Embrace Your Real

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 of ice cream, or you skip your workouts, or you drink that half a bottle of wine at night.

You don't know why you keep doing it when you know you none of those things aren't going to help you reach your goals.

In your mind, you keep thinking "Okay, this week, I"m going to diet harder. I just need more motivation and more willpower and whatever I do, I'm just going to diet harder."

Girl, let me tell you this…

That is NOT the solution and in this episode I am going to explain why + what you need to do instead.

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Episode 140: 3 Important Questions to Ask Yourself Regularly

We focus way too much on the health, happiness, and wellbeing of others, and rarely – if EVER – do we focus on our OWN health, happiness, and wellbeing.

That's why in this episode of Embrace Your Real, I encourage you to check in with yourself about how you feel and how you're living your life.

I give you three important questions for you to ask yourself regularly to help you do so!

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 sometimes, I go weeks or months feeling so far from that.

Over the years, I've learned the things that help me return to feeling like myself again. Since I know this is something many of you experience, I thought I would share my secrets.

Because let's be real, if we don't feel like ourselves, we aren't going to feel like honoring our body with movement, nourishing our body with what it needs, and embracing our true authentic self. We need to feel like ourselves to successfully do those things.

Alright, sister, are you ready to dive into the 7 steps it takes to feel like yourself again?!

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Episode 157: Want to Be Happier? Avoid These 5 Mistakes…

But how do we do that? How exactly do we use our faith to help us through our body image insecurities?

Today, I want to dive into 4 very practical things you can do when feeling insecure about your body.

First things first, if you are starting a journey of trying to make peace with your reflection, I want to encourage you to put this scripture on your mirror, and truly look at it every time you see yourself.

The writer of Psalm 45 directs our attention to the mirror of TRUTH.

"Listen, Daughter and pay careful attention: Forget your people and your father's house. Let the King be ENTHRALLED by your beauty; honor him, for He is your Lord." That's verses 10 and 11.

When the psalmist speaks directly to the bride and says; "listen daughter, and pay careful attention" he's saying "Stop listening to the lies and LISTEN to the truth! AKA Stop looking at the distorted mirror of the culture and look into the eyes of your KING!!"

The King of Kings is ENTHRALLED by your beauty too. He is so enthralled with you that He gave up His throne in Heaven to come into our broken world and win you over to Himself.

Remember this, as we constantly look in the mirror of truth, we'll see our sacred reflections better clearly, and we'll reflect the beauty of Christ to others more consistently.

If you loved this episode and want more Faith-based REAL talk, tune in to Episode 197: Real Talk On Building Confidence in 2022 and Episode 205: 5 things To Do On Bad Body Image Days.

Plus, I would LOVE to know what scripture speaks to YOU most when it comes to dealing with body image issues! Dispatch it up in your Instagram stories and give me, @julieAledbetter and the podcast, @embraceyourreal a tag and I would love to share it with the rest of the Embrace Your Real community.

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 practical. In theory, it sounds great, but in practice, it's so hard or you have no idea how to actually do it.

So, in this episode, I want to share 7 things you can do that are actually REALISTIC and PRACTICAL in your daily life. And when you do these 7 things consistently, you will transform the relationship you have with food.

However, I know these seven things are SO MUCH EASIER when you know how much food your body actually needs a day.

If you know you need X amount of protein, X amount of Carbs, and X amount of fats, filling in the blanks with the food that actually sounds good is simple to do. You are eating what you want, while still nourishing your body with the macros it needs and you are still on track for building the body you want.

That's why I have put together a Macro Counting Made Simple Online Academy where I give you a step-by-step guide on how to transform your relationship with food through macro counting. I also calculate your macros for you and show you HOW I calculated them so you are empowered to do it on your own.

If you're ready, head over to macrocountingmadesimple.com, and let's get started, sister!!

What are you waiting for?!

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 (amongst carbs and fats) to consume enough of daily. Carbs and fat are easy, they are in abundance in our diet, and they are also the tastiest and foods we crave most.

But no one ever has protein cravings. If they do, it's rare. It's not like you're on your period and thinking "Oh my gosh I'm seriously craving chicken right now" the way that we do with carbs and fats.

Now, I'm not saying everyone needs to be consuming 140-150 grams of protein every single day. This is just how much my body needs. You need to figure out what your body needs. And once you do figure it out, you need to figure out how to hit that goal.

I know it seems like a daunting goal and maybe even impossible to do daily, and that's why I want to introduce you to secondary protein sources.

P.S.: I know that counting macros can seem daunting, but I've made it extremely simple with my Macro Counting Made Simple Online Academy.

Basically, I calculate your macros for you, educate you on how I calculated them, and then give you all the tools you need to continue macro counting. You can get access now by heading over to macrocountingmadesimle.com.

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, it doesn't bother them. But for others, it feels like a huge bother. And if it does feel like a huge bother for you, then it's probably not something you will stick to doing long term.

And you know how I feel about developing habits…I only want you to develop habits that not only you can stick to long term, but you actually enjoy sticking to long term.

With that being said, whether you like measuring and weighing your food or not, the amount of each macronutrient (carbs, fat, protein) you are eating daily matters a lot if you are striving to build the body you want.

So if you don't like counting your macros, how can you see results with macro counting without actually counting your macros?

Seems impossible right?

Not quite!

There is a tactic I want to teach you that will make your life so much easier. Are you ready?!

P.S: There's so much information out there on how to eat and how to fuel your body that it can be hard to know where to start. That's why I created this free ebook – to teach you everything you need to know about macros and how they impact your health. In this free tool, I show you step-by-step how to calculate your own macros, so you can feel empowered and in control of your own health. Click here now to download my free ebook!

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 they have been working their butt off consistently and are then forced to skip a week of workouts. Maybe because they are going on vacation, or life just gets busy. But this does NOT need to cause you anxiety.

That's why in this episode of Embrace Your Real, I teach how you can skip a week or two or three of workouts without fearing you're tossing all your results down the drain. You can maintain your results until you get your motivation back or until your season of life slows down by using the tips I share in this episode!

P.S: If you're tired of feeling anxious when you can't work out, but are unsure how to properly dial in your nutrition, I have a program for you! It gives you all the tools you need to set you up for success in terms of your nutrition, which you will greatly benefit from in other aspects of your life!

You can get access now by heading over to macrocountingmadesimple.com

And I get it! You're working out hard and eating clean...

Shouldn't that mean you should be building the body you want by now?

You would think!

However, there are some flaws in this tactic. And because of these flaws, you're going to continue to struggle to see results.

In this episode, I'm going to share a few mental shifts for you to make in your weight-loss tactics that will make a drastic difference in the results you'll see.

Let's dive into the five mindset shifts I want you to make so you can FINALLY start building the body you want!

P.S: If you need help figuring out what your macros are, you can check out my FREE ebook that gives you the formula for getting started. All you have to do is click here.

Also, if you want to start working out at a healthier intensity, without overdoing it, my Movement with Julie workout app will really help you build a healthier relationship with fitness. You can get access to the app by heading over to sale.movementwithjulie.com

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 healthy and happy relationship with ourselves and others around us. And in this episode, I share what these five things are.

If you see someone who ISN'T normalizing the five things, let's help them change their outlook by sending them this episode! The more women we get to listen to this episode, the more success we will have in normalizing these five things. So share it with your friends and family who need to hear this! And if you loved this episode, I know you will also love…

Episode 69: Unlearning Society's Expectations for Us

In this episode, I explore why we think we need to become skinnier. Or more productive. Or less sensitive. Or more outgoing. Or whatever it is we think we need to become. Why do we think we need to become less of what we are and become more of what we are not?

⁣Unfortunately, the society we live in has conditioned us to believe we should be a certain way, should look a certain way, and should live a certain way…and we believe it!

After you've listened to this episode, I challenge you to question why you are doing what you are doing. Are you doing it for yourself or for society?

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 body. 10 years of lacking confidence and drowning in unhappiness and defining myself by what my body looks like. YIKES.

What I would give to go back and talk to my younger self and tell her what I know now...

What I would give to save her from the years of misery and struggle and punishment and hopelessness...

In this episode, I share the things that I wish I could tell my younger self in hopes of helping you avoid making the same mistakes my younger self made and break the beliefs that my younger self believed wholeheartedly.

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Episode 87: Real Talk on Hating Your Body

In the hardest times, I destroyed my body for a peace of mind I never got. I punished my body, I hated my body, and I destroyed my body.

But for what? ⁣Why did I do all of that? To still feel dissatisfied? To still hate my body? To still wish it were different?⁣

Because let's be real, that's how we still feel, no matter the progress we've made. We never have any peace of mind.

So how do we find the peace of mind we're searching for? That's exactly what I dive into in this 5-minute bonus episode of Embrace Your Real!