Hi everyone! I hope you had a great weekend. These past few weeks I have been working nonstop on my ebook and other blogging activities. My ebook is done and with the graphic designer right now. FINALLY! I also prepared a new 4-week meal plan to go along with the ebook that I finished up over the weekend. I am definitely in the home stretch! I can’t wait for this project to be done. Mostly, because I know my ebook is going to inspire a lot of people to lose weight and get back on track with a healthy lifestyle. But also because I have been working on it FOREVER and want to move onto my next projects. My ebook should be ready for purchase by February 1st.
Anyway, all of my ebook work is on top of the other blogging tasks I need to get done. Don’t get me wrong I am not complaining one bit because I love every minute of it. But seriously this weekend I feel like I could of worked 24/7 and still have a million things left to do.
I did not get a chance to grocery shop or do any food prep today. However, I still wanted to get my meal plan and exercise schedule up to keep on blogging schedule. Yay for schedules! I plan to food prep tomorrow so follow me on Instagram where I will be sharing my pictures throughout the day.
Let’s get to my weigh in.
SW: 177
GW: 135
LWW: 145
CW: 147
PL: +2
This was not a good weigh in week. I am up 2lbs this week and at my max weight that I allow myself to get up too. My problem is definitely picking and grazing while preparing recipes and dinner. You see now that I am a professional food/lifestyle blogger part of my job is to create new recipes. Well creating new recipes means tasting new recipes, especially when I am home alone. Anyway, those little bites are adding up and I need to get them under control. Anyone here wants to be a recipe tester for me? Seriously, though I might need one or two in the future so let me know.
I exercised 3 days last week, which is better than nothing. But if I am going to be faced with extra calories a couple days a week then I need to make up for that in my work out. My goal is to push myself a little harder this week on the treadmill and with strength training.
Exercise (3-5 days this week)
Cardio
- 30 – 45 minutes on the treadmill. 15-20 minutes of that time will be running.
Arms
- 16 – 24 modified pushups
- 16 biceps curls using resistance bands
- 16 over the head tricep extensions using 5 lb hand weights
Legs/Butt
- 50 squats
- 25 lounges on each leg
Core
- 100 crunches and obliques
- 3 {30 second) planks
My Weekly Meal Plan
Here is my weekly meal plan on Plan to Eat. If you subscribe to Plan to Eat and friend me (username organizeyourselfskinny) you will have access to these meal plan which allows you to print off grocery list and adjust them to meet your needs.
Breakfast
Breakfast Burritos {these are for my kids}
Just Peachy Green Smoothie
or
Make ahead tips
- Breakfast burritos will be made ahead of time tomorrow. smoothies will be made the morning of.
Mid-morning snack
Apple Peanut Butter Sandwiches
Or
Cheese stick
Lunch
Or
Cobb Salad in a Jar
Make ahead tips
- tuna salad and mason jar salad will be made tomorrow.
Mid Afternoon Snack
Greek yogurt
Or
Almonds
Make ahead tips
- Almonds were portioned out into bags a few weeks ago.
Dinner
Slow Cooker Florentine Turkey Meatballs
Naan pizzas with balsamic roasted vegetables
Make ahead tips
- mac n cheese will be made tomorrow and store in the refrigerator.
- slow cooker kit will be put together tomorrow.
- cacciatore will be made on Tuesday.
- roasted vegetables will be made tomorrow and stored in the refrigerator.
Danika says
I love your blog! Thanks for the great ideas and recipies! I am trying to find you on the plan to eat website and I am having a little trouble, can you help me out?
Stephanie P says
Sorry about the gain this week! I know I appreciate your tasting efforts b/c I love the recipes!
I “stole” your chicken cacciatore recipe for the other week and it was AMAZING. You’ve definitely motivated me to become more organized and cook ahead. Particularly using the plan to eat website – I can not thank you enough for that link!
This weekend I was able to prepare the waffles and pancakes for DS breakfast for the week. I also made buffalo chicken chili for my lunches for the week. I’m planning on making and freezing lasagna rollups to use the ricotta cheese in the refrigerator.
Thanks again for keeping me motivated!
Jackie says
Boy, do I know what you mean about picking at stuff when doing food prep. It’s especially bad when I’m making something with yummy raw ingredients like granola bars.
But don’t beat yourself up over a 2 pound gain. It might partially be water… This article is extremely interesting: http://greatist.com/health/understanding-scale-bloat-and-weight-loss Basically, carbs can make you retain water. I’ve noticed this myself. I weigh myself every day, and now and then my weight will jump 2 to 3 pounds overnight. This is impossible (given my diet), unless it’s water retention. I find that it generally goes back down in a day or two. Also be sure to measure your waist, as the article says. There’s a handy table in there that explains the relationship between what you see on your measuring tape vs. what you see on the scale. You really need both measurements together to judge whether you’re making progress or not. Hope this helps!
Marcy ort says
I would love to be a tester. I love cooking and have been following you for some time now. My favorite was your lean quinine make-a-like… Let me know.
Malea says
Let me know when you are ready for a tester! I would LOVE to help you out!
Elese says
Hello Tammy, what a delight to “meet” you! I just stumbled across your amazing website today via pinterest and I’m SO excited spend time here and especially to become better organized with the weekday lunches–luv your jar salads, fun! Thanks so much for all the helpful info you’ve compiled here, and your willingness to share your weight loss journey. Just wanted to say hello. ;).