Happy Sunday! I hope you enjoyed our first weekend in December! For the first time in a LONG time I am linking up with Jill Conyers and Laura of Mommy Run Fast for What’s for Dinner. Check out their blogs and see what everyone is eating! It’s a great way to get inspiration for healthy recipes! I’m done with the excuses, time to get back on track!
Falling in Love With Pinterest
A couple of weeks ago I joined Pinterest and it has changed my life! I’d been bookmarking dozens of healthy recipes for months, not knowing that Pinterest makes the whole process so much easier!
Now that I’m committing to eating healthy again, I’ve been able to pin so many delicious, healthy meals that I can actually see myself giving a try! It has been really inspiring!
So I’d LOVE if you followed me on Pinterest! My handle is Run With No Regret (darn 15 character limit)! Not only do I pin what I find droolworthy, I’ve also been pinning great blogging tips and helpful fitness resources!
City Fit Girls SHIFT Program:
The biggest motivation for meal planning has been the new City Fit Girls SHIFT Fitness and Nutrition Program that just started last week! One of the most important features of the program is Meal Planning 101. We were given a huge booklet of information providing the basics on nutrition, grocery shopping, and meal prepping and recipe ideas. It also included a daily log for us to record our meals and snacks.
Since I’ve been seeing a dietitian for about 1.5 years, this is all a great refresher for me and a reminder that this stuff works best when you stick with it!! My sister is also in the program and invited a bunch of her friends to participate too! There are about 30 women in the program and we’re all getting to know each other and motivate and encourage each other! We’re using the hashtag #PlanPrepEat on Instagram, so it’s a lot of fun!
I’ll be talking about the fitness side of things in the SHIFT program in tomorrow’s post!
Meal Planning for the Week:
For the SHIFT program we are recommended to meal plan on Sundays and Wednesdays. Since last week I couldn’t get a good routine going, I’m going to shoot for the whole week! I know that getting things done in advance always makes my life so much easier, so instead of planning just my dinners (like I used to do), I’m putting it all out there!
Sunday 12/8:
- Lunch: Went out to lunch, had tuna salad wrap
- Dinner: Bret’s night
Monday 12/9:
- Breakfast: Organic gingerbread oatmeal with Morning Glow Green Smoothie
- Lunch: Avocado Egg Salad
- Dinner: Out to dinner with an old friend
Tuesday 12/10:
- Breakfast: Organic gingerbread oatmeal with Morning Glow Green Smoothie
- Lunch:Avocado Egg Salad with grapes
- Dinner: Triple Bean Veggie Burgers and a side salad
Wednesday 12/11:
- Breakfast: Oatmeal with Pina Colada Smoothie
- Lunch: Avocado Egg Salad
- Dinner: Kale Salad and fresh juice from Fuel restaurant with City Fit Girls
Thursday 12/12:
- Breakfast:Cereal with Pina Colada Smoothie
- Lunch: Green Salad chock full of veggies
- Dinner: One Pot Zucchini Mushroom Pasta
Friday 12/13:
- Breakfast: Cereal with Pina Colada Smoothie
- Lunch: Dinner leftovers
- Dinner: Out for a holiday dinner
Saturday 12/14:
- Breakfast: French toast and sweet potato hash
- Lunch: TBD
- Dinner: May be another holiday party…keeping my eye on healthy food!
What kind of meals are you planning for the week? What are your tried and true methods for staying consistent?
Friday should say Christmas party!! yayy! See you there! Your meals look yummy for the week!
Oh how could I forget! Friday is going to be craaazy! I’ll see you there!
Your menu sounds like one I would plan! Yum! I’m curious to know more about City Girls Shift. I’m a follower on Pinterest 🙂
The SHIFT program just started this month, and is a 4 week long program with great resources for fitness and nutrition. The program is on cityfitgirlsonline.com — there is still space in the Goal Digger option!
The french toast & sweet potato hash meal sounds great. What recipe do you follow for the hash? 🙂
You know what, I honestly didn’t follow a recipe! I happened to have onions, garlic, zucchini, and I added some cilantro for flavor! Next time I will probably add mushrooms!
I love a good food plan breakdown. That sweet potato hash sound delish.
Welcome to the world of Pinterest! It is life changing! Sounds like you have a good meal plan going on! It is great that you have the support of group of women for nutrition.
Ooh so glad you got on Pinterest. Prepare yourself for hours and hours of scrolling through cute crafts and delicious foods! 🙂
It is so addictive Amanda! It’s so much fun!
Seriously, it is so addictive! I’m really loving it!
Followed you on pinterest! I’m there too!! https://www.pinterest.com/oldrunningmom/
Yay, I just followed you back! 🙂
I really need to be (more) consistent with my meal planning. So, from this menu, do you find yourself full? If not, what types of snacks do you indulge in during the day?
I make sure that I am eating every few hours and always incorporating protein. I work early so I have breakfast first thing, then by 9 am I’m eating a handful of almonds, then lunch, then once I get home I’ll have trail mix or a Clif bar, then dinner. This has kept me full throughout the day. Greek yogurt with granola is a good snack too that I need to start indulging in! Or even grabbing a piece of fruit to help you feel full.