3 Things I’m Focusing on Right Now That Have Nothing to Do With Fitness (But Are Helping Me Get Stronger Anyway)

Embrace Your Real

Julie Ledbetter

Health & Fitness, Fitness, Body, Mindset, Movement, Health, Acceptance, Macros, Love, Positivity, Nutrition, Loss, Weight

5 • 965 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Embrace your Real, I’m sharing 3 things I’ve personally been focusing on lately that honestly have nothing to do with fitness or nutrition—but they’ve helped me show up stronger, more focused, and more energized in my workouts.

Because here’s the truth: sometimes the key to building the body you want isn’t found in more workouts or more discipline... it’s in building a life that supports your goals. From the inside out.

Because the truth is, sometimes when you hit a plateau, the answer isn’t to push harder. It’s not to add more workouts, tighten your macros, or stress about your steps. Sometimes, the thing that unlocks progress is actually the least expected strategy: Cultivating more peace in your life.

What I discuss:

Protecting my energy
Savoring the little moments
Being intentional with what I consume

If you loved this episode, I know you’ll also love episode 436: 6 Simple Ways to Reduce Stress Daily

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0:00.0	Hey, hey, beautiful human. Can I steal five minutes of your time? I have something super important to share with you, but I promise I'll be really quick. You're listening to my weekly bonus episode of Embrace Your Real with me, Julie Labbetter. I'm about to give you a quick tip for building your confidence, honoring your body, and unconditionally loving your authentic self. Stay tuned. If you're ready to embrace a real, let's get it.
0:22.5	Let's go.
0:31.4	Hello and welcome back to another bonus episode on the Embrace Real podcast.
0:36.1	Today I'm going to be sharing three things that I
0:38.2	personally have been focusing on lately that honestly have nothing to do with fitness or nutrition,
0:42.8	but they've really helped me show up stronger, more focused, and more energized in my workouts.
0:47.9	And in this postpartum season, my workouts are few and far between a lot less than prior to
0:53.9	getting pregnant and prior to having Blake.
0:56.7	But here's the truth. Sometimes the key to building the body that you want isn't found in more
1:00.8	workouts or more discipline. It's found in building a life that supports your goals from the inside
1:05.7	out because the truth is sometimes when you hit a plateau, the answer isn't to push harder. It is not to add more
1:12.7	workouts in, to tighten your macros, to stress about your steps. Sometimes the thing to unlock
1:17.1	progress is actually the least expected strategy, and that's cultivating more peace in your life.
1:23.5	And so in today's episode, I'm going to be walking you through three things that I've been
1:27.1	focusing on lately that really do have nothing to do with weight lifting.
1:30.9	But they actually are helping me show up better in my workouts.
1:33.8	They're helping me to recover faster and feel stronger than ever before, especially as I
1:39.0	continue on this journey of rebuilding postpartum.
1:41.9	But before I dive in, I wanted to share this review.
1:44.1	It comes from
1:44.5	Smiley Cake Bake, Love that so much to keep a five-star review and said complete mindset shift.
1:49.7	I was such in the mindset to just be in weight loss mode. And if I could lose weight, then I'd be
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