WEEK 3: DAY 7 · SUNDAY 

REGULAR MACRO DAY

Weekly affirmation: “This week I will choose to trust the process, trust my coach and trust myself. I believe that my journey is a marathon and not a sprint. I am doing good things for my mind and my body every day. I am becoming the very best version of myself.”

Hi, friends! You’ve made it to the end of week three and I am beyond proud of you! You are halfway through the initial "start of" the FASTer Way lifestyle! I say "start of'' because I don't want your energy and commitment to ever wane! We are all on similar, yet unique journeys and it truly is a lifelong commitment. Here's the deal, though; we aren't going to focus too far into the future. When we do that, we get overwhelmed and oftentimes, feel like giving up. We can not and will not give up! 🚫 We are going to focus on small goals and small wins and we are going to take it week by week. By tackling small, attainable goals, we can commit to the long-haul! 🚀

After this week, I hope you understand and are practicing the following:

• Understanding the importance of hormones and how unregulated hormones can wreak havoc on our overall health/fat loss attempts.

• Prioritizing sleep and reducing stress. Remember that high levels of stress and lack of sleep increase our cortisol levels. When our cortisol levels are consistently high, it makes it difficult to burn fat. 

• Celebrating your non-scale victories! Non-scale victories are important and they make up your overall success! 🤩

Looking ahead, we are going to dive deeper into mindset work! Mindset is the most crucial component of taking charge of our health journeys. Anyone can lose weight short-term, but when you get your mindset in order, you are able to live in freedom for the long-term! 👏 We are also going to learn why we don’t encourage using the scale, as well as the effects that alcohol has on the body.

TODAY’S ACTION ITEMS:

• Post a screenshot of your macros today! The weekends count, friends. Allow yourself to be held accountable. 

• Rest completely or participate in one of the active recovery workouts in the app!  Tell us all how you're going to spend your rest day.

• Tell us one thing that you're going to do today to prepare for next week!

More to learn:

Remember to be intentional about your choices today. The weekends are often difficult to navigate in terms of discipline, parties, eating out, etc..

Another time in which we often find it difficult to stay on track is during times of travel. Let's be clear about one thing - if you rarely travel, I always encourage you to enjoy it! Choose memories over macros and try not to stress over food options and choices. We will be here waiting on you when you return! 😉 If you frequently travel, however, you may need to reassess your plan frequently. For example, if you have the freedom to travel often or if your job calls for frequent travel, you can't view everything as a "vacation". You must be wise when you choose "memories over macros''. I absolutely want you to enjoy life's special moments without any guilt; however, I want you to be intentional about when you choose these times, as I don't want you to sabotage your goals. 

Check out my travel tips below and let me know if you already practice any of these tips while traveling! Do you have a trip planned soon in which you can implement these?

XOXO!