 Happy Friday. It's 6 35 a.m. And I just pulled in to my WW workshop I'm going to head in way in stay for the whole meeting which I'm excited that I get to stay again for the entire meeting How was your guys this week? Mine was crazy. This has been seriously like the longest week ever ever In the history of weeks this week has been incredibly long. I don't know why I think one It's been super stressful at work to I've had shark week all week So I haven't been feeling the best in fact I'm still feeling kind of gross and bloated and now we're at the tail end of a solid week so it's actually starting to subside a little bit but I'm still not feeling great and I'm not sure how my way in is going to go one because I'm bloated in two Because I had a couple of really high point days this week. Just really hungry really stressed out Yeah, it just wasn't the best Weight Watchers week for me. Some days were great others were not so I don't know what to expect when I step on the scale. I'm not thinking it's going to be that great But I have done a little bit of soul searching over the last couple of days and really thinking about what I want to do As far as next week goes because next week is going to be crazy as well. We are headed to Seattle on Sunday, we're actually having Easter dinner at our house on Saturday heading to Seattle on Sunday My husband sees the doctor on Monday, so it's just going to be a crazy day with a lot of travel It's gonna be hard to make food choices. I'm gonna have to be really aware of what I'm eating So I've been doing a little thinking of how I want to have next week play out So I'll share that with you guys when I come back after the workshop So I'm gonna head in way in stay for the workshop. I'll see you after to fill you in on all the details So just stay tuned. Hey guys, I just got out of my WW workshop just pulled into work So I wanted to hop on here and let you guys know how it went tell you about my way in but first let's talk about what we discussed at our workshop Fantastic topic something I literally was just talking about in my video My top five tips to be successful on freestyle video And that is making sure that you eat what you love that is one thing about Weight Watchers or WW That I love no food is off limits We can eat whatever we want to eat if you want to have a candy bar You can have a candy bar if you want to have a huge plate of pasta You can have a plate of pasta if you want to have a margarita on the rocks You can have a margarita on the rocks you just track it you work it into your day That is one thing that WW has over any other type of eating plan and that is partially why I do not consider WW a diet WW is a lifestyle it is something that you do for the rest of your life and it's easy and it's sustainable because you can't eat what you love and You can eat anything that you want so on WW nothing is off limits I know that we still in our mind. We still make foods off limits for us I'm a sweets eater as you know So there are certain sweets that are off limits for me only because of the smart points Like literally if I ate a piece of cake that is the majority of my points for an entire day So it makes me mindfully think is it worth it? And that is why WW assigns a points value to everything so that you can eat what you want You just have to be able to work it into your day So you have to make the decision if that particular food item because nothing is off limits works into your day So let's talk about some tips WW has to help you eat what you love, but stay on track So the first tip is choose a food that you love So pick a food that in your mind could potentially be an off-limits food for you So for me that would be something sweet. So let's say a Frosted cookie yummy so in my mind that could be something that I could consider to be an off-limit food Number two decide when and where you're going to eat it So for me as you know, I use my weeklies on Saturday So if I really really want a frosted sugar cookie, I'm going to essentially save that food item for Saturday So I'm going to decide that on Saturday as a snack. I'm going to have that frosted sugar cookie Number three calculate the smart points. I still think even on your splurge day Sometimes it's good to calculate the points just to kind of see how many of your weeklies You're actually eating with that particular food item as you know I do not track on my splurge day But I do sometimes plug things into my calculator to see the smart points value just out of curiosity So take that forbidden food item that you feel is off limits for you plug it into your calculator See what the smart points are of that item before you consume it that way you can make an educated decision If that is actually something that you feel like you want to eat Whether it's on the day you use your weeklies or not Number four choose when and where you're gonna eat that item. So again, I'm gonna have this item on Saturday I'm gonna go down to my local bakery and I'm gonna have a frosted sugar cookie And I'm going to enjoy it at my local bakery because it's much more fun to have a frosted sugar cookie That is special and a treat at a bakery then it is to grab one out of your pantry and number five Enjoy it with friends. Enjoy it with others Enjoy your indulgent food item that you've decided you can work into your plan with others Make a date of it. Have a cookie date. Have a cookie and coffee date with a friend Go read a book or catch up on your social media Really enjoy that food that you're eating that indulgent food for you that costs you a lot of smart points Enjoy it. Don't just shovel it in eat it and not even remember eating it Really take time to enjoy that food It feels more special and you feel like it's been a worthwhile investment of your weeklies or your smart points But remember eat what you love Nothing absolutely nothing is forbidden or a food that you're not allowed to have on ww So let's move into my way in so as I mentioned, I'm feeling a little bit bloated still From shark week. I didn't have the best entire week. I actually had two really high point days solely based on stress and just cravings that are attributed to being a woman, which is not fun one week per month Not fun at all. So when I stepped on the scale, I actually gained one pound one pound on the nose I gained not necessarily happy about that But I take full ownership again. I didn't have the best week at a couple high point days There's a little bit of bloat going on I know that I didn't maybe necessarily gain an entire pound of fat, but should I be up based on my high point days? Yeah, probably It's been a struggle the last few weeks for me for multiple reasons, but I've shifted my mindset I actually Honestly before I went to bed last night. I spent a lot of time thinking about how I want to tackle This next week because this next week is abnormal as well. Like I mentioned, we have Easter dinner on Saturday We're leaving Sunday to go to Seattle will be there Sunday night We're actually meeting some people Troy works with who are in Seattle to see a doctor as well on Saturday night for beer And then Sunday we travel back So I really have to mindfully think about how I'm gonna make this week work for me because there are some upcoming challenges So here's my plan Saturday is Easter dinner I'm going to enjoy my Easter dinner, but I'm going to be mindful of my portions So I'm going to have larger portions of the low or zero point items the asparagus that I'm preparing So I know exactly what is going in my asparagus and lower Portions of the high point items. My mom is making loaded mashed potatoes I'm making a bunny Easter cake for my father-in-law for his birthday So I'm going to be extra mindful of my portions at Easter dinner the rest of Saturday. I'm gonna eat on track I'm gonna have low point or zero point meals so that I can save my points in weeklies for Easter dinner Then come Sunday Low point foods all day so that when we go to dinner, I can indulge a little bit I'm planning on having a beer So I know that there's gonna be points in that because I prefer craft beer And then whatever the bar that we're going to food is not gonna be WW friendly so again I'm going to enjoy myself. I'm gonna spend time enjoying my company Savoring my beer having a small portion of the food and savoring the food and then on Monday Because it is Monday our travel day back. I'm actually going to film my what I eat in a day on Monday So that way it helps me stay accountable Helps me stay on track while I'm traveling We're probably gonna be on the road at dinner time So I will show you what I eat fast food or wherever we stop for food that keeps me on track So that is gonna be great because I can fill my what I eat in a day It'll be posted on what I eat Wednesday, but it'll help me stay on track while traveling and while out of town So it's kind of fun for you guys to see how to stay on track traveling as well So it's a win-win for all of us And my last goal for the week is to have a blue dot Monday through Thursday because I'm gonna weigh in on Friday. So my week restarts So Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday blue dot days. Yes, even on Monday the travel day partially why I'm filming on what I eat So that's my game plan and I'm hoping when I do step on the scale next Friday that by following my plan I lose some weight. I'd like to lose the pound I gained and a little bit more would be amazing So obviously I'm not going to hit my 25 pounds lost again in the month of April So I'm not gonna get discouraged by that. I'm just going to move that goal into May So there is no reason that I cannot hit my 25 pounds in the month of May plus. I've got some things coming down the pipe I have my Facebook meetup in October in Vegas. So I have goals. I have weight goals for that So that will help me stay on track. My best friend is coming on in June So I need to start getting in some exercise so that I'm geared up to go hiking with her And I want to lose some weight by the time she comes So I have goals short-term goals, which is the best kind of goals to have so I have those coming down the pipe So that makes me excited to hit that 25 pounds and hopefully some more than that in the month of May So by setting little goals staying on track even weekly goals like the four dots four blue dots That's a great goal to have so that is my plan moving forward into the upcoming week So of course, I'm going to insert a clip of the recipe on the back of the weekly I'm actually going to make this. I'm excited. I'm going to modify it a little bit But you will see it in an upcoming meal prep I do want to share a couple of other things with you guys before I show you the weekly recipe Number one my Facebook group. We have 1500 members how insane is that that we've already hit? 1500 people Super excited. 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