 Welcome back to my channel and welcome if you're new here. Happy Friday It is currently Thursday when I'm filming this video because as I mentioned last week We are once again heading to the lake for the weekend So I weighed in this morning, which is actually one full week from my last weigh-in Although it's one day early from my traditional weigh-in. It's been a full week since my last weigh-in So it's going to be a full week weigh-in Update for you guys, so I'm excited to share that with you as well as the topic for this week's workshop I did just hop online and print off the topic read through it and I love it It's right up my alley So I can't wait to share my tips and tricks when it comes to this week's topic as well So without further ado, let's jump into how my week went my way in and this week's ww virtual workshop You guys had a fan a task week this last week I hope things are starting to get back to a little bit of more normalcy for you It is definitely for me. Although I am really missing going to Jazzercise for me I just don't have as much motivation to work out at home as I do when I'm actually in Studio, so I didn't work out at all this last week. I didn't do a single day of Jazzercise I had intentions to do so but this week got away from me We finally got our air conditioner while our heat pump fixed at our house We had people in and out for a couple days It just wasn't conducive to being able to do Jazzercise and then it was playing catch-up on work real estate and YouTube the rest of The week and Jazzercise just didn't happen at all this last week, which I'm bummed out about I really wanted to get back in to the swing of regular exercise, so that is my goal this next week I already have it on my calendar to do Jazzercise three times with a fourth day is a possibility if I can make it work With my schedule, so I have been a little bit struggling when it comes to activity Now I did get in quite a bit of steps just working in my yard I get in a ton of steps camping because I'm walking to and from the lake we're walking the dogs So I'm getting in you know 10 15 20,000 steps during camping But then I'm only getting eight or nine thousand steps the rest of the week So I really need to up my exercise game, so that is this next week's goal I'll be reporting back next Friday and letting you guys know how many days of Jazzercise that I did as far as my eating went this week It was okay I overindulged a little bit camping and then there was another day this week that I was way over my points calories for the day But I'm testing out a theory this next week, and I'll share that with you in next week's weigh-in I'm going to do a little bit of Calorie zigzagging this next week which basically is the same thing as eating within your points every day And then eating your weekly points one day or two days a week So I am going to be trying that this week I'll report back a little bit more on how that goes on this next week's weigh-in And if it's something that I really enjoy that I can see myself continuing doing I'll make sure that I fill you guys in in a video on that as well So let's talk a little bit about this week's topic This week's topic is near and dear to my heart We are talking about meal planning Planning your meals so that you're not at the last minute at the end of a really long day Just grabbing anything that you can get your hands on because you're starving by planning a little bit Now this doesn't mean meal prepping if that's not your jam. This doesn't mean you have to meal prep It's planning meals snacks to have on hand so that when you are at the end of a long day and you're starving You have healthy UW friendly items to choose by doing a little bit of planning It leaves us room in our budget to have the foods that we love because we've kind of planned out our day And if we know that we're coming home after a long day of work or maybe kids activities are running a lot of errands We can plan for that during our day by eating a little less point-heavy item So that it allows us those extra points for dinner when we know we're gonna be home and Starving and want to eat whatever we can get our hands on so doing a little bit of planning Really helps us be successful I preach this as you guys know all the time. I use my meal planner to plan my dinners I also meal prep because for me having a breakfast lunch and snack on hand just really helps me stay on track that way I'm not going into my pantry looking around picking anything that I can get my hands on or that looks good I've got it all planned out and ready to go. So I want to share some tips with you on meal planning So first let's talk about snacking. It's really important to plan out your snacks figure out What snacks you're going to have that day? How many points are you going to spend on those snacks and you can put those snacks into a basket literally? You can take a basket put your snacks in there and those are your snacks for the day That prevents you from going back to the fridge or the pantry and picking additional snacks You have them in a basket and ready to go and those are your snacks when that basket is empty Your snacks for the day that you've accounted for in your points are gone You can even write yourself little post-it notes or reminders in your fridge Whatever it takes for you to make sure that your snacks are planned out and that you stay within your smart points budget I love this because I plan my snacks in my tracker But maybe having them in one central area like a basket or in my refrigerator Stacked up would make a lot more sense than I just reach grab eat and when they're gone snacks for the day are done Another fantastic tip when it comes to snacks is pre portion them out So those animal crackers of your kids that have been staring at you from inside your pantry Put those into individual bags that you've counted weighed whatever it is that you do with your snacks have them pre portion So if you see those animal crackers staring at you you grab a pre portion bag You know exactly how many points are in that you track it you eat it you move on So by pre packaging and pre planning out your snacks that way It's also going to prevent you from overeating those snacks And you can still have the snacks that you love and your kids snacks that are constantly staring at you within your pantry Next is plan where your food goes when you see that basket full of snacks on your counter Your little post-it note in the fridge or your meal prepped lunches snacks in your refrigerator It triggers you to choose those items. They're there. They're with insight. Remember out of sight out of mind We never want to put the things that we should be eating out of sight out of mind We want them in the forefront so when we open our fridge our cupboard our pantry We see those items and those are what we reach for so it's important to leave your snack basket out on a counter Or if they're cold items stack them up in the very front of your fridge So that's the first thing you see when you go in your kitchen your refrigerator or your pantry next is plan where you'll eat I love this one so much you guys sit down and eat your meals Don't stand at the kitchen counter Don't bring it into your office and be on a zoom call or a video call or working and eating because you're not mindfully eating You're eating while you're doing something else So you're not really even enjoying and you're not triggering your mind that you've eaten that food That's going to make you feel satiated So it's very important to focus on your meal sit down at a table eat your meal and don't do anything else Don't scroll on your phone. Don't watch YouTube. Don't work eat your meal and then get back to whatever task It was that you need to be working on I also love this last one so much and this is plan out how much you're going to eat So when you're making dinner dish up your plate Make sure that you weigh and measure whatever it is that you're putting on your plate and then dish up your family and immediately Pack up the leftovers. Hey if someone wants a second serving they can get in the fridge and grab a second serving Chances are it'll still be warm and if not, there's a microwave So make sure that you're packaging up whatever is left over you're putting it in the fridge out of sight out of mind We're not going to be going back for seconds. We're not going to be picking little by little out of what was left over from dinner Or lunch, it just is going to make staying within what you planned for that meal a little bit easier So I love this topic I think it's extremely relevant to every single one of us in some facet whether we're a meal prepper or not It's still relevant We always need to plan and that means putting it on our grocery list buying it at the grocery store and having it in Our house Proportioned out if necessary in a basket of snacks if necessary so that it helps us stay on track I love this idea so much. I do this every single week anyways But I know that a lot of you are not planners and preppers which is fine But doing just these couple little steps is really going to help you on your journey So now let's talk about my way in so as I mentioned I slacked big time on Jazzercise this week I didn't do a single day. I did get in my steps like I mentioned So I'm grateful for that but I need to get back to doing my Jazzercise I certainly don't want to lose the strength and the endurance that I built up while doing Jazzercise And if I go weeks and weeks without that that's definitely going to make going back a lot harder So my goal for this week is I'm going to do Jazzercise on Sunday Tuesday and Wednesday And then Monday is an option as well It just depends on how I'm feeling after Sunday and making sure I'm not too sore to do Tuesday and Wednesday back To back so three to four times this week is the goal My also goal this week is calorie zigzagging, which I'll explain a little bit more next week Let you guys know how it goes I don't want to go too much into detail because I don't even know how it's gonna be if it's gonna work And we'll know at next week's weigh-in and how this next week goes so I'll fill you guys in for sure So when I stepped on the scale today, I am down point two which is not very much. I'm happy I didn't gain. I'm happy. I didn't maintain I know that getting in that extra movement is really going to help and hopefully doing this little Test run with calories and points is going to help as well. So I'll take the point two loss It's better than nothing and that means that I lost again in the month of June even though wasn't very much It's still a loss and remember you guys point this and point that add up to a pound So that's it you guys I have goals and plans for this next week to have a good weigh-in next week I'm hoping to lose at least two pounds next week. So this is what's happening So let me know down in the comments how your week was did you weigh in did you gain? Did you lose? How are you feeling now that things are starting to get back a little bit more normal? Is that helping you on your weight loss journey any questions that you have? I'm happy to help leave those down in the comments if you're new I'd love for you to stick around just hit that little subscribe button and the bell So you're notified when new videos are uploaded. I do upload a weigh-in every single week So you don't want to miss out on that and all the other videos I upload give this one a big thumbs up if you enjoy these workshop recaps and these weekly weigh-ins and of course comment down below I can't wait to hear from you guys. I'm thinking about you. I hope you're doing well staying safe healthy I love you so much and I'll see you in tomorrow's grocery haul It's gonna be another big one and it's got camping involved. So it's going to be a ton of fun So stay tuned for that. Have a great Friday. Bye