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12 Week Challenge Week 9-10: The Healthy Mummy Review
Ten Weeks down and just 2 weeks to go. I cannot believe how quickly the 12 Week Challenge has gone.
As with the previous fortnightly reviews, I take you through my fortnight on the 12 Week Healthy Mummy Challenge.
I discuss:
- what I eat,
- my exercise and workouts,
- setting my goals,
- meal prep,
- mindset,
- tips that I think are helpful and more.
As always it’s important to go into the next week of the 12 Week Challenge and set my goals for the new week ahead. At the completion of the week, I always evaluate and assess the previous week’s goals to ensure the plan has been achieved or I am on track to complete them in the set timeframe.
There is no use setting goals, only to forget them altogether or to track the progress, you’ll end up staying the same or failing.
My goals throughout The Healthy Mummy challenge are to:
- Stay active 3 times a week and keep my steps up
- Reduce cellulite and create muscle while toning
- Slim down sightly – my goal is 1-2 kilos on completion of the 12-week challenge
- Create and maintain a positive growth mindset
- Make good habits while creating a healthier lifestyle
- Learn to Meal Prep each week
- Family involvement
We all know as busy mums, just how hard it is to maintain a healthy lifestyle. With our busy schedules, we sometimes don’t put a lot of care into our own lives for self-care and healthy eating habits.
As discussed in my post on the preparation for the 12 week Healthy Mummy Challenge , I discuss how to prepare yourself for this amazing and well-worth challenge.
Learning how to balance every important element in your life takes time to learn and adjust to.
Setting yourself up with various challenges and tasks can help to widen your awareness of potential changes that can make positive changes for your health not only physically but mentally.
Weekly Meal Prep
Meal Prep is essential each week to ensure you are prepared and organised for the week ahead.
Using a weekly meal planner and grocery list as part of your planning can help organise and simplify the process.
You can get my free weekly meal planner and grocery list free by signing up below.
Just before the beginning of every week during the Healthy Mummy 12 week challenge, I set aside one hour usually on Sundays to plan out my weekly menu including snacks to ensure I have healthy meals ready even on the busiest days.
The Healthy Mummy app has everything I need to help me meal plan. The app each month has different healthy meal categories, including, detox, sugar detox, budget, 15-minute meals, summer shred, and family favourite to name a few.
Each Wednesday a new meal planner is released for you within the app to plan for your next week of meals. There are over 6,000 recipes to choose from.
Allow yourself some time for meal prep each week including chopping, portioning, cooking select meals, and freezing to free up time on the days you don’t have much time.
On the days you know it won’t be possible to serve up a meal due to a busy schedule, meal prep can you out.
Week 9 and 10 Meals
Steak Sandwich
An easy low-carb steak sandwich for a mid-week meal win.
A family favourite and even better when you can pre-chop your salad and vegetables during your meal prep and place in an airtight container for when your ready for a quick and speedy dinner.
I have made these with low-carb bread to keep with my macros for the day and tastes just as delicious as a regular steak sandwich.
Slow Cooked Chicken – Pulled Chicken
I use my slow cooker a few times a week.
Simply for the convenience. I can have a cooked meal by the time I get home from a long day.
I also cook in bulk so I can use the pulled chicken for a number of recipes over a few nights.
The first night for nachos, then the next night might be taco bowls followed by enchiladas. If I haven’t used up all the chicken I will then place it in the freezer to use for another meal at a later date.
Healthy Sausage Rolls
Another family favourite is simple yet delicious sausage rolls.
These can be made ahead of time and cooked the next day when needed or cooked and simply just reheat.
The other positive is that the sausage rolls freeze well.
I love that I can hide a few different vegetables within the meat mixture so the kids are getting their serving of vegetables.
Protein Balls
I love to make my own healthy snacks.
Most of my snacks are quick and easy to make. I will often make double or even triple batches to save myself from having to remake every few days.
Trust me these don’t last long, the whole family loves them!
You can grab the recipe here Protein Balls, from the Healthy Mummy Website
Smoothies
Smoothies are always part of my day.
Not only for the convenience and hitting my protein for each meal but for the delicious smoothie recipes.
I am obsessed with the Biscoff Smoothie Bowl at the moment.
I look forward to my morning smoothie bowl to break my fast!
School Lunches
Meal prep each Sunday includes the kid’s school lunches made in bulk and frozen.
I find that if I take some time to make 3-5 days’ worth of sandwiches for the kids and freeze them, it makes for an easier, less stressful morning.
They simply grab their sandwich out of the freezer and place in their lunchbox which is perfectly defrosted by lunchtime.
Workouts
Exercise and healthy eating go hand in hand.
Aiming for 30 minutes of being active a day and working your way up can be a goal and a way to stay motivated.
Setting your weekly goals will help keep your motivation up to achieve and complete a workout.
I love using The Healthy Mummy app which helps to keep me motivated with hundreds of workout programs, especially from the comfort of my own lounge room.
Weekly Review and Tips
My Weekly round-up to help and inspire you to take a healthy challenge yourself and feel the amazing benefits.
- Start out slowly and work your way up. Everything takes time, especially adjusting to fit in naturally with your schedule and lifestyle.
- You don’t need a gym membership. Remember being active can mean running around with your kids, washing the car, or cleaning the house. You’ll be surprised how many calories you can burn by simply keeping busy.
- Balance is everything. Finding a healthy balance to still enjoy your favorite foods and not having to restrict yourself completely makes all the difference long-term. After all, this is a lifestyle, not a diet.
- Taking challenges helps you to find tips and tricks to implement into your lifestyle for the better that you may not have learned or experienced before.
If you are interested in taking on a health and well-being challenge you can check out the Healthy Mummy 12 Week Challenge and take control of your health and fitness goals. Trust me, you will love the way it makes you feel and look!
2 weeks to go until the end of the Healthy Mummy Challenge!
See you for my final two weeks 11-12 Healthy Mummy Challenge Review.
Amy xx
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