 to my channel and welcome if you're new here. Happy Friday. Yes, I am once again at home filming my weigh-in video. That is because as soon as I'm done filming here, I'm actually headed to work out at Jazzercise. So I thought I'd film at home and then that way we're in the comfort of my own home. I'm relaxed and I can share with you this week's workshop topic because it was a really good one as well as how my week went. And a lot of you have been asking how the yard sale went. So I wanted to share that information with you guys as well. So if you're new, subscribe, turn on your little bell so you're notified when new videos are uploaded. You don't wanna miss a single upload. Give this one a thumbs up if you love these weigh-in videos and these chats every single Friday. And of course, let's jump into this week's workshop topic and how my week went and of course, my weigh-in. My week. First, let's start with the yard sale. So the yard sale was actually a huge success, but let me tell you, it was a ton. You guys, a ton of work. I was absolutely exhausted. I had over 10,000 steps both days of the yard sale from putting up the signs and moving things around and talking to people and going in and setting things up and reorganizing, it was a lot of work. We made about $600 and when we ended the yard sale, we only had about eight boxes worth of things to donate to Goodwill, which was pretty good because we had over 40 boxes when we started the yard sale. So I would say overall it was a win, but I'm honestly not interested in really ever having a yard sale again. So I'm very thankful that my mom was here to help me both days, my husband helped me on Saturday, but it's just a lot of work for $600. So that's kind of how the yard sale went in a nutshell. I will insert some pictures here to show you guys kind of what the yard sale setup looked like if you missed that over on Instagram or my Facebook group. I will also put my Facebook group right here for you. If you're not on that, I recommend you head over and join us. You're in the first to know everything and there's fun little promotions and things that we do all the time over on my Facebook group. So head on over and join us there. As far as my week went, I had a really good week. I actually ate out Saturday and Sunday. I tracked everything. I was over in my points both days, but not in my calories. So it worked out really well. Those were really the kind of crazy days of the week. The rest of the week went nice and smoothly. I was able to get in three days of Jazzercise, but really I got in six days of active movement because I had those 10,000 steps Saturday and Sunday and on Friday, I also hit 10,000 steps just getting ready for the yard sale. So I would say that overall, I had six out of seven days of activity, three of which were Jazzercise, which was amazing. I also did well on my food all week. Again, I did go over my points both Saturday and Sunday, but I was within my caloric goal both days. So I'm really happy about that. I tried some new foods out. I did my use it up challenge that I shared in last week's grocery haul. I will put that down below if you haven't seen that, but I did not meal prep this week due to the yard sale and I did the use it up. I ate things throughout my house. I can't wait to show you my fridge freezer and pantry in tomorrow's grocery haul. You're gonna be stunned at how much I went through in one week. Such a great idea to do that. For sure, the use it up challenge was a huge success. So my week of food was exciting and new every single day. And again, it went really, really well. So I'm grateful for that. So this week's workshop topic was all about breakfast. And I love this topic. Breakfast is one of my favorite meals of the day. I just love breakfast food in general. I mean, I'll even eat it for dinner. So I really liked this topic. And I know that breakfast is still kind of controversial on whether it is the most important meal of the day. They do say in studies do show that people who eat a well-balanced breakfast generally make better choices throughout the day. They're less hungry because they've actually nourished their body after fasting. Hence the name, breakfast or break the fast. So it is again, up in the air on whether breakfast is essential. But for me, I do eat breakfast every single day. I try to pack in the protein on breakfast, but I know that sometimes we're busy. We're getting kids ready. We're trying to rush out the door to a meeting or to work. So we can't always make eggs and bacon and toast for breakfast. So I wanna share eight tips from WW on how to make breakfast a cinch. How to make it super easy on yourself so that you are eating breakfast every single day and starting your day outright, which carries through the rest of your day, keeping you full and satisfied and tend to overeat less throughout the rest of the day when we're consuming breakfast. Tip number one is batch cook or meal prep. You can make things in advance like hard boiled eggs. You can also do overnight oats. Another really great fast breakfast thing to do is put together some egg cups in a muffin tin. I have several recipes on my website. I'll put my website right here for you. But that's a great way to kind of prep on say a Saturday or a Sunday or over the weekend and have it ready to go for during the week. You can also search the word breakfast on connect in over 60,000. 60,000 recipes will pop up. So by batch prepping or taking a little bit of time to meal prep on a weekend or on your day off will really help with your overall success the rest of the week and making sure you're getting in a good, healthy, solid breakfast. Tip number two is break the rules. Are you not a fan of breakfast food? Are you tired of eggs, bacon and toast? We'll have something different for breakfast. Make yourself a turkey sandwich or pop some chicken into your air fryer, into your oven. You don't have to always just have breakfast food. Break the rules and have some of your other favorite foods for breakfast. Just make sure it's balanced and packed with protein and you'll set yourself off to a great start. Tip number three kind of goes along with batch prepping or meal prepping and that's just kind of plan ahead. Have some cut up fruit in a bowl ready to go for in the morning. You can even eat that while you're getting ready for the day. Just have some breakfast foods ready to go for those mornings where you're struggling to get out the door, you're running behind, the kids are running you behind. Just make sure that you have a few breakfast options available. I love the healthy eating all the time in go bars to grab and go. You could grab a built bar or a protein bar or protein shake. I will have all of my discounts for healthy eating and built bar down below for you guys but those are just some plan ahead, quick grab and go breakfast that have protein that will get you out the door on time but keep you full and satisfied. Tip number four is plan ahead at night. Have some nighttime hacks. So if you're thinking you're gonna have a bowl of cereal or oatmeal for breakfast the next day, put your bowl and spoon out on the counter. That way when you get up in the morning you see it and it prompts you to go ahead and pour yourself that bowl of cereal or make up that oatmeal. Maybe you wanna have eggs for breakfast. Throw your pan and spatula out on the counter. Set yourself up for success the night before so that again in the morning when you're in a hurry and running behind it's very simple for you to still get your breakfast in. And the final tip or tip number five is toss out that clock. It doesn't matter what time you're eating breakfast. Maybe you're not hungry first thing in the morning or maybe you sip on your coffee on the way to work and you don't really get hungry until nine or 10 in the morning. Totally okay. Who cares what the clock says the time is? Eat breakfast when your body tells you that you're hungry. Some people need to eat the minute they wake up and other people again can wait until a little bit later in the morning to eat their breakfast. So do what works for you and what works for your body. So again, I love breakfast. I love breakfast food. I am definitely a breakfast eater. Now I don't necessarily eat the minute I wake up because I have coffee first. Sometimes it's an hour or two or three later but I always eat breakfast. I don't worry about what the clock says. I eat when my body tells me that I'm hungry and that it's time for breakfast. So hopefully these five tips really help you on getting in a good breakfast even when you're in a hurry or in a pinch for time. So like I said, I had a really good week. A very busy week, a very active week actually. So much so that my body is still a little bit sore. In fact, on Monday of this last week I didn't even go to Jazzercise because I was pretty worn out and tired over the weekend that I actually am plugging in today to pick up the slack for not going on Monday. But overall my food went well. My activity was crazy. I'm a little bit sore which I was nervous about when I stepped on the scale but I'm happy to report that when I hopped on the scale I'm down 1.2 pounds. That's two weeks in a row that I've lost over one pound and four weeks in a row that I've had a loss for the month of August. Speaking of August, this is the last weigh-in for the month of August. I can't believe how quickly August flew by. Now don't get me wrong, I'm ready for September. I can't wait on September 1st to decorate for fall my favorite time of year but nonetheless August flew by. So I'm gonna go ahead and insert my total weight loss for the month of August. I'm extremely proud of this number. Is it what I wanted to be? It's a little bit lower than where I wanted to be but considering how crazy and busy my life was with my mother-in-law's passing and real estate kind of ramping up for me, I'm eternally grateful and proud of myself for my overall loss for the month of August. I wouldn't have cared if I lost one pound. One pound is still a pound and gets me closer to my ultimate goal. So I wanna hear from you guys down below how did your week go and also how was your August? Did you reach your goals as far as weight loss or fitness or whatever types of goals you set out for yourself when the month of August started? So leave that down in the comments. I absolutely love hearing and talking with you guys. Again, if you're new, make sure that you are subscribed and your bell is turned on so you don't miss any videos. Thumbs up this one if you are here for these weigh-in videos and I can't wait again to read your comments down below. I hope you guys have a fantastic Friday. It is a new month in just a couple of days so let's set it off strong and let's have a kick, you know what, month of September. Have a wonderful Friday, my friends and I'll see you in tomorrow's grocery haul with the use and up results. Have a good one, bye guys.