 Hi friends, welcome back to my channel and a very special welcome if you're new here. My name is Jen. I'm a certified weight loss and nutrition coach and it is a Friday, so it is way in day. I just finished up week four or half of my weight loss cut. If you don't know what I'm talking about, I just released a video last Sunday all about my cut and that I'm offering a cutting service if you're interested in cutting weight, losing weight, losing fat and reaching your health goals. I am offering that service as part of my nutrition coaching. I will link that video down below. All of the cut information is in the description box of that video. So I'm officially four weeks into my eight week cut and I'm gonna share with you how things are going. Of course, we're gonna talk about my weigh-in and the Weight Watcher's Workshop topic. So if you're excited, give this video a big thumbs up. Subscribe if you're not. Turn your bell on because I do a weigh-in every Friday and I actually upload fun videos every single week. Check out the description box down below where you will find nutrition coaching. Highly recommend personalized macros and calories that is how I have lost and maintained my 140 pound weight loss as well as one-on-one coaching for accountability to ask questions or talk with me directly. I will also of course put my new service about a weight loss cut in the description box for you as well. Links and discounts to my favorite things and come join our Facebook group. We would love to have you are all down in that description box. So let's chat about my week, my weigh-in and the Weight Watcher's Workshop topic. So before we jump into my week, I have to share with you something I have been absolutely loving. I received this product about a week ago and I've been using it every single day since. You guys, this is absolutely amazing. And that's this right here. 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I have never been more focused, had more clarity, and my inflammation has drastically decreased utilizing these shots post-workout as well. For me, I either take these in the morning on the days that I don't work out, or I take these as part of my post-breakfast post-workout regimen, and I've been loving them. I do have a discount for you. I will put the discount information here on the screen and I will link magic mind down in the description box for you. I will continue taking a shot daily and I'll update you further in a future video, but I highly, highly recommend magic mind. It has truly changed the game for focus, clarity, inflammation, and productivity. Now that I've had my magic mind productivity shot, let's chat a little bit more about my week. I actually had a fantastic week. Like I said, magic mind has really, really helped me get my work done, stay focused, definitely given me the energy that I needed, pre and post-workout. I got in all of my workouts this week. I had the intention of taking a hike on Saturday, but I was out so late on Friday night with my boot camp group. We had our girls night and we played bunco. It was the first time I've ever played bunco and it was so much fun. We are talking about starting a monthly bunco group because I am hooked. It was absolutely a complete blast. I was this close to winning, fell short a little bit, but we still had an amazing time as always with my boot camp girls. They are such the most amazing friends and we had an amazing time, but I was out really, really late and in order for me to get the hike in and get my weight lifting in at my weight lifting gym, I would have had to start the hike pretty early and I just, I couldn't do it. I couldn't do it after being out late the night before. So my plan is actually to take that hike tomorrow. So stay tuned in my Facebook group on my Instagram and next week I'll give you an update on how the hike went. This is supposed to be a challenging hike that actually brings you to a waterfall in the middle of the Arizona desert. So I'm very, very excited for it. Troy and I are also going to a car show tomorrow, which is something we did last year. It was so much fun. We had lunch there. We walked around and looked at all of the cars. So we have a really fun weekend in store. I'm also getting ready to head out to Atlanta. I actually leave for Atlanta on February 2nd. It is my friend Michelle from Australia's 50th birthday and there's a whole group of my friends flying in. We're renting an Airbnb cabin out in the woods in Atlanta and we're just gonna spend a few days together and I'm really excited. My friend Henry will be there. He's a chef, so he'll be prepping our meals and preparing our meals for us. And it's just going to be a really good little getaway. I have not traveled since November and that's a big stint for me. I usually travel pretty frequently. So I'm really excited for that upcoming trip. I'm also running a 10K in March in San Diego with my friend Rachel. It's the hot chocolate run that we do every year. So I do have a couple of trips coming up as well. And what's going to be interesting is while I'm in Atlanta, I'm still going to be in my weight loss in my cutting phase. So I'm still going to have a little bit stricter diet, a little bit less calories. So it's gonna be interesting to see how I navigate that. So stay tuned, I'll definitely update you. Speaking of cut, I stayed in my cut all week. I have days that I'm a little bit more hungry than others. I have days that I'm less hungry than others. But I find if I really bring in a lot of high volume, low density food. So a lot of fruits and vegetables and lean proteins. I tend to have my hunger at bay a lot better than if I'm eating a little bit more processed food. So I've been limiting that just to prevent myself from being super hungry. And like I said, I'm halfway through my cut. So I have four weeks remaining. As of last week's weigh in, I've lost one pound total on my cut. Which honestly I'm a little bit surprised about since I don't really have any weight to lose. So it's interesting to see the weight loss as well as how my body is changing. I'm definitely going to be updating you with photos at the end of my cut because you're gonna be shocked on how different my body looks. Although the weight loss hasn't been exponential. And like I mentioned, I am offering a personalized cut if you're interested in that as well. Again, that information is in the description box. So overall, I had a really good week. I'm plugging along, I'm getting in my movement. Magic Mind has really saved me and allowed me to be super productive this week. So overall, my week was pretty darn good. Before we jump into my weigh in, let's chat about this week's Weight Watchers Workshop topic which is such a good topic. And it's actually something I talk about a lot. And that is how to move more and actually enjoy it. I can't tell you how many people say, I hate exercise, I don't wanna go to the gym. I'm not motivated to work out, do I have to work out? Finding something you enjoy makes it less boring, less daunting and you actually want to do it. Now that's going to look different for everybody. I am a boot camp girl. I am a strength training girl. I love to walk, I love to hike. I don't love to go to the gym and walk on the treadmill or do the stair step or the elliptical. So you have to find something that you enjoy so that you'll stay motivated to continue doing it. So try this, think about how you want to feel during and after being active. Maybe your goal is to be calm. Consider things like yoga, Pilates, stretching and hiking. Maybe you wanna feel energized, walking, jogging, cycling, team sports, skiing and swimming are great options. Maybe you wanna be nice and strong. That's going to be strength training. Kickboxing, bar, rowing and body weight exercises. Maybe you just wanna be happy and that can be things like dancing, skating, gardening, tennis, pickleball, team sports and the trampoline. What activities align with your overall feeling? And then number two, narrow down those activities based on what else you know about yourself. I'd like to spend time with just me, myself and I. One or two friends or in a group. I'd like to be active at home, at a gym or fitness studio outside of nature in a pool or others. And then number three, make a plan based on your answers and put them into action. I want to feel blank from step number one. So I'll try blank. I'll ask blank to join me at this location. I've got energy and can make time in my schedule at this time. No matter how much I rave about boot camp or your friend raves about her Peloton or your other friend raves about running 10 miles every day, you truly have to find the activity that you enjoy. Now you might be thinking, I'm not gonna enjoy any exercise or any activity. Find something that you don't hate. Find something that you can stick with. And I always say that walking truly is the best exercise for weight loss. So even getting out and taking a walk every day is going to be really beneficial. The perfect activity doesn't exist but one that you enjoy that you can stick with certainly does. So instead of worrying about what you should do how about focusing on what you want to do and really do trial and error. Try a bunch of different things out. If you follow me, you know that I went to a Zumba class about three or four months ago and decided after that one class, honestly midway through that one class that Zumba wasn't for me. That is not something I enjoy. It's not something that I would stick with so I haven't been back since. I went to boot camp, found out I loved it, have been going for well over a year. I love lifting weights, I love strength training, I love hiking, I love walking. So that is what I choose to do for exercise. If I had to go to the gym and walk on the treadmill for an hour I would stick with it for maybe a week, probably less because I don't enjoy it. Finding something you enjoy is crucial. So with that being said, let me share three fast facts from Weight Watchers with you. Number one, being active can help you lose more weight and keep it off compared to only changing your diet. Number two, choosing an activity based on how it makes you feel helps you be more consistent. And number three, enjoying the activity also increases the likelihood that you'll keep doing it. All of these things are really, really important. Find something you enjoy and most importantly, something you will stick with. Let us know down below what types of exercise do you like to do? Maybe you'll inspire someone to try something new that will become a go-to for them. Now let's jump into my weigh-in. I'm really excited to talk with you guys about my weigh-in. Now in last week's video I talked about how I took that massive climb up that mountain and how sore I was and how my weight was like this all week and then kind of ended up leveling itself out. This particular week, at the beginning of the week I was in my ovulation phase. So I've shared to you that I know my body really well and during my hormonal cycle and leading up to my cycle, during my cycle, after my cycle, my weight does weird things. And typically when I'm in ovulation, my weight spikes up and that's exactly what happened this week. That is now over and my weight started to level out towards the end of the week. I just stayed focused on my workouts, focused on the foods that I needed to eat, being in a calorie deficit, moving my body. I'm no longer super sore from my big climb. There's parts of my body that get sore pretty much daily from my workouts but I'm not an excruciating soreness like after that climb. And when I stepped on the scale today, I'm actually down 0.4. So I had another loss. That is so incredibly exciting for me. I have officially lost 1.4 pounds in the first four weeks of my cut. For me, that's pretty impressive, especially going into this, thinking that I wouldn't lose any actual weight on the scale and having the intention of just leaning down and transforming my body which is still my goal for the second four weeks of my cut but I'm really happy that it's actually working not only in the way that I'm feeling and in my body but also even showing it on the scale. So that's been really, really exciting for me and I'm thrilled to be down 0.4 this week. I will go ahead and pop up here on the screen my current weight as well as how much weight I have lost overall. And I'm really motivated for these next four weeks. I'm excited to see what they bring. I know that traveling is going to be a challenge so it's going to be interesting to see how that's navigated. I will definitely share an update in my weigh-in video post that trip with you. And honestly, I'm going to be glad when the cut is over and I can go back into my maintenance stage for a while. I do plan on doing periodic cuts throughout the year. That is really the most effective way to lose weight and keep it off. We don't want to be in a calorie deficit constantly. And I talk all about this in my video, all about my cut. Again, I'll link that video down below for you. And if you're interested in venturing through the cut process with me, definitely take advantage of that service that I'm offering. Again, that information is in the description box as well. Now I want to hear from you guys. How was your week? Did you gain? Did you lose? What do you think about finding an exercise that works for you and give us your exercise? Loves down below. And if you enjoyed today's video, give it a big thumbs up, subscribe, turn your bell on so you never miss a future weigh-in. Don't forget to check out Magic Mind down below. You are going to love these. I mean, truly, truly love them. These are going to be an everyday staple for me. I love them. And of course, I'll also have nutrition coaching, links and discounts to my favorite things, and come join our Facebook group. We'd love to have you. Happy Friday, friends. Have an amazing day, and I'll see you in the next one.