Make-ahead Meal Plan, Exercise Schedule, and Weigh In {November 16th, 2015}

Hey hey! It meal planning time. I think one of my goals next year is to plan a month at a time. Yeah, I am pretty sure I’ve had that goal before too. Hey, at least I’m not giving up on my dreams. Ha! But seriously, the weeks go by way to fast and before I know it Monday’s here and I barely thought about food for the week. Then I feel rushed and I don’t like feeling rushed. I like to feel ahead of the game. Anyway, I’m going to ponder on that a bit more. Do any of you plan out your meals for the month? How does that work for you?

Let’s get to my weigh in.

SW: 177

GW: 130

LWW: 145

CW: 144

PL: -1

This week was a good one. No, I didn’t drop 5 pounds or do anything ground-breaking but I stayed consistent. I paid attention to the food I ate and made sure to get in exercise. I didn’t run everyday but I did run 4 days and also got in some toning. I do need to increase the amount of toning exercise I do but overall I would say last week was good. The problem with toning is by the time I get off my treadmill I’m a sweaty disgusting mess. Seriously, I’m gross and the only thing I want to do is get into the shower. So, I need to experiment some more because toning is important and I need to fit it in.

Here’s my exercise schedule.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday or Sunday

3 miles (run and power walk) on the treadmill.

2 (30-second) planks

50 crunches using my exercise ball

3 sets (8 reps each) combination squats and bicep curls using 5 lb weights

3 sets (8 reps each) tricep extensions using 5 lbs weights

My meal plan

Okay here is my meal plan…

Breakfast

Mango Berry Green Smoothie

Make-ahead tips

• I made green smoothies to last the week. I plan to store some in the refrigerator and some in the freezer.

Mid-morning snack

Luna bars or yogurt

Cranberry orange muffin – new recipe

Lunch

Turkey, Sun-dried Tomato, and Provolone Roll-ups – new recipe

Make-ahead tips

• These will be made the day I eat them.

Mid-afternoon snack

Cheese and crackers

Fruit

Make-ahead tips

• Cheese was cut up and put into bags

Dinner

Philly Style Turkey Meatloaf – new recipe

Reuben Turkey Meatloaf

Creamy Tomato Soup with Spinach and Tortellini – new recipe

Make-ahead salad bar

Leftovers

Make-ahead tips

• meatloaves, soup, and salad bar fixins will be prepped/made tomorrow.

**I know it’s odd to see 2 meatloaf recipes on the menu but I am recipe testing so that’s just how it goes this week.