 It's my favorite time of the month not so much To my channel and happy happy Friday it is Friday, so it is a way in a day So my week let's touch on it briefly and then I just have a few minutes before my virtual workshop I've already recorded my weight in my tracker and I'm gonna attend the virtual workshop And I'll be back and we'll talk about the topic as well as maybe go a little bit more in-depth of my week And I have a very exciting announcement of what I am doing this next week as far as ww go So this last week was actually a pretty good week until Wednesday And then it was my favorite time of the month on Wednesday. So if you don't know what that means, it's time It's girl time. It's my cycle. It's the worst time of the month So on Wednesday, I started that which led me to feel the last few days just blah I was wondering why I was so tired the first part of the week and then it all made perfect sense come Wednesday So my snacking though has been under control last week I talked a lot about how the snacking was out of control this week. It's been much much better I've been able to stop snacking so much, which has been great Even though it is my time of the month, which is very uncommon. Usually I'm extra extra hungry But this time it hit me as exhaustion. I was so tired this last week I'm still pretty tired and now I just feel blah as we do during the time So that's basically a wrap up of my week. I was able to do Jazzercise I think two or three times and I took a walk on Sunday So I feel like my activity is right about where it needs to be My food was right about where it needs to be all in all it was a pretty darn good week So I'm gonna attend my virtual workshop and I'll be right back to share the topic and my way in so this week's topic was all About stress eating and how to combat stress eating It's pretty funny because I just posted a video on tips easy tips to stop stress eating I am going to link that video down below if you haven't seen it highly recommend I give you some really really easy tips to stop stress eating and I feel like these tips can go with any emotion that you're feeling Whether that's loneliness stress boredom. That's where I tend to have issues any of those feelings that lead to eating food I believe these tips would be really really helpful So definitely check out my stress eating tip video and we're gonna talk about four Tips for stress eating that ww is sharing so the very first tip is to hit pause Put a little bit of distance between yourself and your emotion Maybe go out and take a walk set a timer on your phone for five minutes and see if you're still feeling stressed That and hungry and you're ready to go have a snack put a little bit of distance between you and that Food that you think is going to comfort you and whatever emotion you're feeling again Whether it's stress boredom loneliness whatever that emotion is just put a little bit of distance between you and food and see if You're still actually hungry and another great thing to think about is how hungry are you? Are you willing to go to your fridge and grab some carrots? If the answer to that is no then you're probably not really hungry You're just gravy and you're wanting some food that you're craving or you're trying to fill that stress or that feeling with food So really think about it Are my going to eat a vegetable or am I reaching for a bag of chips? And if the answer is only the chips, maybe it's time to take that little bit of a break number two is be Curious once that timer goes off or that distance that you've put between yourself and that food is over Are you hungry? Are you still wanting to reach for the carrots? Are you only wanting to reach for the chips really take some time and think about how you're actually feeling and if you are Actually hungry. This is huge. This is going to save you from mindlessly snacking Stress eating. This is going to be a huge tip to help you combat that stress eating And maybe you just need a distraction Maybe you need to blast some of your favorite music or start one of your favorite TV shows or hop on your computer and watch a Motivational YouTube video. Maybe you just need a distraction from the kitchen So I always say number one think about are you actually hungry? Are you going to reach for some veggies or is it only the junk food and also maybe do something else for that little bit Of a pause to see if that makes you feel less hungry Number three is make a move so that little bit of a break that you took Didn't work. You're thinking that you might eat some carrots and that sounds amazing then eat a snack It's okay to give in when you're actually hungry Just make a healthy choice and the good news is you've learned some tips and tricks to help combat eating when you're not Actually hungry just when you're feeling stressed out or really any other emotion that you're feeling that tends to lend you to eating food This has been a great way for you to learn some tips and tricks But if you're actually hungry then have a snack just do your best to make it a healthy snack and a snack that falls within your point And lastly is reflect back think about how that whole situation went. What was your initial reaction? What were you initially going to go grab to eat and what did you end up grabbing to eat? Think about the process that you went through to make the transition from maybe the not so healthy snack to the healthier snack It's a really good time to look back and reflect and grow and make good healthy changes Now in the event that you went ahead and reached for the unhealthy snack That's okay. Show yourself a little bit of grace and kindness and move on You've now learned a few strategies on how to maybe choose a better snack next time I know this is a really stressful Emotional time for everybody and sometimes we feed those emotions with food and that's okay I think just having some tools in your back pocket that maybe the next time you want to feed those emotions with food That the food that you're choosing is maybe just a little bit healthier or point friendly option and again if you make a bad decision It's okay. Everybody makes mistakes We all do and pick choices that maybe aren't the best But all you can do at that point is move on and learn from that for the next time So I think these tips are super beneficial and again They can go hand-in-hand with any emotion that you're feeling really at any time whether it's stress loneliness boredom Frustration happiness some people eat when they're really happy and in a great mood So just take these tools and tips and just introduce them into any time in your life where you're wanting to reach for a snack So let's get into my week and my weigh-in. So like I said, I had a good week Unfortunately, it's my time of the month, but I seem to be managing that pretty well again I can use these tips for this time as well when I'm feeling extra snacky and tired and just Blah and I just want to have all the snacks. This is a good time for me to use those four tips as well So I'm going to be working on that this next week when I am feeling snacky and maybe snacky for not the best snacks I'm gonna take advantage of these four tips. So overall my week went well My food was well my exercise was well literally overall I feel like my week went pretty darn good considering it's my cycle. So this next week I am doing a super fun kind of test run I am going to be doing the WW purple plan for the entire week So Monday through Friday I'm going to switch my app to purple and I'm going to eat the purple way And I'm going to see how I feel at the end as far as being able to control my portions Because you know that this is where I'm worried that I'm going to struggle on the purple plan And my ultimate goal with clean eating is to transition to the purple plan because it really lends itself to clean eating more than any of the other plans I just have to make sure that I have my portions in check so that I'm not overeating those higher calories starchy foods Potatoes rice that type of thing. So this next week Monday through Friday. I'm eating purple. I'm filming the entire thing I'm going to share the entire week with you guys the recipes that I make for dinner all the food that I'm eating I'm not going to do a whole lot of day in the life because I really want to focus on food And I don't want it to be a super long video But I'll probably throw in a clip or two here and there of just some day in the life Especially if it revolves around those purple foods or eating on the purple plan So I'm so excited and I'm also going to share my weigh in results with you guys So I'll weigh in Friday is normal and we'll see if following the purple plan for the week gives me a good weight loss So speaking of weight loss even though it's my cycle Even though even though I stepped on the scale and I lost one pound So may is off to a fantastic start considering I have a loss during my cycle. I'm excited for that That really never happens. I usually maintain or gain So I will take it and it gives me that little extra motivation to move into this next week with fantastic results I'm very curious to see what the scale says after eating on the purple plan really really curious and speaking of this whole experiment I'm also going to double track this next week So I'm going to track in the WW app and I'm also going to track in the lucid app Which is a calorie counting app because I'm really curious how many calories I'm eating day to day on the purple plan and Making sure that I'm within the calories. I should be consuming as well as the points I'm consuming so I can't wait you guys are going to see that video pretty much After it's done. I'm hoping to upload it that Sunday Being as Friday is the last day that I'll be following the purple plan So that's the goal for this next week. Of course, my plan is exercise I've got three jazzer size Sessions on my radar for this next week and I'm just going to continue on Try to have a positive mindset combat any kind of stress or bored I'm eating and I'm really excited to give this purple plan a shot So I'm really excited for this next week. I do want to hear from you guys how your week went again I know this is a crazy stressful emotional time whether you're directly or indirectly affected I know that this can be a really Emotional time for everyone So I want to hear down in the comments how your week went And if you think that these tips that I shared are going to help you In the future when it comes to any type of emotions and eating I think these tips are fantastic and I'm going to implement them myself Of course, I can't wait for that as well So I do want to hear from you guys down in the comments on how things are going Did you gain? Did you lose? What are you planning to do this next week to have a better week than last week? And if you're new welcome welcome, I do a weigh in video every single Friday We talk about the workshop. I share my weigh in results tips and tricks So make sure that you hit that little subscribe button And that your bell notification is turned on because you don't want to miss a video and especially The what I eat in a week on the purple plan video that is coming soon Give this one a big thumbs up if you love these weigh in videos And of course leave those comments down below. I love you guys I'm thinking about you and I'm here if you have any questions Or if you just need a friend or a shoulder to lean on I hope you guys are doing well staying safe and healthy And I'll see you tomorrow in my big grocery haul can't wait to share it with you guys Have a great day. Bye guys