My Postpartum Fitness Journey Part 1

 

Hey hey beautiful human!

If you are postpartum and wondering whether you will ever feel strong, confident, and comfortable in your body again, I want you to know that you are not alone. Having a baby can make your body, routine, energy, and identity feel completely different, and wanting to feel like yourself again does not make you selfish.

In this episode of Embrace Your Real, I’m answering your questions about my postpartum fitness journey and what it actually looked like behind the transformation posts. I’m walking you through what helped me rebuild strength, lose the baby weight, and stay consistent without restriction, punishment, or rushing the process, so you can feel encouraged in your own postpartum journey, wherever you are in it.

This is Part 1 of a two-part Q&A series, so use this episode as encouragement, not comparison. My timeline is not your timeline, but feeling strong again, rebuilding confidence, and taking care of yourself in the middle of motherhood is possible when you lead with consistency, grace, and support instead of restriction or punishment.

What’s Discussed:

  • How long it actually took me to lose the baby weight

  • What helped me know I was ready to start my fitness journey again

  • How much weight I gained during pregnancy and how much I lost postpartum

  • The fear of never feeling like myself again after having a baby

  • The hardest part of rebuilding strength, confidence, and routine postpartum

  • What I did in the moments when I wanted to give up

  • Why I felt nervous posting about my body during the journey

The Movement With Julie app was such a game changer in my postpartum journey because it allowed me to work out from home, on my schedule, and around my baby without needing a gym or complicated equipment. You’ll get new workouts every week, 30-minute and 60-minute options, and exercise swaps for limited equipment so you can stay consistent in the season you are actually in. Head to movementwithjulie.com to get started.

And when it comes to nutrition, Macro Counting Made Simple will help you understand your protein, carbs, and fats so you can stop guessing and start fueling your body in a way that supports your goals. Head to www.macrocountingmadesimple.com to get started.

If you loved this episode, you’ll also love Episode 491: 6 Steps to Embrace Your Postpartum Body. It is the perfect follow-up if you are learning how to rebuild your relationship with your body after having a baby.

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Transcript

(0:00) Hey there, beautiful human. You're listening to Embrace Your Real with me, Julie Ledbetter, (0:05) a podcast where I empower you to just be you. With each episode, I give you a dose of real (0:11) talk and actionable advice for building your confidence, honoring your body, and unconditionally (0:16) loving your authentic self.

Stay tuned if you're ready to Embrace Your Real. Let's get it. Let's go.

(0:28) Hello and welcome back to another episode on the Embrace Your Real podcast. Okay, I have (0:33) to start by saying the response to my recent transformation posts, just talking about where (0:38) I was postpartum and where I am today has genuinely blown me away the past month, like (0:43) my DMs, my comments, my question box. You guys went absolutely wild and I'm so here for it.

(0:49) So today we're doing something really special. This is part one of a two-part series, kind of (0:53) all around my postpartum fitness journey. It's going to be a full Q&A style where I'm just (0:58) answering your questions, like the real ones, the ones that you actually want answered.

So make (1:03) sure after this episode that you stay tuned for part two, because we're going to be going deep (1:07) across kind of both episodes. So you do not want to miss a single thing. And before we dive in, (1:13) I just want to say this.

If you saw some of my transformation posts and felt inspired, amazing. (1:18) That makes my heart so, so full. But if you saw it and immediately felt behind or not enough, (1:24) or like you should be further along in your journey, I need you to hear me on this.

This (1:29) is not why I posted it. I did not post that to make you feel like you're failing. I posted it (1:34) because I want you to believe that it is possible for you in your season of life, wherever you are (1:41) at with your babies, with your schedule, with your body, because here's the thing.

My journey is not (1:46) your journey and your journey is not my journey. My timeline is not your timeline. And the version (1:52) of health and strength that is waiting for you on the other side is going to look different (1:57) than mine.

And that's the most beautiful thing about our journeys. What I really want you to (2:02) take away from this two-part series is that losing the baby weight, getting strong again, (2:06) feeling like yourself again after a baby is entirely possible. But it does not and will (2:12) not happen from restriction, from punishing yourself, from jumping back too fast because (2:17) you just hate what you see in the mirror.

It will happen from consistency, from giving yourself (2:22) grace, for showing up even on the hard days, and from truly learning to embrace your real in every (2:29) single season, including the messy, the sleepless, the hormone-filled, beautiful new season of (2:36) motherhood. So whether you are currently pregnant, you're freshly postpartum, a year out, or even a (2:40) few years out, still trying to find your groove again, this episode is for you. I want you to (2:45) grab your coffee or whatever you're drinking, pop in those earbuds, and let's get into it.

(2:50) And let me know if this sounds familiar. You've had a baby, you're running on no sleep, your body (2:54) feels completely foreign to you, and somewhere in the back of your mind, you're thinking, (2:59) will I ever feel like myself again? Will I ever feel strong? Will I ever feel confident (3:03) and comfortable in my skin? And on top of that, that mom guilt is already creeping in, (3:08) making you feel like wanting to prioritize yourself is somehow selfish. I want to remind (3:15) you, sister, that it is not selfish.

Taking care of you, taking care of your babies, taking care (3:20) of your family, that is not selfish. And today in part one, I just kind of want to start walking (3:26) you through exactly how I navigated that, like what worked, what didn't, how I stayed sane (3:30) through all of it. And then in part two, we're going to go even deeper.

So make sure that you (3:35) are subscribed so that every episode drops right into your feed. But first I want to share this (3:40) super sweet review. She said, authentic and give a five star review.

Love Julie's authenticity, (3:45) sharing your faith and helping women see the positive side of everything from their body to (3:49) food to hard life things. Thank you so much. I'm so grateful for you.

Thank you so much for (3:54) taking time out of your day and just sending that review in. Every single review really (4:00) does help. Just kind of know how the podcast is helping you.

Maybe it was a specific episode (4:04) or just in general, we would love, love, love to hear it. All right. So let's just (4:08) get right into it.

So question number one was how long did it actually take you to lose (4:14) the baby weight? I want to be completely transparent here. Like I'm 23 months postpartum as I'm (4:20) recording this and I just am really starting to feel like I have regained my strength and (4:27) kind of really experienced that full body re composition. I have had a 39 pound difference (4:33) in my kind of transformation pictures or videos that you've made have seen over the past month, (4:39) but I just want to tell you that the number is not the whole story because there were months you guys (4:45) where the scale barely moved, but my body was changing because I was focused on building (4:51) muscle and losing fat and I was not chasing my pre-baby body.

I was really trying to rebuild (4:58) a stronger version of myself. For me personally, I was breastfeeding Blake until he was 13 months (5:04) and then he weaned himself. And that was kind of the starting point of when I said, okay, (5:10) I'm really going to dive into this.

Prior to that, I was struggling and I don't know how deep (5:16) I'm going to get, but I'll share pretty transparently with you guys that I was struggling (5:21) so much physically with healing vaginally. My birth was a little bit traumatic. I planned on (5:30) having a home birth and that ended up not happening because my labor was over 37 hours, (5:36) you guys.

It was insane, absolutely insane. So it ended up being a home birth transferred to a (5:43) hospital. So I ended up having Blake in the hospital and I started laboring on my birthday, (5:49) which is July 6th in the evening and I did not have Blake until July 8th in the morning.

So I was (5:55) laboring that entire time and it was so wild. I had a very traumatic birth in terms of just, (6:03) it did not go the way that I thought it would be, but looking back, I'm so grateful that I got (6:08) to experience everything and our bodies are still amazing. Even though it didn't go the way that I (6:14) initially prayed and planned for, it was honestly the best that it could be and the hospital staff (6:20) was amazing.

But anyways, all that aside, my postpartum healing physically was really, (6:27) really rough. I remember going to the OBGYN at four months postpartum and them telling me (6:34) like checking out everything down there because I'm like, I am hurting. Like I don't know what (6:38) is going on with me, but I am hurting down there.

It is so uncomfortable. It feels raw (6:43) and she checked me and I did a whole pap smear and everything and she told me, (6:48) you do not look past four days postpartum and I was four months postpartum. And she was like, (6:54) your healing is just, it's really, really going slow.

And so at that point she recommended that (7:01) I go to a pelvic floor PT and that took a little bit to get into. I would say, I think (7:06) I waited three or four weeks to get into a pelvic floor PT that was highly recommended in (7:12) Colorado Springs and Mallory Willis. You guys, if you are local to Colorado Springs, (7:16) she is incredible.

I can't say enough good things about her, but I remember going into her (7:22) with my first appointment and just like bawling my eyes out because I was like, I cannot do this. (7:29) I can't walk, which is like, that's my sanity. Me walking is my sanity.

That's how I feel like (7:34) I'm able to really just release any emotions. It's just by movement. That's always how I've (7:40) been.

If I get stressed, I just want to move. If I am overwhelmed or anxious, I just want (7:45) to move. And so the fact that I felt like I couldn't move without pain down there was (7:50) really hard, like not even walking, like on my walking pad, I was even struggling.

(7:54) And so I went to her and she was honestly incredible. I started going to her in January (8:00) of 2025. And at that point I was still fully breastfeeding Blake.

I had breastfed Blake (8:07) this entire time. And so I was exclusively breastfeeding him and also just trying to (8:12) focus on getting blood flow back to my vagina down there. And so she recommended doing dry (8:20) needling, which is crazy to say out loud, but I will tell you, I really do think that that (8:26) helped so much.

There were so many things and just educational pieces that I learned during (8:30) this journey, but I was going to her every other week for a good five or six months. (8:35) And then I kind of graduated after that. And she said, you know, you look like you're (8:41) in a good place.

And I was every single week was slowly getting better and better, (8:45) but it was still really, really rough. And so I personally did not really start focusing (8:50) on my workouts until I stopped breastfeeding Blake. So I was right around the same time (8:56) that I had graduated from my pelvic floor PT.

I believe that was in May or beginning (9:02) of June. And then Blake turned one in July, and then I stopped breastfeeding him in August. (9:07) And so August of 2025 is really when I started kind of my journey and it was still really slow.

(9:12) I was trying to figure it out and, you know, I had the hormones, my hormones were all over the (9:18) place. And that's another thing too, is that while I was exclusively breastfeeding, I am a (9:22) very stubborn person. And so for me, I said, okay, I stuck with this.

I said, I'm going to (9:27) exclusively breastfeed. And I'm going to be doing that until I weaned Blake, even though my body was (9:33) fighting me hormonally at every single point. Like I had eczema all over my face.

I had my scalp was (9:41) freaking out. So I went to the dermatologist. I had eczema all over my hands.

And it was really (9:47) just from the hormones of breastfeeding, because as soon as I weaned Blake in August of 2025, (9:52) it took about, I would say a month to a month and a half. And my body was completely healed. (10:00) Like my eczema, I was, I was no longer getting itchy in my scalp or my face or my hands.

And (10:06) just overall, I felt like I was starting to really feel a lot more clear headed. And so (10:11) that's when I kind of kicked off my postpartum fitness journey, if you will. But I was still (10:18) struggling with lack of sleep, stress, all of those things and all of those things.

And so for (10:23) me, I would say, you know, losing the baby weight, it's taken almost two years postpartum. I started (10:29) my fitness journey postpartum, if you will, like my workouts and my intentional eating and all of (10:35) that in August, September of last year, and it's almost July of 2026. So it's taken almost (10:42) a full year there.

And I've lost 39 pounds so far, I feel the strongest I ever have even pre baby, (10:50) I feel stronger now than I did before I had Blake and before I even got pregnant. And so yeah, (10:56) that's kind of my story. I have never really shared that publicly.

But hopefully that just (11:01) encourages some of you guys, because I get so many of you guys in my direct messages saying, (11:05) you know, I'm three months postpartum, and I'm really struggling. And I just want to tell you, (11:09) I fully get you I did not start my fitness journey postpartum until I was what 1314 months postpartum (11:18) and being a health and fitness coach and doing that like that's what I that's what I live that's (11:24) what I breathe for. I love it.

I love demo workouts. I love being able to coach you guys (11:28) and create workouts every single week inside the app. It was so hard for me to not start sooner, (11:34) but I just couldn't my body was not allowing me to.

And I knew that I had to focus my full effort on (11:41) Blake. And I just kept reminding myself in terms of just exclusively breastfeeding him that this (11:47) journey is not forever, right? This is going to pass. And so once that time is up, and once this (11:52) season is over, I can start my journey.

And that's exactly what happened. Question number two, (11:57) what was the moment you decided that you were ready to kind of start your fitness journey (12:01) again? So again, this kind of ties in to what I just talked about with my journey. But it was (12:06) really once I number one graduated from my pelvic floor PT, which I would highly, highly, highly (12:12) recommend, even if you're not struggling, per se, in physical recovery, postpartum, (12:17) I would recommend going to a pelvic floor PT even to get an eval after you've had your baby.

(12:23) But one thing that I will do if I decide to get pregnant again in the future is I will actually (12:28) go to a pelvic floor PT while I'm pregnant. I think there's so many benefits in that. But (12:33) at the very least, getting an eval post baby, I think postpartum is going to be so helpful for you.

(12:40) So I'd recommend that. But for me, the moment that I decided was again, it was graduating from (12:45) my pelvic floor PT and then also weaning Blake weaning himself off of breastfeeding and just (12:50) knowing that that no longer was my focus on, you know, creating milk. Because for me, (12:56) I know everybody's so different, you know, I have best friends, I have a sister who's had three (13:00) babies, she's breastfed all of them.

And she just totally went back to her normal body and like (13:06) lost all the weight while she was breastfeeding. That is not me. I feel like I hold on to every (13:11) ounce of everything while I breastfeed.

And that's totally fine. And looking back on it, I'm like, (13:16) it's such a short season of life. So just try to soak in that moment as much as you can.

(13:21) But once Blake weaned himself, I was like, all right, I'm ready to like really put in my all (13:27) because I was feeling good physically. And I knew that that was no longer something (13:31) that I was going to be needing my body to do as producing milk. Question number three, (13:36) how much weight did you gain during pregnancy? And then how much did you lose? So I kind of (13:39) answered this, how much weight did I gain during pregnancy? Let's see, I started at 147, (13:47) I believe I was 147 pounds.

And then I delivered, I believe I was at 194. So what that's 47 pounds (13:56) that I gained during my pregnancy. And I'm currently around like 149, 148 pounds right now.

(14:07) So I basically have lost all of it. But I'm telling you guys, there have been so many (14:11) seasons of my life where I have been weighing the same amount, like, let's say 147 pounds, right? (14:18) But I look completely different. And so I just want to remind you guys that the weight is not (14:23) everything at all because your body re-composition is a real, real thing.

Question number four, (14:32) did you ever think you wouldn't get back to feeling like yourself again? Of course, (14:35) there were so many days where I was just weeping. Like I was weeping, I was mourning where I was (14:42) prior to having Blake and where I was today and just feeling completely foreign in my body. (14:48) And I remember specifically, one of these times I was sitting in my bedroom, we have a chair in (14:54) the corner and I was just looking out the window and I was just asking God, like, please, (14:59) please give me encouragement right now because I feel like I am living in a totally different (15:06) person's body.

I feel mentally like I'm thinking differently. I'm moving differently. I feel so (15:14) different.

And so yeah, there were so many days where I felt like I was not going to get back to (15:20) where I am today. And I'm telling you guys, just being able to experience all of those emotions (15:27) where I am today, I would not trade at all because I'm so grateful that I got to experience (15:33) everything that I did because it allows me to just have the deepest sense of gratitude (15:39) with where I'm at right now. And just reminding myself that I did not always feel this good (15:44) right now.

And that life is full of seasons, right? The ups and the downs. But for me, (15:50) I hold steady to my faith and I trust in a God who is never changing and he's always there. (15:57) And just remembering that our life is going to go through ebbs and flows.

And so to be honest, (16:02) yes, there were so many days where I thought that I wouldn't get back to feeling like myself, (16:07) but I can tell you I have gotten to the other side of it. And I'm so, (16:11) so grateful for the entire process. Question number five, what was the hardest part of (16:16) the whole process? Oh man, there's so many hard parts.

I would say in the early days, (16:22) it was really allowing myself to be selfless. Like I was really trying to be selfless in this (16:30) because just being an older mom, you know, I'm 35 and Blake is my first child. I went through (16:37) my life not having responsibilities like I had or like I have now.

And so for me, (16:44) it was really, really hard to be selfless, but I knew that I had to be. And it completely, (16:50) I mean, people tell you when you have a baby, it completely changes their identity. And that is so, (16:55) so true.

It changes you in every single way and in the best ways. To be honest, like that doesn't (17:01) mean that it's going to be easy because it's the best way. That means that it is just, (17:05) there is so much fulfillment and just the deep sense of love and gratitude and appreciation (17:12) for just looking at your child and being like, we created this child.

Like he came from my body, (17:20) he grew in my body. I had him, I delivered him so many just amazing things. And then just (17:27) being able to look at him and be excited about what the future holds.

And also just remembering (17:36) that we are the people that they look to. Like we, I am his everything. His dad is his everything.

(17:43) And they learn from us and they get to create values down the road as they get older and those (17:50) values are going to be instilled in them from us, like being parents. And just so, (17:54) there's just so many amazing things about it. But I would say, yeah, in the early days, (17:59) it was really just trying to be selfless.

And then physical recovery was really, really hard. (18:05) Like I mentioned, I'm just, I'm such a movement person. I'm a movement junkie.

I love it. Honor (18:10) your body with movement. I couldn't believe in that more.

And, and so now that I'm back to that and (18:15) being able to honor my body pain free and just feeling so strong, I'm so incredibly grateful. (18:21) And also when I committed after I stopped breastfeeding and I really committed to my (18:28) fitness journey, it was just hard. It was hard because I realized that I couldn't prioritize (18:33) everything.

I, being a business owner, there's, there's things in my business that I have to like (18:38) bear minimum that I have to operate and do on a daily and weekly basis. And just knowing that (18:45) my time is so limited because I am a full stay at home mom as well, like caring for Blake. And so (18:51) just trying to find those pockets of time that I can both work and then also prioritize myself and (18:58) then also just have a little bit of time to myself.

And so, um, that's why I honestly just (19:03) went quiet on socials for what, almost two years, like at least a year and a half. I just said, (19:08) I cannot do, I can't do it all right now. And, uh, and so I really just need to, you know, (19:14) focus in and, uh, do what I need to do bare minimum in terms of my business.

(19:19) And if I show up, you know, later down the road, I show up, if not, I'm going to just (19:24) really try to soak in this season with Blake. And, um, I wouldn't trade it for the world, (19:30) being a stay at home mom. There's so many hard parts to it, but there's also so many beautiful, (19:35) beautiful things to it.

And so yeah, that's really, I mean, so many hard parts, but like (19:42) getting back into it and trying to prioritize everything. And it really is true when I say (19:47) that you should not rely on motivation because motivation is so fleeting. And so you just have (19:53) to commit to discipline.

Question number six, did you ever have moments where you wanted to give up (19:58) a hundred percent? I will be a hundred percent transparent with you. And I remember it was like (20:03) mid October. So October of 2025 last year, and I was working out consistently from August.

So (20:11) August, September, October, so about two and a half months, I was pretty consistent. I would say, (20:15) you know, three to four times a week, uh, 30 minutes, I was doing my workouts and then I was (20:20) trying to do either incline weighted walks on the treadmill, um, inside, or I was trying to do like (20:27) stroller walks outside. And I remember just coming to Josh in tears and being like, I think I want (20:33) to get on a GLP one.

Like I, for it's not like my weight is not budging. I feel so pudgy. I feel (20:40) just so weak and I just feel so foreign in my body and I'm really staying committed to my (20:46) workouts.

And I remember Josh being like, have you prioritize your nutrition? And you know, (20:52) he's asking that like, he lives with me. He sees that I was not prioritizing my nutrition, (20:57) but he's so just the way that he approaches me is always what I need to hear. It's not (21:03) always what I want to hear, but it's always what I need to hear.

And I looked at him and I'm like, (21:08) well, no. And he's like, okay, well, why don't we just, why don't you give yourself 30 days (21:13) and really just try to focus on your nutrition. Don't try to overhaul everything.

He's giving (21:18) the advice that I give to you guys every single week back to me. And yet for me, it was like (21:23) exactly what I needed to hear. And so he said, why don't you focus on your nutrition and really (21:27) at least prioritize your protein and your water intake for the next 30 days.

And then (21:32) if you have done that consistently along with your working out, like let's revisit this (21:37) conversation. And so I did that day. I was like, all right, I'm going to get my macros, (21:42) my macros plus out.

I'm going to start counting my macros, like my protein at the very bare minimum (21:47) and just kind of have an eyeball and what I'm eating. And that was really the catalyst to (21:52) getting back into nutrition again and really focusing on fueling my body optimally. And so (21:58) 100% yes.

Last question in part one. Okay. Were you ever insecure posting about your body (22:05) during the journey? 100%.

And I will tell you guys my journey again, because I really decided (22:11) that I can't do everything. And for me, like I have lived my life online for the last decade (22:18) plus of my life. Like really since 2013 is when I started posting consistently.

So yeah, (22:24) I mean, 11, 12 years I've been posting almost every single day on the internet in some way, (22:29) shape or form, whether it was on my personal account or my movement with Julia account. (22:33) And so I just told myself, you know, it's okay to have a break. You have just stepped into (22:39) such a large role that you have honestly no idea what you're doing.

And you're just going day by (22:45) day and you're trying to raise a child. You're also trying to heal your body. You're also trying (22:50) to get strong again.

Like it is, you're trying to run a business. You're trying to make sure (22:54) that you are invested in your relationships. There's so many things going on.

And so (22:58) I kind of just went dark on the internet. And, um, and so actually posting while I was going (23:04) through it, I don't really have that. Uh, I can't say like yes or no, because I wasn't doing it.

(23:11) I would tell you if I was, I would 100% be insecure posting about that because I'm human, (23:17) right? I felt so foreign in my body and it's such a vulnerable thing to post with people, (23:22) but I was trying to at least very least film some things, which hindsight always being 2020, (23:29) like looking back, you're like, man, I just, I wish I would have, you know, (23:33) filmed more in the moment, but I was so insecure and I was like, I just felt so foreign in my body. (23:41) And for me, I film myself regularly doing workouts for MooMoo with Julie. And so it was so, (23:48) if I can be honest, like just disheartening to see my body postpartum, like I just was not used to (23:54) it.

And it was like, it was scary for me and it was really hard. And so I didn't film a lot (23:59) while I was going through the journey. I did film some like a decent amount, but more, you know, (24:05) I'm always like, Oh, I wish I would have just filmed more because I just want women to know that (24:09) it is a hundred percent possible to be strong again.

After having a baby, I know that it feels (24:16) like it is the most impossible thing in the moment, especially if your baby's going through (24:20) sleep progressions or they're going through something really hard, whether it's like, you (24:24) know, you're breastfeeding and you're, you're milk, you're not producing enough and you're (24:28) supplementing, or your baby is just so gassy and so crying all day. And you're like, I don't (24:33) know what is wrong with you. And you just, you want to control these things, but you just can't (24:38) control things when you have a child.

And so it's rough. It's really, really rough. And so I (24:45) know all of those things are so, so hard.

And so all that to say, yes, I was definitely insecure (24:51) when I was filming, but I remember filming myself a couple of times and saying, I don't (24:56) know if this will ever see the light of day on the internet, but at the very least it (25:00) will be for me. And this is going to be my motivation to continue to just commit to this (25:05) and get stronger. And here I am on the other side of it, you know, sharing some of those (25:09) pieces and bits of things that I filmed while I was going through this last August, (25:14) September, October, just kind of last fall and winter.

And so grateful to have at least (25:20) those to just hopefully again, inspire and remind you that it is 100% possible, (25:27) but we are all on our own timeline. And just remembering that you can absolutely (25:35) work towards becoming the strongest version of yourself post baby. It is 100% possible.

(25:41) And I will tell you, just speaking from experience, I feel so much stronger today, (25:45) not just physically, but mentally. I just feel so much stronger in all aspects of life. Like my (25:51) mental toughness is just elevated 10 fold since having a baby.

All right, sister. So that is a wrap (25:57) on part one of our postpartum fitness Q&A series. And I just want to say this.

Thank you. Thank (26:02) you for trusting me with your questions. Thank you for showing up for yourself.

Just enough to (26:06) even be listening to this episode right now that matters and you matter. And before I let you go, (26:11) I just want to leave you with this. The version of you that is on the other side of this journey, (26:16) the stronger, more confident, more mentally tough, more energized version of you.

(26:20) She is not some distant dream. She is being built right now in the small moments in the workouts (26:25) that you show up for, even when you're tired and the meals that you're fueling yourself with, (26:29) even when life is chaotic, in the grace that you give yourself on those hard days, (26:34) she's being built in the in between, even when you cannot see it yet. So please don't (26:40) dare give up on her.

And if anything I said in today's episode resonated with you, (26:46) would you just screenshot this episode, share it in your Instagram stories, tag me. I read (26:50) every single one of them. I would love, love, love to hear just how this episode maybe encouraged (26:56) you or just reminded you like, Hey, it's a hard season.

We're going to get through this. (27:00) And if you know a mama or maybe you are that mama in the thick of your postpartum journey (27:05) right now, I just want you to know that you are not alone. If you love this episode, (27:10) I know you will also love episode 491 six steps to embrace your postpartum body.

I will link that (27:16) in the show notes below and also be sure to stay tuned for part two in your feed. (27:21) I love you so dang much mama. Now go out and embrace your real.

All right, sister, (27:34) that's all I got for you today, but I have two things that I need you to do. (27:39) First thing, if you're not already following me on the gram, be sure to do so Julie A. (27:44) Ledbetter. Yes, it's with an A in the middle for that daily post-workout real talk, (27:49) healthy tips and tricks, and honest accountability to keep your mind and heart in check.

(27:53) The second thing, be sure to subscribe to apple podcasts to never miss an episode. (27:59) Thank you so much for joining me. It means the absolute world.

And I'm going to leave (28:03) you with one last thought. The most beautiful women that I have met in my life are the ones (28:08) who are completely confident and secure in being authentically themselves. (28:14) Remember that beauty goes so much deeper than the surface.

(28:17) So go out there and embrace your real because you're worth it.

 
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