What a typical week looks like for this mum who lost 56kg

Losing weight is a combination of healthy portion-controlled eating and regular exercise.

And while we have a LOT of amazing moms who have lost a ton of weight on the 28 day weight loss challenge, have you ever wondered EXACTLY WHAT they do?

Healthy Mum Cicily Goodwin lost a whopping 56kg by following the 28 Day Weight Loss Challenges and drink The Healthy Mom Smoothies.

Here’s what a typical week looks like for her now…

How this mum lost 56kg in less than a year!

Before Cicily found The Healthy Mummy, she reveals that she had a ‘toxic relationship with food’.

“I’ve always had a lot of trouble losing weight, despite following countless diets and trying my best over and over,” she says.

“I started having a toxic relationship with food, where I didn’t care if I was eating healthy because it didn’t seem to matter. I think that’s where a lot of my health issues started.”

Cicily then took the 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge and says she started making more of a conscious effort to check and monitor what she ate and also found time to fit exercise into her week – and started The Healthy Mom Smoothies

Cicily’s weekly food and exercise diary

“This weekly food shop costs $146.65 for 2 adults and 2 children,” said Cicily.

MONDAY:

Breakfast: Banana and frozen mango Vanilla Smoothie

Morning tea: Green beans with cucumber and yogurt dip

Lunch: Mango, Acai, Mint and Vanilla Smoothie

Afternoon Tea: Carrot and Zuchinni cake and a batch of cucumber and yogurt dip.

Dinner: Chicken Fajitas

Exercise: No

“I like to choose meals and snacks that are really simple to make. I choose things with similar ingredients so I cut costs and don’t waste things.

“I always make extra portions so I can have something ready to go later in the week. I don’t have big preparation days, just fit in cooking when I can and it works around my kids.”

TUESDAY:

Breakfast: Pine, mango, baby spinach and Vanilla Smoothie

Breakfast: Choc Mint Power Bar

Lunch: Pine, mango, baby spinach & Vanilla Smoothie

Afternoon Tea: Green beans with cucumber yogurt dip

Dinner: Chicken Noodle Stir Fry and Super Greens

Exercise: 5 km walk

“Tuesday is my very busy day, so I woke up and went straight for a walk. I always bring a Power Bar in my bag in case I get stuck and hungry on Tuesday’s. Today my meals were all super quick with no mess to keep it easy.”

WEDNESDAY:

Breakfast: Choc Orange Smoothie with skim A2

Morning tea: Carrot and courgette cake and a coffee

Lunch: Banana Smoothie with skim A2

Afternoon Tea: Green beans with cucumber and yogurt dip

Dinner: Slow Cooked Asian Chicken

Exercise: Pilates Challenge Circuit exercise of the 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge

“Today I use up stuff in my fridge. I already have everything prepared, so all I have to do is put dinner in the slow cooker. I have already cooked rice in frozen portions.

“I love the Pilates exercises, they are very easy and effective exercises that I actually really enjoy.”

THURSDAY:

Breakfast: Vegetable-laden Frittata and coffee

Morning tea: Chocolate Zuchinni Cake

Lunch: Cookies and Cream Smoothie with skimmed milk

Afternoon Tea: Choc Cherry Power Bar

Dinner: Out for dinner – rump steak with extra salad.

Exercise: Go

“I really feel like something nice for breakfast, so I have the 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge recipe hub with ingredients I have in my fridge. Mushrooms, baby spinach, tomato. I chose the Frittata as it appealed to me today.

“I made the Chocolate Zucchini Cake for the kids and ate 3 pieces. I’m feeling pretty upset about it and thinking about calling it a day. BUT the Cookies and Cream Smoothie arrived today! I chose to have it with just A2 skimmed milk, which means I’m back on track! I had extra melted chocolate after making the Choc Zucchini Cake so searched the recipe center and found Choc Dipped Fruit Coins, I made those too.

“My Choc Cherry Power Bars also arrived. So I had to have one for afternoon tea – it was soo yum! Come afternoon I started to go off the rails. I let my attitude take over and ate on impulse. I feel pretty upset with myself.

“Thursday nights we usually go out for dinner, I thought about having a Smoothie and keeping things on track, but today I chose not to. I went out for dinner, I ate the chips. But that’s okay, that’s life, and not every day I make the best choices.”

FRIDAY

Breakfast: Cookies and Cream Smoothie with skimmed milk

Morning tea: Black bean dip with vegetable sticks

Lunch: Power Bar and Super Greens

Afternoon Tea: Carrot Zucchini Cake

Dinner: Chicken Tabbouleh (this is Cicily’s own recipe)

Exercise: No.

“Today I’m up with a fresh mind. I wanted to go for a walk, but the weather is bad. I made extra servings of dip and extra Tabbouleh salad. I ate very well today. I had a strong mindset today after being off course yesterday.”

SATURDAY

Breakfast: Super Green Smoothie

Morning tea: Carrot and Zucchini Cake

Lunch: Dukkah Eggs and tabbouleh salad

Afternoon Tea: Choc-Dipped Banana Coins

Dinner: Marinated Lamb Chops

Exercise: Postnatal cardiotoning. Advanced Core Workout 4 in Quick Workouts.

“I was going to go to an Aqua Zumba class today but couldn’t make it, so I picked some of my favorite workouts from the Workout Hub.

“Advanced Core Workout 4 is probably my favorite video in the core. It’s fast, effective and I really feel it but enjoy it. I ate amazing food today and had a great day! I love having fun to eat food.”

SUNDAY

Brunch: Cinnamon and Vanilla Waffles

Snack: popcorn

Afternoon Tea: Carrot and Zuchinni Cake and Supervegetables

Dinner: Banana, Mango & Vanilla Smoothie

Exercise: Advanced Core Workout 7

“On Sunday I like to have a nice family breakfast, so I started the day with the Vanilla and Cinnamon Waffles. They are a favorite of mine. I had them with the Coconut and Vanilla Ice Cream and unsweetened warm berries.

“I decided to have a Smoothie for dinner after having such a delicious breakfast, so ended the day with a banana, mango and vanilla.”

You can find all of these recipes on the 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge Recipe Center.

Monday morning weighs in:

“Loss of 1.3 kg. I am pleased with this week’s efforts. I used to get discouraged by a ‘bad day’. I now know I can move forward and still achieve great results, so I instead try to use it as motivation to do better the next day,” said Cicily.

“I’m also very happy that I used all the vegetables in my fridge and didn’t have to throw anything out. I didn’t work out every day, but that’s how it is for me, I don’t always make time.

“And I did have a bad day and chose an unhealthy option while out for dinner, but that’s my life too. I have bad days.. and then I choose to move on. It was a pretty average week for me. Now I will re-evaluate and try to make the next week better. I reconsider every week.”

Things I can do better next week:

• Choose savory snacks. This way I won’t be tempted to eat more portions of cake.
• Reassess my weekly goal. I think I put too much pressure on myself to accomplish more this week, which leads to my bad choices and impulsive eating. This week I will show it back and not put so much stress on myself
• Drink more water!
• Go to bed earlier so I’m more rested and can find time to exercise every day.

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