Want results? Plan ahead for your week of eating.
I talk to people every day that are working hard at trying to lose weight or firm up those trouble spots but are having trouble because they can’t seem to get their eating under control .Sound familiar?
A big part of this is due to a lack of preparation. We all do it. We rush out the door to get to work on time and forget to start the day off with a meal or we don’t pack any food for the day assuming we will figure that out as it comes.It is so important to plan ahead. I wanted to just give you a few tips that work for me. First off, these are only some ideas. If you have any allergies to anything I mention here please don’t eat it. I am simply giving you some ideas.
Set aside some time on the weekend to prepare some food in bulk for the week. This will help. I personally like to buy boneless chicken breasts in bulk and I cook them at home on Sunday all at once for the week. bake, broil, poach or grill them. You can do this with fish, or turkey cutlets or any other lean cuts of meat as well.You can set several of them in your fridge in individual baggies and some in the freezer for later in the week. I also hard boil 18 egg. I peel them for easy access and put them into a large ziploc baggie. My family loves this.Then if you make up a large colorful salad ( leave out the tomatoes and keep them cut up seperately because they make the salad rot faster) and place this covered in your fridge you can grab a handful and stick it in a tupperware container, grab a chicken breast or a hard boiled egg or maybe a 1/4 cup of low fat cottage cheese and toss that in, you have quick meal choices.
Don’t forget to have a variety of choices and grab enough to be able to graze all day. carrot sticks are easy to prepare ahead too. It’s even easier now that they sell the mini bags of the tiny carrots. Perfect for snacking on with some nuts or a piece of low fat cheese some fruit or a low sugar low fat yogurt. Don’t forget to bring your favorite water bottle to drink from and refill it all day.
If you stock up on some fresh fruits, you can cut them up in advance too. you can also make up some wraps with your lean meats like turkey, or chicken, hummus or tuna and make them up ahead as well. If you start your day about 15 minutes earlier, you should have plenty of time to eat a healthy breakfast before you leave. Breakfast is not a meal that should ever be skipped. it’s the meal that gets the metabolism going. Eat often and go lean and green, but most of all PLAN AHEAD!
I hope this helps.
Make this the year!
Pam
