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Embrace Your Real

Julie Ledbetter

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 know

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17:43

681: 5 Hills I Will Die On(Nutrition Edition)

Embrace Your Real ·

2026/10/05

Hey hey beautiful human! Nutrition advice can get real loud, real fast. One person is telling you to eat more fat. Someone else is telling you to fast. Then there is another rule about what time to stop eating, which foods are "bad," how little you should eat, or why your progress is not happening fast enough. And suddenly, feeding yourself starts to feel way more complicated than it needs to be. In this episode of Embrace Your Real, we are talking about five nutrition hills I will absolutely die

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09:17

680: The Most Basic Nutrition Mistake Most Women Are...

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2026/10/01

Hey hey beautiful human! Feeding yourself every day should not feel like a full-time job. But somehow, it can start to feel that way. The Pinterest search starts. Instagram gets opened. Another recipe gets saved. The grocery list keeps growing. And suddenly, every meal feels like it has to be new, exciting, flavorful, balanced, and cute enough to belong on the internet. Then Wednesday rolls around. Life is busy, nobody feels like cooking, and the meal you planned suddenly feels like way too much

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19:20

679: What Is Muscle Confusion and Is It Actually Real?

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2026/09/28

Have you ever finished a workout and thought, "Wait… was that even hard enough?" Maybe you were not sore the next day. Maybe the exercises felt familiar. Maybe you have heard someone say your muscles need to be "confused" or "kept guessing" if you want to keep seeing results. And suddenly, repeating the same kinds of movements starts to feel like you are doing something wrong. I get why it sounds convincing. New workouts feel exciting. New exercises can make you sore. New formats can make you feel

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08:20

678: 3 Things I Wish I Knew About Tying My Identity...

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2026/09/24

Hey hey beautiful human! I want to talk about something I spent way too much of my life doing without even realizing how much it was affecting me. And that is…letting the mirror decide how I felt about myself. When my jeans fit right, I felt confident. When I liked what I saw, I felt good. When workouts were consistent and nutrition felt "on," I felt like I had my life together. Then my body would change, my routine would get thrown off, or I would have one of those days where I just did not feel

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20:29

677: How to Eat Well When Life Is Chaotic

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2026/09/21

Hey hey beautiful human! Life does not always give you the cute meal prep week. Sometimes work is wild, the kids have something every night, the calendar is packed, and by Tuesday you are standing in the kitchen at 8:30 p.m. wondering what you can eat with the least amount of effort. And then comes the guilt. The week started with the best intentions. Cook at home. Get enough protein. Hit your macros. Stay on track. But once life starts life-ing, nutrition can feel like the first thing slipping

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10:06

Why Eating More Might Actually Be the Answer

Embrace Your Real ·

2026/09/17

This one is for the woman who feels like she is doing everything "right" and still feels stuck. The workouts are happening. The calories are being watched. Portions are smaller. Dessert is skipped. The discipline is there. And somehow, energy feels low, cravings feel louder, workouts feel harder, and progress still feels like it is not moving. So the next thought is usually, "I just need to be stricter." But girl, what if eating less is not what your body needs right now? In this bonus episode of

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16:21

675: 7 Things I Stopped Feeling Guilty About After...

Embrace Your Real ·

2026/09/14

Mama, can we talk about the guilt for a second? I swear, after becoming a mom, guilt can attach itself to almost anything. The workout you needed. The easy dinner that saved your sanity. The moment you asked for help. The boundary you set. The quiet thought of, "I need a break," followed immediately by, "Wait, am I allowed to feel that?" And for a while, I think I confused that guilt with caring. But what I am learning is that guilt can take an already full, already demanding season and make it feel

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15:35

674: What It Actually Means to Embrace Your Real

Embrace Your Real ·

2026/09/10

Someone recently asked me what "embrace your real" actually means. Not as a podcast name. Not as a cute phrase. But on a random Tuesday when the mirror feels hard, life feels messy, and the version of yourself in your head does not match the season you are actually in. And honestly, I have not stopped thinking about it. In this bonus episode of Embrace Your Real, we are going back to the foundation of this show and unpacking what this phrase really means in real life. Not the polished version. Not

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18:31

673: How to Build the Perfect Workout Plan

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2026/09/07

A workout plan can sound like it needs to be complicated. Pick the right split. Choose the right exercises. Decide how many days to train. Figure out what equipment to use. Make sure it fits your goal, your schedule, your energy, and your real life. And that is where so many women get stuck. Not because they are lazy. Not because they do not care. But because they are trying to follow plans that were never built around their actual life in the first place. In this episode of Embrace Your Real, we

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12:05

672: What I Wish Someone Had Told Me About My Body...

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2026/09/03

Postpartum body talk can get so loud. The bounce-back pressure. The timelines. The before-and-afters. The feeling that your body is something to fix as quickly as possible after it just did the most incredible thing. But mama, what if your postpartum body does not need your punishment? What if it needs your awe? In this bonus episode of Embrace Your Real, I'm sharing what I wish more moms knew about their bodies after having a baby, especially when the world keeps telling them to hurry up and "get

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17:59

671: 5 Things You Need to Hear as the Summer Comes To...

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2026/08/31

The end of summer can feel a little loaded. Maybe the routines got loose. Maybe workouts were missed. Maybe nutrition felt more relaxed than usual. And now that fall is right around the corner, there can be this sneaky pressure to buckle down, get serious, and make up for lost time. This is not your end-of-summer guilt trip. In this episode of Embrace Your Real, we are talking about five things I want you to hear before walking into a new season. Some will challenge the way you have been thinking

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11:31

670: What Is a Superset and Why You Should Be Doing Them

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2026/08/27

Hey hey beautiful human! Some fitness terms sound way more complicated than they actually are. Superset is one of them. It sounds like something you need a gym membership, a trainer, or a bodybuilding background to understand, but sister, it is actually so simple. A superset is just two exercises done back-to-back with little to no rest in between. That is it. Instead of doing one exercise, resting, then moving on to the next, supersets help you keep your workout moving. They save time, add

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21:54

669: Fitness Q&A

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2026/08/24

A workout plan can be great and still feel hard to stick with. Motivation fades. Progress feels slow. Travel throws off the routine. Discipline starts to feel confusing. And suddenly, the thing that looked simple on paper feels a lot harder in real life. Not to burst your bubble, but the plan might not be the problem. In this episode of Embrace Your Real, we are getting into the mindset side of fitness that matters just as much as the workouts themselves. I'm answering your questions about

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09:01

668: How to Feel Confident in Your Body Right Now —...

Embrace Your Real ·

2026/08/20

Hey hey beautiful human! So many of us have made a quiet deal with ourselves. Once I lose the weight, then I will feel confident. Then I will wear the dress. Then I will book the trip. Then I will stop hiding in photos. Then I will finally feel comfortable in my own skin. Well, I get why that feels true. When the discomfort feels tied to your body, it makes sense to think changing your body will fix it. But here is the part that so many women do not realize: losing the weight can change your body,

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23:37

667: Nutrition Q&A

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2026/08/17

Food can start to feel really heavy when every choice turns into a rule. Should I track this forever? Did I overdo it this weekend? Can I eat out without starting over tomorrow? Is this nutrition advice actually true, or just another thing someone on social media made sound convincing? If food has started to feel like something you need to control perfectly, this conversation is for you. In this episode of Embrace Your Real, we are answering your nutrition questions about tracking macros, weekday

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10:52

666: Why You Need to Track Your Weights To See Better...

Embrace Your Real ·

2026/08/13

If you have ever walked into a workout and thought, "Wait… what weight did I use last time?" this episode is for you. Because here is the thing. A lot of women think better results come from finding a harder workout, adding more exercises, or switching up the plan again. But sometimes the thing holding you back is way more simple. You are guessing. In this bonus episode of Embrace Your Real, we are talking about why tracking your weights matters if you want to actually see progress from the workouts

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25:31

665: Mindset Q&A

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2026/08/10

Hey hey beautiful human! The halfway point of the year can hit a little harder than expected. You think back to January, the goals you set, the promises you made to yourself, and the version of you that said, "This year is going to be different." And now you are looking at where you are today wondering if what you have been doing is actually getting you there. Not to shame yourself. Not to spiral. Not to decide the year is already wasted. But to get honest while there is still time to do something

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12:22

664: Mid Year Check In: Is What You're Doing Actually...

Embrace Your Real ·

2026/08/06

Hey hey beautiful human! If realizing we are already past the halfway point of the year makes your stomach drop a little, this episode is for you. Maybe January was supposed to be the start of the year you finally got consistent, stopped starting over, built the body you wanted, or followed through on the goals you kept pushing off. And now you are looking up wondering where the time went. But girl, this check-in is not here to make you feel bad. It is here to help you stop waiting until December

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13:13

663: Nutrition Tricks for The Mom Who Feeds Everyone...

Embrace Your Real ·

2026/08/03

This episode is dedicated to every mom who has ever cooked a full meal for her family and then stood over the sink eating crackers because she ran out of steam before she got to her own plate. Because that is just reality sometimes, right?! In this episode of Embrace Your Real, I am getting into the real reason this keeps happening, how to cope when you are in full survival mode and you are the one running the kitchen, and how to start fueling yourself well without treating it like a completely

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10:49

662: What happens when you chase too many goals

Embrace Your Real ·

2026/07/30

Have you ever looked at your life and felt like you should be doing better in every single area? You want to stay consistent with your workouts, eat well, be present with your family, show up at work, keep your home together, grow as a person, take care of your relationships, and somehow not feel completely drained by all of it. And when one area starts slipping, it can feel like you are the problem. But what if the problem is not your discipline? In this bonus episode of Embrace Your Real, we are

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