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Embrace Your Real

Progress Feels Invisible? 6 Ways I Reframe Progress to Stay on Track

Embrace Your Real

Julie Ledbetter

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

5 • 965 Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Hey hey, beautiful human! Today we’re having a real, honest conversation about those frustrating seasons where you’re doing all the right things—you’re working out, counting your macros, staying consistent—but it just feels like nothing is changing.

If you’ve ever looked in the mirror or stepped on the scale and thought, “What’s even the point?”—this episode is for you.

What I discuss:

  • Why “slow” progress is normal (and actually a good thing!)

  • What’s happening inside your body during those quiet, “nothing’s working” phases

  • The mental shift that’s helped me stay consistent—even when results aren’t visible yet

  • Why your brain adapts before your body does

  • And how to build habits that create results—even before you can see them

Because the truth is: just because you can’t see progress yet doesn’t mean it’s not happening. Invisible change is still change. And consistency is what brings it to life.

If you loved this episode, you’ll also love Episode 534: Trying to Fix a Fitness Plateau? Don’t Make These Mistakes. I’ll link it in the show notes for you to easily go listen to next.
👉 https://www.juliealedbetter.com/embrace-your-real/trying-to-fix-a-fitness-plateau-dont-make-these-mistakes

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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.

0:21.7

Let's get it.

0:22.5

Let's go.

0:33.9

Hello and welcome back to another episode of Embrace Real with me, Julie Ledbetter. Today we're having

0:39.5

a real and raw heart to heart about something I know so many women face at some point in our journey.

0:45.7

And it's those seasons where you're doing everything right. You're showing up for your workouts.

0:49.6

You're dialing in your nutrition. You're being consistent. You're checking every box.

0:53.7

But when you look in the

0:54.8

mirror, you step on the scale, you snap a progress photo, it feels like nothing is changing. And that

1:00.1

feeling is so discouraging. Like, why am I even doing this if I can't see results? I have been there

1:05.6

not once, but multiple times. And let me tell you, just because the progress isn't visible yet doesn't mean that

1:11.9

your body isn't changing. It doesn't mean that you're doing something wrong and it definitely

1:15.6

doesn't mean that you're failing. And so in today's episode, I'm going to walk you through

1:19.7

exactly what's happening during these silent progress phases, why they happen, what's going on

1:25.2

behind inside your body behind the scenes, and most importantly,

1:28.6

the mindset shifts that help me keep showing up through them. We're also going to chat through

1:33.4

what real progress can look like beyond the scale, how to track changes that the mirror

1:38.8

can't always show, and some practical tips to stay motivated and grounded in your journey, even when it feels like nothing

1:45.9

is working out yet. So if you've ever wondered, like, what the heck is the point if I can't see the

1:50.5

results? This episode is for you. But before we dive in, I want to share this review. It comes from

1:55.3

Jess La Bella OC. She gave a five-star review and said, thankful for this program and podcast. I'm so

2:02.3

thankful I found the movement with Julie program, which is super affordable and a great support group.

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