 Hi friends, welcome back to my channel and happy Friday. It is 6 27 a.m. And I just got to WW as you can tell most likely. I'm not feeling the best. It has been a week seriously. It's been a horrible week in every aspect. My eating's been horrible. My exercise has been horrible. I feel horrible once again right before weigh-in. My time of the month is here. When it rains it pours and it rained and poured this week. It's been a really bad week. I was so hungry all week that I didn't stay in my points really any day this last week and then I started feeling sick. I have a bit of a cold so I gave up on tracking all together and I just wanted to eat what made me feel at least somewhat decent. I did make it to Jazzercise two days this week so that's the win for the week. I hardly tracked. I still am not feeling very well and then on Wednesday the time of the month started so today's like day three of that so it's the worst of the worst so it's just it's been a week and I normally try to be happy and my normal chipper self on here but I'm honestly not feeling well. In fact I'm debating on whether I even want to weigh in. It's not going to be pretty. I will tell you that right now but part of me wants to weigh in for the accountability but then part of me doesn't want to weigh in because I already know that it's not going to be pretty so that's the the struggle that I'm on right now is determining if I'm gonna weigh in or not but regardless I'm gonna head in and say for the workshop I'll be back to let you know what I decided about weigh in and also we'll discuss the workshop topic and then I want to share with you guys a little bit more about what my goals are for the week coming up and how crazy this month is and how hard it's going to be in the month of December which I know that I'm not the only one I see it all over my Facebook group, YouTube, Instagram a lot of people are struggling since Thanksgiving so I know that I am not the only one but I'm gonna go ahead and head in and I'll be back to share what I decided to do about weigh in and what we talked about this week so stay tuned. I am out of my WW workshop and I did decide to weigh in despite my better judgment I literally was in there determining whether or not I wanted to weigh in and I decided you know what I'm gonna weigh in I'm gonna suck it up I'm gonna be accountable for my week and I'm gonna go ahead and weigh in so I'll get to my weigh in here after we talk a little bit about the topic such a great topic this week it was called seasons eating so it talks about holiday parties holiday events which is so funny it is perfect timing because tonight is my holiday party for my real estate office and it's a huge ordeal where there's a cocktail hour dinner games all sorts of things so it was perfect timing once again that WW brought up seasons eating so what we want to talk about is all the holiday parties that we have to attend this year including Christmas Eve and Christmas Day New Year's Eve all of the different events and five tips on how to be successful at these holiday events and I know that it's hard and sometimes we have all these great intentions these plans when we're attending these events and then when we get there all the plans are out the window because of something or another that makes it so we can't stick with our original goal at these parties so I'm gonna share five tips from WW with you about how to be a little bit more successful this year at all of these holiday parties so number one surprise there's an open bar now if you are somebody that alcohol or fancy drinks are your weakness this is where you may struggle at all of these holiday parties this year so the tip is to think about one are you going to indulge in some adult beverages and if you are try to pick the lowest smart point option so sometimes you're limited on the alcohol at these open bars sometimes they're only beer or they're only wine or they're only hard alcohol so do your best to choose the smartest smart point drinks that you can and if you do decide that this is where you're going to spend your points or this is where you're going to indulge then feel free to indulge that's this time of year sometimes we have to put the plan a little bit on the back burner when we're attending these holiday parties but we also don't want to completely derail our success on our program by going to all of these holiday parties because it's very rare that we only have one to go to there's generally several on our calendars for the holiday so as far as alcoholic drinks go choose the lowest smart point ones and if you are going to indulge in the alcoholic beverages maybe limit the number that you have so if you are going to have a higher smart point drink maybe only have one or two versus three or four and same with wine beer all of the above so open bars or alcohol can be a big trigger for a lot of us at these holiday parties so that's the number one tip is be mindful of the alcoholic beverages that you're choosing number two do you not want to track every bite that goes into your mouth at these holiday events that is completely okay just be mindful of what you are eating mindful of your portion sizes use your hand portions you know the fist the fingertip the thumb use those to make decisions on how much of these foods that you're going to eat we don't have to track everything if we just stay mindful at these holiday parties of what we're putting in our mouth and also another tip kind of my tip on a side note is eat the things that you can only get at these holiday parties so for example if you love Crab Ray goons and that's not something that you're going to eat during the normal week to week throughout the year because you don't have them on hand or you don't know how to make them or they're just a specialty item those are the things that you should spend your points on at these holiday parties versus the chips and salsa or the cookies that you can get any other day of the year so just be mindful and selective on what you're indulging in when you're at these holiday events number three what happens if you use up all of your points on appetizers you haven't even gotten to the main course of the meal and your points are gone what you do so this is where you would use your weeklies so start with your weeklies use those to make it through the rest of the holiday party if you use all of your weeklies you also have activity points and worst case scenario do your absolute best to select the zero point foods from the appetizer list or the main course list and really focus on those as the majority of your meal so if you've used up all of your points on the appetizers which is very easy to do because those in my opinion are the best part then make sure for your main entree that you're choosing a lot of zero point options so just depending on the plan that you're on it could be things such as chicken or fish you can really focus on the vegetables the fruits that type of thing for the main entree number four the host or hostess insists that you try absolutely everything she raves about her dishes at the holiday event the best way to approach this is to take small portions of her favorite dishes so ask her what are your favorite things that you've made this holiday and she's most likely he or she is going to rattle off one or two or three or four different things that she thinks are her specialties or her favorite things on the table take small portions of those and take one or two bites of each of those you don't have to clean your plate she's just insisting that you give her favorite foods a try so don't feel like just because you have to try all of these different foods that you have to actually clean your plate because you can just take a couple of bites it satisfies your host or hostess and you can also then rave about her favorite dishes being your favorite as well but you didn't overindulge in the process number five everybody orders dessert so what do you do you are out of smart points you spent them on the open bar the appetizers and the main course and you don't have any dailies weeklies activity you're fresh out of points what do you do you have a couple of options one see if there's a fruit option on the dessert menu and if there is order that if there isn't a zero point option on the dessert menu then see if someone at the holiday event will share a dessert with you see if they'll split it with you in really worse worst-case scenario order your dessert take one or two bites set it aside and as soon as you see the hostess or the server or if you're at an event where you bring your dishes to the kitchen yourself immediately get rid of the rest of the dessert that way you still are indulging in a dessert you're doing what everyone else is doing you're tasting that fun festive holiday dessert but you're not over doing it so just because everyone else orders cheesecake doesn't mean you have to order cheesecake you can make choices on your dessert and if you're given one specific dessert again one or two bites and get rid of the rest of it so that you're not tempted to clean your plate so those are five tips from ww with a little of my ideas on the backside of what you can do this year to be successful at all of these holiday parties they can be huge derailments on our program I know for me I have several several holiday parties again I have one tonight for my real estate office so there's several events that I have coming up this month that make December such a hard month December is a struggle this is the worst month of the year for me hands down not only because of holiday parties and Christmas but because I do all the baking for Christmas so I have all those yummy things in my house so I just have to really really be mindful of what I'm doing for the month of December especially because it hasn't been off to the best start for me it's not been a great month so far and I definitely don't want to end the month with a gain I want to end the month with a maintain if at all possible and better yet a lot all right so let's get into my dreaded weigh-in so just a recap of my week you guys it's been honestly the worst week I've ever had since starting ww just anything and everything that what could go wrong went wrong this week so I've I'm sick I have a cold which then makes me absolutely exhausted so I'm not motivated to do really much of anything I'm not kidding you when I tell you that I've been sleeping like 10 or 12 hours and I still wake up tired I'm tired right now I literally could go back to bed and I went to bed at oh gosh I think a little after 9 from my hair appointment yesterday and I was up at 5 so I got pretty close to 8 hours and I'm exhausted on top of that it's my time of the month so I've been hungry all week and now I feel horrible because of that it's just seriously good week at all like honestly the worst week since starting ww but since I'm at rock bottom this week I can really only go up from here right so that's my plan for this next week so I did decide to weigh in despite my better judgment and when I stepped on the scale I am up 2.4 not one but two and a point four for the week so honestly it's better than I thought that it was going to be and I'm sure that that's attributed to the fact that I did go to jazzer size twice but it was a terrible weigh in it was a terrible week I did not want to gain 2.4 pounds I've said since last month that I want to do my best to maintain the month of December and if I can come out at the end with a loss bonus but I just want to maintain and clearly as of right now I'm not maintaining so I need to do a 360 and shift everything around for the upcoming week so I do have some plans and some goals for this next week so I want to share with you guys my plans for the week because I need the accountability of you being my accountability essentially so because I'm not off to the best start in the month of December I really need to make some changes for this next week so as I mentioned tonight is my holiday party I'm going to go to my party I'm going to use my weeklies I I'm honestly not feeling well and I'm not hungry at all so I guess this is a great thing the night of my holiday party but I'm going to enjoy my dinner tonight I am going to be mindful and take my own advice of watching the alcohol and watching the portions and what I'm eating tonight but I am going to enjoy myself and enjoy the company of my office we're not going to stay too late just because I'm not feeling the best so we're gonna you know go for the main portion of the party and head home so that's the first thing I am also honestly tracking this entire week and you guys are going to be my accountability for my honest tracking so my plan is is I am going to screenshot my tracker every day this week with the exception of today Friday because of my holiday party but starting tomorrow and next week at my weigh-in I'm going to insert my tracker for the entire week so you guys are going to see if I actually did what I say that I'm going to do and that is to stay on-plan and have a good week this next week that's going to give me the motivation and the accountability I need to make it through this next week so that is the plan you will see my trackers at the end of my weigh-in video next week that only benefits me and you at the same time by my me having the accountability and you kind of seeing that I've honestly tracked and what I've eaten throughout the week so those are my plans for this week providing I feel a little bit better I am planning on Jazzercise three two four times this next week I actually have an open house tomorrow Saturday and then I'm going to allow my body the weekend to kind of rest and feel better but I have Jazzercise Monday and Wednesday and then I'm going to try to throw in Tuesday and or Thursday as well so those are my goals for the week I am going to take off the 2.4 that I gained this week so that I am zeroed out for the month of December I'm actually not 2.4 as a total gain I'll actually put here on the screen where I am exactly for the month of December because I did lose the first week of the month right around the Thanksgiving holiday a decent amount so I'm actually not as bad off as I think that I am for the month of December but I definitely want to see a maintainer loss at the end of the month so this next week is going to put me a little bit closer to that so that's my plans for the week I really need the accountability this next week because clearly I'm not doing very well on my own this month so I want to hear how is your month of December going is this the hardest month for you guys so many of you have said that you've been on the struggle bus since Thanksgiving and I just want to know if these tips that I shared with you are helping you guys maybe make a little bit better choices for the month of December there's just so many things going on and I want to be able to indulge on Christmas I don't need to be indulging every other day in the month of December and gaining 10 pounds because that's exactly what's going to happen if I continue on the path that I'm on so I want to hear how are you guys doing first of all in the month of December how was your week did you gain did you lose and what is your game plan moving forward are you going to focus on these five tips for your holiday festivities thank you guys for being here for me thank you for supporting me even when I have the worst week ever like I did this week literally the worst week when it rains it pours I'm telling you and this week it just drenched me as far as my weight loss went so thank you for being by my side and offering support and giving me a hurrah you can do it when I have a rough week you guys seriously mean the world to me so thank you and if you're new I'd love it if you take a moment and subscribe join my youtube friends and family hit the little bell so you're notified whenever I upload and of course give me a big thumbs up on this video if you like these way in videos and also to give me the encouragement that I need to have a better week this week thank you guys so much for everything again I love you so much happy holidays merry christmas we can do this and I'll see you guys in my next video bye guys