I’m just going to be honest. I did NOT have a good week of eating and meal planning.
But that’s okay…as long as it doesn’t become a habit. That’s why I’m so happy I’m back on with Jill Conyers and Laura of Mommy Run Fast to share weekly meal plans as part of the What’s For Dinner linkup. Accountability matters!
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Last Week Recap:
Unfortunately, I don’t have any pictures to share of the amazing food I made this past week. That’s because I didn’t make anything amazing. Oops!
Two Sundays ago, I whipped up my smoothies and made the breakfast quiche and lemon poppy-seed muffins like a champ.
But last Sunday, we were extremely busy. I had a 10 mile run in the morning, we went to 6 Open Houses across town, and by the time we got back, I was beat! Oh yeah, and the Royals played their game-winning World Series that night. (Go Royals!) No smoothies or quiche muffins were made as a result.
All wasn’t lost, though – I did make the apple cinnamon muffins, but as a loaf. It’s not really the most photogenic meal in the world, but it’s not bad. I probably wouldn’t buy them again, though.
During the week, I ate chips as snacks, roast beef from the cafeteria for lunch, went to networking dinner and piled on the pasta (plus a cookie and brownie). Over the weekend, I ate Twizzlers, tons of food at Homecoming, and a few too many beers.
My major takeaway? Sunday night is NOT the best time to cook. I’m going to make sure I get everything done by 6 pm on Sunday so I don’t make any excuses! Because I ate all that crap this past week, I feel like crap!
Meals for the Week:
Breakfasts:
Quiche muffins – I’m actually going to make them this week
Apple cinnamon muffins
Cereal and milk
Lunches:
Dinner leftovers
PB&J sandwiches
Green smoothies
Carrots and hummus
Dinners:
Out for a birthday celebration
Acorn squash with quinoa and kale
Skinny sloppy joes with sweet potato fries – finally!
Snacks:
Honey roasted peanuts
Luna bars
Greek yogurt and granola
Trail mix
Sometimes you have a bad week. There’s really no point getting upset about it, it’s just time to move on and get back on track!
What do you do when you have a bad week of eating? What time of the day do you like to prep your meals?
meal prep…something I have never been very disciplined about doing. I know it saves a lot of time/stress during the week…but I just can’t wrap my head around the big time commitment to the “prepping” day. And, I realize, it probably gets easier the more you do it. UGH. Any suggestions on where to start?
Hey Kim, for me I focus mainly on breakfasts and lunches for the work week when meal prepping. Making smoothies, eggs, and sandwiches (and the like) is so much easier for me to do than figure out a concept for an entire dinner! I think that if I can at least knock those meals out, I’m farther ahead! I also realized that doing the prep earlier in the day makes me less likely to procrastinate. Maybe see if you can find some quick, easy meals to prep an go from there!
I do my meal prep on Sunday afternoons. When I have a little too much of one thing or another, I try to keep the balance principle in mind!
It’s all about balance, right? I did my prep this Sunday afternoon and I’m so glad that I did – I would have been too tired later in the evening!
I totally agree – once in a while, it’s ok to be a little more lax on the food, as long as it is not a habit! I have the luxury of being able to make most of my food right before I eat it, so I like to see what good deals I can get on organic meat and produce at the farmer’s market and local markets, and then get creative on the fly for my meals! 😉
Oh that’s awesome! I wish I could be creative on the fly…it tends to stress me out more than I like, lol. I’ll give myself a pass for this one bad week, but I’m cleaning up my act now!
When I have a bad week of eating, I just try to hop back into a good week. I pick out healthy meals ahead of time and try to log them in MyFitnessPal until I can get my grove back.
Great idea! I used MyFitnessPal for a little bit a few years ago and then stopped. That’s a great way to keep yourself accountable.
YES! Forget about it and move on! I am using My Fitness Pal these days too. Love the android app.
Muffins are so hard to photograph!! We all have less than stellar weeks of eating. There is always tomorrow 🙂
Oh man, when I’ve been eating bad too often I can FEEL it. My body starts craving fresh greens and fruits and the thought of more grains or sugars makes me feel a bit gross. That’s happened more often these days beign preggo than I care to admit but prepping good food in advance sure makes a difference!
I hear ya, we all have bad weeks. All the Halloween candy around here through me for a loop until I buckled down. Onward, right?
I really miss sloppy joes…I’d love your “skinny” recipe for them!
Wish I could take credit, here’s the recipe: http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/10/skinny-sloppy-joes.html
My eating last week wasn’t on par either. We arrived home around 9pm Sunday night after being out of town for the weekend, and my husband ran to the store just to grab the essentials. That wound up being a poor choice, because although we had basic fruits and veggies in the house for the week, we pieced random meals together and it just wasn’t pretty. We spent much more time this past weekend focusing on meal planning, and I feel much better about what we have in the fridge right now.
I’m terrible at meal planning and prep, so anything you do is better than what I can achieve.
Oh you can definitely do it, it’s worth a try! Some people are so advanced with it, I just do the best I can to make my day a little easier.
I very rarely prep. I wish I could stay on track with that but the time seems to always get away from me. Those quiche muffins are awesome, I love to make those!
There’s never enough time…so frustrating!
If I have a bad week of eating, I just move on. Saturday night, I just had to have fried chicken. My son works at a BBQ place and that’s what I got. It was delish. Sometimes, you just have to.
Fried chicken? Yes, please! You’re absolutely right!
I like to do meal prep on Mondays after I go grocery shopping (I plan on Sunday night or Monday morning before I head to the store.)
Some weeks though, yeah, I just miss the ball altogether, but I just shrug and move on. Beating yourself up isn’t worth it.
That’s a great way to do it!
Those skinny sloppy joes sounds awesome. I prefer to meal prep on Sundays, but that didn’t happen this week, so we will see how this week goes.
Hopefully you have a good week! 🙂
I have yet to make acorn squash this fall…I love acorn squash! WIll need to make it soon 🙂
It definitely looks delicious, can’t wait to see how it tastes!
I never had acorn squash before! How does it taste?
When I finally make it I’ll let you know! I didn’t realize there were so many types of squashes! I got this in my farm share and have been putting off cooking it!
I’m not very good about meal planning prep… I keep a list in a note on my phone of ingredients / recipe ideas, but I could be much better about prepping! Everyone has a bad week once in awhile 🙂
I think you just have to try to make it a habit…it takes time though! I’m still figuring it out, clearly…lol.
We all have weeks when you just don’t eat perfectly. It’s all about how you hop back on track 🙂
Exactly!
When I have a bad week I just move on and do better the following week, we are only human and not perfect for sure.
It’s all you can do!
Yum! This sounds like a delicious week! I need to make those quiche muffins too – they sound amazing!
They’re so easy and you can add whatever you like and they’re delicious!
Great meal plan for the week Janelle. Love the variety.