 Hey guys welcome back to my channel happy happy Friday and welcome if you are new here It is way in Friday WW workshop Friday step on the scale come back with a recap of the workshop Friday I hope you guys had a fantastic week. I had a great week very busy I've been in classes yesterday, and I have classes all day today I got my hair done this week, which was really exciting. It's just been a good busy week My food has been pretty darn good I would say 90 to 95 percent right on plan right where I need to be so that is awesome I didn't get a whole lot of walking in. I don't know why I'm just not Motivated to do it. It's the weather has been a little bit crummy It's been raining a few mornings But I am in the process of getting my workout room set up so that I have no excuses come winter That I have a treadmill. I have a weight bench. I have Free weights and kettlebells all in my weight room. I have a TV So it's going to be all set up for me to really really focus on the working out come the winter But I have not been walking like I should be so I May need to make it a goal to do it this next week And I know that if I tell you guys that I'm going to film myself walking in the morning Then I do it. I don't know what the weather is going to look like so if the weather is good Which I'm not sure again what the weather forecast looks like for this next week It's so hit and miss here then I will plan on walking and taking you guys along with me and filming me on my walks So other than that everything's been really good been busy busy We I'm getting ready to go to Vegas next month for my meetup on my Facebook group So if you are not part of my Facebook group make sure that you head on over I'm going to put it right here on the screen for you guys. It is such a great place We are just shy of 9,000 members and we are having a huge meetup in Las Vegas the middle of October October 12th Actually where we're gonna have dinner go to a show hang out get to know each other So definitely check out my Facebook group other than that things have been really good So I'm gonna go ahead and head in to my workshop weigh in stay for the meeting And I'll be back to share all of the juicy details with you. So just stay tuned Hey guys, I'm out of my workshop and again Again, WW you did it again. I loved this week's topic It was about carbs and I think this is something that is a misconception in the healthy eating or the diet world Or the healthy lifestyle world that carbs are bad for you My friends the verdict is carbs are not bad for you. Carbs are full of nutrient rich foods and fiber and fiber keeps you full Generally most carbs are low in fat unless they're loaded with sugar So carbs are not the enemy carbs are your friend and it is important to include carbs in your Eating plan. I wanted to say diet, but WW is not a diet. It's a lifestyle So incorporating carbs into your day-to-day eating your lifestyle Because it's okay to have them and yes, they have points most of them But they are full of nutrients and they're full of fiber and most carbs are good for you So let's dig in to carbs and what kind of carbs are best on your journey So let's talk about the different kinds of carbs. So there are carbs that are sugary carbs such as cake candy cookies Those foods are generally really high in smart points and are not nutrient dense They're not necessarily good for you on a regular basis Is it okay to every once in a while treat yourself to something sweet or something that is considered a bad carb? Absolutely, that's what weeklies are for if you choose to spend your points on that That's entirely up to you. The best part about WW well One of the best parts is we can eat whatever we want as long as it fits within our points So the truth is if I want to eat a Snickers bar two or three a day for all of my points I can do that and I'm still within my points. Is it necessarily the best food choice? No, is it the best choice of carbs? No, but it's still within my points It's still within what is considered a calorie deficit for me Speaking of sweet stuff, maybe swap out some of those sweet things. So instead of having a sugary Coca-Cola have a Diet Coke instead of having candy swap it out for an apple Maybe dipped in some PB2 or some non-fat Greek yogurt sweetened with some sugar-free jam Just try to swap out those unhealthy carbs for a little bit more healthy carbs But still allow yourself to have the sweet things in life if that's what you want to do And it is okay to have something sweet for your points It is okay to sometimes use your carbs on sweet things or things that aren't nutrient-dense and deemed good for you That is okay, but on a day-to-day basis Just try swapping out some of the not-so-good carbs for some of those good also when you're creating those Sweet type of recipes those Carby recipes play a little bit with your ingredients So instead of using sugar swap it out for a really ripe mashed banana It's going to add just the right amount of sweetness that sugar would but it's definitely better for you Definitely has more nutrients has fiber has sugar. Yes, but it's naturally occurring sugar versus man-made sugar You can also swap out That banana in place of baked goods you can put that into your oatmeal You can add it to pretty much anything to give yourself the sweetness that it would be lacking in that type of a dish Just find alternatives that are better for you than plain Jane white processed sugar That way you can still have those sweet treats, but you're just swapping out one Bad carb with one better card also know your zero point carbs Those things beans lentils peas corn those are all zero points on ww So swap those out for some of the pointed carbs. You could swap out pasta for Zoodles you could swap out regular pasta for the fiber gourmet pasta that's loaded with protein and fiber You can swap out regular rice for cauliflower rice. Is it the same? No, it's not Don't let anyone try to tell you that cauliflower rice tastes like regular rice because it doesn't but it's a good Alternative on the daily now, maybe on the weekend you want to go out or you want to splurge And you want to have real pasta or real rice do that or maybe you want real bread instead of a light bread It's okay to do that But obviously our points don't allow us to have those things on a daily basis So we have to try to make healthier Substitutions to fit carbs in with our smart points, but do not take carbs out of your diet Our bodies need carbohydrates. That is our main source of energy So don't eliminate carbs. In fact, don't ever eliminate an entire food group out of your diet One it's not sustainable at all and two it's not healthy for you. Our bodies need grains meats Dairy vegetables fruits our body need all of those things to sustain itself to be a healthier version of ourselves So make sure that you're just taking closer look at your carbs. Try to make some better Substitutions pump up the spices and things in your food to replace some of the carby ingredients and just fit carbs into your daily points and Use your weeklies for those extra special moments where you want some of those not so good for you carbs But make sure that you still incorporate carbs into your daily lifestyle So let's talk a little bit about my way in as I mentioned before going in I had a pretty darn good week food wise not so much on the walking or the exercise front But overall with the food I had a pretty darn good week I'm gearing up for my meetup in Las Vegas. So again hop over to my Facebook group for all the details on that It's here on the screen for you. So overall my week rent really well So when I stepped on the scale, I lost 1.6 pounds. Yay So I lost the pound I had gained last week plus a little bit more. I'm a okay with that So now we're on the downhill slide. We're getting closer to our goal We're getting back to where I was so it's been a struggle as you know for the last I don't know couple months for me It's a lot of up and down and up and down in my weight and I can only blame myself for that Now there are times though that I get on the scale and I'm like, why did I gain or why didn't I lose? But the majority of the time the fault is my own so I am back on the downhill slope I'm actually gonna be starting a challenge on my Facebook group. So definitely join my Facebook group We're gonna call it the gold star challenge where I'm gonna create an eating plan for you for an entire week And we're gonna do some prizes for the most loss We're just gonna do a week of eating a good solid meal plan and help us lose a little bit more weight when we step on the scale So that's coming. I have my Vegas trip here in about a month So I want to make sure that I can shed a few pounds for that because as you know when you travel when in Vegas There's a lot of food and treats and things that you eat. So it's hard for me to lose weight on vacation I just try to come back without gaining a whole bunch to be completely honest But overall my week went well. I am on track today I actually brought a quest bar and a healthy eating all the time in go bar because I have a class till about 1 o'clock this afternoon So I set myself up for success. I brought a bottle of water and a sparkling water So there's coffee and they talked about donuts yesterday, but I'm not touching the donuts I'm just going for the information. So I'm actually going to be heading into the office now for my class But I'm happy about my week. It went really well I will insert a picture next of the recipe on the back of the weekly speaking of doing swaps for carbs It looks really really good and I want to hear how your guys's week went It's so nice to hear in the comments how your week went. Did you gain? Did you lose? Was it what you expected? What's your game plan for the upcoming week and what is your guys's thought on carbs? I'm always interested to hear what other weight watchers feel about carbs So if you're new to my channel, hello and welcome so happy that you stopped by Thank you for watching my video. Make sure that you subscribe hit the little bell So you're notified whenever I upload a video that way you're not missing a single one I do weigh in every single Friday thumbs up this one and again leave some comments down below Let me know how your guys's week went and I want to definitely hear your thoughts on carbs Thank you guys so much for your continued love and support You mean the world to me and I'll see you all in my next video. Bye guys