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Hello my Sparkles!!! Welcome to Fitness Friday end of Week 5 progress update! How is everybody doing this week? Have you been following your workout routine? Have you been eating well and fuel your body with nutritious food? These are the questions that I ask myself almost everyday. I am starting to have a deeper understanding of this 12 week challenge. It is no longer about having that 6-pack for the summer even though it could be the positive spillover of it but this journey is all about creating that healthy habit and discipline through exercising and eating right for life.<\/p>\n

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What Have I Learned this Week?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I am never an advocate for diet plans because I can never follow them for the life of me. It’s way too stringent and not realistic. I always couldn’t find the ingredients that\u00a0the diet plans call for then I decide I am going to give up (I know you have been there). Also, you just can’t follow one or two diet plans for the rest of your life because it’s not realistic which increases the chances of failure. .However, I found I learn best when I understand the concept of the diet plan. I feel like I get more autonomy, I can substitute ingredients if need be. In addition, I can start spinning off those recipes to things that my family likes. With those knowledge in hand, I can follow that LIFESTYLE (not diet plan) for the rest of my life.<\/p>\n

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In these short 5 weeks, I honestly feel like I started to develop a habit of exercising and eating right. I can’t say I eat clean 100% of the time but I do try my very best (that’s all I can ask for). If I miss an exercise, I would feel sluggish for the day and in my mind I actually crave that workout so I will do whatever it takes to squeeze it in. Learning how to eat right is the most challenging and fun for me. I wasn’t raised in a family that’s all about health, so I am not predispose to any of those information but thanks to Mr. Google and my awesome Stroller Fit Coach, Tabitha, I learned so much more. I feel like I am in control of my exercise and more importantly I am in control of my own eating. I don’t eat just for the sake of eating anymore. I ask myself how this food is going to fuel my body, is it good for my body or is it just something that taste good but not much nutritious value to it? Obviously everyone’s body is different and their goals are different so what you put into your body is different but it’s about the MINDSET. I feel like what I am doing right now, I can do it for the rest of my life!!<\/p>\n

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My Week 5 Workout Plan:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n