This past 4th of July weekend was so much fun. Usually, we hang out in the country but this year we stayed home and did a ton of stuff locally. We went to a carnival, barbeque, and saw some amazing fireworks. It was a great time.
I did go a little overboard with eating though – especially at a party. I try to so hard to stay under control but those darn dips get me every time. I can’t resist.
Anyway, I am ready to get back to my routine. I am still feeling a little sluggish from the food this weekend so I am going to focus on lots of fruits, vegetables, and lean proteins to get my system back on track.
Let’s start with my exercise schedule. This week I am staying at our cabin for a few days so I will not be able to use my treadmill or other exercise things. So the days I am there I will do some outdoor power walking. It is quite hilly where I am so my legs always feel a good county power walk.
Once I am home on Wednesday I will get back to my exercise routine.
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
45 minutes on treadmill (10 minute warm up, run 20 – 25, 5-10 minutes powerwalk on incline, 5 min cool down)
75 – 100 crunches
Russian twists
Planks
24 bicep curls and tricep extensions using resistant bands or 5lb weights
24 girl pushups
50 squats
50 lounges
My weekly meal plan
Breakfast
Cherry chocolate almond green smoothie
Make ahead tips:
- I made 3 overnight oats on Sunday.
- Smoothies will be made the morning of. However, you can make smoothie kits. Here is a post I did on green smoothies if you are looking for more information on them.
Lunch
Avocado and greek yogurt tuna salad
Turkey wraps
Fruit
Greek yogurt
Make ahead tips
- Tuna salad will be made today.
- Wraps will be made the day of. I will make bacon ahead of time for the clubs.
Dinner
Tacos or nachos
Pizza pockets or calzones
Grilled chicken ceasar salad
Salad pita pizzas
Make ahead tips
- Quesadillas, tacos, pizza dough, and chicken were all prepared and frozen a couple weeks ago during my summer stock up. I am so glad I did this. Having the food ready to go has made my life easy many times over in the last couple weeks.
- Salad pita pizzas will be made the night of.
Michelle Jensen says
I was wondering what the meal is on the top row in the middle of the picture for this weeks meals. I can’t really tell what the base it but it looks really good and fresh. Thanks!
Maenell M. says
Do you eat snacks or just 3 meals?
Tammy Kresge says
Sorry I usually put my snacks in there. I eat 5 times a day. For snacks I either have a cheese stick, yogurt, hard boiled egg, or something along those lines. Hope that helps.
La Toya says
Thanks for this, this is awesome 🙂
Renee V. says
My goodness that seems like a lot of exercise!!!! Good for you though!! Maybe someday I will get there 🙂
Tamara says
Just curious, how many calories do you end up eating in a day??
Lise' M says
I really love your ideas, and preparing food ahead of time to make it easier to eat healthfully works well in my hectic schedule. Thank you so much for helping me eat better! Your site is inspirational. 🙂