meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Embrace Your Real

How I Dealt With Gaining 40 Pounds

Embrace Your Real

Julie Ledbetter

Nutrition, Fitness, Health & Fitness

5.0982 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2021

⏱️ 10 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

I'm going to be 100% real with you. When I gained 40+ pounds, it was extremely hard to grasp at first. I grieved my old body for a really long time. But I didn't feel like myself or feel comfortable in my old body because I was SOOOO convinced that I needed to be the skinniest I could possibly be.
 
Thankfully, I was able to break that belief. I'm not going to lie, breaking it was one of the hardest things I could have possibly done, but what helped me was constantly asking myself 3 specific questions, which I share with you in this episode of Embrace Your Real.
 

If you loved this episode, I know you will also love…

Episode 148: So You've Gained Weight…Now What?

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

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.

0:07.5

You're listening to my weekly bonus episode of Embrace Your Rail with me, Julie Labbetter. I'm about to give you a quick

0:13.8

tip for building your confidence, honoring your body and unconditionally loving

0:17.8

your authentic self. Stay tuned if you're ready to embrace a reel. Let's get it, let's go. I used to weigh 110 pounds and for my 5-9 frame that is tiny like so so small.

0:42.0

I had zero muscle and was hardly eating anything at all. So when I say

0:46.1

110 pounds, that's not natural. That was very, very forced. But once I started honoring my

0:51.8

body with movement and nourishing my body with what it needed,

0:55.0

I gained over 40 pounds.

0:58.0

I want to be 100% real with you though.

1:00.0

It was extremely hard for me to grasp at first. I grieved my old body for a really long time.

1:06.3

I did not feel like myself or I didn't feel comfortable in my body. But also in my old body I was so convinced that I needed to be the

1:16.5

skinniest I could possibly be that I was never happy in that body either.

1:20.8

Thankfully though, over the years I have been able to break that

1:24.8

belief but I'm not gonna lie breaking it has been one of the hardest things I

1:29.1

have ever done but what has helped me is constantly asking me these three specific

1:35.0

questions but before I share what those three questions were I want to share the

1:38.9

super sweet review comes from Brava, 428.

1:42.7

She says, reassurance.

1:44.6

This podcast has reassured everything I've ever doubted,

1:47.5

whether it was about myself, my food, my movement,

1:51.0

my relationships, just about everything. It's so great to know. my

1:53.0

movement, my relationships, just about everything.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Julie Ledbetter, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Julie Ledbetter and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.