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EPISODE · May 29, 2026 · 31 MIN

#477/ the biggest body recomposition mistake women keep making when chasing lean + toned without gaining fat

from 100% Real With Ruby; nutrition, strength, fat loss, muscle, macros - without the fluff · host Ruby Cherie | Evidence based transformation coach + nutrition expert

This episode is for the woman who is training, tracking, trying to eat better, trying to progressively overload, trying to do the right thing… but still looking at her body but still wondering why her body doesn’t look as lean, toned or defined as she wants it to.Still thinking, “Why do I not look like I train yet?”PS; if you want to stop the  overthinking and stressing this stuff;Heres a direct link to DM me on IG:https://ig.me/m/transformxruby and/or Apply for a free consult:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfqaxMDfbPYPYVui3BgSClnDXTj4BWjRvPkbBHuK5CP7SQsIw/viewform?usp=sf_linkI realized something halfway through recording this episode — and it’s probably one of the biggest reasons so many women get stuck in that frustrating cycle of dieting, losing a little, then gaining it all back.OK. Actually, I take that back two things.the first one was the obsession with the scale. but one huge overlooked factor in all of this is just how much you body check yourselvesand it’s hardly ever in a positive light so obviously the negative is going to be enhanced because what you focus on grows,….I can’t really think of a greater cause of sabotage, can you?You know that feeling?You don’t feel as lean.You don’t feel as toned.You don’t feel as defined.And when you compare yourself to the goal bodies you save on Instagram, it feels like everyone else has figured something out that you haven’t.Because this is where so many women get stuck.You want body recomposition. You want to build muscle, lose fat, feel leaner, feel tighter, feel more defined, and finally have your body reflect the work you’re putting in.But you’re still judging the process by the same things you used in every fat-loss phase.The scale. Progress photos. Pants fit. Whether your stomach feels flat. Whether you were “good” with food this week.And yes, those things can have a place.But they are not the whole game.In this episode, I’m talking about why training quality, strength, reps, range of motion, form, execution, bracing, training videos and progression matter so much more than most women realise when the goal is to actually change your shape.Because if you want to look like you train, your training has to become the main thing.Not the thing you tick off in the background while all your focus goes into calories, cardio, the scale and whether your body looks different this week.The goal isn’t just to weigh less. Or buy the smaller pair of pants…You can have both and still hate the way you look… The goal is to build the body that makes fat loss worth revealing.And thats the thingwe get sold on these glamorous timelines where dropping pounds or hitting a specific size is our only measure of progress. When I talk to women about body recomposition, every single time I find the trap to be in that directionWhich reminds me of what my clients keep saying.. when they finally learnt what it feels like really up the ante on training…focusing on building strength and improving form, they finally felt  a sense of real progress that their past xperiences never capturedThey’re feeling more confident, more in control, and their bodies respond when they prioritize the actual work of training.Over and over – it has proven to be the gamechanger. not just in the women I coach, but it’s the #1 foundation of my own successAnd training and your log books? they arent a nice to have – they,. are,. the.. everythings to have. the needs to have. the painkillers not the vitamins… cos without it? changes in body shape or fat loss are slow, delayed, and often fleeting. Progress depends on the effort, the focus, and the quality of training.find me @transformxruby on instagram

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This episode is for the woman who is training, tracking, trying to eat better, trying to progressively overload, trying to do the right thing… but still looking at her body but still wondering why her body doesn’t look as lean, toned or defined as she wants it to.Still thinking, “Why do I not look like I train yet?”PS; if you want to stop the  overthinking and stressing this stuff;Heres a direct link to DM me on IG:https://ig.me/m/transformxruby and/or Apply for a free consult:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfqaxMDfbPYPYVui3BgSClnDXTj4BWjRvPkbBHuK5CP7SQsIw/viewform?usp=sf_linkI realized something halfway through recording this episode — and it’s probably one of the biggest reasons so many women get stuck in that frustrating cycle of dieting, losing a little, then gaining it all back.OK. Actually, I take that back two things.the first one was the obsession with the scale. but one huge overlooked factor in all of this is just how much you body check yourselvesand it’s hardly ever in a positive light so obviously the negative is going to be enhanced because what you focus on grows,….I can’t really think of a greater cause of sabotage, can you?You know that feeling?You don’t feel as lean.You don’t feel as toned.You don’t feel as defined.And when you compare yourself to the goal bodies you save on Instagram, it feels like everyone else has figured something out that you haven’t.Because this is where so many women get stuck.You want body recomposition. You want to build muscle, lose fat, feel leaner, feel tighter, feel more defined, and finally have your body reflect the work you’re putting in.But you’re still judging the process by the same things you used in every fat-loss phase.The scale. Progress photos. Pants fit. Whether your stomach feels flat. Whether you were “good” with food this week.And yes, those things can have a place.But they are not the whole game.In this episode, I’m talking about why training quality, strength, reps, range of motion, form, execution, bracing, training videos and progression matter so much more than most women realise when the goal is to actually change your shape.Because if you want to look like you train, your training has to become the main thing.Not the thing you tick off in the background while all your focus goes into calories, cardio, the scale and whether your body looks different this week.The goal isn’t just to weigh less. Or buy the smaller pair of pants…You can have both and still hate the way you look… The goal is to build the body that makes fat loss worth revealing.And thats the thingwe get sold on these glamorous timelines where dropping pounds or hitting a specific size is our only measure of progress. When I talk to women about body recomposition, every single time I find the trap to be in that directionWhich reminds me of what my clients keep saying.. when they finally learnt what it feels like really up the ante on training…focusing on building strength and improving form, they finally felt  a sense of real progress that their past xperiences never capturedThey’re feeling more confident, more in control, and their bodies respond when they prioritize the actual work of training.Over and over – it has proven to be the gamechanger. not just in the women I coach, but it’s the #1 foundation of my own successAnd training and your log books? they arent a nice to have – they,. are,. the.. everythings to have. the needs to have. the painkillers not the vitamins… cos without it? changes in body shape or fat loss are slow, delayed, and often fleeting. Progress depends on the effort, the focus, and the quality of training.find me @transformxruby on instagram

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