RhianYou should be patting yourself on the back as it’s the final week of the Winter Weight Loss Challenge and you’ve all done so well to get this far – congratulations!
Are you feeling more energised from following the exercise routines and healthy eating plans? We hope you’re getting closer to your weight loss goals and more importantly feeling enthusiastic about making healthy eating and exercise part of your everyday lifestyle, something you can continue on with once the Challenge is over.
If you are finding it difficult to keep motivated or life, as it does, has made things tricky to stick to the plans on the Challenge then get in touch or post on the Lose Baby Weight Facebook Group and you’ll be inundated with support to get you back on track.
You’ve come so far, don’t give up now, read our  helpful tips to keep you going if you’re feeling things are getting hard or for further motivation have a read here.

Week 4 Includes:

  • Some fantastic Winter warming recipes – soups that you can prepare in bulk and freeze to make it easy to have healthy meals ready throughout the week. Plus delicious curries, wraps and Winter salads
  • As with previous weeks, get organised before Week 4 starts and read through the meal plan a few days early to decide what you’re going to prepare and what you can pre-prepare on the weekend so you’re not spending all week in the kitchen. We’ve identified the recipes that are good for freezing or increasing in quantities.
  • Shopping lists – when you’re going through the weekly meal plan, have a look at the shopping list and if there are recipes you know you won’t be cooking then adjust the shopping list to suit what’s already in your pantry or fridge. Or if you want to change some ingredients around to suit your taste, then that’s fine too.
  • Meal Plans and Recipes are now even easier to print out – just choose the print button and select what you want printed for the week.
  • More daily exercises that you can fit into your busy lives when it suits you. If you do miss a day or two, try to aim for at least 3-4 workouts a week plus if you can incorporate some exercise as part of your daily routines e.g. walking to the shops, taking the stairs, doing squats whilst hanging out the washing etc, you’ll be surprised at how all these activities add up to getting you energised and healthy.
  • Continued inspiration from other mums on our Challenge within our Private Support Group. There’s been some great stories shared since the Challenge started and if you want to share how you’re feeling as we’re getting closer to the end of the Challenge, ask questions or just need a pep up, then we’d love to hear from you.

Challenge

Continue to Use the Tools:

  • Please remember to use the tools in the Challenge Hub
  • We have breastfeeding information and guidelines for mums who are breastfeeding their babies
  • We have BMR calculators so you can work out if you need to increase your daily calories on the plan
  • We have the fitness test tool – so you can monitor your fitness at the beginning, middle and end of the Challenge to see the improvement in your fitness – as well as health, energy levels and weight
  • We have our Challenge Members only blog with extra recipes
  • Plus our usual daily blog that is loaded with resources and information to help support you. Use the “Search” menu at the top of the website pages to look for what you need
  • We have our Resources area with our Top 30 Smoothie eBook, our bonus Winter Essentials Recipe ebook plus when you refer 5 friends you can get a free ecopy of our Chocolate Treats & Baking Book
  • And if you need any help email us on [email protected] or call us on 1300 301 172

Share Your Journey:

SocialNow that you’re half way through the challenge you may have some more things to share – pictures of the recipes you’ve prepared, your progress, how you incorporate exercise into your busy days etc and we’d love everyone to share as much as possible to continue to motivate us all whilst we do this together.

  • You can share on our Facebook main page here
  • You can join our private & closed group here
  • You can tag us on twitter – @losebabyweight1
  • You can tag us on Instagram @losebabyweight
  • You can use the hashtag #winterweightlosschallenge to post any photos on instagram/twitter
  • You can follow us on Pinterest here

Our team are continuing to look out for some really good posts across social media and if we spot some we will contact you and send you a tub of our best selling Healthy Mummy Smoothie mix as a well done and thank you
And don’t forget, that although we are providing full meal plans every day, it is fine to still use your Healthy Mummy Smoothies on the Challenge for convenience – and if you are running low, you can use code MEMBER for a 20% discount
Now it’s Week 4, you’re almost at the end – keep going with improving your health and wellbeing and you’ll feel so fantastic looking back at what you’ve achieved over the past four weeks.
Rhian & The Healthy Mummy Team

Click here for Week 4 Meal Plans & Shopping Lists