How quickly the weeks pass!!! I am once again participating in the meal planning challenge hosted by Laura and Jill!!!! This week I was slightly lazy and I didn’t chop everything up I needed for the week, although I do have Monday off thanks to Christopher Columbus so I may actually do all my chopping today!!!
Last week I pretty much followed my meal plan exactly except when the weekend came, I ended up eating at the diner for breakfast on Saturday. Sunday was a mix of veggies, dip and chicken appetizers for football plus a little pumpkin beer…..so much for sober October.
Here is my meal plan for this week:
Monday
- Breakfast: eggs on whole wheat bread
- Lunch: Italian egg drop soup
- Dinner: penne with turkey sausage and squash
- Snacks: fruit, kind bars
Tuesday
- Breakfast: Click expresso shake
- Lunch: Eggplant, roasted tomatoes, cucumber salad & greek yogurt
- Dinner: Chicken with mustard chive sauce
- Snacks: fruit, veggies, kind bars
Wednesday
- Breakfast: Click shake
- Lunch: Italian egg drop soup
- Dinner: Tilapia with roasted tomatoes
- Snacks: nuts, HB Eggs, fruit
Thursday
- Breakfast: Yogurt with granola
- Lunch: Eggplant, roasted tomatoes, cucumber salad & greek yogurt
- Dinner: Black bean cakes with salad
- Snacks: veggies, fruit
Friday
- Breakfast: egg sandwich
- Lunch: Black bean cake with salad
- Dinner: Chili
- Snacks: kind bar, fruit
Saturday
- Breakfast: eggs with toast
- Lunch: hot and sour soup
- Dinner: out to eat
- Snacks: nuts, veggies
Sunday
- Breakfast: bagel with LF cream cheese
- Lunch: Roast Beef sandwich
- Dinner: Sauce with pasta
- Snacks: veggies
I love planning out the week because it leaves me with no excuses not to eat healthy. Packing my lunch each day enables me to eat healthy and I have no excuses to stop at a fast food restaurant for a meal. I know it is possible to eat healthy on the go but I also know when you prepare your your own items you know exactly what goes into them so you can make them as healthy as possible!
No one ever said eating healthy was easy but meal planning helps!!! If you fail to plan then you plan to fail so planning your meal is a good start to making healthier meals for both you and your family.
Now for a little motivation:
Although I have recently faced obstacles that has ended my journey to the NYC Marathon this year, I know I will be running it next year because I do not plan to give up on my dream. I now have a new journey which is to run the NYC Marathon in 2013!!!
If you want to hear how I have dealt emotionally with the end of my marathon journey check out my vlog on Real Health.
My motivation is also featured on the FitFluential blog today!!! Be sure to stop by and check it out!!!
What is motivating you this Monday?!?
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Yummy week, Toni! I love your soup ideas, and the eggplant dish and bean cakes sound really good, too. I am SO sorry about the NYC marathon… I probably already told you this, but the first time I trained for a marathon, I had to drop out injured. It was so discouraging! I added in a lot more leg strengthening in my recovery which helped a lot. And I did get to run one the following year! But a marathon does take a huge toll on our bodies, in my opinion. Running a few is great, but I don’t think I”ll ever be running one or two every year, (or more!) as some people do.
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Im so so so coming over for the espresso shake.
extra ESPRESSO in mine today please.
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Soup is in there at least twice–my favorite fall go-to! Great week of eating.
I hope your time off is passing quickly for you!
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