Welcome back to my channel.
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In today's video I'm gonna share with you
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my back to school morning routine.
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The summer holidays have been so lovely,
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but it will be nice to
get back into a routine.
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And I have definitely
over indulged this summer
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on holidays and days out with the kids.
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So it'll be good to get back
into exercising regularly
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and eating better as well.
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So this video today is in
collaboration with 8fit,
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which is fitness app that I've
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talked about before on my channel.
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I talked about it my, how I
lost the baby weight video.
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They do simple exercises,
and also meal inspiration,
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all kinds of different things on the app.
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So I'm gonna show you
how I incorporate them
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into my morning routine.
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But I really like the app.
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I just think it's simple for moms.
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They give you great inspiration.
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The exercises are just
10 to 20 minutes long,
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and you don't need any equipment.
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You can do it with one
child hanging off of you,
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or when they're having a nap.
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So I really like it, but I'm
gonna show you how I use it.
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And if you would like to try it,
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I will put the links in
the description bar below,
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and you can do a free trial.
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Try it out, see if you like it,
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and, yeah, I hope you like the video.
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And I shall get into the routine.
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So I set my alarm for 6:30 in the morning,
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but trust me, some days I
don't even need to set my alarm
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because the kids wake me up.
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But on this particular day
they are all still in bed.
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This gives me a chance to brush my hair,
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wash my face, and get dressed,
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and get ready to do my
10 to 20 minute workout.
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I try to work out three
to five times a week.
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And on the mornings that I need to,
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I've got into the habit of leaving my
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active wear in the middle of the floor,
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so that it's the first thing that I see.
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And it's just a great
reminder for me to put it on
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and try and reach my goals of toning up.
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So I'm gonna go down
to our new front room,
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and log onto my 8fit app, and
get ready to do my workout.
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I really like this app just 'cause
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I find it so simple to use.
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I like that you can do
a nine minute workout
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and burn 252 calories.
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And some mornings if I feel good enough,
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and I still have time after nine minutes,
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I can do another 10 minute
workout and burn more calories.
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You can easily preview the workouts.
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If you don't like a specific move,
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you find it too difficult,
you can change that,
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and you can also tailor
this app to suit your needs.
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So you can set your goals
to either lose weight,
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get in shape, or gain muscle mass.
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You can also tailor your program
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so that you can choose how
often you want to workout.
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I go with moderate because
that suits my lifestyle.
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So just to give you an idea,
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today's exercise included hyper extensions
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with your arms to the side.
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I know it looks like I'm just
flapping about on the floor,
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but honestly, I can
really feel this exercise.
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And then you go onto doing a plank,
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but on a table, or on a
couch, or something like that.
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You do that for 20 seconds, and
then have a 10 second break.
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And then you do side
lunges, which I love doing.
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These are so much fun.
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And then I also love doing
the side kick as well.
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So you do each of those
exercises for 20 seconds,
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and then you have 10 seconds in between.
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And you do all of that four times,
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and it takes about nine minutes.
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And like it says, it burns 252 calories.
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So, yeah, it's just a
nice way to start the day.
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Then at about seven, the boys are up.
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So I'm gonna get on and
make their breakfast.
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They're just gonna have some water.
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And then some Alpha Bite cereal,
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and also some almond
butter and jam on toast,
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They're having apple and strawberry.
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They also have this gummy vitamin,
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which is great 'cause it
also has omega-3 in it.
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And then I'm just gonna get
them to the table and feed them.
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Jackson is so messy.
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He's only 11 months old,
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and he is like the messiest
eater in the world.
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Then I'm gonna take my vitamins.
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I'm still taking the Pregnacare
breastfeeding supplements.
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And then I'm gonna make myself a coffee,
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and also make Matt a tea.
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And then get on and decide
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what I'm gonna have for breakfast,
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and I'm using the 8fit
app for this as well.
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It's probably my favorite
feature on this app.
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The help that they give you with meals,
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it gives me so much inspiration.
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You can tailor the nutrition
part of the app as well.
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So if you are a vegetarian,
or Paleo, or Vegan,
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you can specify that.
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And if you're allergic to anything,
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or you just don't like
something, you can say that,
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and they won't include it in the recipes.
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You can also choose
the level of difficulty
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that you want for your recipes.
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So, for me being a busy mom,
I have chosen easy recipes
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that take like 10 minutes or less.
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And there are loads of different options.
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There are over 600 recipes in the app,
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and they add new ones all of the time.
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So that is brilliant.
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So this morning for breakfast I am having
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the Greek yogurt breakfast bowl.
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But if there's anything on
the day that you don't want,
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you can easily just skip it.
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And equally, if you love
something you can save it
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so that you can have it again,and
you can keep that recipe.
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Another really cool feature that I like
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is that you can easily
make a shopping list.
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So you can choose recipes that you want
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for the next few days, and
press get your shopping list,
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and it will give you
everything that you need to buy
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so that you'll have everything to make
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those recipes for the next few days.
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So it really makes losing weight simple.
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Yes, so for this morning's quick breakfast
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I'm having the Greek yogurt bowl.
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So all I need for this
is a cup of Greek yogurt.
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And above that I put 50
grams of whole grain oats
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and give it a really quick mix together,
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and then put a big handful of
blueberries on top of that.
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And then you can add walnuts or cinnamon,
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but both of those are optional.
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But I'm just gonna have cinnamon.
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And then, yes, I'm gonna
enjoy my breakfast.
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And normally, when I eat
breakfast I check my Instagram,
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and I also encourage the boys
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to eat their breakfast as well.
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After breakfast, because
it's so beautiful outside,
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we're gonna go out and play.
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I'm really gonna miss this
when the weather changes,
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because in the summer our
house feels double the size
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because the boys spend so
much time in the garden.
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But while they are
happily playing out there,
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I'm going to attempt to get
on and do a quick tidy up.
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Just clean the highchair.
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I find this so much easier to clean
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if I do it straight after he's eaten.
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If you'd like to see my whole
morning cleaning routine,
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I will link that video down below.
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But you can imagine with
a baby that's weaning,
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there is just so much mess
under the highchair, etc.
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And then I'm gonna go off
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and get the boys ready for the morning.
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Jackson is getting so
tricky to change now.
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He is all over the place.
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Yeah, so I basically chase
him until he is dressed.
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My older boys are very good
at getting themselves ready.
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If this was a school day they
would be in school clothes.
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But today Fraser has chosen spywear
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and this Transformer top.
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So he's looking great.
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So, yeah, get the boys ready,
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and then brush their teeth as well.
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Jackson has insisted on using
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his brother's toothbrush today.
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After that it's actually
time for Jackson's nap.
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He still has a nap at
nine AM every morning.
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He has this comforter,
which is a fluffy blanket.
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And he will normally just
rub his face into that,
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and have a bit of a cuddle with me,
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and go straight down for a nap.
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If the boys were actually back at school,
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he sometimes has his nap
even on the school run.
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But normally I can make it back in time
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to put him down for a nap.
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But because they're at
home, it's quite time.
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So I can clean up and also
get ready for the day.
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I'll do my quick mommy makeup routine,
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which takes me like five to 10 minutes.
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If you'd like to see the
full routine for this,
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I will link that video down below.
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But I will basically do that,
sort my hair out a little bit,
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and put on some clothes.
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And then I will just make sure
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that the bag for the day
is completely packed.
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And then when Jackson
wakes up we are ready.
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We can all get out of the door
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and go and have some fun.
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Alright, so that's it for this video.
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I really hoped you liked our
back to school morning routine.
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And I will put the links in
the description bar below
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for you to test out 8fit yourself.
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And if you do get into it and
you start cooking the meals
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and working out as well, I
would love to see your progress.
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So if you share it on social media,
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use the hashtag backto8fit,
and I will definitely see that.
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I'll be using it as well.
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But, yes, thank you so much for watching.
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And I will see you in my next one.
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