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06/01/2026

Sometimes easier said that done, but this is what works for me:

1️⃣ wearing the larger sizes

I’m in the size Large part of my bike short drawer most of the time and that makes me physically more comfortable, instead of squeezed too tight

2️⃣ checking in with my comfort BEFORE the mirror

Honestly if I’m gonna be sitting and nursing for 4 hours a day - I’m not trying to ONLY prioritize how cute I look 👀

3️⃣ wearing cute and/or trendy socks (note: trendy in my brain doesn’t always match up with reality… it’s the thought that counts)

Call me crazy but I feel like bike shorts are cuter with certain socks versus others 😆

4️⃣ putting on the leggings instead - on the days when I just don’t feel as confident

Some days, bike shorts just feel outside my comfort zone when I’m having an UGH POSTPARTUM day and I need my emotional support black leggings and that’s ok, too

If you’re in the thick of it too, I see you and I get it 🩷

05/30/2026

Your weekly reminder that finding ways to make ‘heathy’ feel easier IS THE POINT 👏🏼

We’re going for “I can do this every day and it feels so worth it” - not “I can’t fkn wait for this 4-week challenge to be over so I can back to what I was doing before”

05/27/2026

Most diet programs are behavior-first.

They obsess over ACTION over everything

Nike made it cool to say “just do it”

Mel Robbins handed you the 5-second rule and said just go

Most coaches hand you the plan, the macros, the meal prep guide, and assume your brain will catch up

“You have everything you need, just keep trying” - literally my own terrible macro coach in 2020

I work the other way.

Belief before behavior.

Because the meal routine only works when your brain isn’t sabotaging it four hours later

You don’t believe you can stick to it? Guess what, then you won’t.

So the question is:
1️⃣ What do YOU need to believe to stick to it?
2️⃣ What do YOU believe now that’s sabotaging it?
3️⃣ What would need to be true (in your brain & in your environment) to make the behaviors you want easier to execute on a regular basis?

The Rooted Method is how I teach belief-before-behavior in practice

Three phases that rewire what you think about discipline, food, and yourself… so the behavior actually sticks and you lose weight for the last time

You actually HAVEN’T tried this before 👀

05/22/2026

It’s not too good to be true

Here’s what changed everything for me:

1️⃣ Food noise is almost always a scarcity problem

I thought my food noise was a “me” problem. Like there was just something wrong with my brain and that I was doomed.

But when I addressed the scarcity, I realized the overeating wasn’t because I was addicted to food but because I acted like every treat was my last treat on earth.

2️⃣ My body is actually pretty good at this… When I let it

I didn’t actually think it was possible to stop when I was full.

But then I started experimenting with my hunger cues. Noticing more about what foods felt food. Playing around with environment and changing my mood going into meals. Reducing distractions and eating more frequently.

All these little experiments added up to more self-trust and the realization that I’m not actually a monster who can’t stop eating 👹

3️⃣ Started making decisions FOR future me, not against her

Instead of draining my willpower to get out the door for a walk with the story of “this sucks and I wish I didn’t need steps”, I tried:
“If I take a walk right now, I’ll feel so much better in an hour.”
👉🏼That tiny reframe helped me be the cheerleader for future me

4️⃣ It’s never really about the cookie. It’s about what I was making the cookie mean about me.

It’s normal to want a cookie. It’s normal to enjoy sweets. They DO taste good.

☝🏼THIS is the permission and compassion I needed for so long.

When I stopped making it mean that I was always “doomed to overeat” because I LIKED good food, my mental peace shifted a lot

///// I didn’t always have this relationship to food but after hitting my own rock bottom in 2021, I dug in and uncovered a better way to lose weight and keep it off

After my daughter was born in February 2026, these lessons continued to pay off because of the way I’d rewired my brain to see food and weight loss totally differently

Once you lock in better beliefs, better behaviors can follow

Comment COACH if you want to work on this together 👇

05/18/2026

Ever notice how the urge to diet shows up the moment you’re actually doing something that’s working?

I’m 7 weeks into my Postpartum Rebuild — intentionally building muscle postpartum — and my inner mean girl decided this was the perfect time to show up and suggest I scrap the whole plan and just... get skinny instead 🤪 blahhhhh

“Gaining muscle is cool, but being skinny is better. Remember when you were thin?”

And I’ll be honest — it was loud this week.

The kind of loud that feels less like a passing thought and more like a logical conclusion.

This is what “rewiring your brain” actually looks like in real life.

Not a perfectly zen moment where I gracefully let the thought pass. Or a life when I NEVER have an unhelpful thoughts again.

A genuinely annoying mental conversation with the part of my brain that still thinks shrinking is the goal. 🫠

But here’s what I know how to do now: I paused.

I named the thought. I got curious about it instead of just listening to it.

🚨And I reminded myself that urgency isn’t evidence… that a loud thought is not the same thing as a true one, and that the discomfort of staying the course is not a sign that you’re on the wrong path

The goal hasn’t changed. Nine pounds of muscle in 2026. And my next Dexa scan on July 1 will give us the updates we’ve been working towards.

Postpartum, breastfeeding, building… and doing the mental work right alongside the physical work. That’s the whole point of this series 👏🏼

If you’ve been following along, thank you for being here.

And if you’re just finding this, follow to see how I handle the next urge to quit too

05/17/2026

Where my fellow “proud owner of a planner graveyard” girlies at? 🤪🤪

05/16/2026

And that’s on broken sleep & the nervous system dysregulation of every car ride

Not to mention the fun surprises of my first postpartum period 🤪

Here’s to keeping onward anyway. My next Dexa scan is July 1 and I’m excited to be so proud of whatever I see

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