Make Ahead Meal Plan & Exercise Schedule {June 30th – July 6th}

The first week of July is upon us! I can’t believe it. Seriously, where did the last 4 weeks go? June completely flew by.

July is going to be an interesting month because this is the first time I am home for the entire month with my kids.

Last week, I did a bunch of freezer cooking so I feel good about having food ready for meals. I plan to do a little freezer cooking each week just so I can keep my freezer stocked with goodies. You can follow my freezer cooking sessions on Instagram and I will put together blog posts and post here when I am done.

Let’s get to exercise. I have a lot more flexibility this month to exercise so I really do not have an excuse (except for laziness) to not exercise. The only obstacle I see is traveling and when we stay at our cabin. However, like I always say “If something is a priority then you make it happen”. I live by those words.

Here is my exercise schedule:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

• 45 – 60 minutes on the treadmill (warm up 10 minutes, run 20-30 minutes, incline 5 -10 minutes, cool down 5 minutes)
• Core exercise (everyday) 100 crunches, 30 – 60 second Russian twists, and planks.
• Arm exercises (M, W, F) 50 girl push ups and 16 bicep curls and tricep extensions using resistance bands.
• Butt exercises (T, W, TR) 50 squats, 25 lift and points, and 25 donkey kicks.

My menu plan:

Breakfast

Cherry vanilla green smoothie

Blueberry overnight oats

Make ahead tips

• Smoothies will be made the morning of.
• Overnight oats will be made the night before.

Lunch

Avocado and greek yogurt chicken salad

or

Homemade granola with greek yogurt

or

Cheese and crackers

Make ahead tips

• Chicken salad will be made today.
• Granola was made last week during my freezer cooking session.
• Cheese will be cut up today.

Snack

Hard boiled egg

Make ahead tips

• Eggs will be cooked today for the week.

Dinner

Grilled marinated chicken

Chicken quesadillas

Tacos

Grilled vegetable pita or naan pizzas

Greek pasta salad – new recipe

Make ahead tips

• Chicken was frozen in marinade last week.
• Quesadilla kits were put together and frozen last week.
• Taco meat was frozen last week.
• I will grill vegetables later in the week.

What is on your menu plan this week?