 Welcome back to my channel and happy Friday happy 4th of July. I'm so excited that it's on a Saturday this year We have a barbecue tonight. We have a barbecue tomorrow both at our house So I have a lot of prep work getting the house ready decorated for the 4th of July But I couldn't be more excited definitely down in the comments Let me know what your plans are for the 4th of July And what are your plans as far as staying on track during the 4th of July as well That's something to definitely take into consideration. I am about to head over to my office to join in on my virtual workshop I did already weigh in this morning I'll be sharing that with you as well as the virtual workshop topic and we're gonna have a little chat We're gonna talk a little bit about my video on points versus calories I'm gonna share some additional information and some really Exciting news that has happened since I put that video out and just clarify my thoughts on Ww versus calories because over although the support has been overwhelming for you guys I've received over 400 messages saying that you had no idea how little you were actually eating I want to just remind you guys of a couple of key points key takeaways from that video So we're gonna have a little heart-to-heart a little chat a little tough love after I do my weigh in But before I head into my office, I want to talk a little bit about my week So as you guys may or may not know we started my 90-day challenge over in my Facebook group on July 1st So just a couple of days ago now that challenge is however you want to work the challenge There isn't a set guideline But we are basically committing to whatever we're following program wise for 90 days We are going to track our results. We're going to have live zoom calls We are doing giveaways and prizes and basically the challenge is strictly for the summer It is for us to set some goals for the summer and then as a collective group We're going to try to reach those goals. So it's been great so far. We have over 125 members We chat every single day on there. I have my first giveaway coming up here on Saturday It's been amazing So it's not too late to join if you want to join us Just go on my Facebook group and then select the 90-day challenge at the top of the group And you can read all about it and request to join. We'd love to have you It's been a ton of fun so far. So that's kind of been exciting this week It's kept me on track for sure the last few days, but overall you guys I had a really good week I went back to Jazzercise for the first time in the studio on Wednesday and man it kicked my butt I've been doing Jazzercise at home, but let me just tell you I barely made it through that workout I don't know if it's because I'm working harder in the studio Then at home, I don't know but holy moly and I am back in studio tomorrow as well So exercise has been on point nutrition's been on point I've made a lot of really good changes for me over the last few weeks as far as nutrition goes and it's going perfect I'm so excited and I am loving it So let me head into my workshop and I'll be back in just a flash to share my weight loss update As well as the workshop topic and we'll have that chat I Welcome back. I just got out of my virtual workshop and it was a fantastic topic We talked about sitting and what to do if we find ourselves sitting a lot And I really think in this quarantine in this time of working from home We're probably honestly sitting a lot more than we would if we were in the office or at our workplace Because we're getting up to use the restroom Which may be down a hall or a flight of stairs or we're going to the coffee machine the fax machine. We're outside working We're walking around we're going from office to office floor to floor But when we're at home We're sitting at our desk all day and have you guys heard the saying an object at rest stays at rest and an object In motion stays in motion. This is a famous saying from Newton There's no final exam after this video, but I think that rings Incredibly true if we sit a lot we sit a lot and we're not in motion We're at rest if we're up and we're at them We're in motion regularly and I think that a lot of extra sitting not only can stunt our weight loss But can really truly be bad for our health Have you also heard the saying sitting is the new smoking because they say that sitting so much is just like smoking Think about you during a regular day, especially a work day. Do you find yourself sitting a lot? I know that I do if I am editing or on my computer responding to emails I'm sitting a lot and I consciously think about that sometime or my fit fit goes off and buzzes at me and tells me that I need to get up because I need my 250 steps this hour But I know for me I find myself sitting a lot more than when I was out and about more or actually in the workplace more So I'm gonna share with you some tips from WW on how to break that cycle of sitting all the time Getting up getting a little more motion in every single day and hopefully that will help you reach not only your fitness goals Your health goals and your weight loss goals. Did you know that there are little mini workouts in the WW app? They are called fit on I'll put that here on the screen for you guys But it is part of your app It is free with your membership to WW but there are certain minute segmented workouts for free on the app So if you find yourself sitting all the time Momming daddy all the time Adulting all the time get up and do one of these quick five minute fit on Activities in your app. It'll give you five minutes of activity Maybe set an alarm on your watch or your phone or your computer every hour every couple hours to get up and just do a little bit Of a fit-on workout for five minutes Do you find yourself and back-to-back zoom calls or digital meetings? Get up between every meeting and move across the room or into another room or down the hall or inside or outside That way you're getting up and moving between each video call instead of just sitting in one place the entire time Hey a little bit of movement across the room for the next video call is better than sitting all day I absolutely love this tip anytime you get a text message get up and stand to respond Don't engage in any type of text messaging unless you're standing Let me just tell you I'll be standing a lot because I get a lot of text messages I get a lot of direct messages on Facebook and Instagram and every time I get one before I'm allowed to Respond, I have to stand up standing burns way more calories than sitting. It's better for your body It engages your muscles so challenge yourself every time you get any type of message before you respond stand up You can even get in a few extra steps Just eating your dinner as a family instead of bringing all of the dinner pieces to the table at once and putting all The courses out do each course Individually so drop one course walk back to the kitchen get the second and so on and so forth That way you're getting those extra steps just bringing dinner to the table for your family The next tip kind of goes hand-in-hand with setting Reminders or bells on your phone or your computer set yourself a reminder for every hour to get up and stand up Whether that's just standing in place while you're working or on a phone call or Walking around your kitchen table or doing laps around your house Set yourself a reminder to actually get up and physically move at least once per hour And I absolutely love this last one genius I would have never thought of this when you're sitting in bed on the couch watching TV You're all cozy set an alarm in another room So in your bedroom in the living room wherever is a cross the house from where you're currently watching TV Set it for every hour and when the alarm goes off you actually have to get up From watching TV and walk out and turn the alarm off. I love this It's guaranteed that you're going to get steps in once an hour because who wants to listen to an alarm going off Non-stop while you're trying to watch TV. I mean come on So those are the five tips from WWE on how to break the cycle of sitting all day I know for me I can use every single one of those six tips. I think they're excellent I love the last one. It's literally genius and I am totally going to do this because I find myself at night After I've eaten dinner taken my shower just cuddled up in bed with the dogs And I don't move until I get up to brush my teeth to go to bed and I think by setting that alarm I'm going to have to get up every hour to go turn it off So I love it I think these tips are excellent and I think that we should try to incorporate one if not all of them into our daily routine So now let's talk about my weigh-in. I kind of shared with you guys how my week went my week went really well I'm loving this challenge. It's staying me committed to exercise it's keeping me committed to tracking all of my food because I don't get a star on that date on my calendar unless I'm Within my caloric range my points range and I'm getting in some exercise I get an extra star So it's just really motivating to be able to go put that star in my calendar every single day And remember if you're not part of my Facebook group or our challenge It'll make a little more sense if you'd like to come over and join us We'd love to have you be part of both communities So that link is down in the description box below. So overall my week went really really well food-wise Exercise-wise weight-wise because when I stepped on the scale, I am down to 1.8 pounds. What a great start for July I am so excited So I'm down 1.8 pounds that is my first weigh-in for July I can't wait to see next week's weigh-in because I will have a full week under my belt of the 90-day challenge This week was about half of the week and I can't wait to see what results I get on the scale with how I've set up my challenge for summer So that was my weigh-in 1.8. You guys I'm so excited about that now that I've shared my weigh-in the workshop topic Let's have a little heart-to-heart. Let's have that chat. I talked about So as you may or may not know a few days ago I put out a video called the shocking truth behind points and calories and I shared with you a lot of the research That I've been doing over the last few weeks and talking to so many of you literally hundreds of you About where you're at points versus calories on a day-to-day basis in this video I not only shared with you my thoughts on WW and reaching our caloric goals in a nutshell what I had said in the video is that I Believe that if you eat the minimum number of smart points every day and you're not Focusing on zero-point foods if you're just eating what sounds good, which is great because that's what WW is about Being able to eat what we want as long as within our points but if you find yourself eating a lot of Processed foods or a lot of foods that have low caloric value, but high smart points It's very likely that you're not reaching your calorie goal for the day And this is where a lot of these comments that I'm only eating 800 900 a thousand calories came from is these are the people Who aren't focusing all of their meals and snacks around zero-point foods lean proteins fruits and vegetables? They're eating what sounds good They're eating that granola bar or cereal for breakfast or maybe Waffles for a dessert with some peanut butter and some whipped cream and because these foods are lower in calories But higher in points they're struggling to reach their calorie goal. So in that video I clearly shared that if you are focused around zero-point foods In fact, I shared an example of one of my days that I ate a lot of zero-point foods And I was able to stay within my points. In fact, I had one point left over and meet my calorie goal I was under a hundred calories, which is it not a big deal at all. It's still well within where I like to see myself Chlorically wise you can certainly be on WW and meet your calorie goal It's just the foods that you choose and honestly most people and this is so true So many of you have reached out and said yeah, I'm not somebody that focuses on zero-point food So for me, I'm not reaching my calorie goal every day I'm far below, but I'm surpassing my points goal and I think that this is something that needs to be restated WW design the zero-point foods for a reason because they're low calorie low fat healthy options If you're focusing your meals around those, I imagine you'll be able to not only hit your points goal But hit your calorie goal as well. So again, it's all about the foods that you're choosing to eat on WW I am not knocking WW. I'm on WW. I love the program For me, I just wanted the knowledge in the bank of knowing that even though I'm reaching my points Am I reaching my calories and for me until I shifted the foods that I was choosing? I was not reaching my caloric goal And that's what prompted me to double track to track calories to really pay attention to what I was putting in my body And comparing those points values to the calorie value So I just want to reiterate that I don't have anything against WW I just think it's important for us if we're concerned about what we're eating If it's not a lot of zero point foods that we should just double track Even if it's for a short period just to see where we fall I don't think double tracking for a short period or even the long term is a bad thing I think it gives you knowledge of where you are in your points versus calories making sure you're eating enough And in fact making sure you're not overeating. I just think it's important for us to have that information I wasn't saying that you need to do that for the rest of your life If that's not what you want to do if you don't want to double track for the rest of your life You certainly don't have to but it's a good way to gauge where you're falling I also want to briefly touch on the information that I shared in that video from Jordan Syed Now I will link his channel down below again Just like I did in that video now I clearly stated that I'm not a doctor a nutritionist or a dietitian. I did a lot of research I did a lot of calorie calculators macro calculators Jordan's philosophy Joe blows philosophy and I came up with a solid Bit of information and I think that Jordan Syed has hit the nail on the head So in that video, I was just sharing with you the research that I've done Never once did I say that I am educated? I'm not a fitness professional In fact, I clearly stated in that video that I am not but I was just wanting to share with you my knowledge And I don't think sharing my knowledge is saying that I'm a fitness professional I think sharing my knowledge is sharing my knowledge And it's funny to share this knowledge on Jordan Syed because if you're not again part of my facebook group Or my 90 day challenge, you wouldn't know that I have not only been texting with Jordan directly I had a call with him yesterday. He saw my video. He said my video was so well done He appreciated that I had dug so deep into his philosophy So he wanted to hop on a call with me to talk a little bit more about that I could ask my questions Which I did and I feel really really good even better now with the information that I shared in that video About that information being absolute fact after having a conversation with Jordan and spoiler alert He's a fan of WW or weight watchers if you're eating the right foods So entirely backing up what I said in that video. So I just wanted to share that with you guys I wanted to have this heart to heart a little bit of tough love just saying that just because someone shares something with you on youtube Research that they've done essentially their opinion They're not saying that they're a medical professional or anybody that has all this infinite wisdom that you should listen to They're just sharing with you the research that they've done And essentially their opinion and how they are actually going to work the program moving forward I think it's invaluable and I think by watching a lot of different people on youtube You gain a lot of different information And it's your responsibility to do your research if you question any information that you're receiving So I also want to end this little Chat by thanking you guys for all of your support. I literally have received over 400 messages thanking me for that video Saying that you are so excited to be able to know what calories you're eating Compared to your point so that you can make better food choices on your ww program So you should be able to be healthier And see the weight loss you want to see on the scale during your journey And one more quick thing I want to touch on is my philosophy moving forward is to make sure I'm reaching my caloric goal every day And I am slow and steady wins the race when it comes to weight loss because I think it's important To develop good eating habits to not under eat as well as not overeat And even if my weight loss is a little slower on the scale, I'm developing good eating habits I'm not restricting myself from certain foods or restricting my calories so low that when I do eat what I want I'm tending to overeat or binge on those foods That's the mindset a lot of us get into when we restrict ourselves or we eliminate certain foods out of our diet So I just wanted to let you guys know that the number on this scale is important to me But it's not the be all end all my health and a losing weight in a healthy sustainable matter Is what matters most to me. So with that being said, I'm off my soapbox. Thank you guys so much for hanging out with me today I hope that I shared some important information with you as far as sitting versus standing I'm going to link jordan's channel down below as well as my video on points versus calories So you guys can check that out if you haven't seen it my facebook group Everything is down below for you guys Also the links and discount codes to my favorite things so check those out as well if you're looking for Some great deals on some of the things that I've shared speaking of favorites I did put out my favorites video just the other day. I'll link that down below as well If you haven't seen that you can see what some of my june favorites were if you're new to my channel I'd love for you to stick around I do away in every friday where I talk about my week the ww topic I share some tips and tricks and sometimes we have these little heart to heart chats as well So to join my youtube channel, just go ahead and click that little subscribe button Make sure you're hitting the bell next to it so you're notified when new videos are uploaded If you love these way in videos these car chats these heart to heart give this video a big thumbs up I really appreciate it and it really really helps my channel So thank you so much in advance for that leave down in the comments how you're weak went What are your thoughts on sitting versus standing? How do you feel about points versus calories? What are your plans for the fourth of july? Leave it all down in the comments for me Thank you guys so much for hanging out with me today Happy fourth of july and I'll see you all in tomorrow's huge and I mean huge grocery haul. Bye guys