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Embrace Your Real

Why Women Need a Certain Amount of Fat on Their Body to Be Healthy

Embrace Your Real

Julie Ledbetter

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

5965 Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Society has led us to believe that having little to no body fat is what we should be striving for. But, what you should know is that maintaining a certain level of body fat is crucially important for overall health and proper bodily function - especially for women.
In this episode of Embrace Your Real, we're diving into the misconceptions surrounding body fat and it’s importance for overall well-being, especially for women. Join us as we uncover the essential functions of body fat, explore the risks of losing too much, and provide practical insights to help you embrace your body's natural state.
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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.

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.

0:23.3

Hello and welcome back to another bonus episode on the Embrace Real Podcast.

0:34.8

It is time to get real. We're going to be talking about body fat.

0:38.2

I believe that society has promoted this idea that less body fat is ideal for health and overall

0:44.4

attractiveness and society has led us to believe that having little to know body

0:48.5

fat is what we should be striving for when in reality as women it is so crucial for overall for whether that's growing a child, whether that's breastfeeding your child,

1:04.0

whether that's just overall the different functions

1:06.0

that we have in society and especially as women,

1:10.0

it is so, so important, and I just kind of want to propose this idea to you and explain why body fat is necessary and why maybe you might not actually need to lose those five pounds.

1:20.6

Maybe your body actually is holding on to that because that's what it

1:23.9

actually needs. So that's what we're going to be diving into in today's

1:26.6

bonus episode. Before we dive in though, I want to share this review. It comes

1:29.8

from Anne K 620. She gave a five star view and said soul sister. Julie I'm so blessed to have found

1:37.4

your podcast. I love you so much. It has been wonderful listening to someone whose

1:40.9

journey and faith and health has been similar to my own. I love your

1:44.3

practical tips, your honesty, your vulnerability about your past eating disorder struggles and how

1:49.2

unafraid you are to share your faith and love of Jesus. Keep being who you are and who he's called you to be.

1:55.1

I love this so much.

1:56.1

Thank you so much, Ann Kay, for just taking time

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