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!