Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Meal Planning Helps Me Stay On Track

If you fail to plan, plan to fail. -Ben Franklin

No sentence in the English language describes my weight loss failures more than this quote from Ben Franklin. I can't tell you how many times I haven't planned for my meals, didn't pack my lunch, didn't thaw out meat, didn't go grocery shopping, didn't have a grab-n-go breakfast...I could go on and on.

In fact, it happened to me this past weekend. I've gotten better at meal planning but I still find myself in a bind too often. Half the time its from me falling asleep on the couch which is a whole other problem that I don't even have the energy to talk about at the moment.

I try to make a few meals on Sunday for the whole week when I have the time. This week I didn't quite get there. I did make a sesame chicken recipe in the crock pot, paired it with some brown rice and had some rockin' lunch. But, my snacks and my lunch were low on the fruits and veggies side of things.

I had a few minutes this evening to put together a meal plan for the week and figured what better way to hold myself accountable than to share it with you!

Tuesday
Breakfast- Bagel
Lunch- Sesame Chicken & Brown Rice
Dinner-Harvest Cobb Salad
Snacks- 1. Chopped tomatoes/Cucumbers & Hummus 2. Small fruit smoothie

Wednesday
Breakfast- Fruit smoothie & 1/2 a bagel
Lunch-Tortilla Soup and small salad
Dinner- Steak with Rajas, corn and squash
Snacks-1. Chopped tomatoes/Cucumbers & Hummus 2. 2 hard boiled eggs

Thursday
Breakfast- Vanilla Protein Shake & 1/2 a bagel
Lunch- Tortilla Soup and small salad
Dinner- Steak with Rajas, corn and squash
Snacks- Chopped tomatoes/cucumbers & hummus 2. Popcorn

Friday
Breakfast- Fruit smoothie & 1/2 a bagel
Lunch- Mediterranean Grain Salad & a small salad
Dinner- Lighter Chicken Enchiladas
Snacks- Chopped tomatoes/cucumbers & hummus

Weekends are still so so tough for me. I can walk to the kitchen any time I want but also its the time I plan the least. I was going to leave the weekend off but the truth is I need the weekend in my planning more than anything.

Saturday
Breakfast- 2 egg whites/1egg omelet with spinach, feta and tomatoes 
Lunch- Mediterranean Grain Salad & a small salad
Dinner- AT PARTY
Snacks- Popcorn, Hard Boiled Eggs, Small Fruit Smoothie

Sunday
Breakfast-Southwestern 2 egg whites/1egg omelet
Lunch- Mediterranean Grain Salad & a small salad
Dinner- Lighter Chicken Enchiladas
Snacks- Popcorn, Hard Boiled Eggs, Small Fruit Smoothie

So, here's to a fabulous, yummy food-filled week!

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