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Week 5 and 6 of the Healthy Mummy 12 Week Challenge Review.
As always heading into each week of the Healthy Mummy 12 week challenge, I set my goals for the week and at the end, I go back to review each goal to ensure I am on track to complete the goals. If not I can reassess to ensure I can achieve them.
My goals throughout the challenge are to be:
- Active 3 times a week
- Create lean muscle and to tone
- Lose weight – the goal is 1-2 kilos within the 12 week challenge
- Create a positive mindset
- Make healthier lifestyle habits along the way
- Meal Prep to make the process easier
Some weeks are harder than others, In terms of trying to fit it all in.
Life gets busy and sometimes it’s not possible to complete everything I set out to achieve, and that’s ok.
Planning and scheduling are important for me to be able to forecast and prioritise what I have going on in during the week.
By Meal Planning and using my Daily Planner and Journal allows me to organise in a way that helps me not become stressed or forget what I need to do during that day.
As a busy mum, I’m sure you have faced these challenges yourself with trying to fit everything in, which means you don’t have any time left in the day for yourself.
As I discussed in the preparation for the 12 week Healthy Mummy Challenge , this is a lifestyle, not a diet, and understanding how to work this healthy lifestyle into your day takes time and adjusting to a new routine.
By completing the Healthy Mummy 12 week challenge I hope to gain more knowledge about eating healthier and also maintaining and implementing this as a family for a healthier balanced lifestyle.
Weekly Meal Prep
Like every week on the Healthy Mummy 12 week challenge, I like to take an hour or so to plan my weekly meal meals and snacks to keep me on track and organised in order to eat healthier and not be tempted by unhealthy foods from running out of time or not having a healthy meal on hand.
What is Meal Prepping? Simply put, meal prepping gives you the opportunity to plan your meals and snacks for the week to help free up time on the days you don’t have much time.
By spending a few hours on a day that you have an hour free to plan meals, organise ingredients, and prep and cook selected meals and snacks can make a big difference when you have run out of time come dinner time.
Meal planning has become essential to help me eat healthier and stay within my macros.
Week 5 and 6 Meal Prep
- Ceasar Salad
A classic salad and an easy lunchtime prep.
This week I grabbed a bag of Ceasar salad from my local supermarket and made 2 lunches out of it. I placed equal amounts into airtight containers without the dressing which helps keep the salad fresh and delicious for work.
- Shredded Chicken Taco Bowls
Love using the slow cooker for easy midweek dinners.
I wake up in the morning and have the ingredients already prepped for me to place in the slow cooker and turn it on, it’s that simple. While I’m at work it does its magic and by the time I get home, it’s cooked and ready to serve.
So convenient and delicious. Any leftovers I use for Enchiladas or freeze to use for another meal.
- Pot Roast
This requires a little more time to cook and I need to be home to safely cook this meal, as the pot roast needs a few hours on the stove to simmer and become fall-apart tender.
In saying that though, it only takes 10 or so minutes to prep, and once it’s simmering it’s set and forget, apart from checking and turning over every hour.
This is a meal the whole family will eat and again so versatile with the cuts of meats and sides to pair with.
- Oat Slice
I make this slice most weeks if I am running low as the kids love these and they are perfect for the lunch box snack at school.
Double batching or even triple batching will enable you to slice and individually wrap and place in the freezer for when needed.
My children will often grab a slice out of the freezer when packing their lunch boxes and are defrosted and ready to eat by lunchtime.
You can grab the recipe here Healthy Oat Slice.
- Smoothies
I cannot go without my smoothie. Packed full of protein and essential amino acids along with vitamins and minerals, it’s a no-brainer for me especially when I am needing a quick, convenient snack or meal when I’m on the go.
Workouts
Wet and rainy weather here again this last fortnight, not to mention it’s magpie season – ahhh.
I have been using my Healthy Mummy app, utilising the workout programs, and doing them in my lounge room with the kids as it’s the school holidays.
They actually enjoy getting involved, they have a laugh while trying to copy me and the instructor in the video.
Weekly Tips
Below are my tips I have found along the way that may help you out on your journey.
- Exercise and workouts are not always possible or there will be some days that you just don’t feel like it, and this is ok.
- Working out and burning calories doesn’t always mean exercising on the treadmill or lifting weights. Keeping your body moving by cleaning the house and running after your kids can also burn calories. Little activities like mopping the floors can add up over the day.
- Finding activities that you enjoy can make exercise more enjoyable and more achievable.
- Keeping your fitness watch on at all times or having your mobile on you can help record the number of steps and calories you are burning during the day. Doing this will help to determine if you are doing enough to stay active and maintain a calorie deficit.
- If you are having a bad week, remember – Relax, Regather your thoughts, and most importantly don’t give up as mentioned in an article on WebMD.
- Always remember you are amazing and you can do anything you set out to do, you are more than capable!
- Find a support network or a friend to partner up with to help make this journey a little easier.
I hope you enjoyed my Healthy Mummy 12 Week Challenge review and it has inspired you to take control of your health and fitness goals.
Keep up the great work, see you for my week 7-8 Healthy Mummy Challenge Review soon.
Amy xx
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