Make Ahead Menu Plan and Exercise Goals {May 26th – June 1st}

This is officially my last week of work for the summer! YAY!! I am so excited. The last time I had 2 months off in a row was maternity leave and that was 7 years ago. But that does not count cause I am pretty sure I was a complete zombie during that time. So I am PUMPED to have 2 months of summer bliss.

Now don’t get me wrong I am not going to be wasting my days away by the pool, sipping margaritas, and teaching myself angry birds. No that will only be a couple days minus the angry birds – I can’t stand video games. Anyway, I digress. I plan on relaxing, hanging out with my family, and focusing a lot more time on accomplishing some major goals with Organize Yourself Skinny. It will be so nice to treat OYS as my job instead of scrambling to fit everything in at night and on the weekends. It will be awesome.

But….I still need to get through this week first. And let me tell you it is not going to be an easy task. Not only is this my last week of work but my girls dance rehearsals are this week too – dance recital is Sunday So I will be rushing out of work, getting them from school, then heading to the rehearsal location which is 45 minutes from my house. It will be madness!

Knowing that this week will be crazy I need to make sure our meals are EASY! And by easy I mean throw in a lunch bag and go. So we will be eating lots of sandwiches, wraps, vegetables and hummus, cheese and crackers, and other simple foods that do not require utensils.

Before I get to my menu plan let’s talk exercise.

Here is my exercise schedule for the week.

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday

• 45 minutes on treadmill (10 minute warm up, 20 minute run, 10 min powerwalk at incline, and 5 minute cool down)
• 100 crunches
• 30 second planks
• 30 second Russian twists
• 16 bicep curls and tricep extensions using resistance bands

Weekly menu plan

Breakfast

Blueberry Smoothie

Make ahead tips
Smoothies will be made the morning of. However, you can make these the night before (will be a little thinner consistency) or you can make into smoothie freezer kits.

Lunch

Bell peppers and hummus
Cheese and crackers
Greek Yogurt
Turkey/Ham roll ups
Make ahead tips
Peppers and cheese will be cut ahead of time.

Dinner

Greek turkey wrap
Turkey bacon ranch wrap
Roasted red pepper and hummus wrap
Fresh mozzeralla and arugula Panini
Italian deli and roasted red pepper Panini
Nachos

Make ahead tips

• Sandwiches and wraps will be made the night before.
• Taco meat will be made tonight.