I've recently discovered something about myself that I secretly knew but never really addressed. I'm fantastic at working out, getting my cardio in, I find it relaxing and actually enjoy it however, I then go home and eat a pint of ice cream or 1/2 of a pizza for dinner. I'm horrible at dieting and as the primary meal preparer in my house I find myself scrambling every morning at like 6am to get ready for the day by fixing 4 lunches and 4 breakfasts and plenty of snacks for myself and my husband (we are both big snackers, nothing crazy like chips and candy bars but nuts, granola, fruit, etc.). In the evening I'm scrambling again to fix the girls a snack before I strap them into the stroller for our evening run and then come home to make dinner. Some friends have been doing meal prep to keep them on track with their weight loss and meet their goals. I'm going to give it a shot starting with the following plan. Keep in mind that my kids (even though they are only 2) eat what we eat and love fish (I know a lot of kids don't). If you are a parent you know this is abnormal :)
Monday
Breakfast - Strawberry Protein shake (the twins will have cereal too)
Snack - Ham and Egg cup (super yummy and easy)
Lunch - Baked Chicken with Asparagus
Snack - mixed nuts
Dinner - Quinoa salad with pesto and cauliflower
Tuesday
Breakfast - Green shake (the twins will have cereal too)
Snack - Sliced Strawberries
Lunch - Salmon, hard boiled egg, mixed veggies
Snack - small "simple"salad (for me this is spring mix with light dressing)
Dinner - Turkey Tacos
Wednesday
Breakfast - Ham and Egg cup with sliced fruit
Snack - coffee shake
Lunch - Chicken with Spaghetti Squash
Snack - nuts
Dinner - Grilled Shrimp and Zucchini
Thursday
Breakfast - Strawberry Shake
Snack - Peanut butter on celery
Lunch - Turkey bacon with Asparagus and hard boiled egg
Snack - Quinoa
Dinner - Salmon with mixed veggies
Friday
Breakfast - Green Shake
Snack - sliced strawberries
Lunch - "Simple" salad with chicken and egg
Snack - nuts
Dinner - Mashed Cauliflower with grilled sirloin
I think preparing most of this on Sunday and having it ready to go for during the week is going to make my life much easier. I'll do my best to stick to this menu, it's so tempting to eat pizza or sandwiches work regularly orders for lunch. Wish me luck!
Update:
I gave this a try last week and it worked great the first few days. Preparing lunch was a breeze each morning. Dinner for me and the girls was easy too but by Thursday husband was no longer interested in eating what I prepared for him. I had actually made him salmon on a salad which he normally loves but decided he wanted chili instead.... Friday we went out to eat but I still had a sirloin and vegetables.
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