 Welcome back to my channel and happy happy Friday. It's a bit of a rainy Friday here But nonetheless, it is Friday So I want to hop on and let you guys know kind of how my week went I did go ahead and record my weight in my WW app my workshop Virtually starts here in just a couple of minutes can't wait. So my week was okay I would give it on a scale of one to ten Maybe you kind of right in the middle out of five my activity was decent I did not get my three days in at Jazzercise. I have been busy like I said with real estate last week that I've been Having grand plans of doing a Jazzercise on demand or attending one of the Facebook live Jazzercise classes And then I get sidetracked doing something else or my phone rings and I have to leave and go do something So I think I did Jazzercise once or twice this week and then yesterday I continued helping my husband out in our yard doing some weed eating So I actually got in over 30 minutes of active minutes exercise yesterday just kind of working in the yard So I wouldn't say the week was a fail for exercise But it certainly wasn't what I like to see which is three times a week as far as food went It was rough. I was super hungry this week I think it may be the week prior to my cycle Which is generally when I'm more hungry the week of I'm not it's weird Is anyone else like that or are you guys the opposite where you're okay leading up to but during you're just starving? So I think that's why I had a bit more of an appetite this week. I did go over my points most days I didn't go crazy. I didn't binge eat I didn't eat a large amount of food, but I did go over my points I think pretty much every single day last week not by a lot But nonetheless over a little bit so it wasn't the best week It wasn't my best WW week. This whole situation has kind of gotten to me. I've been a little stir-crazy I mentioned that on my Instagram yesterday that I just am stir-crazy to get out and go back to Normal or what's going to be the new normal? So this week was a bit of this struggle, but I have a game plan for next week So let me go ahead and attend my virtual workshop and I'll be back to share what we talked about my way in and my game plan for next week Friends welcome back What a fun virtual workshop topic this week kind of a new one for WW and it was absolutely fantastic This week's topic was called raise a glass We talked about beverages everything from water to soda to alcoholic beverages We talked about how to raise a glass but for lower smart points how to have some of your very favorite beverages But make them a little lower in smart points I think this is such a fantastic topic. It's something that I haven't seen WW address I mean we talk about water and things all the time But giving us tips and tricks on how to have our favorite beverages and make them more point friendly I think it's fantastic. So there were five tips that WW shared with us today So number one is focus on some savvy swaps, you know, I'm all about the savvy swaps So choose a low point or zero point beverage such as unflavored tea in exchange for a beverage with points You guys know I love kombucha So if I'm going to have a beverage that has points in it Then I only like to do that once a day or not even every day because for me I don't like to drink my points my calories, whatever. I don't like to drink that I'd rather eat that so if I'm going to have kombucha in the day all of the rest of my beverages The rest of the day are going to be zero smart points. I guess with the exception of my coffee. That's a requirement So swapping out a zero point beverage if you're going to have a beverage with points for the rest of your day Or your other beverages is a great savvy swap. Next is track your water Did you know you can track your water in the WW app? I've been doing that and it's super fun because you get to see the water bar rise as you drink your water throughout the day And I think that we think we drink more water than we really do So by tracking it in the app, you're going to have a clear picture of exactly how much water you are drinking throughout the day So I love that there is the water tracking feature now in the WW app So again, great place to track your water and again It's fun to see your water level rise as you consume water throughout the day So speaking of water, do you think water is boring because you guys know that I never just drink plain water I'm the girl who always puts lemons or limes in my water every single day. It helps me drink more It's more satisfying. I enjoy it more So do that if you find water to be boring and cumbersome and you find yourself not wanting to drink plain old water every day add some fun Ness to it add some fruit some berries some oranges some lemons some limes some cucumber and Naturally infuse your water for zero smart points with some sort of flavor if that's going to help you drink your water a little bit more There are also things like water enhancers the meows the crystal lights of the world Those are great options as well I would just caution you with those a lot of those have a lot of chemicals and artificial ingredients So if you are going to take advantage of water enhancers if it was me I would probably just limit those during the day Maybe not have them every day or not more than one a day But of course you work the program how you want to work the program and to be honest If it's getting your water in then I would say that it's a win number four is Huge huge huge and this is to be mindful of what you're putting into your coffee your tea You guys we can just bump up those smart points with all the goodness that we can put in our morning cup of coffee or tea I have been a big proponent of the layered superfood creamer, but it is two smart points for one tablespoon I also like the organic valley creamer and again two smart points for one tablespoon So just be mindful of what you're putting into your coffee and how much I find the most accurate way to measure is to put it Onto my food scale that's going to give me the closest amount I actually sometimes get a little bit more especially when it's a liquid or a powder form But be mindful and make sure that you're not putting six seven eight smart points worth of your favorite things into your morning cup of Coffee or your morning cup of tea that can be where our smart points can just be eaten up with all the goodness That goes in those beverages and tip number five is work beverages that are your favorites that have smart points into your daily budget Are you someone that likes to have a cold beer at the end of the day or maybe a glass of wine or maybe if you do count blended fruit? I don't count blended fruit WWE rebel here if you count blended fruit work the points for that into your day Don't deprive yourself of your favorite beverages. It's going to make your weight loss journey a lot harder It's going to feel like you're on a diet not a weight loss journey a lifestyle a mind shift switch You're going to feel like you are on a diet and we're not going to stick to something that makes us feel like we're on a diet So make sure that you do still enjoy your favorite beverages just work them into your points Maybe that's when you can use your weekly points if you want to have a glass of wine at night Or maybe a couple of beers on the weekend or maybe you want to have a high point beverage throughout the week Use your weeklies if you can't work it into your dailies use your weeklies. That is what they're there for So those are the five tips that WWE shared with us to help us work our favorite beverages into our day and be a little bit Mindful of the points of our favorite drinks. So I thought that was a great topic It's great to get some tips and tricks on how to do that because I've gotten a lot of questions about coffee Since I transitioned to the clean approach to WW and how I'm working these Creamers that are a little more points into my day. So way to go WW fan Tastic topic. So let's talk about my way in so as I mentioned, I did have a little bit of a struggle this week Struggle getting my workouts in struggle with my food I don't know why a hundred percent like I said, but I did have a little bit of a struggle this week Now I have a game plan for this next week and I'm gonna share that with you guys First so my game plan for this next week is I have on my schedule in my Aaron Condren planner if you guys are interested in Aaron Condren, there's a link down below for $10 off your order I actually will be sharing the brand new planner that I got in a Upcoming video, but I in my Aaron Condren planner I wrote in the days and times that I will be doing jazzer size this week I have three days scheduled. So I'm committed to that it is in my planner It is written in black and white. I am committed to those three days I did leave the option for a fourth day if I'm able to work that into my week I don't know what my week is going to look like quite yet. It's just been pretty busy for me But I am committed committed to three times this next week doing jazzer size I am also committed to honestly tracking all of my food this next week Staying within my smart points kind of watching my macros as you know I do double-track my calories in the lose it app I also double-track my macros to make sure that I'm eating enough protein fat that type of thing not just really going carb heavy I am committed to staying within those specifications this next week the entire week with the exception of tomorrow Saturday, which is the day that I use my weeklies. That is a commitment my friends sticking to it this week So with that being said when I stepped on the scale, I am up point four Now am I okay with that? Yes, because honestly, I expected Deserved maybe more than a point four gain I'm not happy that I gained of course because I've lost every week in May but point four is not bad and I can certainly take that off this week and End of the month of May because next Friday is my last way in for the month with a pretty good overall loss for the month So that's my goal by staying within my points watching my macros doing my exercise doing all the right things I should be able to see a loss next week and end May with a bang So that's the plan up point for this week. It is what it is So I want to hear from you guys. How are you guys doing? How was your week? Did you gain? Did you lose? Was it what you expected? How are you guys doing at these final stages of quarantine? We're finally getting back or close to getting back to the new normal. How are you guys doing? 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