Do you have a purpose? A plan? A reason to…
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7 Things That Will Boost Your Self Esteem
Did you know you have THREE different selves? That's right, THREE! The first type of self is your ideal self. This is the type of person that you want to…
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13 Ways to Make Moving Your Body Consistently EASY Part 2
Welcome back to 13 ways to make moving your body consistently EASY part 2, if you haven't yet listen to part 1 I highly recommend going back and listening to…
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5 Things That will Instantly Make Your Life Easier
Life is hard, right? It feels like you constantly don't have enough energy, enough hours in the day, and enough willpower to push through, right? Ugh, it's not…
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13 Ways to Make Moving Your Body Consistently EASY Part 1
Are you struggling to commit to your workouts consistently? Do you WANT to workout more consistently but can't seem to actually commit? Do you beat yourself…
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4 Simple Ways to Strengthen The Relationship You Have With Yourself
How the heck do you build a healthier relationship with yourself? I know girl, it probably feels far fetch, maybe it even feels impossible. But, I'm here to…
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4 Hacks For Hitting Your Macros
I talk to you guys every single day in my direct messages and I know a lot of you are starting to count macros either for the first time or you're coming back…
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4 Important Reminders For When You Feel Like You Aren't Doing Enough
When it comes to building the body we want, we think we aren't doing enough. We think that more is better and the more that we do the better results we will…
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How to Keep Yourself Challenged When You Don't Have Access to Other Weights
This episode is for the woman who works out at home, doesn't have a bunch of dumbbells and is looking to get a greater challenge from her workout. Because…
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7 Steps to Changing Your Life in One Year
How do you make a drastic change in your life? How do you get from point a to point b when you feel like there are a million miles between where you are now…
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7 Reasons Why Macro Counting "Doesn't Work" for You
Marco counting is what healed my relationship with food. It opened me up to this whole new word where I didn't need to deprive myself of food. I no longer…
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Struggling With Body Image, Fitness & Food? Here's 5 Things That Helped Me
I know many of you listen to this podcast because you struggle with your relationship with food, with fitness, with your body and maybe even yourself. I do the…
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6 Rules for Determining The Weight to Use in Your Workouts
How much weight should you be lifting?! That is the ultimate question, am I right? Seriously, this is one of the most frequently asked questions I get and…
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5 Dieting Truths You Need to Know
Are you on diet? Do you think you need to go on a diet? Or, do you see results and quickly gain the weight back? Or, do you get an a diet and can never seem to…
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Instructor Led Workouts vs. Go-At-Your-Own-Pace Workouts
In this episode of Embrace Your Real, we are going to chat about instructor-led workouts vs. "go at your own pace" workouts. We are going to dive into the…
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5 Ways To Monitor Your Progress Without The Scale
Girl, step off the scale! It's not doing anything helpful for your mental health and it doesn't even track your progress in an accurate way. If the scale is…
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8 Things I Do to Make Nourishing My Body a Lifestyle
I have been counting my macros for almost a decade. And since I've stopped doing competitions and found a new normal with my body, my body size and shape…
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6 Steps to Feeling Comfortable and Confident in Shorts
Let's chat about SHORTS. I know shorts may be your nemesis, but I also know you WISH you could wear them. I'm here to tell you, YOU CAN WEAR THEM and you CAN…
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My Weekly Workout Split
In this episode of Embrace Your Real, we are going to chat through what my weekly workout split looks like and why I have chosen this split for optimal…
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My Ultimate Reset Guide
It's not simple to ALWAYS stick to your routine. Plus, when you got out of your routine, sometimes it's hard to get back with it, right? Even though you know…
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8 Ways to Make Macro Counting Simple (For Getting Started or Getting Back on Track)
Are you just getting into macro counting but it feels too daunting? Or, having you gotten off track with your macro counting and can't seem to get yourself…
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7 Ways to Feel More Confident in Your Body This Summer
Summer is great for so many reasons, but I know many of you aren't able to enjoy it to the fullest because you are too concentrated about what your body looks…
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5 Reasons Why I stopped Doing Cardio-Only Workouts
Women seem to love doing lots of cardio…but do they actually love it? O Do they actually love it or do they think that cardio is the ONLY way to build the body…
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5 Ways to Keep Moving Your Body This Summer
Girl, I know how easy it is in the summer months to toss your goals aside. You just want to go chill at the pool, or beach and enjoy summer festivities like…
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5 Steps to Beginning Your Macro Counting Journey
Newsflash: Macro counting is NOT a one-size-fits all approach to nutrition. If you took two people with the same height, weight, and body fat percentage, their…
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My 2022 Summer Body Goals
ALERT: This is episode is bringing you MORE real talk on our summer bodies! In fact, I dive into what my personal summer body goals are and exactly what they…
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8 Ways to Feel More Confident in Your Workouts
Don't let your lack of confidence hold you back from getting a killer workout! Whether you are working out in the gym or working out at home, learning how to…
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3 Unpopular Truths You Need to Hear
In this episode of the Embrace Your Real podcast, I show up as that best friend that tells you what you don't want to hear but you know you need to hear. I…
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What Are the Four Phases of Macro Counting?
Did you know there are four phases of macro counting? Most people don't know this. Most people download a macro counting app, eat in a serious caloric deficit…
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3 Things Destroying Your Confidence and What to Do About it
So you don't feel confident? Let's talk about, sister! Many times we think we don't feel confident because of what we look like. We think that if we changed…
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Home Gym vs. Public Gym: Pros and Cons You Should Consider
To workout at a gym or to workout out at home?! If you don't have motivation to workout, or you don't enjoy working out, this is a serious question you need to…
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A Pep Talk on Your "Summer Body"
Summer is here and I know what summer brings for most of you women… Anxiety, heighten insecurities, crash dieting, more anxiety, more insecurities and not…
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A Breakdown of Macronutrients and Why You Need Them
I'm so tired of hearing people go on low carb diets, high fat diets, and even low fat diets. I'm so tired of people neglecting their protein intake. I'm also…
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3 Underrated Tips for Reaching Your Fitness Goals
I have shared countless tips on how to build the body you want on my podcast. You have to do some resistance training, count your macros, keep yourself…
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How to Overcome Your Fear of Building Muscle and How to Start Building Muscle ASAP
Do you have a fear of bulking up? Are you worried that you will turn into the hulk if you start lifting weights? If so, don't worry – you are not alone. Many…
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5 Things to Remember When You've Gained Weight
Gained weight and freaking out about it? This episode is for you! I know you're probably stressing out about your weight gain, you're probably punishing and…
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11 Ways Macro Counting Changed My Relationship with Food
Do you always think about food, try to restrict yourself eating food, have food guilt when you do eat food, and punish yourself for eating too much food? I…
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3 Things That Won't Actually Help You "Look" Better
If you're feeling self-conscious in your body and can't seem to figure how to feel more confident, this episode of the Embrace Your Real podcast is for you…
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Resistance Training Vs. Endurance Training: What Your Weekly Training Schedule Should Look Like
How much resistance training should you be doing? Are you doing enough? Or are you doing too much? And what about cardio? Where does that come into the mix?…
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3 Questions to Ask Yourself If You Don't Have the Body You Want
Are you unhappy with the way your body looks? Do you constantly feel self-conscious? Have you been wishing your body to be something other than what it is for…
Embrace Your RealCalorie Counting vs. Macro Counting: Which One is Right for You?
Let's chat about the differences between calorie and macro counting and also decide which one is beneficial for you to get started with when achieving your…
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An Underrated Tip for Feeling More Confident in Your Body
Let's chat about our insecurities. Many times we think we need to change ourselves to solve our insecurities, when in fact, it may not be ourselves that need…
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4 Essentials for Crushing Workouts at Home
Who else HATES going to the gym? But I'm probably guessing you still want to get fit without going to the gym? Right? Well, I'm here to tell you, that you do…
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5 Important Reminders To Have When Life is HARD
Life is hard. Life will always be hard at some point or another. That is the reality of life. So every time life gets hard, we can't just play the victim. We…
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5 Issues with Calorie Counting You Need to Know About
I have a question for you... When you're at the grocery store popping things into your cart, do you turn the box or bag or package over to the nutritional…
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7 Things You Need to Do to Be More Authentic Daily
Do you wish you could show up more authentically, but don't know how? Do you change yourself based on who you are with or what you are doing? Do you sacrifice…
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8 Benefits of Dumbbell Workouts for Women
Why do I choose to work out with dumbbells instead of body weight, barbells, or simply just cardio? Essentially, a well-rounded fitness routine includes…
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7 Ways to Deal With Criticism
Let's chat about criticism. Because let's be real... Getting criticized is not fun. It's not fun to hear your weakness coming from someone else. It can really…
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6 Benefits of Macro Counting for Better Health & Fitness
Do you want to burn fat? Build muscle? reach optimal health? If the answer is yes, then this episode is for you. I'm about to give you a deep dive into all why…
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Why "Dieting Harder" is Not the Solution
Do you feel like you are trying so hard to stay on track, but for some reason you just can't? It feels like no matter how hard you try, you still eat that tub…
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7 Things to Do When You Aren't Feeling Like Yourself
I don't know about you, but I go through periods when I don't feel like myself. I like to think of myself as a happy, bubbly, and energetic person. But…
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4 Ways To Turn To God When You're Feeling Insecure About Your Body
We do not need to deal with our body image insecurities alone. We have God to turn toward, at any moment of any day. But how do we do that? How exactly do we…
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7 Things To Help Improve Your Relationship with Food
How the HECK do you improve your relationship with food?! There are so many influencers out there on Instagram advising on how to do this, but none of it feels…
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What the Heck are Secondary Protein Sources + Why Should You Eat Them?
Did you know I am aim to eat 140-150 grams of protein a day? I know that may seem like a lot for you, right? Protein seems to be the hardest macronutrient…
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How to Use Hand Portions to Reach Your Macro Goals
I get it, counting your macros every single day can get exhausting... ESPECIALLY when you are taking the time to measure and weigh everything. For some people…
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How to Skip a Week of Workouts without Messing Up Your Results
Let's be real: it's not realistic to think that we can work out every single week for the rest of our lives. However, I know so many women who get anxious when…
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5 Mental Shifts for Better Body Results
Girl, are you frustrated that you aren't seeing results? Are you working out SUPER hard and on point with your nutrition but are still SO confused about why…
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5 Things We Need to Normalize
As women, we have some unhealthy habits, beliefs, and behaviors that have been normalized and I think we need to normalize the OPPOSITE if we want to build a…
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9 Things I Wish I Could Tell My Younger Self
Most of you know my story, but I had an unhealthy relationship with my body for almost a decade…A DECADE. That's 10 years of hating my body and punishing my…