Make Ahead Meal Plan, Exercise Schedule, and Weekly Weigh In {November 10th, 2014}

Sorry I am getting my weekly menu plan to you late. I much prefer to start my Monday with everything planned out and prepped for the week but this weekend did not allow any preparation. We had a lot going on and I completely ran out of time (and energy) to grocery shop and cook. I really need to plan better for my weekends, especially when I know my husband is going to be out of town. My goal, moving forward, is to grocery shop before the weekend so when Saturday and Sunday come around all I need to do is cook. Actually, this has been a goal of mine for a while – I just need to do it!

Here is my weekly weigh in.

SW: 177

GW: 135

CW:143

LWW:143

PL: 0

This week I stayed the same with my weight. I am not really surprised because last week I had a lot going on and was not as focus as I should have been. Sometimes I think I am getting too comfortable with my weight. I don’t know if that is a good thing or a bad thing. On one hand I want to get down to my goal weight of 135. I got there last year and never felt better. But….for some reason I am struggling with these last 7 pounds. I start the week strong but by Thursday or Friday I slip a little bit and then lose most focus on the weekends. Hmmm..I think I need to explore this a little bit more because I really want to get to my goal weight.

One major issue I had last week is I fell off the exercise wagon…again! Ugh. I love the feeling I get after I exercise but for some reason I am struggling to get my morning exercise routine going. That will be a focus this week.

Here is my planned exercise routine.

Cardio

Run 2-3 times on treadmill (2-3 miles)

Core

100 crunches

2 (30 second) planks

2 (30 second) Russian twists

Arms

16-24 bicep curls with resistant bands

16-24 tricep extensions with 5lb weights

25 modified pushups

Butt/legs

50 squats

50 lounges

Weekly Menu Plan

Breakfast

Peach Raspberry Smoothie

Make ahead tips

• I will make this smoothie the morning of.

Mid morning snack

Almonds

Or

Cheese stick

Make ahead tips

• I still have almonds portioned out from a few weeks ago. I purchased prepackaged cheese sticks.

Lunch

Raspberry and Cinnamon Overnight Oats

Or

Chopped Taco Mason Jar Salad

Make ahead tips

• I made the oats and salads today and stored in the refrigerator.

Mid Afternoon snack

Beef and cheddar “no bread” roll ups – new recipe

Make ahead tips

• These will be made each day

Dinner

Cajun Chicken Pasta – new recipe that will FINALLY get posted this week

Asian Turkey Lettuce Wraps – new recipe

Chicken Quesadillas using this slow cooker Mexican chicken

Shrimp Risotto – new recipe

Sweet Potato and Black Bean Chili – new recipe

Make ahead tips.

• I made the cajun chicken pasta and portioned out into individual freezer meals. Kind of like homemade lean cuisines.

• Mexican chicken was made in the slow cooker today. I will use half for quesadillas tomorrow then prepare the other half into chicken quesadilla freezer kits.

• I will make the rest of the dinners tomorrow and store in the fridge or freezer.

Here is what my fridge looks like tonight. Sorry the lighting is off.

Here are some more food prep resources:

• A beginner’s guide to food prep + 20 meal ideas and recipes
• 4 tips to putting together a healthy snack area in the refrigerator