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Two mums tell: How to tackle the festive season when you’re trying to lose weight

Two Healthy Mummyย 28 Day Weight Loss Challengeย mums share how they have achievedย AMAZINGย weight loss success despite the constant merry-go-round of parties, events and celebrations to attend during the festive season.

Together they have lost over 7st. Readย their VALUABLE tips for weight loss success below.

Two mums tell: How to tackle the festive season when you're trying to lose weight

So many parties!

As mums,ย it is easy to feel like every weekend there is some kind of celebration or party to attend. Because there is! Particularly if you have several children. But this doesnโ€™t mean that you canโ€™t achieveย weight loss success.

And nowย that we are approaching the end of the year the frequencyย of parties naturally increases. ย So how do you maintain your weight loss success during this period?

Mums Rochelle and Lauren confirm that it is all about โ€˜balance and mindsetโ€™.

And of course, as members of theย 28 Day Weight Loss Challenges, they get access to thousands of delicious recipes like thisย Healthy Chocolate Berry Layer Cake.

So it is possible to have your cake and eat it too! Within moderation of course…

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Rochelle found weight loss success despite all the parties

Rochelle has lost over 5st. in 12 months following theย 28 Day Weight Loss Challenges.

She saysย โ€œIโ€™ve been lucky enough to lose 5st. in 12 months โ€“ on average thatโ€™s about 6lbs a month.

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Doesnโ€™t seem like much does it? Until all those little numbers added up.โ€

Over the last 12 months, this busy mother ofย six says she has attended a MINIMUMย ofย 14 birthday parties, hadย Christmas,ย Easter, and then threw in a few anniversary celebrations.

WOW! Thatโ€™s a lot of parties!

She saysย โ€œThere has also been the odd date night as well as other events. But you know what? The weight still came off!

I celebrated with the odd meal which wasnโ€™t on my Challenge meal plan โ€“ but in reality that would have been ONE OVERINDULGENT MEAL in a week of a minimum 35 NUTRITIOUS meals.

Just know that it ISNโ€™T going to throw you off track.

You can STILL have those celebratory meals whilst doing the Challenge.โ€

Rochelleโ€™s tips for weight loss despite the parties:

โ€“ โ€œThe important part is that you always return to your nutritious way of eating.

โ€“ Finding thatย balanceย is the KEY and the results really do speak for themselves.โ€

โ€œWhether you think you can or think you canโ€™t. Youโ€™reย right!โ€

Lauren Kostald is proof that with the right mindset you can do anything. She has lost 2st. with theย 28 Day Weight Loss Challengesย andย Smoothiesย and is looking and feeling terrific!

Lauren-before-and-after

In addition to her fabulous new body, she saysย โ€œItโ€™s crazy how you donโ€™t always notice the little changes until you have a moment to reflect.โ€

She says โ€œItโ€™s the small changes over time that get you there.โ€

The power of your mindset

When Lauren began her weight loss journey she couldnโ€™t have imagined having the mindset where she didnโ€™t feel like she wasย โ€˜missing outโ€™ on sugar-laden treats, but she said:ย โ€œitย eventually happened.โ€

She saysย โ€œIโ€™ve had a crazy weekend,ย two kids’ birthday parties and a family BBQ.

But not once did I feel like I was missing out, nor did I have the temptation to have a huge binge sesh like the โ€˜oldโ€™ Lauren would.โ€

If youโ€™re struggling, please know, itโ€™s worth it to keep working on your mindset.

Notice I didnโ€™t say motivation, or willpower, I mean mindset.

Mindset is more powerful than motivation or willpower will ever be, and is actually something you can positively work on each day.

If you tell yourself:

  • I canโ€™t!
  • Itโ€™s too hard!
  • Giving up is easier

Then youโ€™ll believe that!

Instead try:

  • I can do this!
  • Iโ€™m not missing out!
  • This is worth it!

And before long โ€“ you will start to believe yourself!

Youโ€™ve been listening to, and believing, that negative voice inside your head for too long.

How about you try a different self-talk?โ€

Great advice Rochelle and Lauren! Let’s all keep this in mind as we approach the festive season.

Join our 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge

Ourย 28 Day Weight Loss Challengeย is a family-friendly, breastfeeding-safe program designed FOR MUMS to help them improve their health and lose the baby weight.ย 

Every week you are given a different meal plan to follow and eachย month we add NEW recipes to our Challenge Recipe Hub. That way, youโ€™ll never get bored and stay on weight loss track while digging into healthy, yummyย recipes. Some mums also choose to add inย Healthy Mummy Smoothiesย to their meal plans, but itโ€™s totally up to you.

Learn more about ourย 28 Day Weight Loss Challengeย HERE.

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