 Hi friends welcome back to my channel and happy Friday It is just about 6 30 a.m. And I'm about to head into my workshop But I wanted to hop on really quick and talk to you guys a little bit about my week So overall my week went really well. I did do the Wendy plan, but I Didn't do the Wendy plan as precisely as I would have liked only because there were just some things that came up during the week that Kind of had my points fluctuating a little bit more than I normally do when I follow the Wendy plan Just life life happened and my points were a little bit off of what I like them to be on the plan So I'm about to start my challenge with my Facebook group. It starts next Friday So I decided that this next week. I'm gonna go ahead and do the Wendy plan one more time I'm gonna stick to it a hundred percent And see if I can drop quite a bit away this next way in as well and then I'm starting my challenge on my Facebook group So if you want to know about my challenge, I put together an entire Meal plan for you for an entire week at 23 smart points included are all of the recipes that you're going to need and Basically the food that you're gonna need to have on hand to participate in the challenge There are prizes galore that I'm gonna be giving away throughout the challenge So if you want to check it out head over to my Facebook group, it's here on the screen for you Join my Facebook group and let me know on the top post as the announcement If you want to participate in the challenge that way I can add you to the pool for the prizes But because my challenge starts next Friday That gives me a whole week to do the Wendy plan one more time and to see if I can stick to it a little bit More consistently and see what happens on the scale next week. So I'm not sure what's gonna happen I'm hoping to lose when I get on the scale. I didn't by any means have a terrible week I stayed on plan. I just wasn't as great on the Wendy plan as I would have liked So let's run into the workshop. I'll be back to share not only the topic we discussed but share my way in with you as well Hey guys, I just got out of my WW workshop. What a fantastic workshop really made me think we talked about Body image and body positivity and I know I know I can guarantee you this is something that every Single person struggles with whether you're at your goal weight close to your goal weight far from your goal weight There is always something about our body that we don't like whether it's our legs our stomach our flabby arms our fatty back What is it about your body that you don't like and think about that? So for me? I don't like the fat that I have on my back I hate it and I always try to conceal it the best that I can No matter how much weight I lose I still feel like I have that fat on my back and I've actually talked about this in a Get to know the person behind the channel collab I'll link that video down below for you guys where I really talk more about myself and my journey But yeah, I hate my back fat But here's the thing that we need to think about whenever we think about the body part That we don't like turn that around spin that around to what does that body part do for you? So what if my back went out? What if I had chronic back pain? How would that change my life? I wouldn't be able to walk in the mornings like I like to do I wouldn't be able to get around as easily I wouldn't be able to live a quality of life that I have now So instead of thinking about how I hate the fat on my back I need to switch it around and think about what does my back do for me? How does my back increase my quality of life? And I think if we shift our mindset about the body part that we hate so much It will really help our journey We won't be focused so much on the negative is we focus on what our body does for us Our body is an amazing machine Yes, there are weeks that we don't like our body because our hard work doesn't show up on the scale But that doesn't change the fact that our body is an amazing Machine and it is what is a tool to get through our lives every single day So think about your body part that you don't like and put a positive spin on it and think about what that body part does for You and your quality of life Something else we talked about in the workshop was compliments and this is something that I know I'm a hundred percent guilty of And that's when someone gives you a compliment and you dismiss it So if someone says, oh my gosh, you have such nice legs and you go, ah, no, I don't you not only are Dismissing the time that that person took to give you the compliment But you're essentially telling that person that they're wrong and just because that's a part of you or your body that you don't like We need to embrace the compliments that people give us and a simple way to do that is to come up with some sort of a Response when someone gives you a compliment. So instead of the traditional. Oh, no, I'm not or oh, nah Thank you, but no instead come up with a phrase. Thank you. That means a lot to me Or wow, that's really nice of you or thank you so much or whatever you can have flow Organically when someone gives you a compliment. It's always nice to get a compliment, but we don't believe it We're the first one to give a compliment to everybody that we love to our friends to our family to our significant others To our kids our dogs. Come on. I tell my dogs all the time. Oh, you're so cute or you're so handsome We're so pretty, but if someone says any of that to me, I immediately dismiss it No, I'm not or you're looking good. You've lost some weight. Nope. I have so far to go I'm dismissing the time that that person took Which maybe was tough for that person to do I'm dismissing their compliment and how is that fair? And here's another thing Would you do that to someone else or how would you feel if you gave your best friend a compliment and they went Eh, nah, you'd be like, wow I took the time to give you a compliment and you completely dismissed it so I think that part of changing our body image and focusing on The positive things about our body is to not dismiss compliments Take them to heart say thank you and when someone gives you a compliment most likely you guys It's probably because it's true whether you see it or not. It's probably true So take that compliment come up with a feedback or a response to that compliment. That's positive again Treat yourself like you would treat your best friend So my challenge for you guys for this week is to think about One of your body parts that you dislike and then visualize that body part and then turn it around and say how does that body Part benefit me. How do my flabby arms benefit me? I can hug my kids I can pet my dog. I can swing a tennis racket on the tennis court I can bounce a basketball all of those things you couldn't do without your flabby arms So take the thing that you dislike most about your body Spin it around and put it into a positive and the other challenges the next time someone gives you a compliment take it Accept it believe it and thank them for the compliment. Don't dismiss it and don't go. Oh my gosh How do they possibly think I'm pretty don't do that take that compliment to heart and remember? They took time to say that compliment to you which could have been tough for them So never ever from this point forward dismiss a compliment take it to heart soak it in and appreciate it So now let's talk about my way in like I mentioned. I wanted to do the Wendy plan this last week It got a little bit Jumbled up with what I had going on this last week So it wasn't as precise as it was the previous week again. I'm gonna be doing the Wendy plan again starting today I'm going to make my high point day tomorrow Saturday So my husband and I can either go to breakfast lunch or dinner on the Wendy plan. I track everything like I've mentioned It definitely makes me feel a lot more in control if you're interested in hearing about the Wendy plan It is in several videos. It's in my way in last week. It's on my Facebook group It's in my Wendy plan vlog. So check those out if you want to learn about the Wendy plan There's a Wendy plan calculator online that you can calculate the points for yourself But I'm enjoying the Wendy plan again. I've mentioned I feel much more in control So because my challenge starts on Friday, I'm gonna do the Wendy plan up until Friday That is a new start of a week for me and then I'll be doing my my Facebook group challenge So I'm gonna start the Wendy plan again today. So last week was a good week I didn't do a lot of exercise I've been focusing on some classes that I'm taking and that's a lot of time on my butt on the couch to be honest But I did step on the scale and I lost point six So I'll take it after a really good weight loss last week almost three pounds I'm okay with point six what I have like to lose more. Of course I would but I'm gonna take the point six It's a loss puts me a little bit closer to my ultimate goal and speaking of ultimate goals and speaking of body positivity and body Happiness I want to remind you guys that this is your journey. Are you gonna lose weight as fast as your neighbor? No, are you going to lose rate weight at the rate that you think that you should sometimes probably not but that's okay It is never okay to body shame someone else because you don't think that they're losing weight at the rate That you think that they should be because it's not your journey and you don't know what their life is like You don't know how their journey is going Maybe they don't want to lose weight at a rapid rate. Maybe they're slow and steady slow and steady wins the race Maybe they're trying to make a gradual change in their life It's never okay to body shame somebody or tell somebody or tell other people that so-and-so is not losing weight at the rate You think they should because not only is it none of your business. It's also not your journey So I want to put that out there too since we're talking about body shaming Remember just because you might lose weight faster than someone else or maybe they're not losing weight at the rate You think that they should it's not really your place to judge and remember. It's not your journey It's there so I want to put that out there with this whole body image So that kind of relates back to me have I lost weight as fast as I want? No, but I'm losing weight and that's all that matters to me. I'm happy. I'm living my life I have a great community with all of you that support me whether I gain whether I lose We should be supporting each other no matter what we should never be shaming somebody because they didn't lose weight one week So just keep that in mind the next time that you want to make comments or judgments on someone else You wouldn't want them to do that to you. So certainly not your place to do that to them So I'm happy with my point six loss So hopefully this next week doing the Wendy plan I see a little bit bigger loss on the scale and then I'm really excited for my Challenge in my group can think of the word so join my Facebook group. It's here on the screen join my challenge It's gonna be a lot of fun and again There's a lot of prizes coming down the pipe for everybody who's part of the challenge So I'm happy with my way in I still lost I'll take it I want to hear how your guys this week was did you gain? Did you lose was it the week that you wanted do how do you feel that you could do better? And what is your plan moving forward? I'm thinking positively about your body not judging other people's weight loss journeys and Thinking about compliments and accepting those compliments and really taking those to heart So I hope you enjoyed hearing about this week's topic. It was definitely a good one Again, I want to hear how your guys this week went if you're new to my channel I'd like to extend a huge welcome. Make sure that you subscribe hit the little bell That way you're notified when I upload a video a lot of you have said Oh, I didn't know you uploaded if you hit that bell YouTube will let you know that there's a new video that way you're not missing any and give this one a thumbs up I'd appreciate it and again, leave me some comments Let me know how your guys this week went and I want to thank you guys for all of your positivity and all of your support On my journey the good the bad the indifferent it means a lot to me And I promise to always support you and never judge you on your weight loss So thank you so much for watching guys, and I'll see you all in the next one. Bye